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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.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY OPIOID STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE BELTRAMI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION PROVIDED ITS ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD EARLIER TODAY, WHICH INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE 2023 TO 2024 YEAR, PLANS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, AND A PROJECTION OF GOALS AND NEXT STEPS FOR 2025.

BELTRAMI COUNTY OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTED THE EFFORTS MADE TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, HOW THEY ARE CREATING A BUDGET FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE, HOW FOUR GRANTEES WERE AWARDED TOWARDS THE COMMITTEE TO HELP WITH OPIOID ADDICTION, WHILE ALSO SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE COUNTY'S RESET PROGRAM BUT WHAT GOT THE COMMITTEE MOST EXCITED WAS THE OPENING OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR R.F.P.'S.

>> THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST UNDER TAKINGS BECAUSE IT ALLOWED FOR US TO HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAY AND WE ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS TO COME AND SAY HEY, WE CAN REALLY USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO DO THAT WORK.

SO, INSTEAD OF REINVENTING THE WHEEL, LIKE TRYING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO START XYZ, WE LOOKED AT SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY AND SAID WHAT GAPS DO YOU HAVE AND HOW DOES THIS FUNDING SUPPORT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING?

>> THE COMMITTEE DID BUDGET FOR UP TO $70,000 YEARLY FOR POTENTIAL EXTRA FUNDS NEEDED WITH R.F.P.

'S, BUT DUE TO SOME EXTRA FUNDING RECEIVED LAST YEAR, THAT AMOUNT IS SET AT $140,000 FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS.

>>> BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED CANCER AMONG WOMEN TODAY, AFFECTING NEARLY 100 WOMEN IN OUR REGION EACH YEAR.

THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY OCTOBER IS KNOWN AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS DEADLY DISEASE BY HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ITS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT FROM FARGO IN HOPES TO OFFER THIS SERVICE TO RURAL MINNESOTA IN THE FUTURE.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> WHILE MAMMOGRAMS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE TO DETECT BREAST CANCER IN ITS EARLY STAGES, MANY WOMEN FOREGO THESE SCREENINGS DUE TO BARRIERS LIKE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, COSTS, AND OTHER FACTORS.

>> THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAM PROVIDES 3-D MAMMOGRAMS AND IT'S FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE DISTANCE.

WE HAVE WOMEN THAT CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THE MAMMOGRAMS BECAUSE IT IS INCONVENIENT AND IT COULD BE COSTLY.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SCREENINGS AND TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE A DAY OFF WORK AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS UNIT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

IT WILL BECOME IMPACTFUL FOR OUR ABILITY TO SAVE LIVES.

>> Reporter: SANFORD HEALTH WANTS TO MAKE IT THEIR MISSION TO GET THIS TO PEOPLE IN NEED BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE EARLY SCREENING SAVES LIVES.

>> WE NEED TO SCREEN AS MANY WOMEN AS WE CAN.

THE KEY TO BEATING CANCER IS EARLY DETECTION.

IF YOU FIND A CANCER AND IT'S A STAGE ONE, YOU HAVE A FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE OF 95%, COMPARED TO A 35% FOR A STAGE 4 CANCER.

>> Reporter: IT WILL INCREASE BREAST CANCER SCREENING RATES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS BY UP TO 5%.

THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING IT FOR 30 YEARS AND SHE COULDN'T SEE HERSELF WORKING ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> I SAID WE'RE GOING TO PROVE THEM WRONG.

WHEN THEY GET OUT OF HERE, THEY WILL SAY THAT'S IT?

>> YOU COME IN THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAD AT YOU.

THIS IS NOT AN EXAM THEY WANT AND THEY'RE BLAMING YOU.

WHEN WE LEAVE, THEY ARE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT WE CAME TO THEM.

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

>> SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI HOPES TO PERMANENTLY ADD THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT TO ITS FACILITY BY OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR WITH A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

THEY WILL ADD THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

THEY WILL STOP BY OTHER SANFORD CLINICS IN WALKER, BLACKDUCK, CASS LAKE, AND PARK RAPIDS TO ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE MOBILE UNIT.

