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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU WITH LOCAL NEWS FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS CONFIRMED EMERALD ASH BORER IN ITASCA COUNTY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

A SUSPECTED E.A.B.

INFESTATION WAS REPORTED BY A HOMEOWNER ON POKEGAMA LAKE SOUTH OF THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS.

A MINNESOTA D.N.R.

FOREST HEALTH SPECIALIST VISITED THE AREA AND CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF E.A.B.

LARVAE.

E.A.B.

WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN MINNESOTA IN 2009.

THE INSECT LARVAE KILL ASH TREES BY TUNNELING UNDER THE BARK AND FEEDING ON THE PART OF THE TREE THAT MOVES NUTRIENTS UP AND DOWN THE TRUNK.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME E.A.B.

HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN ITASCA COUNTY, THE M.D.A.

IS ENACTING AN EMERGENCY QUARANTINE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

THE EXACT QUARANTINE BOUNDARIES ARE AS YOU SEE ON THIS MAP, WITH THE NORTH BORDER RUNNING FROM AROUND KEEWATIN TO ABOUT BALL CLUB.

AND THE SOUTHERN END JUST NORTH OF HILL CITY WITH THE ENTIRE GRAND RAPIDS AREA WITHIN THE QUARANTINE AREA.

THE QUARANTINE LIMITS THE MOVEMENT OF FIREWOOD AND ASH MATERIAL OUT OF THE AREA.

THE M.D.A.

ISSUES QUARANTINES FOR ALL AREAS KNOWN TO HAVE E.A.B.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FURTHER SPREADING THE TREE-KILLING INSECT.

A VIRTUAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR RESIDENTS AND TREE CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ITASCA COUNTY WILL BE HELD WITH EXPERTS FROM THE M.D.A.

STAFF WILL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.

THAT MEETING IS TUESDAY, JULY 29TH FROM 10:00 TO 11:00 A.M. YOU CAN REGISTER ON THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEBSITE.

WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE A DIRECT LINE FOR REGISTRATION ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ONE MONTH REMOVED FROM THE STORM THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BELTRAMI COUNTY, AND RELIEF EFFORTS HAVE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT ARE STILL FAR FROM OVER.

ONE ENTITY THAT IS STILL WORKING DAILY TO RESTORE THE COMMUNITY IS THE UNITED WAY OF THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL FOOD RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN NEED, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY TABLE, WHICH SERVES DINNER MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, AND THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF.

AND BOTH "RUBY'S PANTRY" AND THE NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK HAVE DONE FOOD DROPS.

FOOD INSECURITY WAS ONE BIG NEED AFTER THE STORM, BUT THE UNITED WAY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN'T HELP, UNLESS THEY ARE TOLD THAT HELP IS NEEDED.

>> KNOWING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, THE BEST THING THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IS CALL IN THEIR NEEDS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTS AT 218-333-0880.

ANYTHING STORM RELATED OR NOT STORM RELATED, IT CAN HELP US MOVE FORWARD AND WHAT RESOURCES WE CAN BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> ANOTHER THING THAT THE UNITED WAY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTIONS ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP ON IS VOLUNTEERS.

THEY REPORTED THAT IN THE PAST MONTH, THE UNITED WAY HAS SEEN MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEERS, WHICH IS USUALLY WHAT THEY SEE OVER A WHOLE YEAR.

BUT THERE IS STILL SO MUCH CLEANUP LEFT TO DO AROUND THE CITY.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL SEEING A BIG NEED FOR CHAINSAWS AND VOLUNTEERS.

IF PEOPLE WANT TO VOLUNTEER, WE WANT THEM TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, AND CLICK ON DISASTER, AND CLICK ON SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER.

THERE IS A LOT OF DEBRIS REMOVAL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DISABLED OR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS HELP WITH RAKING AND TREE PICK UP AND THAT KIND OF THING.

>> THE UNITED WAY'S DISASTER RELIEF FUND IS ALSO STILL OPEN FOR DONATIONS.

