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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A RED LAKE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN DISTRICT COURT FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT BY A HABITUAL OFFENDER.

ACCORDING TO THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 46-YEAR-OLD ALLEN ROBERT CLOUD WAS SENTENCED ON THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, AFTER PLEADING GUILTY IN DECEMBER OF 2025 TO ONE COUNT OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL BODILY HARM.

THE SENTENCING COMES FROM AN INCIDENT ON JULY 11, 2025, THAT HAPPENED ON THE RED LAKE NATION RESERVATION.

CLOUD REPORTEDLY SOUGHT OUT THE VICTIM, HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, AT A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, WHERE SHE WAS HIDING FROM HIM.

UPON FINDING HER, CLOUD VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED HER AND FORCED HER TO LEAVE THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, AND HE PREVENTED HER FROM ESCAPING.

AFTER CLOUD FELL ASLEEP, THE VICTIM REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO FLEE WHEN CLOUD CHASED HER DOWN AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF CONCRETE.

THE VICTIM WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL DUE TO HER INJURIES.

CLOUD WAS SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.

PRIOR TO THE JULY 2025 ASSAULT, CLOUD HAD AT LEAST FIVE TRIBAL COURT CONVICTIONS FOR CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING INVOLVING DOMESTIC ASSAULTS COMMITTED BETWEEN 2010 AND 2023.

>>> LAST WEEK, THE MINNESOTA CRAFT BREWERS GUILD ANNOUNCED THAT THE ALL PINTS NORTH SUMMER BREW FEST WILL BE MOVING TO THE SHORES OF LAKE BEMIDJI NEXT SUMMER.

THE ANNUAL EVENT HAS GATHERED THOUSANDS OF CRAFT BEER LOVERS IN DULUTH FOR 14 YEARS, BUT WILL MAKE ITS BEMIDJI DEBUT IN JULY OF 2027.

WE SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN TO THE AREA.

>> WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO ADD IT TO THE LINE UP OF THE LONG STANDING STORIED EVENTS WE HAVE HERE.

WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE IT OFFICIALLY BECOME PART OF BEMIDJI'S SUMMERTIME TRADITION.

>> AFTER SOUTHEASTERLY -- SEVERAL MONTHS IN THE MAKING, THEY WILL BE MAKING THEIR BEMIDJI DEBUT.

>> OUR BEER FESTIVALS ARE FOCUSED ON THE BREWERS THEMSELVES AND ALPINE NORTH HAS BEEN A SUMMER CAMP FOR OUR MEMBERS, TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE MONOTONY OF THE BIGGEST BEER SEASON.

IT'S A TIME FOR FOLKS TO COME IN, CHECK IN ON EACH OTHER, AND SEE HOW THE INDUSTRY IS DOING AND REMEMBER THE FUN AND SPIRIT OF CRAFT BREWING AND THE INDUSTRY AT-LARGE.

>> Reporter: THE PLANNED DATE IS GOING TO BE ON JULY 31, 2027, AND AS OF NOW, THE PROPOSALED LOCATION IS BETWEEN PAUL BUNYAN AND LIBRARY PARK, SET UP RIGHT ALONG THE LAKE BEMIDJI WATERFRONT.

>> YOU CAN'T GET MORE TRUE NORTH THAN RIGHT HERE IN BEMID.

>> Charlie: -- BEMIDJI WHEN YOU'RE ON LAKE BEMIDJI.

>> Reporter: IT HAS GATHERED AN AVERAGE OF 3,000 TO 4,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY FOR THEIR PREVIOUS EVENTS.

IT LASTS FOR FOUR HOURS, BUT BRINGING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE INTO THE CITY COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ECONOMIC BOOST FOR BEMIDJI, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEIGHT OF TOURIST SEASON.

>> WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM INTO BEMIDJI AND HAVE THEM IN TOWN, HAVE THEM STAY THE NIGHT, HAVE THEM EXPLORE OUR DOWNTOWN, SHOP OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND VISIT OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.

IT WILL BE FELT WITH TOURISM AND BEYOND WITH THE IMPACT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL.

>> ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST YEAR'S STORM, WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL DOWNTOWN SHOPPING.