>>> TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAY 210 IN STAPLES WILL ENCOUNTER SHORT-TERM DELAYS AND A DETOUR FOR A FEW MORE DAYS THAN EXPECTED.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CREWS ARE WORKING AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING.

HIGHWAY 210 WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO CLOSE BETWEEN HIGHWAY 10 AND FRONT STREET FROM OCTOBER 14TH UNTIL OCTOBER 18TH, BUT THAT TIMELINE HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO OCTOBER 14TH THROUGH THE 23RD.

MOTORISTS ARE BEING DETOURED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 21 FRONT STREET, AIRPORT ROAD, CARDINAL DRIVE AND BACK TO HIGHWAY 210.

>>> OPERATION SANDWICH IS OFFICIALLY BACK FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

NORMALLY HELD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FREE LUNCH TO LOCAL KIDS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FIRST STARTED ROUGHLY A DECADE AGO.

>> IT WAS A LOCAL PASTOR, HER NAME IS SARAH MARSHALL AND SHE IS ON OUR BOARD NOW.

SHE WAS TALKING TO SCHOOL KIDS BEFORE SUMMERTIME AND SHE SAID WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT FOR THE SUMMER?

THERE WAS ONE LITTLE KID AT A TABLE THAT SAID NO, I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT SUMMER BECAUSE WHEN I GO HOME, THERE IS NOTHING TO EAT IN THE SUMMERTIME.

WE'RE HUNGRY.

>> Reporter: OPERATION SANDWICH PROVIDES AN INSTRUMENTAL PART FOR FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY.

ONE IN EVERY SEVEN CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA FACE HUNGER, SOMETHING THAT TEDDY RUSSELL SAW FIRSTHAND.

>> I WILL LOOK AT ALL MY KIDS AND SOME OF THE ONES I LEAST EXPECTED WERE FACING HUNGER EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO IT'S BEEN EYE OPENING THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING AND NOW HERE.

IT'S THE MOST UNLIKELY PEOPLE THAT ARE FACING THE DAY-TO-DAY STRUGGLES.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE OVER 43,000 FAMILIES LAST YEAR AS THE ORGANIZATION DOES WHAT THEY CAN TO EMBODY THEIR MISSION AND SERVE AS A BRIDGE OF SUPPORT.

>> THERE IS NO JUDGMENT HERE.

THERE IS LOW AND MINIMAL QUESTIONS ASKED.

WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND TRY TO BRIDGE THAT GAP WITH WHATEVER THEY ARE NEEDING, WHETHER THAT IS RENT, UTILITIES, FOOD, SUPPLIES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I LOVE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A ONE STOP SHOP AND HELPS ANYBODY AND EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: OPERATION SANDWICH REFLECTS BRIDGES OF HOPE'S VISION, TO LINK FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY, STABILIZE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE LAKES AREA WHILE SENDING A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO THRIVE.

>> WHEN FAMILIES CALL FOR HELP, WE ARE REFERRING THEM OUT TO ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES AND T.T.C., AND WE TRY TO HOLISTICALLY LOOK AT A FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AND HOW CAN ANY ONE OF US OR ALL OF US HELP.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT, KNOWING THAT WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER THAN WE CAN DO INDIVIDUALLY.

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

>> Dennis: UPCOMING DISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 26TH AND DECEMBER 19TH.

>>> A GIANT-SIZED COMPETITION HAS PROVEN ONE MINNESOTA MAN IS THE POUND-FOR-POUND PUMPKIN CHAMP.

PATRICK CORNELL HAS THAT STORY.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THE PROLIFIC PUMPKIN GROWING KING HAS DONE IT AGAIN.

TRAVIS'S 2,400 POUND GUARD NAMED RUDY CLAIMED THE GRAND PRIZE AT THE PUMPKIN WEIGH OFF IN CALIFORNIA, CONQUERING ALL THE COLOSSAL COMPETITORS TO CLAIM THE CROWN.

