♪ MAARJA: WELCOME TO "ALMANAC NORTH," I'M MAARJA HEWITT.

BRETT: AND I'M BRETT SCOTT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

TONIGHT, WE'RE BREAKING DON MOVIE MAKING IN THE NORTHL.

MAARJA: AND YOU MIGHT NOTIE SPLASHES OF TEAL AROUND TO.

IT'S OVARIAN CANCER AWARENS MONTH.

WE LEARN MORE FROM A LOCAL SURVIVOR.

BRETT: THAT AND MORE COMIN, BUT FIRST, ESSENTIA HEALTHS INTRODUCING A GROUNDBREAKIG DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR ALZHEIS DISEASE, NOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT ITS DOWNTOWN DULUTH CAMPUS.

THE NEW PET/CT SCAN DETECTS AMYLOID PLAQUES, A KEY INDR OF ALZHEIMER'S, ALLOWING FR EARLIER AND MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSES.

USING A SAFE TRACER CALLED AMYVID, THE QUICK, NON-INVE TEST HELPS IDENTIFY PATIENS ELIGIBLE FOR NEW FDA-APPROD TREATMENTS TARGETING THE DE ITSELF, NOT JUST ITS SYMPT.

ESSENTIA'S NEUROLOGIST DR. STEPHEN ROSTAD SAYS THIS CD SLOW COGNITIVE DECLINE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.

IT'S A MAJOR STEP FORWARD N ALZHEIMER'S CARE FOR THE NORTHLAND.

MAARJA: ST. LOUIS COUNTY IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO MAKE T ARROWHEAD ROAD SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS.

THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS DEVELOPING AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAND WANTS INPUT FROM PEOPLE WHE THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN HAINED AND RICE LAKE ROAD.

A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, FRO0 TO 8:00 P.M. AT THE HERMANN YMCA, WITH A VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE.

THE PLAN AIMS TO IMPROVE SY AND BETTER CONNECT DULUTH, HERMANTOWN, AND RICE LAKE THROUGH A REGIONAL TRAIL NETWORK.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO GIVE FEEDBACK, VISIT STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV.

BRETT: A ROLLING STRIKE BY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WOS HAS NOW ENTERED ITS THIRD , WITH PICKET LINES UP ACROSS MULTIPLE CAMPUSES, INCLUDIG RIGHT HERE IN DULUTH.

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 320, WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 1,400 WORKERS IN CUSTODIAL, MAINTENANCE, FOOD SERVICE,D SANITATION ROLES SAYS THE UNIVERSITY HAS FAILED TO MT BASIC WORKER NEEDS.

THE STRIKE BEGAN MONDAY NIN CROOKSTON AND MORRIS, REACD DULUTH EARLY TUESDAY, AND EXTENDED TO THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUSES LATER THAT DAY.

LAST FRIDAY, UNION MEMBERS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED THE UNIVERSITY'S LATEST CONTRAT OFFER, WITH 82% VOTING NO.

MAARJA: YET ANOTHER MOVIE T RECENTLY WRAPPED UP PRODUCN IN DULUTH.

THIS ONE IS A MURDER-MYSTEY USING A HISTORIC LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD AS ONE OF THE BACKDROPS.

AND THIS LATEST PROJECT IST OF A TREND THAT ONE DULUTHD PRODUCTION COMPANY ONLY SES GROWING.

OUR PAUL BROWN SITS DOWN WH ONE OF THAT COMPANY'S PRODS TO UPDATE US ON THE MOVIE G BUSINESS IN OUR REGION.

>> I AM JOINED BY MANDY JUE TURPIN, WHO WAS AN ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER.

SOME OF THE CREDITS YOU HA, GREY'S ANATOMY, CHICAGO ME- CHICAGO MED, 911 BUT WE ARE TO TALK ABOUT MOVIE PRODUC.

