
October 1, 2026 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2026 Episode 194 | 29m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Bringing North Central Minnesota local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week.
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Miles Walker. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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October 1, 2026 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2026 Episode 194 | 29m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Miles Walker. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.
>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.
>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00 WITH LOCAL NEW FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.
DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS AND STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER.
[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.
>>> THE FAMILY OF A MINNESOTA WOMAN SHOT AND KILLED BY AN ICE AGENT IS SUING THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT OVER HER DEATH.
RENEE GOOD WAS KILLED JANUARY 7TH BY ICE AGENT JONATHAN ROSS IN MINNEAPOLIS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S OPERATION METRO SURGE.
ON THURSDAY, TWO CIVIL LAWSUITS RELATED TO HER DEATH WERE FILED IN MINNESOTA FEDERAL COURT.
ONE NAMES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS THE SOLE DEFENDANT A WAY TO SUE THE GOVERNMENT FOR PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DEATH.
>> ICE AND CBP ARE NOT ABOVE THE CONSTITUTION.
FEDERAL AGENTS DO NOT GET A FREE PASS TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST ORDINARY PEOPLE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS IMPUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLATING PROTECTED RIGHTS.
WHEN GOVERNMENT POWER CROSSES THE LINE, THERE MUST BE ACCOUNTABILITY.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT EXEMPT FROM THE RULE OF LAW.
>> THE OTHER LAWSUIT ALLEGES CONSPIRACY TO INTERFERE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS BY SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND OTHERS.
ACCORDING TO THE GOOD FAMILY ATTORNEYS, THAT FILING NAMES ICE AGENT ROSS AND OTHERS.
THAT INCLUDES WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF STEPHEN MILLER, FORMER SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY KRISTI NOEM AND WHITE HOUSE BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN AS DEFENDANTS.
THERE ARE OTHER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FIGURES NAMED AS WELL AS TEN JOHN DOE FEDERAL AGENTS.
>>> THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MISSING PERSON FROM BEMIDJI.
YESTERDAY THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.
ISSUED AN ENDANGERED PERSON ALERT FOR 25-YEAR OLD ZACHARIAH AUSMUS WAS LAST SEEN IN BEMIDJI ON SEPTEMBER 14TH.
AUTHORITIES RELEASED NEW INFORMATION TODAY THAT INDICATES AUSMAN MAY BE USING THE NAME OF RIVER.
AND THAT AUSMUS WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK COLORED LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, GRAY COLORED PANTS, AND ORANGE COLORED CROC STYLE SHOES.
AUSMUS IS FIVE FEET SEVEN INCHES TALL AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS AND HAS BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES.
AUTHORITIES SAY IT IS POSSIBLE AUSMUS IS IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.
AUSMUS'S LAST CONTACT WITH FAMILY WAS IN JULY AND FAMILY MEMBERS REPORT AUSMUS'S MENTAL STATUS AS UNSTABLE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.
>>> MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MADE MORE 1,400 D.W.I.-ARRESTS AND ISSUED MORE THAN 51,000 SPEEDING CITATIONS DURING THIS SUMMERS ANNUAL 100 DEADLIEST DAYS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN NEARLY 300 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKED TO STOP DANGEROUS DRIVERS AND PREVENT CRASHES.
STILL, DESPITE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS DRIVING 154 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN TRAFFIC CRASHES THIS SUMMER.
THAT IS THE MOST DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SINCE THE STATE RECORDED 163 TRAFFIC DEATHS IN 2023.
AMONG THE SPEEDING CITATIONS WERE 68 FOR DRIVERS TRAVELING 100 MILER PER HOUR OF MORE, INCLUDING SEVEN FOR SPEEDS OF 133 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE.
>>> GREAT RIVER GREENING AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED ALONG CONIFER AVENUE IN BEMIDJI TO PLANT TREES IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE AREA'S TREE CANOPY.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON VOLUNTEERS LEARNED ABOUT THE TREES THEY WERE PLANTING AND WERE INSTRUCTED HOW TO PROPERLY DIG AND SEPARATE THE TREE ROOTS, TO PLANT THEM SO THEY WILL GROW AND PROVIDE SHADE FOR DECADES TO COME.
IN ALL, 88 TREES OF ALL DIFFERENT VARIETIES WERE PUT IN THE GROUND ALONG THE STREET.
>> ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO NOT JUST ADD TREES TO THE PLACE BUT A DIVERSE SELECTION OF TREES SO WE'RE INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF THE TREE CANOPY AS WELL.
YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES.
THEY HAVE THESE TREE TAGS IF YOU ARE CURIOUS WHAT THEY ARE, AND WE GET TO MEET NEW COMMUNITIES, MEET NEIGHBORS, AND HELP FOLKS MAKE AN IMPACT, MAKE A VISIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE SPACES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK EVERY DAY.
>>> GREAT RIVER REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT THIS WAS THE LAST MAJOR BEMIDJI PROJECT FOR 2026, BUT THEY WILL BE BACK IN THE AREA NEXT FALL AND IN 2028 TO CONTINUE PLANTING TREES, AS A PART OF THE COOLING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
>>> WORKERS HOPING TO SNAG A HOLIDAY JOB SHOULD APPLY NOW.
OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR COULD BE LIMITED.
KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHY HOLIDAY HIRING MAY BE SLUGGISH.
>> Reporter: THE CALENDAR SAYS FALL BUT CAREER EXPERTS SAY 'TIS THE SEASON TO APPLY FOR END OF YEAR HOLIDAY JOBS.
>> OCTOBER IS THE PEAK HIRING SEASON.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT HIRING STAFF IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, BUT IT SLOWS DOWN BECAUSE OCTOBER IS THE SWEET SPOT FOR SEASONAL HIRING.
>> Reporter: BUT HEADING INTO THE PEAK PERIOD FOR HOLIDAY HIRING, ONLY A HAND FULL OF MAJOR RETAILERS HAVE MADE THEIR HIRING TARGETS PUBLIC AND CHALLENGER FORECASTS RETAIL JOBS WILL FALL BELOW LAST YEAR'S LEVEL TO 450,000 DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
CHALLENGERS KNOW THAT THEY MAY TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH TO HIRING AS THEY GAUGE APPETITE FOR HOLIDAY SPENDING.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY VICKY, THE CAREER EXPERT FROM MONSTER SAYS OCTOBER IS THE PEAK HIRING MONTH, JOB HUNTERS SHOULD KEEP APPLYING THROUGH DECEMBER.
>> IF YOU MISS OCTOBER, YOU'RE NOT TOO LATE.
SOMETIMES COMPANIES WANT MORE WORKERS.
SO YOU'RE NOT TOO LATE.
>> Reporter: WORKERS WHO SNAG A ROLE SHOULD MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY BEYOND THE PAYCHECK.
>> YOU PROBABLY WANT TO PURSUE IT TO EARN MORE MONEY BUT ALSO TO ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS, MAKE NEW CONTACTS, GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR, SO IT IS A WIN-WIN.
>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.
>> ACCORDING TO CHALLENGER'S ANALYSIS OF BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DATA IN 2025, SEASONAL RETAIL HIRING FELL 15-PERCENT BELOW THE 543,000 JOBS ADDED IN QUARTER FOUR OF 2024.
[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MOST OF LAKELAND COUNTRY IS IN A FROST ADVISORY OR A FREEZE WARNING.
WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, ST.
PHILIPS CATHOLIC SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING THEIR 100th [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.
[♪♪♪] >>> HEADWATERS MUSIC AND ARTS IN BEMIDJI IS GETTING READY FOR IT'S OCTOBER OPEN MIC NIGHT.
REPORTER RYAN FLEMING GIVES US A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S HITTING THE STAGE.
>> Reporter: ONCE A MONTH, THIS ROOM BECOMES A PLACE WHERE SPOTLIGHT ISN'T RESERVED FOR PROFESSIONALS.
HEADWATERS OPEN IT IS FLOOR FOR PERFORMERS, ALL GETTING 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO SHARE WHAT THEY CAN DO.
>> BEING WELCOME TO SEE OTHERS GET A WARM RESPONSE AND FRIENDLY APPLAUSE AND THE OCCASIONAL QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE, EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE IS SO ATTENTIVE, IT IS ALSO THAT SENSE OF, WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: SOMETIMES THOSE FEW MINUTES AT THE MICROPHONE BECOME DEEPLY PERSONAL.
ONE PAST PERFORMER PERFORMED A SONG WRITTEN FOR HIS DAUGHTER, CREATING A MOMENT THAT IS STILL REMEMBERED TODAY.
>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE HEARTFELT PERFORMANCE HERE.
IT JUST REALLY MOVED ME.
I MEAN HE WAS CRYING.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THE AUDIENCE IS SO RESPECTFUL.
