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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 COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IS AWARDING A $3.6 MILLION GRANT TO THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE TO SUPPORT THE TRIBE'S WILD RICE PRODUCTION INDUSTRY.

THIS GRANT WILL CONSTRUCT A 6,100 SQUARE FOOT RICE PROCESSING FACILITY ON TRIBAL LAND THAT WOULD ENABLE THE PROCESSING OF WILD RICE, LEECH LAKE'S ONLY COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED PRODUCT.

OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT WILL EMPOWER THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE TO PROCESS ITS OWN WILD RICE AND OPEN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS INVESTMENT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 15 JOBS, ACCORDING TO GRANTEE ESTIMATE.

>>> THE BUILDING OF A NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY IN WALKER HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOW IT IS FINALLY OFFICIALLY OPEN.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THEIR OPEN HOUSE AND HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THE DAILY AND HARRIET JONES PUBLIC LIBRARY IS OFFICIALLY OPEN.

THEY HELD AN OPEN HOUSE THAT WELCOMED THE PUBLIC INTO THE NEW BUILDING.

THEY LACKED A DEDICATED LIBRARY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, BUT IT WAS NOT THE EASIEST ROAD TO GET THE NEW ONE.

>> WE ORIGINALLY HAD A CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN OUR TOWN AND THAT BURNED DOWN IN THE '70s.

SO WE BUILT A NEW BUILDING IN THAT SAME LOCATION AND BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION, THAT BUILDING STARTED SINKING DOWN INTO THE GROUND.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS AND YEARS, DECADES TO GET THIS NEW BUILDING TO COME TO FRUITION AND HERE WE ARE.

IT'S JUST LIKE -- SO IT'S THE END OF A LONG JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE COST OF BUILDING THE LIBRARY FROM THE GROUND UP, THE CITY OR TAXPAYERS DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

THE BUILDING OF THE LIBRARY WAS FULLY FUNDED BY DONATIONS, BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THIS ONE.

>> THE CATALYST WAS REALLY NICE DONATION THERE DALE AND HARRIET JONES.

THAT'S WHY THIS IS CALLED THE DALE AND HARRIET JONES PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THEY STARTED IT OFF WITH A $1 MILLION DONATION.

>> WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THE LIBRARY NAMED AFTER US.

WE'RE PROUD OF IT AND IT'S A LEGACY TO US.

IT WILL GO ON AND ON.

WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDING ITSELF IS A LITTLE BIT UNCONVENTIONAL AS IT WAS CREATED FACING AWAY FROM THE ROAD RATHER THAN TOWARDS IT.

EVERYTHING WAS DONE WITH A PURPOSE.

>> IF YOU GO OVER BY THE FIREPLACE AND NOTICE WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS, WE SET THE BUILDING ON THE LOT FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST THAT IN THAT FIREPLACE LOUNGE AREA, IT LOOKS RIGHT OUT SOME LARGE WINDOWS, DOWN SECOND STREET, DOWN TO LEECH LAKE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VIEW.

>> Reporter: AND LIBRARIES DO SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST HOLD BOOKS.

>> THE BUILDING ITSELF IS NOT WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE LIBRARY, IT'S THE PEOPLE AND THE CONNECTIONS WE MAKE WITH OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.

NOW WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DO THAT.

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

>> ALTHOUGH SOME WORK STILL REMAINS ON THE LIBRARY, INCLUDING FINISHING TOUCHES SUCH AS PUTTING UP FINAL SIGNS AND OTHER MINOR DETAILS.

IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

>>> THE PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDJI WILL NOW NOT EXCEED A SINGLE-DIGIT NUMBER.

THAT IS WHAT THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON DURING THEIR WORK SESSION ON MONDAY EVENING.

THE LEVY WAS ORIGINALLY SET AT 10.3 PERCENT, BUT AFTER MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOWED DISDAIN FOR THAT NUMBER BEING IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS, EVEN SOME ARGUING FOR AS LOW AS 6 OR 7 PERCENT.

THE COUNCIL AGREED TO NOT GO HIGHER THAN 9 PERCENT.