IT'S REALLY BUSY.

TOURISTS ARE EVERYWHERE.

EVERYONE IS HAVING FUN.

EVERYONE HAS A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.

I THINK THIS WILL ADD TO THAT.

>> WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE GATES, IT FILLS YOUR HEART WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PRIDE AND AGAIN I THINK IT RECONNECTS NOT JUST US BUT OUR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE.

AGAIN, WITH THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF WHAT CRAFT BEER IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> TICKETS FOR THE EVENT WILL GO ON SALE THIS NOVEMBER 27TH.

>>> THE FILING PERIOD FOR OFFICES THAT DON'T FEATURE A PRIMARY ELECTION ENDS TOMORROW, JULY 28TH.

THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA HAS SEEN MANY CANDIDATE FILINGS.

SINCE THE FILING PERIOD FOR MINNESOTA CITY, TOWNSHIP, AND SCHOOL BOARD OPENED ON JULY 14TH.

THE FILING IS FOR OPEN SEATS THAT WILL BE VOTED ON IN THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION, SINCE THERE IS NO PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THESE CATEGORIES.

UPDATES ON CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN CROW WING AND SOUTHERN CASS COUNTIES CAN BE FOUND ON THE LAKES AREA VOTE WEBSITE WHICH HAS DETAILS ON FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITY, AND SCHOOL BOARD RACES.

>>> WELL THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT'S NEW SUPERINTENDENT CHIP RANKIN OFFICIALLY BEGAN HIS NEW ROLE THIS MONTH.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW RANKIN'S FIRST FEW WEEKS HAVE FOCUSED ON THUS FAR, AND HOW THE ENSUING WEEKS WILL LOOK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: THE LITTLE FALLS NATIVE DID NOT TAKE LONG TO RE-ACCLIMATE TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

CHIP EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT FOR A LEVY VOTE THIS UPCOMING NOVEMBER, WEEKS BEFORE HIS FIRST DAY AS BRAINERD SUPERINTENDENT.

>> BRAINERD ADOPTED A STRATEGIC ROADMAP.

SOME OF THE GOALS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REVENUE.

>> 78% OF SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ARE GETTING EXTRA REVENUE, BRAINERD DOESN'T.

>> Reporter: AND HE WENT BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO PROPOSE A NEW POLICY THAT WOULD CHANGE THE FORMAT ON HOW THE BOARD RECEIVES PUBLIC COMMENTS.

>> BRAINERD HAS TAKEN IT WHERE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT A DIALOG.

THE OTHER THING IS WATCHING THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT HAS DRIFTED AWAY FROM WHAT IS REALLY MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH IS OUR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: DURING THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION EARLIER THIS YEAR, SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR NOTED THE PREPARATION AS ONE OF THE REASON ON BRINGING HIM INTO THE DISTRICT.

HE BELIEVES THAT HAS BEEN ON FULL DISPLAY SINCE HE HAS ASSUMED THE ROLE.

>> WE HAD AMBITIOUS GOALS.

GETTING SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATION LEVY TO BE ON THE BALLOT AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN SO HE CAN PUT A PLAN TO EXECUTE ON WHAT THAT IS.

I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH HOW FAST HE HAS ACCLIMATED, GOTTEN STARTED, AND REALLY LISTENED.

>> Reporter: RANKIN'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS ALREADY SET IN MOTION.

THE PLAN CONCERNS MATTERS SUCH AS IMPLEMENTING AN OPERATING LEVY, AND ESTABLISHING PHYSICAL STABILITY, WHICH HE BELIEVES TO BE OBTAINED THROUGH CONSOLIDATING THE 6 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INTO 4.

>> THEY CLOSED 2 ELEMENTARIES AND NOW WE CAN DO THE SAME THING, WE HAVE TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S LEADING THIS CHANGE AND EVERY COMMUNITY HAS TO THINK THAT THROUGH.

SO I AM IMMEDIATELY GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TABLE AND SAYING WHAT DO YOU WANT BRAINERD 2.0 TO LOOK LIKE.

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

>> THE BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD'S NEXT WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 3RD.

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

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE HOT TOMORROW WITH PATCHY SMOKE.