THIS MAKES NOT ONE, TWO, THREE, BUT FOUR TIMES THE MINNESOTA NATIVE HAS TAKEN HOME THE TITLE.

HIS WINNING CREATION CLOCKED IN AT 2,471 POUNDS, BEATING HIS CLOSEST COMPETITOR BY 6 POUNDS.

AS THEY SAY, A WIN IS A WIN AND WHAT'S A PUMP-KING WITHOUT A RING TO CELEBRATE?

>> GHING-GUR IS FROM ANOKA AND WON A LITTLE MORE THAN $22,000 FOR HIS FIRST PLACE PUMPKIN.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND BREEZY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE SOME WARMING TEMPS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE ANNUAL CORN MAZE AND FAMILY FALL FUN.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER HELD ITS ANNUAL CAMP COMMUNITY DAY ON SUNDAY.

THANKS TO A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE TUOMI FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO ENJOY A FREE DAY AT CAMP, WHERE PEOPLE GOT A LOOK INTO WHAT CAMP CONFIDENCE IS ALL ABOUT.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THOSE WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

THE COMMUNITY DAY GIVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC A DAY TO DIG IN TO WHAT CAMP HAS TO OFFER.

THIS YEAR, ALSO THE FIRST ANNUAL SOUP COOK OFF, PERFECT FOR THE PIRATE THAT IS THE CRISP AUTUMN WIND.

>> THE FIRST STOP IS THE SOUP COOK OFF.

WE HAVE THE ZIP LINE GOING, WHICH HAS BEEN BUSY.

WE HAVE THE ANIMALS.

THE THING THAT WE'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS OUR SCAVENGER HUNT.

WE KNOW THEY'RE LEAVING HERE WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THINGS AT CAMP.

>> Reporter: THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE EVERY YEAR THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE TUOMI FAMILY.

THEY HAVE SHOWED SUPPORT FOR THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER AND HOPES OTHERS CAN SEE THE WONDERS THAT THE CAMP HAS TO OFFER.

>> THEY HAVE MADE THIS A PRIORITY FOR THEM SAYING WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

HERE'S SOME MONEY.

GET THE PEOPLE INTO CAMP.

LET THEM SEE WHAT WE BELIEVE IN SO MUCH.

WHEN PEOPLE BELIEVE IN YOU THAT MUCH, IT MAKES YOU CONFIDENT TO SPREAD THAT WORD.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER SPECIAL PART ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CAMP COMMUNITY DAY WAS HONORING MARY, THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER.

SHE SPENT 42 YEARS AT THE CENTER AND THE IMPACT SHE MADE WAS IMMEASURABLE.

>> I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME I GOTTEN TO LEARN CAMP THROUGH YOUR EYES AND BE MENTORED BY YOU.

IT HAS MEANT A LOT, I LEARNED A LOT OF LIFE SKILLS AND CAMP.

IT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME TO BE HERE.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE THANKED EVERYONE AT CAMP FOR ALLOWING HER TO BE HERSELF.

SHE WILL BE AT CAMP UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT THE SURPRISE CELEBRATION AT COMMUNITY DAY WAS NEEDED FOR SOMEONE WHO EMBODIED WHAT THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER WAS ALL ABOUT FOR OVER FOUR DECADES.

>> MAKING IT SUCH A MUCH BETTER WORLD TO BE IN, OPENING DOORS FOR PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S JUST BELIEVING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT OUT HERE, GIVING PEOPLE VOICES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ALL THE SOUP FOR THE SOUP COOK-OFF WAS DONATED BY THE LAKES AREA RESTAURANTS THAT PARTICIPATED.

SHERWOOD NORTH WAS VOTED THE WINNER OF THE SOUP COOK-OFF FOR ITS REUBEN SOUP.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER.

WE COULD USE SOME SOUP OVERNIGHT.

IT GOT COLD, DIDN'T IT?

>> Stacy: IT DID.

WE HAD A LOT OF FROST OUT THERE AND SOME FOG IN THE AREA TOO.