ANYONE CAN DONATE MONEY AND BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN APPLY TO RECEIVE FUNDS TO HELP REBUILD THEMSELVES AND REPAIR DAMAGE DONE BY THE STORM.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY ATTORNEY DON RYAN HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT.

RYAN, WHO HAS SERVED IN THAT ROLE FOR MORE THAN 30-YEARS, TOLD THE CROW WING COUNTY BOARD ON TUESDAY THAT HE PLANS TO RETIRE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO ACCEPT RYAN'S RESIGNATION AND WILL POST THE JOB WHILE ALSO LOOKING FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES TO FILL THE REST OF HIS TERM WHICH RUNS UNTIL JANUARY 2027.

IN THE NOVEMBER 2026 ELECTION VOTERS WOULD DECIDE THE NEXT COUNTY ATTORNEY WHOSE TERM WOULD BEGIN IN 2027.

RYAN WAS FIRST ELECTED AS CROW WING COUNTY ATTORNEY IN 1994.

>>> A SMALL PIECE OF BEMIDJI HISTORY WAS UNVEILED EARLIER TODAY AT THE BEMIDJI ALL SCHOOL REUNION KICK-OFF.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY TO LEARN WHAT WAS INSIDE OF THE TIME CAPSULE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BURIED IN THE 1970'S.

>> ALUMNI FROM AS EARLY AS THE 1940s MADE THEIR WAY BACK TO BEMIDJI THIS WEEKEND FOR THE BEMIDJI ALL SCHOOL REUNION, AN EVENT THAT WELCOMES ALL ALUMNI FROM ANY SCHOOL TO REFLECT ON THEIR TIME IN THE SCHOOL AND CATCH UP WITH AN OLD CLASSMATE OR TWO.

>> WE CAN ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND HOW THIS MADE AN INVESTMENT IN OUR LIVES, TO MAKE US WHO WE ARE TODAY.

>> Reporter: SOME TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO ALUMNI FROM EARLIER GENERATIONS TO SEE HOW LIFE WAS WHEN THEY WERE IN SCHOOL.

>> I WAS JUST INTRODUCED TO TWO LADIES THAT CHEERED IN THE '50s.

I'M SUPER EXCITED THEY ARE HERE.

THE STORIES I HEARD ALREADY IN THE 10 MINUTES OF TALKING IS GREAT.

THIS IS THE STUFF I WANT TO KNOW.

CONNECT WITH ALL THOSE DECADES PAST.

WHAT IS THE SAME?

WHAT IS DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND TOOK PLACE HERE AT THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT ACROSS THE OLD SCHOOL BELL THAT WAS MADE BEFORE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS FORMED.

>> THE SYMBOLISM HERE IS PRETTY SPECIAL.

THE BELL HUNG AT THE CENTRAL SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL THAT HAD OUR FIRST GRADUATES HERE AT BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS.

I THINK IT'S FITTING THAT THE FIRST BELL THAT RANG FOR OUR FIRST GRADUATES IN THE BEMIDJI SCHOOLS IS NEXT TO THE ARCH OF THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S LIKE THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE SITUATION.

WE WANT TO HONOR THAT PAST.

>> Reporter: AFTER A BRIEF SESSION DISCUSSING THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL, ORGANIZERS OPENED A TIME CAPSULE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BURIED IN 1976.

>> IT'S BEEN IN MY OFFICE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND I RESISTED THE TEMPTATION TO OPEN IT SEVERAL TIMES.

IT'S BEEN KILLING ME.

IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.

>> Reporter: ONCE OPEN, VARIOUS PHOTOS WERE FOUND INSTEAD, INCLUDING NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.

ALSO, THERE WAS A VERY LONG LIST OF NAMES.

>> I REMEMBER THE CEREMONY, THE PRINCIPAL SEALED UP THE TIME CAPSULE.

IF YOU BROUGHT IN A QUARTER, YOU COULD GET YOUR NAME PUT ON THIS SCROLL OF STUDENTS.