I'LL HAVE MORE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, LOCAL ART BUSINESS CLASSES AT THE ART PLACE IN CROSS LAKE.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> THE 42ND LAKE GEORGE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL GOT UNDERWAY ON FRIDAY WITH THEIR ANNUAL PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

THIS COMMUNITY FAVORITE EVENT WAS THE START OF A FULL WEEKEND OF ACTIVITIES.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING STOPPED BY TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING DAY SERVED UP PLENTY OF CHOICES AT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

GUESTS CAN CHOOSE FROM BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, PEACH, PECAN, AND SEVERAL OTHER FLAVORS AND DON'T FORGET THE ICE CREAM TO TOP IT OFF.

>> IT'S EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS HOMEMADE BY THE PEOPLE AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH.

SO WE GET TOGETHER SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MAKING PIES, THROWING THEM IN THE FREEZER, AND THEN WE SPEND TWO DAYS TOGETHER BAKING PIES HERE.

>> ALL THAT WORK GIVES FESTIVAL GOERS PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM, PIES AVAILABLE BY THE SLICE OR A WHOLE PIE TO TAKE HOME.

FOR MANY, IT'S MORE THAN JUST DESSERT.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY AROUND HERE SO IT'S FUN TO SEE ALL YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU DON'T SEE AS OFTEN ANYMORE AND THEN JUST SEE THE COMMUNITY FULL OF PEOPLE AND PARTICIPATING IN ALL THE EVENTS AND IT'S FUN TO SEE PEOPLE HAVING FUN WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF KIND OF GREW UPCOMING TO IT.

SO IT'S A LONG LASTING TRADITION THAT YOU LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: FOR 42 YEARS, IT HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY OF LAKE GEORGE TOGETHER, ONE SWEET HOMEMADE SLICE AT A TIME.

EVERY SLICE CAME WITH A SIDE OF CONVERSATION, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS FILLED THE TABLES, CATCHING UP OVER PIE MADE FROM SCRATCH AND ICE CREAM.

WHILE CHOOSING JUST ONE FLAVOR MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT, ORGANIZERS SAY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE EASY PART.

>> I GREW UP GOING TO THE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL, SO IT WAS ALWAYS A FUN WEEKEND THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES WITH.

YOU WANT TO CREATE THAT FOR OTHER KIDS AND OTHER FAMILIES AND OTHER PEOPLE COMING DOWN TO LAKE GEORGE FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE TRY TO BRING BACK MORE AND MORE TO THE FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: BY THE END OF THE EVENING, PLENTY OF PLATES WERE EMPTY BUT THE TABLES WERE FULL OF CONVERSATION.

IT GAVE LAKE GEORGE A SWEET START TO THE WEEKEND BUILT AROUND 42 YEARS OF TRADITION, FELLOWSHIP, AND COMMUNITY.

REPORTING FROM LAKE GEORGE, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CELEBRATION CONTINUED THROUGH SUNDAY, BRINGING ANOTHER BUSY BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL WEEKEND TO A CLOSE IN LAKE GEORGE.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

THE GRAND PRIZE THIS YEAR IS A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER AND A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

HERE ARE TONIGHT'S FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME TONIGHT, OR ANY NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING OUR VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAWING, , SEND US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT AND THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN WE WILL SELECT THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OUT OF ALL THE QUALIFIERS DURING A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> STACY IS JOINING US FOR WEATHER NOW.

SHE IS IN STUDIO WITH THE WEATHER AND IT WAS A HOT ONE THIS WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: IT WAS.

IN FACT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME PRETTY WARM, YOU WOULD SAY HOT TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

WE COULD BE SEEING PATCHY SMOKE TOMORROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY AS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT IS STILL HOT AND HUMID ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW.

WE COULD SEE PATCHY SMOKE TOMORROW AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, THE WEATHER PICTURE IS MORE UNSETTLED.

WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THE BEST CHANCE WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 76 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, THE WINDS ARE CALM.

