>> BEFORE THIS NEW OFF-LEASH AREA WAS CREATED T DOGS HAD OUTDOOR RUNS TO GET OUTSIDE, PLAY FETCH, AND BE TAKEN ON LEECH WALKS AROUND WOODED TRAILS.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THEY NEVER GET TO DO IS RUN AROUND TO THEIR HEART'S CONTENT, OFF LEASH, CATCH A FRISBEE, SNIFF AROUND, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT IS PENT UP THEY NEED TO DO.

>> Reporter: THIS OPEN SPACE CAN TEACH VOLUNTEERS MORE ABOUT THE DOG'S PERSONALITIES, SUCH AS IF THEY LIKE PLAYING LONG FETCH OR STAYING SIDE BY SIDE WITH A HUMAN RUNNER.

BY LEARNING THESE TRAITS, DOGS CAN FIND A BETTER SUITED HOME.

THE IDEA FOR THE AREA ACTUALLY STARTED WITH ONE DOG AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024, A DEAF DOG NAMED STORM-FLY.

>> THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE WAS DEAF AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANTED A PLACE FOR HER TO RUN.

IT REALLY BROUGHT IT HOME FOR ME HOW OUR DOGS REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE OFF LEASH FOR A WHILE.

THERE WAS NOWHERE SHE COULD GO OFF LEASH.

>> Reporter: THE TWO ACRES OFFENSE IS 6 FEET TALL AND DUG 2 FEET UNDER THE GROUND TO PREVENT FROM DIGGING OUT AND ONLY HAVE ONE ENTRANCE.

>> OUR PRIORITY IS FOR OUR OWN DOGS INITIALLY AND ONCE WE KNOW HOW OFTEN WE USE IT, HOW MUCH WE USE IT, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER IT MORE WIDELY TO THE COMMUNITY.

EVEN AT THIS POINT, IF SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO USE IT, THEY CAN CONTACT ME AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY COME IN AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE NOT USING IT.

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

>> THE ENTIRE PROJECT COST UPWARDS OF $70,000 TO COMPLETE, AND THE SHELTER IS ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR HELP FINANCING IT.

THEY ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS TOWARDS THE PROJECT, AND STILL HAVE FUTURE PLANS TO DO MORE.

>>> THE BEMIDJI OFFICE OF KRAUS-ANDERSON HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BUILD THE NEW YMCA WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI.

THE 60,000-SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WILL INCLUDE AN INDOOR TRACK, AN AQUATICS CENTER INDOOR PLAYGROUND, PARTY ROOMS, AND A FITNESS CENTER WITH A WEIGHT ROOM, EXERCISE STUDIOS AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS.

THE BUILDING WILL ALSO INCLUDE A DROP-IN CHILDCARE CENTER FOR USE WHILE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE USING THE Y. FUNDING FOR THE NEW $35 MILLION YMCA INCLUDES RAISING $25 MILLION THROUGH COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND $10 MILLION IN YMCA FINANCING.

THE PROJECT IS AN INITIATIVE OF GREATER BEMIDJI'S BUILDING OUR FUTURE, WHICH AIMS TO DRIVE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTE PROSPERITY IN THE REGION.

CLEAN UP, SITE PREP AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT SUMMER.

GROUNDBREAKING IS PLANNED FOR THE SPRING OF 2026 AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2027.

>>> A 61-YEAR-OLD LITTLE FALLS MAN WAS HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING FROM A TREE WHILE ARCHERY HUNTING NEAR HILLMAN.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ROBERT HEBLER LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE GROUND LAST FRIDAY.

HEBLER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ONAMIA HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

>>> AND A FARM ACCIDENT NEAR UPSALA SENT A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN TO THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS DALE BRETH OF BURTRUM WAS PUTTING AIR IN A TRACTOR TIRE WHEN THE RIM BLEW OUT STRIKING HIS LEG.

BRETH WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN LEG.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME PRETTY CHILLY TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.

FROST ADVISORIES AND FREEZE WATCHES ARE OUT FOR THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A LOCAL JEWELRY SERVICE CENTER IS CELEBRATING THEIR 90th ANNIVERSARY.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: THE STAGE NORTH THEATER COMPANY HAS STARTED REHEARSALS ON THEIR LATEST SHOW 10 NOVEMBER.

THE SHOW IS BASED ON THE 1976 SONG THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD BY GORDON LIGHTFOOT.

THROUGHOUT THE SHOW THE CHARACTERS RE-ENACT THE AFTERMATH OF THE SHIPWRECK THAT KILLED 29 CREW MEMBERS.