THEY CEMENTED IT DOWN AND LOCKED IT IN.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE OPENED AGAIN BUT WHAT A DELIGHT TO BE WHEN IT IS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL DISTRICT.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THE MATERIAL INSIDE THE TIME CAPSULE SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE.

BEMIDJI SUPERINTENDENT JEREMY OLSON, SAYS HE WILL BE TAKING THE PHOTOS TO BE RESTORED AND PRESERVED.

THOSE PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE FOR ALL TO SEE AT A LATER DATE.

>>> THE CENTER IN BRAINERD ANNOUNCED THE CROW WING COUNTY SENIOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER YESTERDAY.

THE AWARD HIGHLIGHTS SENIORS WHO HAVE MADE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

THIS YEAR KATHY REICHENBACH OF NISSWA AND LARRY CHRISTENSEN OF BRAINERD WERE HONORED AT THE CENTER'S ANNUAL PICNIC.

REICHENBACH WAS HONORED FOR HER WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE RED CROSS AND THE CLARK LAKE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION.

WHILE CHRISTIANSEN FREQUENTLY WORKS WITH THE CENTER AND BREATH OF LIFE ADULT DAY SERVICES.

>> SO THEY WERE NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS AS OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS IN THIS AREA FOR ALL THE WAYS THEY GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> WE ENJOY RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE HARD WORK OF VOLUNTEERING.

IT'S JUST REALLY INSPIRING TO BE PART OF THAT AND IT HELPS ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE TO GIVE AMONG OUR MEMBERS, TO ENCOURAGE THEIR VOLUNTEERISM AS WELL.

>> BOTH REICHENBACH AND CHRISTIANSEN WERE SHOCKED BY THE RECOGNITION WITH CHRISTIANSEN SAYING HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE HAD BEEN NOMINATED.

[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Stacy: THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT THROUGH TOMORROW AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE IMPACTS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA.

I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BRIDGES OF HOPE'S OPERATION SANDWICH REACHED THEIR GOAL OF $100,000.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> BRIDGES OF HOPE'S OPERATION SANDWICH PROGRAM HAS MET QUITE THE MILESTONE, REACHING ITS FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $100,000.

REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT DOWN WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOR MORE ON ITS LATEST ACHIEVEMENT.

>> Reporter: THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE OWNERS KATIE AND BIFF WHO MATCHED DONATIONS ALL THE WAY UP TO $50,000, OPERATION SANDWICH HAS MORE MEANS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

>> THEY CAME TO US THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THEY WANTED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT KIDS AND FAMILIES AND REALLY WANT TO DO LOCAL THINGS.

THE COMMUNITY ANSWERED RESOUNDINGLY.

WE ENDED UP RAISING $60,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FUNDS ARE STILL COMING IN.

>> Reporter: OPERATION SANDWICH IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM OF BRIDGES TO HOPE, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS NO COST LUNCHES DURING THE SUMMER BREAK WHEN SCHOOL MEALS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

>> I REFLECT ON HOW MUCH MORE FOOD I WAS BUYING TO KEEP UP WITH THEM BEING HOME.

I RECOGNIZE SO MANY FAMILIES IN OUR AREA, WITH RISING GROCERY PRICES, COSTS, NOT KEEPING UP.

>> Reporter: KEY LUNCH STAPLES LIKE BREAD, PEANUT BUTTER, CANNED GOODS, AND MORE.

THEY DISTRIBUTED 1,400 BAGS.

>> WE CAN GUESS WE MAY END THE SUMMER AROUND 56,000 LUNCHES SERVED.

WE HOVERED IN THE 40,000 TO 43,000 LUNCHES SERVED.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SIX MORE SUMMER DISTRIBUTIONS AHEAD WITH PICKUP SITES AT BRAINERD, PEQUOT LAKES, JENKINS, AND PINE RIVER.

THANKS TO THE GENEROUS DONATIONS MADE, THE PROGRAM CAN CONTINUE HELP BRING LOCAL KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES THEIR MEAL.

>> THE AMOUNT OF EXCITEMENT THAT KIDS GET WHEN YOU GIVE THEM A BAG OF CUTIS OR CARROTS IS SHOCKING.

