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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.

>>> TODAY PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY CELEBRATED THE NEARLY 16 MILLION VETERANS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS WOULD BE SITTING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS LEARNING EVERYTHING FROM ALGEBRA TO BIOLOGY.

TODAY'S LESSON PLANS FOCUSED ON TELLING THE STORIES OF THE HEROES FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND.

[♪♪♪] >> EVERY YEAR, PEQUOT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL PUTS ON A VETERANS DAY PROGRAM TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR VETERANS.

IT'S A WAY FOR US TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE IN THIS COUNTRY AND TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ON WHAT SERVICE MEANS, AND ALSO TO REFLECT ON THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH ON OUR BEHALF.

>> Reporter: DIFFERENT STORIES WERE SHARED, FOCUSING ON THE DIFFERENT VETERANS IN THEIR LIFE, BUT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT WAS FORMER STATE SENATOR SHARING THE STORY OF HER MOTHER'S SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II WITH THE RED CROSS'S DONUT DOLLIES.

>> THEY SERVED ON THE FRONT LINES AND I THINK THEY WERE A FORGOTTEN STORY.

THEY WERE NOT RECOGNIZED UNTIL 2013 IN WASHINGTON D.C., WHICH I AM THRILLED THEY WERE, BUT THEIR STORIES WERE FORGOTTEN.

IT'S EMOTIONAL FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT MY MOM.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY, WITH A FEW OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SHARING THEIR STORIES ABOUT THE VETERANS IN THEIR LIVES.

>> MY LATE GRANDMOTHER WAS A NURSE IN THE MILITARY.

SHE MEANT A LOT TO ME.

SO, BEING ABLE TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT I KNOW SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY DID MEANS A LOT TO ME.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY REALIZING HOW MUCH THE VETERANS MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED THE CEREMONY, THEY FEEL ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT IN CLASS, THERE WAS MUCH TO LEARN IN TODAY'S ASSEMBLY.

>> ANYONE WHO SERVED, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO SERVE.

WE CAN SERVE IN THE RED CROSS WITHIN OUR MILITARY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MILITARY HAS MANY WAYS TO SERVE.

YOU CAN DO IT HOWEVER YOU WANT.

THIS IS THEIR DAY OF THE YEAR.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THEM AND YOU RECOGNIZE THE VETERANS IN YOUR LIFE AND TELL THEM THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> VETERANS WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY WERE ALSO TREATED TO BREAKFAST BEFORE THE CEREMONY AS A SMALL WAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SAY THANK YOU.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MARKED VETERANS DAY BY PARTICIPATING IN A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER DURING A VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY DURING THAT EVENT.

>> TODAY WE REMEMBER THE MORE THAN 1 MILLION AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.

GENERATION AFTER GENERATION, AMERICA'S WARRIORS HAVE LEFT BEHIND THE COMFORTS OF HOME AND FAMILY TO FACE VIOLENCE, EVIL, AND DEATH SO THAT OUR FAMILIES COULD KNOW JOY, GOODNESS, AND PEACE.

WE HONOR THEM SO STRONGLY, OUR HEROES HAVE LIVED THROUGH UNTHINKABLE NIGHTMARES SO WE COULD LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.

>> VETERANS DAY WAS FIRST COMMEMORATED AFTER THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND HAS BEEN A FEDERAL HOLIDAY SINCE 1954.

>>> YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD IN LAKE SUPERIOR.

LAST NIGHT ROUGHLY 2,000 PEOPLE, GATHERING AT SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE IN HONORING THE 29 LIVES LOST IN THAT TRAGEDY.

EMILY HALLING, TAKES US TO THE 40TH ANNUAL, LIGHTING OF THE BEACON.

[♪♪♪] >> TODAY MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT LAKES TRAGEDY.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THE EDMUND FITZGERALD WENT DOWN, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF A 29-MAN CREW AND FOR 40 YEARS, THE SPLIT LIGHTHOUSE HAS COMMEMORATED THE GREAT LOSS.