THE SHOW IS BEING PERFORMED IN HONOR OF THE CATASTROPHE'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

>> I HAVE DIRECTED THIS SHOW TWICE ALREADY AT THE 30th, AT THE 40th, AND NOW WE'RE AT 50 YEARS AFTER THE SINKING OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD.

IT STRIKES HOME TO ME BECAUSE I WAS IN DULUTH GOING TO COLLEGE AT THE TIME THE SHIP WENT DOWN.

IT WAS REALLY A CONFUSING AND SAD TIME FOR THAT CITY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY IT.

>> THE SHOW BEGINS IN ABOUT A MONTH AND WILL RUN FROM NOVEMBER 7TH THROUGH THE 10TH AT THE FRANKLIN ARTS CENTER IN BRAINERD.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

BOY, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE GAYLES OF NOVEMBER, THAT FELT LIKE THE GAYLES OF SEPTEMBER, IT WAS CHILLY.

>> Stacy: DEFINITELY A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM A FEW DAYS AGO WE'RE GOING TO SEE COLDER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AND FROST ADVISORIES AND FREEZE WARNINGS FOR OUR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE WHAT OCTOBER SHOULD FEEL LIKE WITH TEMPERATURES QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN WE HAD LAST WEEK, BUT STILL VERY SEASONAL.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES AND THERE IS A FROST ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF THE VIEWING AREA.

A QUIET DAY FOR US TOMORROW AND EVEN COLDER AIR IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW NIGHT WHERE A FREEZE WATCH IS OUT FOR OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

SO MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 43 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM.

HUMIDITY IS AT 63%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, IT'S 47 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 27, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE SOUTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THIS BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUES UNTIL 9:00 A.M.

ON TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30s WILL RESULT IN SOME FROST FORMATION IN THESE AREAS.

A FREEZE WATCH IS OUT FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

THIS DOES INCLUDE THOSE UNDER THE FROST ADVISORY AS WELL, AND THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 25 ARE POSSIBLE.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES, UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

NO REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION REACHING THE GROUND.

AS WE GO INTO THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE RAIN COULD REACH NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE, IT'S CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, VERY COLD WITH THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW 30s AND RESULTING IN SOME AREAS OF FROST.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, ARLENE SHARING THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON IN MENAHGA.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON LOWER RED LAKE.

SAMROSE IS SENDING US THIS PICTURE FROM THIS MORNING.

SOME LOW CROWDS -- CLOUDS FROM BILL AND JUDY.

WE HAVE A FAMILY OF SWANS ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE FROM LAURIE.

SONYA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SPARKLING TURTLE RIVER LAKE NEAR BEMIDJI, AND GARY WITH TONIGHT'S SUNSET AND THE MOON OVER RABIDEAU LAKE FROM SANDY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 34, CALM, LIGHT FROST THIS MORNING.

SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, SUNNY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, WE HAD A LOW OF 33.

SANDY IN BLACKDUCK, 55 WAS OUR HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 61.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 58.

A REAL QUICK LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC.

A SEASONAL DAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE FOR EARLY OCTOBER.

63 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE WITH A LOW OF 37.

BEMIDJI, JUST A COUPLE DEGREES SHY OF THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT 55.

WE HAVE A LOW OF 38.

SO TOMORROW'S FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY QUIET, WE COULD SEE SOME WIDESPREAD FROST, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING, BUT A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT IS STILL GOING TO BE AGAIN COOLER THAN WHAT WE ARE USE TO.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MAINLY LOW TO MID-50s, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LOOKING AT ABOUT 55 TO 60.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDESPREAD FROST, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE NORTHEAST.

LOOK FOR LOWS NEAR 33.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, SOME AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING, 54 FOR OUR HIGH, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AHEAD, VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, COULD DROP INTO THE 20s ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, SO WIDESPREAD FROST IS POSSIBLE, OTHERWISE SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 63.

TEMPERATURES DO MODERATE LATE THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE COULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE LOW 70s ON SATURDAY, 68 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE.

A BIG WEEKEND OF BSU ACTIVITY, HOMECOMING OF COURSE.

MEN'S HOCKEY ON THE ROAD.

IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND OVERALL.

>> Charlie: INCREDIBLY, 8-0-1 IS WHAT THE BEAVERS WENT THIS WEEKEND AND WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH FOOTBALL.

WE WILL GIVE YOU A RECAP OF THE ENTIRE WEEKEND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THEY'VE BEEN CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT LATE IN THE GAME, WHEN IT MATTERED MOST, BSU FOOTBALL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE BIG PLAY, AND THE RESULT SO FAR HAS BEEN AN 0-5 START TO THE SEASON.