I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE SO APPRECIATIVE TO WHAT THEY'RE RECEIVING IN THE BAG.

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR DONORS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH GREAT OPTIONS AND VARIETY FOR OUR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NISSWA, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> REGISTRATION FOR OPERATION SANDWICH'S WEEKLY LUNCH PICK-UP OPENS FRIDAYS AT 10:00 A.M. AND CLOSES THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AT 10:00 A.M. >>> ALL SUMMER LONG VIEWERS HAVE BEEN ENTERING THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE GRAND DRAWING.

AND HERE THEY ARE FOR TONIGHT IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL BE IN THE GRAND DRAWING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE LIVE ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

>>> IT'S ANOTHER SMOKEY DAY IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW.

I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS STACY.

>> IT'S BEEN A LOT OF SMOKE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE HAVE ONE MORE DAY WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE HEAVY SMOKE IN THE AREA.

WE DO HAVE THE AIR QUALITY ALERT OUT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE THROUGH TOMORROW FOR US.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIR WILL BE IN THE RED OR UNHEALTHY CATEGORY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'LL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE SUNSHINE TODAY BUT IT WAS A HAZY SUNSHINE.

WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH MORE ON THE WAY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

IN FACT, WE STILL HAVE THAT AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE AND MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS WEEK, WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 69 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO ARE CALM, THE DEW POINT IS 64, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 82%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, A BIT HAZY OUT THERE, 71 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 66, AND PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR US IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED CATEGORY, MEANING IT IS UNHEALTHY AIR AND THAT MEANS SOME MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ALONG WITH THOSE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM THE SMOKE IN THE AIR.

NOW AS FAR AS SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, IT'S BEEN QUIET THIS EVENING.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE MAY SEE SOME AREAS OF FOG AND OF COURSE WE STILL HAVE THE AREAS OF SMOKE OUT THERE.

FOG LINGERS INTO TOMORROW MORNING, IT LOOKS LIKE A SUNNY DAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A SMOKEY BUT BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY.

LAURIE SPOTTING THE FAMILY OF LOONS.

JOAN WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN LAPORTE.

WE HAVE SOME RECENT SUNSETS IN THE AREA FROM IRENE, GARY, AND BILL AND JUDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SMOKEY SUNSET.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, 60, HUMID, AND SMOKEY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, HUMID WITH SOME SMOKE.

THE HIGH WAS 80.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN, SMOKEY, AND HUMID.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY CLOUDY, HIGH IN THE MID-70s.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 80.

ON OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 80.

A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE.

THE LOW WAS 64.

WE HAD SUNSET TONIGHT AT 8:56.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 78.

IT'S A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE.

54 WAS OUR LOW AND SUNSET AT 2 MINUTES AFTER 9:00.

SO AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW, WE MAY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER, SOME AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.

WE'LL PUT THAT IN MOTION.

MOST OF US WILL SEE SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

HIGHS TOMORROW SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID-80s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH LOW TO MID-80s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF FOG.

LOWS NEAR 59 AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, FOG LINGERING IN THE MORNING, AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS WILL REACH 83.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL BE SEEING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND, WITH POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY.

HIGHS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80s.

SMALLER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY NEXT WEEK, OTHERWISE WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE.

HIGHS ON TUESDAY NEAR 78.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT?

>> Charlie: WELL, WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE.

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE GOLF TEAM, I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THEM PLAY TODAY.

ALSO, WE GOT OUR PREVIEW FOR THE BIRCHMONT.

IT'S ALMOST HERE.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 13U PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE GOLF TEAM HAD THE HONOR OF HOSTING THE PRESTWICK ALL-STARS FROM THE TWIN CITIES FOR A TWO-DAY TOURNAMENT.

IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GOLFERS TO SHOW OFF BOTH THEIR HOME COURSES, PLAYING YESTERDAY AT THE HEADWATERS GOLF CLUB IN PARK RAPIDS.

AND FINISHING THE TOURNEY TODAY AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB.