WE AREN'T GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES AS COLD TONIGHT BUT STILL CHILLY.

EXPECT TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS SO FIRE DANGER IS GOING TO BE ON THE RISE AS >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID START OUT WITH SOME FOG AND SOME FROST OUT THERE THIS MORNING, BUT SUNSHINE RETURNS.

STILL A LITTLE CHILLY TEMPERATURE-WISE TODAY, AND COLD TONIGHT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT LOWS IN THE 20s AND 30s.

WARMING TEMPS ARE ON THE WAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING SUNSHINE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO WE COULD SEE SOME PRETTY NEAR SEVERE OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT'S 38 AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI, AT OUR STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

30 IS OUR DEW POINT AND HUMIDITY IS AT 72%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 30 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 26.

PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

IT IS QUIET ON THE RADAR.

IT HAS BEEN QUIET ALL DAY TODAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WIDESPREAD FROST, AND SOME AREAS OF FOG OR FREEZING FOG COULD DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN WE HAD TODAY.

WE WILL SEE A WARMING TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR EAGLE EYE PICTURES SENT TO US.

A LOT OF FOG THIS MORNING AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE CAPTURING THAT FOR US.

SAMROSE WITH A PICTURE OF A SUN DOG SPOTTED OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

CARRIE GETTING A VISIT FROM A LITTLE BUNNY IN HER YARD AT WALKER.

SUNSET TONIGHT WAS GORGEOUS, LINDA SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM RED LAKE.

TARA SENDING US THE PHOTO OF THE COMET SPOTTED IN THE SKY OVER BEMIDJI AND JULIE WITH A PICTURE OF THE MOON OVER LOWER MISSION LAKE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 24, CALM, FROST THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 45.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, FOG AND CLOUDS, BUT ALSO A BIT OF SUNSHINE TODAY, A HIGH OF 54.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, FOG AND FROST THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH OF 50.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE REACHED A HIGH OF 52 TODAY, 5 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 28, SO CHILLY THIS MORNING AND SUNSET WAS AT 6:29.

IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 50 DEGREES, SO A FEW DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

25 IS THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:39.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE, A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE, WE WILL BE SEEING THE WINDS AT 10 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.

HIGHS ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, UPPER 50s INTO THE LOW 60s AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, STILL LOOKING AT SUNSHINE, STILL LOOKING AT THE BREEZY CONDITIONS, AND AGAIN THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 58 IN AITKIN, TO 61 IN WADENA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, WIDESPREAD FROST AS WELL, PATCHY FREEZING FOG, LOWS NEAR 29.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, THE SUNSHINE IS BACK.

HIGHS WILL REACH 59 WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, MORE SUNSHINE AND WARMER ON THURSDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s, STILL PRETTY WARM ON FRIDAY, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

THAT CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE SEEING PAROL -- PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

COOLER ON SATURDAY, THE HIGHS COULD BE UP TO 70 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WELL CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

WE'RE MOVING INTO PLAYOFF TIME FOR A DIFFERENT SPORT, INCLUDING BOYS SOCCER.

>> Charlie: YES, BEMIDJI PLAYING THEIR RIVAL MOORHEAD AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU OTHER THAN THIS GAME HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR IN A SOCCER GAME.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND POST GAME COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

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IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI BOYS SOCCER REACHED THE SEMI-FINALS, BUT THEY WOULD PREFER A DIFFERENT RESULT.

THE LUMBERJACKS FELL ON THE ROAD IN SARTELL IN LAST YEAR'S SEMIFINALS MATCH, A HEARTBREAKING LOSS WHICH THEY WERE OUT SHOT 18-5 BUT LOST 2-1.

BEMIDJI IS HOSTING THEIR RIVAL MOORHEAD.

THE JACKS BEAT THE SPUDS TWICE DURING THE REGULAR SEASON AND TONIGHT THEY GOT OFF TO A GOOD START.