ON SATURDAY HOWEVER, SOME OF THE BEAVERS BIGGEST PLAYMAKERS, INCLUDING ONE WHO HASN'T SEEN THE FIELD IN A YEAR AND A HALF, WERE ABLE TO COME THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH TO SECURE THEIR FIRST VICTORY.

BEMIDJI STATE HOSTING NORTHERN STATE FOR HOMECOMING, IT WAS SCORELESS AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER.

IN THE SECOND, BEAVERS BREAK THROUGH FIRST, JAYDEN WASHINGTON POWERS HIS WAY IN FOR THE 1-YARD TOUCHDOWN, IT'S 7-0.

LATER, BEAVS HAD PLAYED WELL ON D UNTIL 2-SECONDS LEFT IN THE HALF, HUSKIES WITH ONE FINAL PLAY, BROCK BAGOZZI, HAIL MARY FROM 35-YARDS OUT AND LOUIS SCHWABE COMES DOWN WITH IT, UNREAL, KNOTS THE GAME AT 7.

THIRD QUARTER, STILL TIED, SENIOR CAPTAIN DRAYTON LEHMAN, ON THE PUNT RETURN, MAKES A COUPLE MOVES AND HE'S OUT, 41-YARD RETURN SET BSU UP WITH A CONNOR MANTELLI FIELD GOAL, BUT NSU WOULD ANSWER TO TAKE A 14-10 LEAD.

ENSUING DRIVE, 7-MINUTES TO GO, BEAVS NEED A BIG PLAY, CONNER CARVER, HE'S GOOD FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THESE A GAME, GETS LOOSE FOR 51-YARDS, THEY'RE BACK IN FRONT 17-14.

NORTHERN STATE, TRYING TO ANSWER, BAGOZZI, THROWS IT RIGHT TO JERAMIAH ROBINSON, TOES THE LINE FOR THE I.N.T.

THEN, A FEW PLAYS LATER, CARVER, HADN'T THROWN A PASS ALL GAME, DEEP TO JAKE HILL, WHO HAS NOT PLAYED DUE TO INJURY SINCE THE FINAL GAME OF THE 2023 SEASON, 44-YARD TOUCHDOWN THE DAGGER, AND THE BEAVERS GO SWIMMING IN LAKE BEMIDJI.

24-21 THE FINAL ON HOMECOMING.

HILL MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN HIS RETURN, 4-CATCHES, 59-YARDS, ONE TOUCHDOWN AND RECORVED THE ONSIDE KICK, I KNOW THE BEAVS ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK.

AND CARVER, HE'S CONTINUING TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS OPPORTUNITIES.

HERE'S WHAT BOTH OF THEM HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE THEY MADE DOWN THE STRETCH.

>> I MEAN IT'S TOUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE, BUT YOU JUST GOT TO BE PATIENT, YOU NEED TO TRUST IN GOD AND KNOW WHEN IT DOES COME, MAKE THE MOST AND CAPITALIZE ON THE OPPORTUNITY.

I KNEW MY MOMENT WAS GOING TO COME, I JUST KEPT GOING AND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE WITH THE GUYS, THAT'S THE MAIN THING, TO BE OUT HERE WITH EVERYONE AND GET THE W.

>> AS LONG AS WE WIN FOOTBALL GAMES, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

I JUST WANT TO WIN.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAME OUT TO DO.

>> REMEMBER CARVER BEGAN THE SEASON AS THE STARTING Q.B., THAT ROLE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN TURNED OVER TO BART MCANINCH, BUT BOLTE TOLD ME AFTER THE GAME HE'S A HUGE WEAPON, HE SHOWS A LOT OF GRIT, AND THAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE HIS TALENTS.

YOU CAN SEE WHY THERE, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS IN THAT WIN.

>>> ON SATURDAY, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY COMING OFF A HISTORIC WIN, TYING THEIR D1 RECORD FOR MOST GOALS IN A GAME WITH 9.

JAKE'S SHOT IS REDIRECTED INTO THE NET BY THE SEA WOLVES, THAT'S A TOUGH BREAK.

IT'S 1-0.

SAME SCORE, BEAVERS SHORTHANDED, OLIVER WITH THE STEAL AND BREAK AWAY, TOUCH THAT BAD BOY HOME FOR HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL IN THE UNITED STATES.

BEMIDJI STATE UP 2 AFTER 2.

NOW 4-0, BRINGING THE FUNKY SHOT FOR THE FUNKY GOAL.

IMPOSSIBLE.

THEY SWEEP ANCHORAGE TO OPEN THE SEASON.

5 ON SATURDAY, MAX WITH 23 SAVES, AND ADAM EARNED CCHA FORWARD OF THE WEEK.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY.

THEY WERE TRYING TO SWEEP ROBERT MORRISON.

THIS ONE WAS ALL BEAVERS.