>> BEING THE 40th OF DOING THE CEREMONY, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD 1,700 PEOPLE HERE ON THE SITE FOR THE EVENT.

WE FIGURED WE CAN HANDLE THAT.

>> THEY ANTICIPATED THOUSANDS TO SHOW UP FOR THE CEREMONY.

FOR SOME OF THE ATTENDEES, IT WAS JUST A QUICK JOG UP THE NORTH SHORE, BUT THERE WAS AN END GOAL FOR EACH OF THEM.

>> FOR ME, IT'S REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE MEN THAT LOST THEIR LIVES AND TO REMEMBER EVERYONE.

[♪♪♪] >> TO ME, THE BRAVERY OF THESE PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT JOURNEY AND TO MAKE THEIR LIVELIHOOD ON IT.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND WHAT THEY DID AND HOW THEY HAD ALL IMPACTED EVEN TODAY'S INDUSTRY OF SHIPPING.

>> Reporter: TO HONOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CREW MEMBER, THEIR NAME WAS ANNOUNCED.

>> NOLAN F. CHURCH.

>> Reporter: FOLLOWED BY A BELL TOLL.

THIS YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL BELL TOLL.

>> THE 30th IS TO REMEMBER THE OTHER VICTIMS OF THE SHIPWRECKS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

NOT TO SHORTEN IT BECAUSE THERE WERE OVER 300 SHIPWRECKS ON LAKE SUPERIOR ALONE.

WHAT HE'S DONE AND WHAT THE STAFF HERE AND WHAT THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOES TO HELP PROMOTE IT AND MAKE IT REMAIN A COMMEMORATIVE EVENT.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: IN TWO HARBORS, E.M.S.

EMILY HOTTING.

>> THE EDMUND FITZGERALD WAS THE LARGEST SHIP ON THE GREAT LAKES AT THE TIME OF ITS SINKING.

IT LEFT FROM SUPERIOR WISCONSIN ON NOVEMBER 9TH OF 1975 AND SANK ON NOVEMBER TENTH ABOUT 17-MILES FROM WHITEFISH POINT MICHIGAN.

>>> A DULUTH MAN HAS BEEN FINED $175 FOR STARTING THE WILDFIRE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THAT BURNED 12,000 ACRES AND BURNED 150 BUILDINGS.

27-YEAR-OLD PARKER WILSON PLEADED GUILTY IN ST.

LOUIS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TO THE PETTY MISDEMEANOR OF FAILING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE.

COURT DOCUMENTS SAY WILSON'S UNATTENDED CAMPFIRE WAS ON PROPERTY HE OWNS NEAR BRIMSON AND STARTED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE CAMP HOUSE FIRE.

WILSON WAS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE A COURT APPEARANCE AND A PETTY MISDEMEANOR IS NOT CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

HE COULD STILL FACE CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER STATE LAW.

>>> AS WINTER APPROACHES, COMMUNITY OFFICIALS APPROACHED THE BEMIDJI PLANNING BOARD ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS OVER THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE AREA, AS THEY FEEL THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SHELTER SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

THE PEOPLES CHURCH, AN INDIGENOUS MINISTRY AND OVERNIGHT HOMELESS SHELTER, IS CURRENTLY NOT TAKING IN OVERNIGHT GUESTS DUE TO ONGOING INSPECTIONS, WITH NO SET DATE ON WHEN THEY WILL BE OPEN.

REED OLSON, OWNER OF THE WOLFE OVERNIGHT SHELTER, TOLD THE PLANNING BOARD THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH BEDS IN THE AREA TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE IN NEED.

>> WE HAD 24 BEDS, THERE ARE PROBABLY 50 TO 60 PEOPLE IN THE WINTER ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT THAT NEED SHELTER, AND WE JUST CANNOT HANDLE -- I AM JUST WORRIED.

WE'RE FINE RIGHT NOW BUT AS IT GETS COLDER, AS MORE PEOPLE COME IN FROM OUT OF THE WOODS AND SEEK SHELTER, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY.