EARLY SECOND HALF, SPUDS WITH A FREE KICK FROM 50 YARDS OUT, GOES OFF THE HEAD OF BRODERICK, AND NO, THE JACKS TRAIL 2-1.

THEY KEEP FIGHTING, LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCH ON A SHOT, HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE NIGHT.

THEN WITH JUST UNDER 10 MINUTES TO GO, REID JOHNSON FOULED INSIDE THE BOX, WHICH MEANS BEMIDJI GETS A PENALTY KICK.

ISAAC STONE COMES UP WITH THE GOAL THAT PUTS BEMIDJI THROUGH.

HE WOULD SCORE ANOTHER ONE A LITTLE BIT LATER.

THE FINAL SCORE WOULD BE 4-2.

BEMIDJI BEATS MOORHEAD IN A GAME UP AND DOWN LIKE THAT, SOMETIMES YOU NEED GOOD LEADERSHIP AND WE GOT TO HEAR AFTERWARDS HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME THAT DEFICIT IN THE SECOND HALF AND COME AWAY WITH THE WIN.

>> WE JUST TRUSTED OUR GUYS AND MISTAKES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN ALONG THE ROAD.

WE KNEW WE COULD COME BACK FROM THEM.

WE HAVE BEEN DOWN BEFORE IN GAMES AND IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

>> SENIOR LEADERSHIP.

YOU HAVE 11 SENIORS ON YOUR TEAM.

WE PLAYED TOURNAMENTS.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE SITUATION AGAINST SARTELL AND MOORHEAD AND WE WATCHED OUR SEASON END.

THEY BASICALLY DUG INSIDE THEMSELVES AND SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

THEY EXECUTED.

>> Charlie: THEY WILL HEAD TO BUFFALO ON THURSDAY TO PLAY FOR THE SECTION 8-3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

BUFFALO THE 1 SEED, THAT GAME IS AT 7:00 P.M.

SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAD A COUPLE OF GAMES TONIGHT.

CENTRAL BEATS WINAMAC.

ROYALTON GETS THE BETTER OF LITTLE FALLS.

GRAND RAPIDS COLLECTS A WIN AS WELL.

ESKO BEATS BLACKDUCK AND ROSEAU WINS.

PILLAGER FALLS.

HOLLY BEATS STAPLES MOTLEY.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GETS THE WIN.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS GETS THE WIN OVER LAPORTE.

WADENA DEER CREEK BEATS NEW YORK MILLS.

>>> AND TORY WON THE GIRLS TENNIS INDIVIDUAL SINGLES TOURNAMENT TODAY BEATING BROOK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

WE WILL MOVE TO THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT.

A JUNIOR JUST OVER 75 WINS IN HER CAREER AS A RANGER.

ALSO PUNCHING HER TICKET IN THE INDIVIDUAL SINGLES TOURNEY IS STAPLES MOTLEY.

SHE FELL IN THE SEMIFINALS BUT RALLIED BACK TO WIN HER THIRD PLACE MATCH AND BEAT RUBY IN THE SECOND MATCH.

THE STANDOUT SOPHOMORE WON HER 100th CAREER MATCH.

>>> IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NEWS, WADENA DEER CREEK MADE THE DECISION TO FOREGO THEIR SEASON CITING LOW NUMBERS OF UPPERCLASSMEN AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR.

IN A LETTER, KYLE PETERMYER STRESSED THE SAFETY OF THE ATHLETES IS A REASON WHY THEY MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

WOLVERINES BEGAN THE SIN WITH 5 SENIORS, BUT AFTER A SLEW OF INJURIES.

THE TEAM ONLY HAS EIGHT 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE REST OF ROSTER IS COMPRISED OF FRESHMAN.

>> YOU MAKE A DECISION LIKE THIS AND YOU EXPECT THE STUDENTS TO BE UPSET AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN POSITIVE.

THEY GET IT AND THEY KNOW WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ARE GREAT BUT IT'S ALSO FLEETING.

IT'S A SMALL PART OF THEIR LIFE AND WE WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND GREAT ADULTS WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE.