ALMOST A YEAR AGO YOU WEREN THE SHOW TALKING ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE PROGRESSING ANI THINK AT THAT POINT YOU MENTIONED A CASE CAN KICK S OFF, YOU HAD THREE PRODUCTN SINCE 2022 AND YOU SAID 20S GOING TO BE VERY BUSY.

HOW BUSY HAS IT BEEN?

>> VERY BUSY.

WE DID THREE MORE PRODUCTI.

AS I AM SPEAKING TO YOU, WT FINISHED OUR SIXTH ON THUR.

BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURD TRYING TO BRING ECONOMIC IT TO DULUTH AND THE NORTH.

I THINK WE ARE DOING A GOO.

PAUL: I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE WRAP UP OF THE PRODUCTION A BEAUTIFUL HOME.

BRUNCH AND BLOODSHED IS THE OF THE FILM YOU JUST WRAPP.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUTT AND ALSO HOW YOU CAME ABOUT FINDING THE LOCATION.

>> THAT WAS INTERESTING.

BRUNCH AND BLOODSHED WAS WN BY MY FRIEND, TATE, I HAVEN FOR YEARS.

THE INTERESTING THING ABOUE LOCATION WAS MY HUSBAND ANI WERE COMING HOME ONE DAY AE SAW AN ESTATE SALE AND WE S LIKE TO GO AND SEE WHAT WEN FIND.

WE WALKED INTO THIS BEAUTIL HOUSE, CAROL, WHO OWNS IT,E WALKED AROUND AND I SAID, S WOULD BE A PERFECT LOCATIO.

I DID SLEEP THING AND FOUNT WHO OWNED IT AND WE APPROA- WE APPROACHED AND SAID THIS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE AND IT D OUT REALLY WELL FOR US.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

PAUL: FROM WHAT I UNDERSTA, YOU HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE FRE STATE WHO WERE PART OF THE PRODUCTION AND THAT WAS ABA YEAR AGO, YOU WERE TALKINGT AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE HEREN MINNESOTA AND THE NEED FOR GROWTH.

AND OF COURSE YOU POINTED T THE UPPER MIDWEST FILM OFFE WAS INTEGRAL IN HELPING WIH YOUR NONPROFIT.

WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IN A YN TERMS OF THAT INFRASTRUCTU?

>> RICKY AND SHERRY AT THE UPWARD MIDWEST FILM OFFICEE ALWAYS BEEN HUGE ADVOCATESR FILMMAKERS BRINGING PROJECO THE NORTH.

IN THAT YEAR WE HAVE RECENY STARTED TO RESURRECT THE MINNESOTA FILM ALLIANCE, WH IS MORE OF A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION.

IN 20 26 WE HOPE TO INCREAS INCENTIVES TO BRING MORE PRODUCTION HERE AND LOWER E MINIMUM SPEND SO WE CAN HAE NEWER FILMMAKERS COME AND E MOVIES.

WE REALLY WANT TO INCREASEE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS COMING E STATE, WHICH ALSO HELPS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS A BG ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR ALL THE AREAS THAT HAVE FILMING.

PAUL: YOU MENTIONED HAVINGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCENTIS AND THE COMBINATION IS IMPORTANT, ONE FEEDS OFF TE OTHER.

HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH OTHR STATE?

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN?

>> IT'S INTERESTING THAT YK BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, NOT ONLE WE COMPETING WITH OTHER ST, WE ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE FEDERAL INCENTIVES.

RIGHT NOW MINNESOTA DOES NT COMPARE WELL WITH THE RESTF THE STATES THAT OFFER INCENTIVES, HOWEVER, NORTHN MINNESOTA, ST. LOUIS COUNT, DULUTH, ARE VERY COMPETITI.

WHAT THE MINNESOTA FILM ALE IS TRYING TO DO IN 2026 ISE INCENTIVES TO 35% SO WE CAN BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE WIH OTHER STATE.

-- STATES.

SINCE WORKING IN MINNESOTAR THE LAST THREE YEARS, I SEE MINNESOTA BECOMING A HUB FR INDEPENDENT FILM.

THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMT HERE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WIG TO HELP.

I FORESEE MINNESOTA BECOMIA PLAYER IN WHAT IS GOING ON.

PAUL: AND IT IS A TRICKLE N ECONOMIC IMPACTS.

IN THIS MOST RECENT PRODUCN YOU USED A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> YEAH.

AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH ME ON EY SINGLE ONE OF MY MOVIES.

THEY HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITO GO TO OTHER STATES AND WORT THEY WANT TO STAY CLOSE TO, DULUTH.

THAT IS A BIG FACTOR IN BRG MORE MOVIES TO DULUTH, ESPECIALLY, IS EMPLOYING LL PEOPLE.

THEY BECOME A NEW -- NOW IA NEW TRADE THEY ARE LEARNINN THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS FELL OVER THE PLACE.

PAUL: THE IRON NORTH PRODUCTIONS, WHERE DO YOU E THINGS PROGRESSING NOW THAU HAVE WRAPPED UP THIS PROJE?

AND DO YOU SEE HUGE BUDGET PRODUCTIONS THAT POTENTIALY COULD COME TO THE AREA?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

RIGHT NOW WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MINNESOTA ISO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, O HAVE MORE CREW, THAT IS WHE WANT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE WN OTHER PRODUCTION COMPANIESE HERE THEY CAN EMPLOY LOCAL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF BRINGG OTHER PRODUCTION COMPANIESM OUT OF STATE.

IRON NORTH ITSELF IS A HUGN FOR US, THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

I HAVE ANOTHER MOVIE WE ARE BRINGING CALLED THE AUTOPSF ALBERT KEMPER, WE ARE SHOOG IN NOVEMBER AND I AM PARTNG WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE STS TO BRING THEM HERE TO SHOWM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING HE.

IT IS EXCITING WHEN YOU CAK INTO A TOWN AND IT IS NOT T THEY ROLL OUT THE RED CARP, BUT PEOPLE GO, HOW CAN I H?

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER MARK, WHICH IS BECOMING A TREND E ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, THE SMALLER MARKETS.

THERE ARE GREAT STORIES, TE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK IN THE INDU, THERE ARE A LOT OF WRITERS, DIRECTORS, CREW, ELECTRICI.

A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES IN E SMALLER MARKETS.

PAUL: AS YOU SAID YOU ARE T TO START A FILM IN NOVEMBES IT GETS COLDER AND WINTER APPROACHES HERE, WHAT MAKES AREA AND DULUTH IDEAL FOR PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE ONU PUT ON?

>> JUST THE ACCESSIBILITY O EVERYTHING.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PROJET THAT A FRIEND OF MINE IS CG TO DO IN THE SAME TIME WE E DOING HOURS DOWN HERE.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CREW, WO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO FLY SOY PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE.

WHEN WE WERE DOING MARY K'S CAM, I WAS AT 60% OF PEOPLI HAD TO BRING IN.

ON MY LAST PRODUCTION, I TI HAD TO PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDEE STATE WORKING ON THE PROJE- TWO PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE WORKING ON THE PROJE.

IT IS EXCITING.

PAUL: IT SHOWS THE CHANGE.

AND BEAUTIFUL BACKDROPS.

>> THE LOCATIONS.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PL.

I HAVE NEVER LIVED IN A SML TOWN AND THIS IS A GREAT PE TO PUT ROOTS DOWN.

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE.

[LAUGHTER] SO WE ARE HERE FOR A WHILE.

PAUL: WE ARE LOOKING FORWAO MORE PRODUCTIONS.

IRON NORTH PRODUCTIONS.

THANK YOU.

BRETT: AS WE CONTINUE THIS EVENING, OUR GUEST THIS WES BEEN MAKING FILMS LOCALLY R YEARS.

HERE TO SHARE HIS STORY, KH HOPKINS.

KEITH, THANKS FOR JOINING .

MAARJA: YOU ARE A FAMILIARE HERE AT PBS NORTH.