>> Reporter: TOMORROW'S LINE UP ALSO BRINGS A FAMILIAR LOCAL SOUND INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.
BEMIDJI MUSICIAN SUNNY JOHNSON IS THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PERFORMER, BRINGING HIS STYLE TO HEADWATERS, BUT SHARING THE MICROPHONE DOESN'T ACQUIRE THE SAME KIND OF EXPERIENCE.
TOMORROW NIGHT, YOU DON'T NEED A RECORD DEAL OR YEARS EXPERIENCE TO STEP BEHIND THE MICROPHONE.
AT HEADWATERS, ALL YOU NEED IS SOMETHING YOU'RE READY TO SHARE AND THE COURAGE TO TAKE THE STAGE.
>> OVER THE YEARS, WE HEAR ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO IS ONLY PLAYED IN THEIR BASEMENT, NEVER IN FRONT OF ANYBODY ELSE.
SO THIS TO BE THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE, IT'S REALLY MEMORABLE.
>> Reporter: THE FOCUS WILL NOT BE ON WHO IS PERFORMING.
STARTING AT 7:00, PEOPLE CAN PERFORM, LISTEN, OR SPEND THE EVENING TOGETHER AND THAT RELAXED ATMOSPHERE IS A BIG PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.
>> WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SOME PEOPLE WHO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE A COFFEE HOUSE, THERE IS COFFEE, TEA, AND GOODIES AND STUFF.
SO PEOPLE CAN WALK, YOU KNOW, MOVE AROUND THE AREA AS THEY CHOOSE.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE OPEN MIC SERIES CONTINUES ON THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, WITH A DIFFERENT FEATURED PERFORMER EACH MONTH.
>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.
WE HAD A MILD MONTH.
WE HAVE SEEN A FROST ONCE OR TWICE THIS MONTH.
>> Stacy: IN SEPTEMBER.
NOW WE'RE IN OCTOBER BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
WE'RE SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COLD TEMPS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
WE HAVE FREEZE WARNINGS AND FROST ADVISORIES FOR MOST OF OUR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER THE STACY CHRISTENSON.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE DID GET TO ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE ONCE AGAIN TODAY BUT TEMPERATURES WERE COOLER, WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT COOL BREEZE TO CONTEND WITH.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPS DROP INTO THE 30s OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND SOME LOW 30s BELOW FREEZING, AND SO WE COULD HAVE SOME AREAS OF FROST, SOME FREEZE WARNINGS ARE OUT FOR LAKELAND COUNTRY.
SO WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN JUST A SECOND.
HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT'S 45 AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI.
AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE FROM THE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, 35 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY IS AT 68%.
IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 53 DEGREES, OUR DEW POINT IS 35, PRESSURE IS RISING, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.
NOW NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS UNDER THE FREEZE WARNING, BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO 9:00 A.M.
ON FRIDAY.
WE COULD SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN THAT AREA, MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 9:00 A.M.
ON FRIDAY.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THAT 32 TO 36 RANGE, SO WE COULD SEE AREAS OF FROST ACROSS MUCH OF OUR VIEWING AREA.
LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT IS QUIET.
WE HAVE THE SUNSHINE TODAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE CLEAR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WITH THE CLEAR SKIES, WE WILL HAVE THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.
THAT WILL HELP IN THE FROST FORMATION ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.
STILL LOOKING AT SOME SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF RAIN AS WE START THE WEEKEND.
WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON VERY EARLY THIS MORNING OVER ME -- MENAHGA.
CHRISTY AND LAURIE SAYING IT WAS NICE AND A COOL DAY ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.
WE HAVE A CURIOUS DEER FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE AND GARY SPOTTING SOME 5-INCH MUSHROOMS IN DEERWOOD.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 46 AND CALM THIS MORNING.
DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 42 AND CALM THIS MORNING.
ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND WINDY TODAY.
STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 53.
CHRISTY IN DEERWOOD, BREEZY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 64.
>>> LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 64 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, A PRETTY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, 1 DEGREE ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
47 WAS THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 5:56.
LOOKING AT BEMIDJI, 58 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE.
SO A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOL SIDE, 43 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 7:19.
SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING, A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES, AND SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE STARTING TO INCREASE LATE TOMORROW BEFORE THE SHOWERS ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND.
HIGH TEMPERATURES, WE'RE LOOKING AT UPPER 50s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 50s TO MAYBE A FEW LOW 60s.
SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, AREAS OF FROST, LOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 33.