IT'S STICKY OUT THERE, HUMIDITY AT 83%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 77 WITH THE DEW POINT OF 70.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, OTHER THAN A FEW CLOUDS HERE AND THERE, IT HAS BEEN MOSTLY CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

LOOKING AT TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT STILL LOOKS PRETTY QUIET.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES RETURN, COULD SEE SOME PATCHY SMOKE ONCE AGAIN, AND WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s AND 90s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON OVER MENAHGA EARLY THIS MORNING, TALKING ABOUT THE ORANGE TINT IN THE AIR.

DAVE WITH A BEAR CHILLING OUT IN BEMIDJI, HAVING A GOOD TIME THERE.

LAURIE SPOTTING A COUPLE OF DEER NEAR LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 77 DEGREES AT MIDNIGHT, WARM OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, HUMID WITH A HIGH OF 91.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND HUMID TODAY.

88 WAS THE HIGH AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A HIGH OF 89, AND A DEW POINT OF 68.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 89.

WE'RE ABOVE AVERAGE, 82 WAS OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

IT WAS WARM OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND THAT IS ALL WE COULD MANAGE FOR OUR LOW.

SUNRISE WAS AT 5:52.

BEMIDJI TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 86, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT AVERAGE AS WELL.

71 FOR THE LOW TEMP, AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 9:00.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED, THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, BUT WE COULD BE SEEING A FEW IN THE EAST-CENTRAL PART AS WELL.

THOSE WILL BE MOVING OUT VERY QUICKLY.

WE WILL BE SEEING A RETURN TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

SOME PATCHY SMOKE IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE WARM AND IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT HUMID AGAIN AS WELL.

WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE WILL SEE MAINLY LOW 90s, A LITTLE BIT COOLER AROUND THE AITKIN AREA.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 63.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, SOME PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AIR, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS NEAR 89, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, THINGS GOT MORE UNSETTLED.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR BEST CHANCE WILL BE ON THURSDAY.

HIGHS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND 90 DEGREES, AND THEN AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK A LITTLE BIT.

WE SHOULD SEE MAINLY MID-80s AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: ALL RIGHT THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER IN STUDIO FOR OUR SPORTS, FOR THE FOURTH SUMMER IN A ROW BRINGING US BIRCHMONT GOLF HIGHLIGHTS.

>> Charlie: IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR OVER A CENTURY AND BOY, IT'S THE BEST WEEK OF THE SUMMER SAYS EVERYBODY THAT GETS TO PLAY IN IT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S A LOT OF FUN GOING OUT THERE AND GETTING A LOT OF THESE HIGHLIGHTS.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEN'S QUALIFYING, FIRST ROUND OF QUALIFYING AT THE BIRCHMONT AND A LITTLE BIT MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> FOR OVER A CENTURY, THE BIRCHMONT HAS BEEN A SUMMER STAPLE FOR THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB.

ACTING AS A FAMILY RE-UNION OF SORTS, THIS PREMIER AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT ALSO BRINGS SOME OF THE BEST GOLFERS FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND BEYOND TO COMPETE, NOT FOR MONEY, NO, SOMETHING MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

BRAGGING RIGHTS AMONG FRIENDS.

THE 102ND BIRCHMONT TEE'D OFF TODAY WITH THE FIRST OF TWO MEN'S QUALIFYING ROUNDS.

STARTING AT 6, VERNDALE'S CARTER WHITE, NEEDS TO GO UP AND DOWN IF HE WANTS TO SAVE PAR, GREAT CHIP ON A TOUGH HOLE PLACEMENT, HE'D MAKE THE PUTT AND FINISH HIS DAY TIED FOR 3RD AT 3-UNDER.

OVER AT 16, BEMIDJI'S RYAN DAMAN, HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH THIS BIRDIE PUTT, AND HE TOOK THAT PERSONALLY, SO ON 17, ANOTHER CHANCE AT A BIRDIE, THIS TIME HE BURIES IT, HE'D ENTER THE CLUBHOUSE PLUS-1, TIED FOR 20TH.

BACK AT THE PAR FIVE 5TH, MATTHEW GREGG, ALSO FROM BEMIDJI, HIS 3RD SHOT, HE'S GONNA LEAVE HIMSELF A NICE BIRDIE PUTT THAT HE'D LATER MAKE, GREGG WOULD ALSO FINISH IN A TIE FOR 20TH AT PLUS-1.