WE ALREADY LOST ONE PERSON THIS YEAR TO ALCOHOL AND WEATHER AND OUR MISSION IS TO STAUNCH, TO END PREVENTIBLE DEATHINGS -- DEATHS LIKE THAT BUT WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AS ONE ORGANIZATION.

>> SHERILYN WARREN, THE BEMIDJI PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH MANAGER, ALSO ADDRESSED THE PLANNING BOARD WITH HER CONCERNS.

AS THE LIBRARY HAS BECOME A GATHERING SPOT FOR THE HOMELESS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

WHILE WARREN SAYS ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY, SHE IS BECOMING CONCERNED BECAUSE NOW SOME ARE SLEEPING IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY OVERNIGHT.

>> WE HAVEN'T HAD PEOPLE SLEEPING IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY, AND SLEEPING ON OUR PARK BENCHES, OR ON BENCHES ON THE SIDEWALK, AND I AM NOT SURE WHY THAT IS OR WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE CITY, AS I'M SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF.

I JUST WANTED TO URGE YOU TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.

>> REED OLSON TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THAT HE SENT A LETTER TO THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL THAT IF THE PEOPLES CHURCH IS NOT OPEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING, HE ADVOCATES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEMPORARY WARMING CENTER SOMEWHERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

>>> THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN APPEARS TO BE NEARING AND END BUT FLIGHT PROBLEMS CONTINUE.

LEGISLATION THAT WOULD END THE SHUTDOWN PASSED IN THE SENATE LAST NIGHT AND THE HOUSE MAY VOTE ON IT TOMORROW NIGHT.

BUT FOR THE NOW THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES AND STARTING TODAY, SIX PERCENT OF FLIGHTS ARE BEING CUT AT DOZENS OF MAJOR AIRPORTS.

THIS IS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AS CUTS ARE BEING MANDATED DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO SLOW AIR TRAFFIC AMID LIMITED STAFFING.

AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD PACK THEIR PATIENCE AS DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO WORSEN.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTS.

>> Reporter: UNTIL A DEAL TO END THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS INKED, AIRLINES MUST CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE FAA EMERGENCY ORDER TO REDUCE FLIGHT CAPACITY AT 40 MAJOR U.S.

AIRPORTS, RISING TO 10% BY FRIDAY.

>> WE WERE SCARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO DELAY A WHOLE DAY OR MORE, BUT LUCKILY IT'S ONLY AN HOUR.

HOPEFULLY THIS IS NOT DELAYED MORE.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY, THE FLIGHT CUTS ROSE FROM 4% TO 6%, BUT TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY SAYS THAT PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER.

>> THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT YOU SAW MORE DELAYS OVER THE WEEKEND THAN 4%.

WE THOUGHT IT'S BETTER TO MANAGE A REDUCTION IN FLIGHTS TO SYSTEMICALLY TO PLAN FOR IT THAN TO LET CHAOS ENSUE.

>> Reporter: SECRETARY DUFFY VISITED THE AIRPORT ON DAY 42 OF A RECORD LONG GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, SPEAKING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WHO HAVE MISSED TWO PAYCHECKS.

>> WE HAVE SOME CONTROLLERS WHO ARE PUT IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

>> Reporter: HE WORRIES THAT IT WON'T RESUME TO FULL CAPACITY IMMEDIATELY.

>> I'M AFRAID WE WON'T HAVE CONTROLLERS COME BACK TO THE TOWER RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE REPORTS OF SHORT STAFFING SINCE THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1ST, MORE THAN SIX TIMES AS MANY AS WERE REPORTED ON THE SAME DATES LAST YEAR.

>> A 6-HOUR DELAY IN HOUSTON AND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT.

IT'S BECAUSE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AREN'T GETTING PAID.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> AS OF THIS EVENING, THERE WERE 46 CANCELLATIONS TODAY AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND 67 DELAYS THERE CENTRAL LAKES >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Stacy: CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED OUT AND WE SHOULD ENJOY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, DEER [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN, [♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HOSTS MANY TRIBUTE CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THEIR NEXT ONE WILL FEATURE THE MUSIC OF ONE OF MINNESOTA'S MOST FAMOUS MUSICIANS.