THEN FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, STILL LOOKING AT THE AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 58, AND WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.
HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS IN THE AREA ON SATURDAY, HIGHS WILL BE BACK NEAR 62.
61 WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY.
LOOKING AT EARLY NEXT WEEK, ONCE AGAIN THERE COULD BE SOME AREAS OF FROST MONDAY MORNING, TEMPERATURES FALL IN THE MID-30s.
WE SHOULD HAVE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s, DON'T RULE OUT A FEW LOW 70s BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, MILES IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS AND BIG RIVALRY GAME TOMORROW NIGHT, ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
>> Miles: ONE OF THE ICONIC TRAVELING TROPHIES.
THEY WILL BE PLAYING FOR IT TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM THAT AFTER THE BREAK.
[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
[♪♪♪] >>> FRIDAY WILL MARK THE 81ST TIME BRAINERD AND BEMIDJI MEET ON THE GRIDIRON, AND IT WILL BE THE NINTH TIME THEY WILL BATTLE FOR BABE'S BELL, ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST ICONIC TRAVELING TROPHIES.
THE WARRIORS ARE CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED COMING OFF TWO-STRAIGHT COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORIES OVER SAUK RAPIDS-RICE AND SARTELL, WHILE THE LUMBERJACKS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN.
HOWEVER BEMIDJI IS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF BABES BELL, HAVING WON IT THE LAST TWO YEARS RUNNING.
BOTH SQUADS ARE CHOPPING AT THE BIT, TO RECLAIM BRAGGING RIGHTS, AND BRING BABE BACK HOME.
>> IT'S A PRETTY -- PRETTY LONG HISTORY WITH BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD.
IT'S BEEN A GOAL OF OURS SINCE LAST OCTOBER, EVER SINCE WE ENDED OUR SEASON.
IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR TEAM.
I HAVE IT CIRCLED AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WIN.
>> FOR ME, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING UP.
I MEAN EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, THAT'S ALL EVERYONE EVER TALKED ABOUT, THE BELL, THE BELL.
IF EVERYTHING IN THE SEASON GOES WRONG, WE HAVE THE BRAINERD GAME CIRCLED AND IF WE CAN GET THAT DUB, THAT MAKES US HAPPY ABOUT OUR SITUATION.
>> WE'RE GOING TO COME IN WITH AN ATTITUDE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE'RE 4-0 OR 0- 4, I THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW UP AND PROVE IT.
>> Miles: AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE HISTORY, BEMIDJI CURRENTLY OWN IT IS RECORD WINNING OVER -- EXCUSE ME, GOING 6-2, INCLUDING TWO W'S IN 2018 AND 2019.
>>> SWITCHING OVER TO GIRLS SOCCER, SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE 0-2-1 IN THEIR LAST GAMES.
2 MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF, TIED AT 0, JORDAN ACCIDENTALLY HEADS INTO BRAINERD AS THEY GO UP 1-0.
18 MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF, SOFIA, AN ASSIST, AND SHE SCORES BRAINERD'S 70th GOAL OF THE SEASON, PUTTING BRAINERD UP 2-0.
23 MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF, GRACE PITCHED A SHUTOUT AND ONE OF HER 6 GOALS FOR THE GAME AS BRAINERD GETS THE W OVER THE REIGNING SECTION CHAMPS, 2-0.
>>> MORE IN GIRLS SOCCER, GRAND RAPIDS PITCHES A SHUTOUT AGAINST HIBBING-CHISHOLM AND LITTLE FALLS GETS A 1-0 OVER ST.
JOHN'S PREP.
>>> MOVING TO BOYS SOCCER, BEMIDJI HOSTING BRAINERD, EXCUSE ME.
BRAINERD GOT THINGS ROLLING NICE AND EARLY.
SLICING AND DICING, BURYING IT IN THE NYLON, THE WARRIORS TAKE A 1-0 LEAD.
SAME SCORE, NOVAK FROM LANDON, BURIES IT, TIES THINGS UP AT 1- 1.
BEMIDJI STILL LOOKING TO GET BACK INTO IT AS NOVAK ALMOST HIT A RIDICULOUS BICYCLE KICK.
THAT WOULD END UP BEING THE FINAL SCORE TODAY AS BRAINERD BEMIDJI END IN A TIE.
LITTLE FALLS FALLS TO ST.
JOHN'S PREP.
BEMIDJI FALLS TO SARTELL.
AND NEVIS GETS A W OVER LAPORTE, AND CROSBY-IRONTON GETS THE RIVALRY WIN.