WE SAT DOWN IN MAY AHEAD OE RELEASE OF YOUR MILITARY DOCUMENTARY, UNITED IN SER.

ALL COMBAT.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?

KEITH: A SCI-FI PICTURE I'E BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

IT HAS MUSIC FOR MY BAND, S KIND OF LIKE PINK FLOYD'S E WALL.

IT IS ARTSY, SPACEMAN TYPE MOVIE, THE CHARACTERS YOU E ARE TIME TRAVELERS.

I PLAY THE CHARACTERS ON CA BUT WE GOT OTHER ACTORS TOO THE VOICE.

ONE OF THEM GOT NOMINATED N OSCAR FOR PLAYING THE LEADH RATE IN CAPTAIN PHILLIPS AT 10 YEARS AGO.

HE VOICES -- LEAD HIGH RATN CAPTAIN PHILLIPS -- PIRATEN CAPTAIN PHILLIPS ABOUT 10 S AGO.

MAARJA: HE IS A MINNESOTA .

KEITH: WE RECORDED WITH HIN THE CITY.

AND BROOKLYN 99 AFTER VOICE OTHER CHARACTER.

A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEINE WAS FILMED AT MY HOUSE WITH FRIENDS AND VISUAL EFFECTSD ON MY LAPTOP.

IT HAS BEEN A SLOW, PAINSTG BUT FUN PROCESS.

BRETT: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OSCARS AND THEN FILMING INR BACKYARD.

A SMALLER COMMUNITY WHEN YU THINK ABOUT IT.

KEITH: YOU CANNOT MAKE ANYG WITHOUT FRIENDS TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY.

AS A MICRO-BUDGET INDEPENDT FILMMAKER YOU ARE KIND OF S ASKING YOUR FRIENDS FOR FA.

THE FILMMAKING COMMUNITY IS TOWN IS AMAZING.

I REALLY COULD NOT DO ANYTG WITHOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE WILG TO HELP.

MAARJA: YOU HAVE BEEN IN DH MAKING FILMS FOR OVER A DE.

HOW HAS THE FILMMAKING COMY CHANGED IN THAT TIME?

I FEEL LIKE IN THE LAST PAT FIVE OR SIX YEARS MOMENTUMS SPED UP.

KEITH: I THINK THERE ARE AT MORE OPPORTUNITIES NOW.

THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PEOE LIKE ME WHO ARE MAKING WEID LITTLE SCI-FI PICTURES BUTW WE HAVE BIG FILMS COMING TO TOWN.

THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT IST HAS INCREASED THE QUALITY E CREW WE HAVE IN THE AREA.

I SEE IT GROWING.

IT HAS ALSO INCREASED FUNDG SOURCES WE CAN GO AFTER.

IT IS AWESOME AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO GO UP AND UP.

BRETT: WHAT MAKES THIS SPEC AREA SUCH A GREAT SPOT TO A PRODUCTION?

KEITH: I LOVE HOW COLD IT S HERE.

[LAUGHTER] I DO NOT THINK L.A. PRODUCN COMPANIES WOULD APPRECIATET SO MUCH BUT I THINK THE COD GIVES DULUTH A UNIQUE LOOK.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME FILMN LAKE STEAM, I LOVE STEAM CG OUT OF THE MANHOLES ON SUPR STREET.

I FOUND A BUNCH OF MUSICIAN THE ARMORY SEVERAL YEARS AD YOU CAN SEE IT IS LIKE 10 DEGREES WHEN YOU FILM.

WE DO NOT GET THAT EVERYWH.

I THINK THE COLD HAS A LOTO WITH WHAT WE SEE ON THE SC.

MAARJA: THE COLD IS BEAUTI.

BRETT: WE EMBRACE IT.

MAARJA: IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUA LOT OF THE BITS AND PIECESI DO NOT THINK A LOT OF PEOPO ARE IN THE MOVIE THEATER RE WHAT GOES INTO A MOVIE.