ANOTHER BEMIDJI GUY, ELI TUOMALA, OVER AT 2, IT'S A PAR THREE, GREAT TEE SHOT BUT IT'S ALL FOR NOT IF YOU CAN'T GET THE BIRD, NO DOUBT, HE CARDED A PLUS-5, CURRENTLY 3-SHOTS BACK OF A SPOT IN THE 32-PERSON MATCH PLAY.

BACK AT 6, JACK HAGBERG, FRESH OFF WINNING A TEAM STATE TITLE WITH BRAINERD, LONG PUTT FOR BIRDIE, YES SIR, HE'D SHOOT A PLUS-2, TIED FOR 30TH.

AT EIGHT, BEMIDJI'S WES SEITZ, WITH A LOOK AT BIRDIE, FINDS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP, THAT GOT HIM TO EVEN, BUT HE'D ALSO FINISH AT 2-OVER PAR.

FINALLY, AT 18, LAST YEAR'S QUALIFYING MEDALIST, JON SAUER, COZY'S THIS ONE UP TO THE PIN TO SAVE PAR, AND PRESERVE A 6-UNDER 66, IT WAS BEST ROUND OF THE DAY.

AND HAS HIM ATOP THE LEADERBOARD, IN PRIME POSITION TO REPEAT AS THE MEDALIST IN WHAT IS JUST HIS SECOND YEAR PLAYING AT THE BIRCHMONT.

THE MEN HAVE 18 MORE QUALIFYING HOLES TO PLAY TOMORROW, TOP 32-LOWEST SCORERS MAKE THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS FLIGHT.

WOMEN'S QUALIFYING IS ALSO TOMORROW, AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YA AS WELL.

>>> WELL, IT'S A TRADITION THAT STARTED WITH THE 100TH BIRCHMONT, THE PAST CHAMPIONS DINNER.

HELD THE SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB CLUBHOUSE, PAST CHAMPIONS FROM EVERY DIVISION ARE WELCOMED BACK AT THE EVENT.

AND BEGINNING LAST YEAR WITH THE CREATION OF THE BIRCHMONT HALL OF FAME, THE DINNER DOUBLED AS AN INDUCTION CEREMONY.

TWELVE WERE INDUCTED IN THE INAUGURAL HALL OF FAME CLASS, AND THIS YEAR SEVEN MORE WENT IN, INCLUDING PRO-GOLFER BILL ISRAELSON, WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM BEMIDJI, AND GREW UP CADDYING AND PLAYING AT BTCC.

HE WON THE MEN'S BIRCHMONT IN 1973 AND 79, AND WAS INDUCTED ALONGSIDE SON ANDREW, WHO'S WON 3-MENS TITLES, AND HIS DAUGHTER EMILY, WHO HAS WON 6-WOMEN'S TITLES, MOST RECENTLY IN 2024.

>> I WON IT WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

THIS BIRCHMONT WEEK IS SUCH A FAMILY AFFAIR.

YOU ALWAYS HOPE THAT SOME DAY YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE GOLF AND WANT TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT.

MY KIDS HAPPEN TO BE PRETTY GOOD AT IT SO THEY WON SOME CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IT'S MORE THE COMRADERY, THE COMPETITION IS GREAT, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER EVENTS DURING THE WEEK THAT MAKE IT SUCH A GREAT EVENT, NO MATTER IF YOU ARE WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS OR JUST HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

IT'S MY KIDS' FAVORITE WEEK OF THE YEAR AND IT'S CERTAINLY ALWAYS BEEN MINE.

IT'S AN AWESOME TIME HERE IN BEMIDJI.

>> THIS IS FULL CLASS OF 2026 BIRCHMONT HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, GERRY DOUGLAS THE OLDEST AND MOST DECORATED CHAMPION, FOLLOWED BY CURT HOWARD AND EMILY PETERSON, FORMERLY ISRAELSON, WHO BOTH HAVE 6.

>>> AND, OVER THE WEEKEND THE SUBSTATE 12 LEGION BASEBALL TOURNAMENT CAME TO IT'S CONCLUSION.