THE TOURNAMENT IS A SCRAMBLE FORMAT, WHERE EACH TEAM IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PAIRS OF GOLFERS WITH EACH PAIR PLAYING HEAD-TO-HEAD, USING THE BEST SHOT BETWEEN TEAMMATES.

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS DID FALL SHORT OF THEIR GOAL OF WINNING BUT GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE LEARNING TO PLAY AS A TEAM AGAINST A GROUP THAT MADE THE 13-UPGA JUNIOR LEAGUE NATIONALS JUST A YEAR AGO.

>> IT'S REALLY FUN BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TEAMMATE AND YOU GUYS HAVE TO HYPE EACH OTHER UP AND HAVE FUN.

IF YOU HIT A BAD SHOT, YOUR TEAMMATE HAS YOU AND IF YOU DON'T, YOU TURN IT AROUND.

YOU JUST TALK AND GET IT BACK TOGETHER.

IT'S FUN HAVING ALL THESE TEAMMATES TO COME UP AND JUST HANG OUT AT YOUR HOME COURSE AND OH, I'M AT THIS, AND DO THIS.

IT'S JUST FUN.

>> I MEAN IT'S SUCH AN HONOR, I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THEY WOULD COME UP HERE AND SEE IT, BUT I'M ALSO THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO PLAY HERE.

IT BRINGS OUT THE COMPETITIVENESS IN EVERYBODY AND IT'S NOT JUST LIKE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET A SQUARE, WE'RE TRYING TO BEAT THE OTHER TEAM AND IT'S NICE TO PLAY SOMEONE COMPETITIVE TOO, AND MEET SOME FRIENDS FROM THE METRO.

>> THESE ARE THE SCORES FROM BOTH ROUNDS, THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FALLING ON STROKE SHY AT THE HEADWATERS GOLF CLUB YESTERDAY AND 6-SHORT TODAY.

>>> WELL, IT'S THE END OF JULY AND THAT MEANS THE BIRCHMONT IS OPEN.

CHRIS FINISHED THIRD AT THE OPEN LAST WEEKEND, AND PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF, DROPPING THIS ONE WITHIN 3 FEET.

SHOT OF THE DAY GOES TO JAKE, PAR 4-15 FROM THE FAIR WAY, IT'S IN THE HOLE.

THAT'S AN EAGLE.

HE FINISHES 4-UNDER.

THE STORY GOES TO ADAM, THIS LONG PUT AT 18 FOR AN EAGLE AND TO TIE THE COURSE RECORD, GOT IT.

HE FINISHED WITH AN 11-UNDER 60 TYING RICKY'S RECORD BUT LOTS OF GOOD ROUNDS TODAY.

HE LEADS THE TOURNAMENT BY 2 STROKES AFTER DAY 1.

>>> WELL, IT'S THE END OF JULY AND THAT MEANS THE BIRCHMONT IS UPON US.

BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB WILL BE CELEBRATING 101 YEARS OF THEIR HISTORIC AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT AND JUST LIKE THE FOR PAST 100 YEARS PRIOR, THERE'S NO BIG CHANGES.

UNLESS OF COURSE YOU COUNT THE FACT THAT LAST YEAR'S MEN'S CHAMPION NATE DEZIEL AND WOMEN'S CHAMPION EMILY ISRAELSON, NOW PETERSON, WILL NOT BE BACK TO DEFEND THEIR TITLES.

SO NEW CHAMPIONS IT WILL BE IN 2025 BUT MANY OTHER PAST CHAMPIONS AND CONTENDERS WILL BE BACK COMPETING FOR THE COVETED CROWN.

AND OF COURSE, THE COURSE ITSELF IS AS GREEN AS IT'S EVER BEEN AND READY FOR GOLFERS TO TEE IT UP FOR THE START OF QUALIFYING ROUNDS ON MONDAY.

>> I CAN'T ENVISION TURF CONDITIONS BEING BETTER.

OFTENTIMES, IT'S VERY DRY, BUT WITH THE RAIN WE HAD, WITH THE EXTRA TIME WE HAD TO PREPARE, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR THE PLAYERS, BUT IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.