MARSHALL CHARLOFF AND THE PURPLE EXPERIENCE ARE BRINGING THE SONGS OF PRINCE TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH THE GROUP INCLUDES MATT DOCTOR FINK, WHO WAS A KEYBOARDIST WITH PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION WHILE THEY WERE TOURING.

[♪♪♪] >> THE REASON THAT I AM SO CAPTIVATED BY THIS PERFORMER IS BECAUSE HE DOES AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE AS PRINCE AND HE HAS MEMBERS OF HIS BAND THAT WORKED WITH PRINCE WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.

IT'S AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BRING TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE EXCITED TO SEE HIS MUSIC LIVE.

>> Dennis: AND STACY IS HERE NOW WITH OUR WEATHER.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOME VERY NICE PHOTOS OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS TONIGHT.

THEY LOOK SENSATIONAL.

>> Stacy: THE EAGLE EYES REPORTS WERE BUSY.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE THEM AS WELL.

THE CLOUDS ARE CLEARING OFF.

THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BUT THOSE CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED OUT JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OUT THERE TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WE SHOULD SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 50s LATER ON THIS WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 36 AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR DEW POINT IS AT 25.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 14, GUSTING UP TO 23 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE THE CLOUDS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA THIS EVENING, LEAVING A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES ACROSS NORTH EARN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

IT WILL BE CLEAR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IT LOOKS LIKE SUNSHINE FOR US TOMORROW.

SOME TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO TODAY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40s, BUT WE WILL SEE SOME WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

A LOT OF PICTURES TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A PARTIAL RAINBOW AND SOME SHOTS OF THE SUNSET.

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS WERE JUST SPECTACULAR OUT THERE.

OUR EAGLE EYES WERE OUT THERE AND TAKING PICTURES.

I FEEL BAD TO MAKE THE PICTURES SMALL.

WE HAVE SO MANY TO SHARE WITH YOU.

WE HAVE THESE PICTURES, ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT THE EAGLE EYES SHARED WITH US ON OUR EAGLE EYES WEATHER WATCHER GROUP ON FACEBOOK.

IF YOU WANT TO HEAD OVER TO THAT, YOU CAN TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE AND THE OTHER ONES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, CALM AND 24.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 45 FOR THE HIGH.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, BREEZY CONDITIONS.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 50.

A MILD TEMPERATURE OUT THERE, 8 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 25, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 4:48.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 46, SO WE ARE WELL ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

24 WAS OUR LOW TEMP AND SUNRISE AT 7:19.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, NOT EXPECTING TO SEE MUCH, VERY FEW CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-40s ACROSS THE NORTH, AND AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD BE SEEING MID TO MAYBE A FEW UPPER 40s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, 27 FOR THE LOW, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 44 FOR OUR HIGH TEMP AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, MORE SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY, HIGHS IN THE MID-40s.

WE JUMP UP INTO THE MID-50s ON FRIDAY WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.

THERE MAY BE A FEW SCATTER SHOWERS ON SATURDAY, HIGHS NEAR 50, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING A COOL DOWN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: AND CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

A BIT OF OPTIMISM OVER THIS BEMIDJI HIGH GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR.

THEY HAVE A GOOD PLAYER IN BAILEY.

THEY ARE TAKING ON GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY.

THEY LOST ONE OF THEIR BEST PLAYERS IN MERCURY.

THEY'RE WITHOUT HER THIS YEAR BUT THEY HAVE PRETTY GOOD PLAYERS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND M >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY IS 1-0 TO START THE SEASON.

GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY BEGAN THE YEAR SUFFERING A 5-4 OVERTIME LOSS TO LAKEVILLE NORTH LAST FRIDAY.

THE LIGHTNING IN BEMIDJI TRYING TO EVEN THEIR RECORD.

LUMBERJACKS LOOKING TO WIN THEIR HOME OPENER.