WHAT ARE ALL THE ELEMENTS U NEED TO BRING TOGETHER FORE FINAL PREMIER?

KEITH: IN SHORT, PREPRODUC, PRODUCTION, POSTPRODUCTION.

WRITE THE STORY, CRAFT THES AND COSTUMES, FILM IT, EDI.

THOSE PROCESSES ARE DIFFER.

FOR ME THEY EACH PROVIDE A DIFFERENT CREATIVE OUTLET.

I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF PROS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME I AM ALWAYS ENGAGED IN ALL TE PROCESSES AT ONCE IN DIFFET PROJECTS.

WHEN I GET TIRED OF WRITINI CAN OPEN UP MY LAPTOP AND T FOR A WEEK AND NOT THE WRIG PROJECT.

I AM ALWAYS FILMING SOMETH.

I'M FILMING SOMETHING WITHE LOCAL GHOSTBUSTERS RIGHT NW THAT WILL COME OUT SOMETIMT YEAR.

THAT'S A DOCUMENTARY PIECE.

IT IS GOOD TO BE ENGAGED IL SORTS OF CREATIVE OUTLETS.

BRETT: IF YOU COULD SHARE E PIECE OF ADVICE FOR SOMEONO WANTS TO TAKE UP ALL MAKIN, WHAT WOULD IT BE -- FILMMA, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

KEITH: I SPENT A GOOD AMOUF TIME BEING AFRAID OF FAILUD FEELING LIKE I DID NOT KNOT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO BRINGA FILM TOGETHER.

I DO NOT WANT TO SAY I REGT THE YEARS, BECAUSE I AM PRF MY FIRST FILM.

BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAI COULD HAVE DONE EARLIER IFD STARTED AT 21 INSTEAD OF 3I COULD HAVE TWICE AS MANY FS UNDER MY BELT.

SO DO NOT BE AFRAID TO GET STARTED.

GRAB YOUR PHONE AND A COUPF FRIENDS, JUST START SHOOTIG STUFF.

MAARJA: WHERE CAN WE WATCHR WORK?

KEITH: UNITED IN-SERVICE IN PREVIOUS PASSPORT.

IT'S A LOCAL MILITARY SERVE DOCUMENTARY.

I HAVE ONE ABOUT LOCAL GHOT STORIES THAT IS ON AMAZON .

ACOUSTIC IN THE ARMORY IS O ON PRIME AND TUBI.

BRETT: YOU HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS.

[LAUGHTER] YOU ARE VERY BUSY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH U.

IN JUST A MOMENT WE WILL HR FROM OUR NEXT GUEST, WHO IS JOINING US FROM THE OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE.

♪ ♪ MAARJA: THE MINNESOTA OVARN CANCER ALLIANCE, OR MOCA, S RAISED NEARLY $13 MILLION R OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH, WE THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO SURVIVORS.

KRIS GREER IS A BOARD MEMB.

SHE JOINS US NOW.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

KRIS: THANK YOU FOR HAVING.

MAARJA: TELL US A LITTLE BT ABOUT YOURSELF.

KRIS: CERTAINLY.

I AM 824 YEAR SURVIVOR OF E STAGE OVARIAN CANCER.

I WENT TO MY DOCTOR FOR A REGULAR EXAM AND MY DOCTORT A PASS.

MY JOURNEY WITH OVARIAN CAR BEGAN.

I FELT VERY, VERY PASSIONAE ABOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUS VERY DIFFICULT CANCER THATD VERY SUBTLE SYMPTOMS.

MAARJA: LOOKING BACK, DID U TIE ANY SYMPTOMS?

KRIS: I HAD ONE FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

I WAS GETTING UP ONCE A NIO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT.

IT WAS IN THE SUMMER, I WAS DRINKING MORE WATER, IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD JUMP OUA SYMPTOM TO ME.

BRETT: INTERESTING.

$13 MILLION YOU HELPED TO E OVER HOW MANY YEARS?