EVERYONE HAS A BETTER CHANCE BECAUSE THEY'RE GREAT PLAYERS, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, BUT WE HAVE NEW FACES, AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP IMPROVING.

LAST YEAR WAS INCREDIBLE, THE THINGS THAT WE CAN CARRY FORWARD, THE CHAMPIONS DINNER, SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT, BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER BIRCHMONT TOURNAMENT.

>> Charlie: IT WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY, WITH THE WOMEN'S QUALIFYING ROUND.

WEDNESDAY STARTS THE MATCH PLAY AND SATURDAY IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES AND WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT COVERAGE FOR YOU NEXT WEEK.

>> Dennis: ALWAYS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT OUT THERE.

>> Charlie: IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

LAST WEEK, RAY AND MANDY GAVE US ADVICE ABOUT RODS, BUT FOR THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, THEY TEACH US ABOUT ITS PARTNER IN CRIME, THE REEL.

>> HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY.

I'M RAY GILDOW AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT REELS.

IN THE OLD DAY, YOU WOULD FIND COMBOS IN THE STORES, $30, $35, NOW THOSE COMBOS CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

IF YOU GOT CHILDREN OR IF YOU HAVE YOUNG KIDS THAT AREN'T REALLY GOOD AT FISHING, I RECOMMEND THAT THEY GO WITH WHAT WE CALL A SPIN CASTER, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ALMOST TANGLE-PROOF.

THERE IS NO WAY TO TANGLE THIS UP.

KIDS CAN THROW IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IT'S VERY LIGHT, VERY EASY TO USE, ONE HANDLE ON IT, AND IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL THING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OR ADULTS THAT ARE NOT GOOD AT FISHING.

THEY ALSO MAKE A BIGGER SPIN CAST REEL, THIS ONE IS OVER $100.

IT HAS TOUGHER GEAR RATIOS IN THEM, IT WILL HOLD UP TO A HEAVIER BAIT WHEN YOU'RE CASTING THEM, AND IT'S CALLED A BULLET.

IT'S VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE.

IT'S VERY USEFUL.

MANDY IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OTHER REELS.

>> GOING FURTHER INTO THIS, SO, THIS IS CALLED A BAIT CASTER REEL.

THE DIFFERENCE IS WITH THE SPINNING REEL, COMBO, WHICH I WILL SHOW LATER, THESE ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE.

YOU HAVE TO ORDER THEM IF YOU ARE LEFT-HANDED LIKE I AM, OR RIGHT HANDED.

THEY COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT SPEEDS.

SO WHEN YOU SEE A SPEED, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THERE WILL BE A NUMBER ON THE SIDE.

IT COULD BE A 6-1, 7-1 OR A 9-1.

EVERY CRANK OF THAT REEL, THAT'S HOW MANY REVOLUTIONS OF LINE IS BEING SUCKED UP INTO IT.

THE NEXT ONE IS A SPINNING REEL.

WE USE THIS FOR ALMOST EVERY SPECIES THERE IS.

THE GREAT PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU CAN TAKE THIS HANDLE OFF OF THIS SIDE, UNSCREW THIS, AND FLIP THIS TO THE OTHER SIDE.

HERE AGAIN, THEY COME IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SIZES AND THEY CAN TAKE DIFFERENT LINE DIAMETERS.

>> SHOP AROUND, THERE ARE A LOT OF SELECTIONS AND GOOD REELS.

I'M RAY GILDOW.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST.

>> Dennis: YEAH, A LOT OF OPTIONS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE THE OPTION RIGHT NOW TO GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE THE AIR QUALITY ALERT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND IT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE RED OR UNHEALTHY CATEGORY.

WE HAVE AREAS OF FOG AND LOWS NEAR 59.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.

OTHERWISE, SUNNY, HIGHS NEAR 83.

>> Charlie: D.N.R.

SAYS GRASS NUMBERS MAY BE DOWN SO MONDAY, WE'LL TELL YOU IF THAT AFFECTS HUNTING SEASON.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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