THAT MEANS ALL CAPTAIN HAILEY ARMSTRONG ON THE SCORING FRONT.

FIRST PERIOD, SHE SCORES ON THE WRAP AROUND TO STRIKE FIRST.

THEN IN THE SECOND, TIED AT 1-1, A REBOUND BACK TO ARMSTRONG, SHE BURIES IT FOR HER SECOND OF THE GAME TO MAKE IT 2-1.

IN THE THIRD, ON THE POWER PLAY, ARMSTRONG CLEANS UP MORGAN'S SHOT FOR HER SECOND CAREER HAT-TRICK, THAT'S HER FIRST NATURAL HAT-TRICK.

FINALLY SHE SNAGGED AND EMPTY NETTER, FOUR GOALS TIES HER FOR THE PROGRAM RECORD FOR A SINGLE GAME WITH KERRY WHO DID IT IN 1999.

THEY IMPROVE 2-2 FOR THE YEAR, THEY HEAD TO OHIO STATE THIS WEEK.

>>> AND BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, THEY GOT A SWEEP AS WELL THIS WEEKEND.

THEY BEAT MINOT STATE AND SATURDAY, THEY BEAT U-MARY.

>>> NOW TRYING TO SWEEP THEIR WEEKEND AGAINST MINOT STATE AT HOME.

KATRINA IS FOULED TRYING TO CORRAL IT, SHE WOULD EARN A PENALTY KICK, AND DESPITE THE NASTY WIN, THEY WOULD BURY IT.

BEMIDJI STATE LED 1-0.

OFF A THROW IN MINOT STATE, THEY ARE FOULED IN THE 18th AS WELL.

SHE WILL TRY A P.K.

FOR THE OTHER BEAVERS AND SHE WOULD BURY IT.

DESPITE A 22-SHOT PERFORMANCE BY BEMIDJI STATE WITH 15 IN THE SECOND HALF, THE GAME WOULD END IN A 1-1 TIE.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

A LOCAL JEWELER HAS MADE ITS MARK IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI FOR CLOSE TO A CENTURY, CELEBRATING ITS 90TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OVER THE WEEKEND.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SPOKE WITH THE OWNERS OF KEN K. THOMPSON JEWELRY ON WHAT THE MILESTONE MEANS TO THEM.

>> Reporter: KEN K. STARTED IN 1935, ORIGINALLY REPAIRING CLOCKS AND WATCHES AT HIS DOWNTOWN HOME.

90 YEARS LATER, THE BUSINESS STILL OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE THOMPSON FAMILY, HAS BECOME A STAPLE OF THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY.

>> BEING IN BEMIDJI FOR 90 YEARS HAS BEEN AWESOME.

BEING PART OF THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE BEEN HERE AS BEEN SPECIAL.

BEING RECOGNIZED HERE IN TOWN, IT'S A GREAT FEELING AND WE LOVE BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> BEING IN BUSINESS FOR 90 YEARS, IT'S REWARDING.

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE LOVE THE SUPPORT THEY SHOW US.

EVERYTHING IN OUR CASES IS HAND SELECTED BY SOMEONE THAT WORKS HERE WHICH WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT AND WE LOVE TO STAND BEHIND OUR WORK.

>> Reporter: KEN K. THOMPSON REACHES BEYOND LOCAL STATUS.

>> WE HAVE CUSTOMERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S.

WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HELP FROM OUT-OF-STATE HERE, THEY GET A GOOD IDEA OF JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO KEN K. THOMPSON.

>> Reporter: A THIRD GENERATION OWNER, AND A LOT OF PRESSURE CAN COME WITH CARRYING THE FAMILY NAME.

>> BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS IS A LOT TO LIVE UP TO.

IT'S REALLY COOL SEEING THAT BUILD OVER THE YEARS AND SEEING CUSTOMERS COMING IN GENERATION AFTER GENERATION AND COMING BACK TO US HERE.

IT'S AN AWESOME PART OF THE BUSINESS.

>> 90 YEARS BEING IN BEMIDJI IS PRETTY COOL.

IT'S A GENERATIONAL BUSINESS YOU DON'T SEE OFTEN ANYMORE.

IT'S QUITE AN HONOR TO BE THE THIRD GENERATION THAT IS IN THE BEMIDJI AREA, SERVING MULTI-GENERATIONS IS KIND OF COOL.

>> I LOVE WORKING ON THE JEWELRY AND REPAIRING IT, REPAIRING THE HEIRLOOM PIECES THAT MY GRANDPARENTS SOLD TO SOMEONE, THAT IS FOR THEIR GRANDKIDS.

I REALLY LOVE DOING THAT, SEEING THE BEFORE AND AFTER.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THINGS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: WE ARE OUT OF TIME FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

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