JACKS CATCH GRG IN A SHIFT CHANGE AND BAILEY IS LEFT ALL ALONE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

4 ON SATURDAY, STARTING THE SCORE AT 1 AFTER 1.

BEMIDJI PEPPERING SHOTS, PUTTING THEM AHEAD 2-0.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, MOLLY CLEARS THE PUCK AND NAOMI TURNS IT INTO A BREAK AWAY.

NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T.

HER FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON MADE IT 3-0.

LIGHTNING FINALLY ABLE TO BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SECOND PERIOD, LATE SECOND PERIOD, KATE CARLSON TAKES HER SHOT.

THEY TAKE OUT THE TRASH, IT'S 3-1 AFTER 2.

NO ONE SCORES IN THE THIRD, SO 3-1 THE FINAL BEMIDJI OVER GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY.

THEY WILL MEET AGAIN IN JANUARY.

>>> ELSEWHERE IN GIRLS HOCKEY, ROSEAU BEATS EAST GRAND FORKS.

NORTHERN LAKES IS BEAT BIZARRE TELL SAUK RAPIDS.

THE MINNESOTA WILD DROP THEIR GAME 2-1 TO SAN JOSE.

>>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY STARTED CONFERENCE PLAY ON A HEATER.

THE BEAVERS ARE UNBEATEN IN THEIR FIRST SIX GAMES AND SIT ATOP THE CCHA STANDINGS WITH 14-POINTS, TWO MORE THAN MICHIGAN TECH, THEIR OPPONENT THIS WEEKEND.

BUT THE 5-0-1 RECORD HASN'T COME EASY, FOUR OF THE GAMES WENT TO OVERTIME, THREE OF WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO COME OUT ON TOP, WITH THE OTHER ENDING IN A TIE BUT COLLECTING THE EXTRA POINT ON A SHOOTOUT VICTORY.

IT'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN A WINNING AND LOSING RECORD, ONE THE BEAVS CERTAINLY AREN'T TAKING FOR GRANTED.

>> WE'RE FINDING A WAY.

WE'RE FINDING A WAY.

WE COULD BE 2-4 THE LAST 6, VERSUS 5-0-1.

SO I WANT TO PREFACE THAT.

DEFENSIVELY, WE'RE SO MUCH BETTER.

WE HAVE MADE STRIDES AND WE WON 3-3 TOO.

WE'RE LIVING RIGHT FOR WHATEVER REASON.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS STUFF SO MANY TIMES AND YOU WILL TAKE IT WHEN YOU'RE LIVING RIGHT, BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT GOES THE OTHER WAY.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING IT.

>> I THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR ROOM.

EVERYONE BRINGS A LITTLE BIT AND EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR ROLE.

WE HAVE BEEN FINDING A WAY AND COME PLAYOFF TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO WIN.

I THINK IT'S GOOD WE'RE FINDING THAT NOW AND YEAH, IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL HELP.

>> Charlie: MICHIGAN TECH, THEY ARE SECOND IN CCHA PLAY, BUT THEY ONLY PLAYED TWO SERIES SO FAR, SO THE 12-POINTS THEY HAVE ARE FROM FOUR STRAIGHT WINS.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY IS COMING OFF THEIR FIRST WIN OVER A RANKED OPPONENT IN NEARLY 4-YEARS, AND THIS WEEKEND THEY'LL HAVE ANOTHER RANKED MATCH-UP ON THE ROAD AT MINNESOTA.

UNDER SECOND YEAR HEAD COACH AMBER FRYKLUND, THE BEAVERS CONTINUE TO TRY AND CLOSE THE GAP IN THE WCHA AND PART OF CLOSING THAT GAP IS FINDING PLAYERS THAT CAN COMPETE AT A HIGH LEVEL.

THAT'S WHY IT'S NO SURPRISE THE BEAVS HAVE SEVERAL WARROAD SKATERS ON THEIR ROSTER, INCLUDING FRESHMAN DEFENDER CATY COMSTOCK WHO IS PLAYING SIGNIFICANT MINUTES THROUGH THE TEAM'S FIRST TEN GAMES, AND WILL BE PLAYING MORE THIS WEEKEND AGAINST THE GOPHERS.