>> WADENA-DEER CREEK IS HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE WITH BETTER NUMBERS AT THE MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVELS.

THEY WILL FORFEIT THEIR GAME TOMORROW AGAINST STAPLES-MOTLEY.

THE WOLVERINES FINISH 1-7.

THE CARDINALS FINISH 8-0.

THE SECTION 6-2A PLAYOFFS WILL NOW ONLY HAVE FOUR TEAMS COMPETING, MOVING ALL TEAMS TO SEMIFINALS MATCHES ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 26.

CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IS ALSO CANCELLING THEIR REMAINDER OF THEIR FOOTBALL SEASON, FORGOING THE CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS THAT BEGIN THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.

THE RAIDERS HAVE BEEN BIT BY THE INJURY BUG AND THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS HAVE DECLINED TO A LEVEL UNSAFE FOR FIELDING A TEAM.

CLC FINISHES THEIR SEASON 2 AND 4.

>>> THE WILD WON TODAY, 4-2.

>> Dennis: YES, PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WITH A BUNCH OF FRESHMEN.

>> Charlie: NO, WHEN YOU HAVE 14 TO 15-YEAR-OLDS PLAYING 18-YEAR-OLDS.

THAT'S A BIG GAP.

>> Dennis: YEAH.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

>>> FULLER FARM IN BEMIDJI HAS BEEN PUTTING ON FUN FAMILY FALL EVENTS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS YEAR THEY HAVE NEW ACTIVITIES AND MORE GAMES THAN EVER.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: HAY BAILS, CORN MAZES, THE ANNUAL FAMILY FALL EVENT.

THIS IS THEIR FIFTH YEAR DOING THE ACTIVITIES AND THE HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO WHO RUN IT STARTED OFF ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> MY WIFE WOULD TAKE THE KIDS TO ONE EVERY YEAR AND I FARM SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GO WITH.

>> ONE YEAR HE CAME WITH US BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING.

HE SAID THIS IS AWESOME.

>> WHY DOESN'T BEMIDJI HAVE THIS?

WE JUST THOUGHT THAT WE COULD REALLY USE ONE HERE.

>> SO, THEN IT STARTED.

>> Reporter: ONCE THE LEAVES STARTED TO CHANGE THEIR COLORS, IT'S TIME FOR THE FULLERS TO READY THE HAY BAILS, YARD GAMES, AND CORN MAZE.

I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE THE BEST SENSE OF DIRECTION SO I AM NOT THE BIGGEST FAN OF CORN MAZES, BUT I GUESS OTHER PEOPLE LOVE IT AS THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR PART OF THE ENTIRE EVENT.

IF PEOPLE CAN FIND THEIR WAY OUT.

>> FOR THE OLDER KIDS, I THINK THE CORN MAZE IS ALWAYS A FAVORITE, DEFINITELY ALWAYS FULL.

>> THE CORN PIT IS A BIG HIT AND THE BOUNCING PUMPKIN.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, FROM PAINTING PUFRN -- PUMPKINS, TO FEEDING THE GOATS.

NOT ONLY IS THE EXPERIENCE ABOUT PLAYING GAMES BUT IT'S ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO PLAY OUTSIDE AND GET EXERCISE OR JUST HANG AROUND THE FIRE AND CATCH UP AND THE FULLERS LOVE IT JUST AS MUCH AS THE CUSTOMERS DO.

>> I THINK MY FAVORITE PART IS WATCHING THE FAMILIES COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT THE LITTLE KIDS GET.

>> IT'S REALLY FUN.

WE TRY TO ADD A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR AND PEOPLE COME OUT AND THEY ARE HAPPY AND WE LOVE THAT.

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

>> THE HOURS ON THE FARM ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS WEEK.

DUE TO SCHOOLS BEING CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE OPEN THURSDAY FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 AND FRIDAY 1:00 TO 7:00.

AFTER THIS WEEK, THE FALL FUN WILL RETURN TO ITS NORMAL SCHEDULE UNTIL THEIR LAST WEEKEND ON OCTOBER 27TH.

>>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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