KRIS: WE HAVE EXISTED FOR 6 YEARS NOW.

BRETT: THAT IS A LOT OF MO.

WHAT DID THE FUNDS HELP LOL FAMILIES DO?

KRIS: WE FUNDED RESEARCH.

A LOT OF RESEARCH.

MOST OF IT IS RIGHT HERE AE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ANO CLINIC.

BETTER TREATMENTS HAVE HAPN THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH WE NEEO KEEP RAISING MONEY AND PROG MORE MONEY FOR RESEARCH BEE SOME OF THE TREATMENTS DO T HELP ALL THE WOMEN.

WE NEED TO DO MORE WORK ANE DO NOT HAVE AN EARLY DETECN TEST, AND THAT IS ONE OF OR FOCUSES, TO RAISE MONEY FON EARLY DETECTION TEST.

MAARJA: WHAT A DIFFERENCE T WOULD MAKE.

THAT'S WHY THEY REFERRED TT OFTEN AS A SILENT KILLER.

KRIS: CORRECT.

MAARJA: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE WOMEN WATCHING RIGHT NOW TW ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER AND SYMPTOMS?

KRIS: REALLY LISTEN TO THER BODIES CAREFULLY.

WE KNOW OUR BODIES BEST.

IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS , YOU FEEL ANY SUBTLE SYMPTOS SUCH AS BLOATING, DIFFICULY EATING, FEELING FOLD QUICK, PAIN IN YOUR ABDOMEN OR PEC AREA, OR URINARY ISSUES, GO YOUR DOG THERE -- GO TO YOR DOCTOR.

IF IT GOES ON FOR A NUMBERF WEEKS THAT'S NOT NORMAL ANF OVARIAN CANCER IS SUSPECTE, CONSULT WITH A GYNECOLOGICL ONCOLOGIST.

BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE.

IF ONE DOCTOR DOES NOT HEA, GO TO ANOTHER ONE.

MAARJA: GET A SECOND OPINI.

KRIS: ABSOLUTELY.

BRETT: IS THERE A SPECIFICE RANGE?

KRIS: 60 TO 70 YEARS OLD MAJORITY.

THERE IS A YOUNG GIRL IN DH WHO WAS IN HER TEENS.

I WAS 41.

I HAVE SEEN YOUNG WOMEN, MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN, IT CAN N TO ANY WOMAN.

MAARJA: WHAT DOES MOCA DO N TERMS OF RAISING FUNDS AND SPREADING AWARENESS TO HELP SURVIVORS?

KRIS: WE SPREAD AWARENESS Y COMMUNITY EVENTS, HEALTH F, FUNDRAISERS LIKE THE TEAL , WE HAVE A BIG WALK RUN HAPG SATURDAY IN MINNEAPOLIS.

WE SUPPORT WOMEN WHO HAVE N DIAGNOSED AND THEIR FAMILIY HAVING MENTORS, WHO MIGHT E ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS DIAG, THEY MIGHT HAVE CONVERSATIF THE PHONE, WE HAVE ALL DIFT KINDS OF SUPPORT PROGRAMS,E SEND OUT CARE KITS WHICH AE BACKPACKS FULL OF COMFORT .

MORE THAN ANYTHING WE WANTN TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

WE ARE HERE FOR THEM THROUT THE STATE.

BRETT: UNFORTUNATELY WE HAE BOTH -- AND FORTUNATELY, WE BOTH KNOWN YOU FOR MANY YE.

HOW HAVE THINGS INVOLVED IN THOSE MANY YEARS?

KRIS: WE HAVE GROWN.

WE HAVE BEEN RAISING MORE AWARENESS THAN WE ARE ONE E LARGEST PRIVATE NONPROFIT FUNDERS IN THE NATION FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH.

I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SPREAD AWARENESS.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED S, SURVIVORS TEACHING STUDENT.