>> WARROAD HAS THE SAME KIND OF GRITTY ASPECT OF THEIR GAME AND THE WORK HARD MENTALITY, AND JUST BRINGING THAT TO ALL AREAS OF GAME.

I KNOW THEY PLAY FAST, THEY PLAY HARD.

THEY HAVE A LOT, A LOT OF GOOD TALENT, SO WE HAVE TO BE READY FROM THE GET GO.

>> MAKING SURE WE'RE STAYING TRUE TO OUR PROCESS AND HOW WE PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING OPPONENT.

THAT WAS A BIG WIN ON SATURDAY, AND HOPEFULLY THAT BRINGS OUR TEAM MOMENTUM AND CONFIDENCE GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND IS WONKY.

FRIDAY THEY'RE PLAYING AT THE MARIUCHI.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE 4,000 GIRLS THERE AND THEY WERE SCREAMING THE WHOLE TIME.

PRETTY COOL THING.

>> Dennis: SOUNDS GOOD, THANKS CHARLIE.

EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS FLOOD THE FORESTS IN THEIR CAMO AND ORANGE AT THE START OF DEER FIREARM HUNTING SEASON, AND THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS NO DIFFERENT.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE OUR REPORTER SYDNEY TOOK A LOOK.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR AND NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE CELEBRATED THE FIREARM DEER HUNTING SEASON OPENER.

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN EXCITEMENT OF OPENING WEEKEND HAS WORN OFF, THERE ARE SEVERAL DAYS OF OPEN HUNTING SEASON AND THE BIGGEST THING TO PRIORITIZE IS SAFETY.

>> WELL, BLAZE ORANGE.

NOT ONLY IS IT SAFE, IT IS A LAW, AND OF COURSE WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY POINTING THE RIFLE, KNOW YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU POINT THE RIFLE OR ANY WEAPON AND KNOW WHAT IS BEHIND THAT TARGET.

>> Reporter: HUNTING SEASON CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ECONOMIC BOOTH WITH PEOPLE TRAVELING, THEREFORE EATING AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BRINGING MORE BUSINESS TO THE MEAT INDUSTRY AND THE ANNUAL 400,000-PLUS LICENSES THAT GO OUT HELPS THE D.N.R.

PUT MONEY BACK INTO NATURE.

BUT TO THOSE SPORTING ORANGE, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO DO WITH THE PULLING OF A TRIGGER OR DRAWING A BOW BACK.

THAT'S ALL PART OF IT, BUT FOR ME, IT'S BEING IN THE WOODS, TOUCHING BASE WITH NATURE AGAIN.

IT'S PRETTY EASY TO ESCAPE ALL THE TROUBLES OF ONE'S EVERYDAY LIFE AND ABOUT AS PEACEFUL AS ANYTHING CAN REALLY BE FOR A PERSON, REALLY.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA TYPICALLY SEES BETWEEN 130 TO 200,000 DEER TAGGED DURING THE 9 TO 16 DAYS OF THE REGULAR FIREARM DEER HUNTING SEASON.

>> YOUR POPULATION IS DOING WELL, 1.3 TO 1.4 MILLION DEER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

SO THERE ARE DEER HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES NEARLY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM FARDEN WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE MAP OF WHEN FIREARM DEER SEASON ENDS ON DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE DNR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS A MAP OF MANDATORY CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, OR CWD, TESTING REGIONS.

DEER TAGGED WITHIN THESE REGIONS MUST BE TESTED FOR THE FATAL DISEASE, AND TESTING LOCATIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE.

>>> OKAY, LET'S HEAD BACK TO STACY FOR ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING QUIET WEATHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 27, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

SUNSHINE TOMORROW, HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID-40s WITH WEST WINDS, AGAIN AT 5 TO 20.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, OF COURSE WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES THERE ON FRIDAY, COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ON SATURDAY.

>> Dennis: AND THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP TONIGHT'S SHOW.

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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