LAKE OF THE WOODS WINS IN 5 SETS.
PEQUOT LAKES FALLS TO ALBANY.
OVER IN GIRLS TENNIS, BEMIDJI GETS THE W OVER FERGUS FALLS AND GETTING THE WIN OVER SARTELL AS WELL.
BRAINERD GETS A WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.
PEQUOT LAKES FALLS TO FOLEY.
IN SWIM AND DIVE, BEMIDJI FALLS TO RECORY.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME TOMORROW NIGHT, BRAINERD HAS THE BETTER RECORD THIS YEAR, RIGHT?
>> Miles: BRAINERD IS 4-0.
THEY ARE RANKED IN TOP 10 IN CLASS 5A, BUT YOU KNOW HOW RIVALRY GAMES GO.
>> Dennis: BEMIDJI IS STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN.
>> Miles: YEAH.
>> Dennis: SOUNDS GOOD, THANKS MILES.
SAINT PHILIP'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI IS CELEBRATING THEIR CENTENNIAL WITH STUDENT-FOCUSED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT WHAT THE 100 YEAR MARK MEANS TO THEM, AND WHAT STUDENTS WILL BE DOING TO RE-LIVE SCHOOL THROUGH THE DECADES.
>> Reporter: 1926, THE YEAR THAT WINNIE-THE-POOH WAS FIRST PUBLISHED, CANDY BARS ONLY COST $.05, AND OF COURSE THE YEAR THAT ST.
PHILIPS CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI WAS OPEN.
>> THERE IS A WONDERFUL PHRASE, WE BUILT THIS STONE.
WE ARE GOING TO BE AROUND.
THAT'S THE GOAL, THAT'S THE IDEA.
>> Reporter: EVERY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT DECADE THAT ST.
PHILIPS HAS BEEN OPEN.
>> STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH THE 1920s GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.
HOPSCOTCH AND JACKS RULED THE PLAYGROUND, AND INDOORS, DOMINO'S WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE KIDS.
>> STARTING TODAY, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THEM HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND HOW SO MANY THINGS WE HAVE TODAY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE BACK THEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KEPT HEARING THE KIDS SAY WAS I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CAN BUY A CANDY BAR FOR $.05, NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS A LOT OF MONEY BACK THEN.
SO IT'S JUST VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH THEM PROCESS HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER SO MANY YEARS.
>> HAVING JOY AT SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY ASPIRE TO HAVE AT OUR BUILDING.
SO WATCHING OUR KIDS JUST PARTICIPATE IN THE DIFFERENT GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FROM THE TIME PERIOD TODAY, ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, SMILING, LAUGHING, JUST HAVING FUN, THAT'S EXACTLY FILLS THE CUP OF ANY TEACHER OR PERSON THAT WORKS AT A SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: A STREET PICNIC WAS HELD WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY.
>> IT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T JUST SCHOOL FAMILIES, THEY WERE PARISH FAMILIES AND WE HAD TO ADD A NEW WING, WE HAD TO ADD A NEW GYM, A NEW KITCHEN.
WE HAVE 340 STUDENTS AT ONE TIME.
WHEN I WAS HIRED, THERE WAS 1 SECTION OF EACH GRADE AND NOW WE'RE AT 2 SECTIONS OF EACH GRADE.
THAT ALONE HAS CHANGED BUT JUST THE DYNAMICS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND I THINK THE INVOLVEMENT WE HAVE WITH PARENTS.
YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL.
THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
>> WE'RE CELEBRATING SOMETHING, THIS IS A HEARTWARMING THING FOR OUR KIDS AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN INTERNALIZE IT AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S REALLY SPECIAL THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW AND BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT.
>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> Dennis: AND SAINT PHILLIP'S WILL BE ENDING THEIR CENTENNIAL YEAR WITH ONE BIG CELEBRATION INVOLVING STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND FAMILIES, AND THE SCHOOL WILL BURY A TIME CAPSULE FOR FUTURE STUDENTS TO OPEN, ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
>>> FOR RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO STACY.
>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, POSSIBLY SOME SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE WE DO HAVE A FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 9:00 A.M., THE REST OF OUR VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A FROST ADVISORY FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.
FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, AREAS OF FROST, LOWS NEAR 33, AND THEN FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, STILL AREAS OF FROST THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 58.
>> Miles: AND BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY WILL BE OPENING THEIR SEASON TOMORROW AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT HOME.
>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.
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