I AM A SURVIVOR THAT SPEAKT MEDICAL SCHOOLS TO STUDENTO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND TO A PROGRAM AT SAINT SCHOLASTID EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE SUBE SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER BECAUSE SOMETIMES HEALTH CE PROVIDERS ARE NOT EVEN AWAF THOSE.

SO WE KEEP TRYING TO SPREAE AWARENESS.

MAARJA: YOU HAVE AN EVENT G UP.

KRIS: IT IS SATURDAY, SEPTR 26 AT THE DECK IN THE HARBE BALLROOM.

IT IS A VERY FUN, INSPIRATL EVENT.

THIS IS THE 12TH YEAR.

WE HAVE MANY EXCITING THINS HAPPENING.

WE START WITH A COCKTAIL HR AND THEN HAVE A SILENT AUC, LIVE MUSIC, GAMES, AND THEE HAVE A VERY INSPIRATIONAL PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE EARY DETECTION RESEARCHER FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPG ABOUT THE LATEST AND HOW CE WE ARE GETTING TO AN EARLY DETECTION TEST.

THEN WE WILL HAVE A LONG-TM SURVIVOR SHARING HER STORYD OFFERING HOPE.

BRETT: HOW CAN WE GET INVO, CAN WE GET TICKETS?

KRIS: THROUGH TOMORROW YOUN SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE.

WWW.MN.OVAR --OVARIAN.ORG OR YOU CAN CALL THE OFFICE.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO RAIE MORE MONEY.

MAARJA: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BRETT: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

BEFORE WE GO, LET'S TAKE AK AT WHAT YOU MIGHT BE UP TOS WEEKEND.

THIS SATURDAY FROM 4:00 UNL 6:00 P.M., THE ZEITGEIST AT CAFE IS HOSTING “DULUTH TAS ACTION FOR THE BOUNDARY W”" THE EVENT IS BEING PUT ON Y SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS, A GROUP WORKING TO SECURE PERMANENT PROTECTIONS FOR E BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA.

-- CANOE AREA WILDERNESS.

THE EVENT IS MEANT FOR MINNESOTANS WHO CARE ABOUTE STATE'S OUTDOOR RECREATIONL HERITAGE.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, LEARN HOW TO GET ENGAGED IN PROTECTING THE WILDERNESS, AND ENJOY SOME REFRESHMENTS.

MAARJA: AND DON'T FORGET, E TWO HARBORS FARMER'S MARKE5 SEASON CONTINUES THIS SATUY FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.T SEAGREN'S HOME HARDWARE OUS OFF 11TH STREET IN TWO HAR.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN A MORNING FULL OF FARMERS, B, MAKERS, AND FRIENDLY NEIGH.

THE MARKET OFFERS A SELECTF FRESH PRODUCE, BAKED GOODS, ARTISAN CANNED FOODS, AND VARIOUS CRAFTS.

VISITORS ARE RECOMMENDED TO BRING THEIR OWN BAGS.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOD ONLINE.

BRETT: BOOK LOVERS, TAKE N!

HOLLOW GROUNDS COFFEE IN SUPERIOR IS HOSTING A COZY COMMUNITY BOOK SWAP WITH LL VENDORS ON SATURDAY.

BRING YOUR GENTLY USED BOOO TRADE, SIP ON SEASONAL DRI, AND BROWSE HANDMADE GOODS M LOCAL ARTISANS.

THE FREE EVENT RUNS FOR TWO HOURS AT 1615 WINTER STREEM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 11:00 A.M.D INCLUDES FREE STICKERS AND BOOKMARKS WHILE SUPPLIES L. ANY LEFTOVER BOOKS WILL BE DONATED TO THE SUPERIOR PUC LIBRARY.

IT'S ALSO PET-FRIENDLY ANDN TO THE PUBLIC.

MAARJA: I HAVE MY EYES ON T BOOK SWAP.

BRETT: AND YOU CAN BRING YR TWO CATS.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

GO OUT AND ENJOY YOUR WEEK.

I'M BRETT SCOTT.

MAARJA: AND I'M MAARJA HEW.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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