WE LAST LEFT BRAINERD TRAILING 7-5 IN THE 2ND INNING TO MOORHEAD IN A GAME THAT WAS POSTPONED ON FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO WEATHER.

THEY WOULD COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE BLUES, AND THEN THEY WOULD FACE ALEXANDRIA LATER IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, BUT FALL 9-5 ON SATURDAY, FORCING A WINNER TAKE ALL GAME YESTERDAY THAT THEY WOULD COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN 5-2.

AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, BRAINERD HAD TO COME FROM BEHIND IN EVERY GAME THEY WON DURING THE TOURNAMENT, THEY NOW HEAD TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THEY'RE IN THE GOLD POOL WITH MARSHALL, FARMINGTON, AND ELK RIVER, AND ALL THOSE GAMES WILL BE IN SLEEPY EYE.

SO WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON HOW THEY DO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> Sydney: AWESOME.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

IN CROSSLAKE, LOCAL ARTIST SARA PORTER, CREATOR AND OWNER OF CREATE & PAINT WITH SARA.

IS HELPING THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHOWCASE THE CREATIVITY AND PEACEFULNESS OF PAINTING THROUGH HER SIP & PAINT CLASSES.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: CANVASES, PAINT BRUSHES, AND CONVERSATIONS ARE FILLING THE ROOM IN CROSS LAKE.

CREATE AND PAINT WITH SARA'S PAINT CLASSES ARE OFFERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY IN A RELAXED AND SOCIAL SETTING.

>> SO THERE ARE WORKSHOPS AND THERE ARE PAINTINGS.

SO WE TRY TO GET A LOT OF VARIETY OF THINGS GOING ON.

WE TEND TO HAVE SMALLER GROUPS, WHICH FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT IS MORE APPEALING TO THEM BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP AND ATTENTION.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE WHOLE ENTIRE GROUP QUITE AS MUCH.

SO HOPEFULLY IT'S A CREATIVE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME IN AND RELAX.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN CONTRACTING SINCE 2018, BRINGING A NEW FUN WAY TO PAINT TO THE FACILITY.

>> SARA IS A GREAT TEACHER FOR STEP BY STEP PAINTING AND SHE HAS JUST THRILLED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

PEOPLE COME IN AND LOT OF THEM SAY I CAN'T PAINT BUT SARA GETS THEM THROUGH IT AND THEY END UP WITH SOMETHING THEY REALLY DO LIKE.

>> Reporter: AT THOOES -- THESE SIP AND PAINT CLASSES, PARTICIPANTS CAN LEARN, RELAX, AND HEAD HOME WITH THEIR OWN FINISHED MASTERPIECE.

>> I KEEP COMING BACK BECAUSE SHE IS ABLE TO REALLY EXPLAIN WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND HOW TO MIX COLORS AND HOW TO USE BRUSH STROKES, AND SHE IS VERY, VERY PATIENT.

SHE DOESN'T MIND IF YOU GET BEHIND AND ASK QUESTIONS.

SO THE ATMOSPHERE IS REALLY JUST CALM AND FUN AND JUST A BLAST.

>> Reporter: SHE IS LOOKING TO EXPAND HER BUSINESS IN DIFFERENT AVENUE AND OFFER MORE IN THE FUTURE.

>> I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPTION TO HAVE THEIR OWN PARTY HERE, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF YEAR, THEY CAN GET THEIR FRIENDS TOGETHER AND THEY CAN DO SOMETHING REALLY FUN LIKE A PAINT AND SIP, BUT THEY CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN WINE, THEIR OWN FOOD, FAMILY REUNIONS, WHATNOT.

I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME AND REALLY LEARN MORE ABOUT ART, DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IF THEY WANT TO BECOME A PAINTER.

I WANT TO BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FOR THOSE INTERESTED, THE NEXT PAINT AND SIP STYLE CLASS WILL BE AUGUST FIRST, AND THE THEME FOR THE CLASS IS THE KAYAK.

>>> STACY HAS A FINAL LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

63 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

TOMORROW, SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT WE MAY SEE PATCHY SMOKE, 89 FOR THE HIGH, SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5:00.

THINGS ARE MORE UNSETTLED WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

>> Sydney: HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR NIGHT.

WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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