BEMIDJI MAYOR JORGE PRINCE DISCOVERED SOME LEFTOVER FUNDS TO PAY FOR WHAT IS BEING ALLOCATED FOR ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.

ER -- >> I KNOW WE HAVE $1 MILLION SITTING FROM THE SALE OF THE CIRCLE K PROPERTY.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE FROM THAT TO DO THIS AND STILL HAVE PLENTY LEFTOVER.

SO WHY WOULD I BUILD THAT INTO THE LEVY?

IF I TAKE THAT 8893 AND SUBTRACT 400, IT PUTS IN AROUND 6% AND I'M WILLING TO GIVE IT A PERCENT, BUT I'M NOT SEEING FUNDING IT AT $400,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER DOLLARS THAT CAN DO THAT.

>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL ALSO HELD A JOINT WORK SESSION WITH THE BEMIDJI CHARTER COMMISSION TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE CITY'S CHARTER.

SOME WERE SMALL CHANGES TO FIX UP CERTAIN WORDING IN THE CODES, BUT THE MAIN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WERE ABOUT WAYS TO NAME INTERIM CITY MANAGERS EASIER, AND POSSIBLY IMPLEMENTING A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL.

>> I SPENT MY ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL LIFE FOLLOWING A CODE OF ETHICS, SO IT'S NOT STRANGE TO ME TO SAY WE NEED ONE AND WE NEED ONE IN OUR PUBLIC LIFE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT USING THE CHARTER POSITION, CITY COUNCIL, JUST TO SAY THESE ARE OUR STANDARDS FOR HOW WE OPERATE.

I THINK WE CAN FIND SOME COMMONALITIES BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT AND ONE FOR THE CHARTER COMMISSION AS WELL.

>> THE OFFICIAL TAX LEVY PERCENTAGE FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, AS WELL AS OFFICIAL UPDATES TO THE BEMIDJI CHARTER WILL BE SET AT A FUTURE MEETING.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY WILL BE HOLDING A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW BELTRAMI COUNTY ADULT CORRECTIONS CENTER TOMORROW.

THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT NOON AT 815 PIONEER STREET SOUTHEAST IN BEMIDJI ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE TO BELTRAMI COUNTY SEVERAL YEARS AGO REQUIRING THAT SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS BE MADE TO THE CURRENT JAIL AS A CONDITION OF CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE FACILITY.

BELTRAMI COUNTY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS STUDYING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTY JAIL TO COMMITTED TO ADDRESS THESE DEFICIENCIES, WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS, SEVEN OPTIONS WERE REVIEWED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE BEST SOLUTION WAS REPLACING THE CURRENT JAIL.

LAST NOVEMBER BELTRAMI COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED A 5/8 PERCENT LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX TO FUND THE $80 MILLION PROJECT.

>>> A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA GIRL HAS MADE IT A MISSION TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN UNDERGOING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.

IN JULY, 3-MONTH-OLD ISABEL PASSED AWAY AND SINCE HER PASSING MORE THAN $40,000 HAVE BEEN RAISED.

NOW HER GRIEVING PARENTS ARE HOPING SHE CAN WIN BABY OF THE YEAR.

OLIVIA PRONDZINSKI HAS MORE ON THIS STORY THAT SHOWS HOW HOPE CAN GROW OUT OF TRAGEDY.

>> WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: THEIR 3 MONTH OLD ISABELLE PASSED AWAY WHILE AWAITING A HEART TRANSPLANT.

>> SEEING HOW EVERYONE ELSE WAS SUFFERING, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEIR KIDS WERE SICK BUT TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND WE KNEW WE WERE IN A POSITION TO HELP.

>> Reporter: ISABEL DONATED HER ORGANS, BUT HER JOURNEY HAS ONLY BEGUN.

JANELLE AND MATTHEW ARE MAKING SURE SHE LIVES ON WITH THE CHILDREN'S ORGAN TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION.

>> IT HELPS OUR FAMILY AND IT HELPS OUR FAMILY DEAL WITH THE GRIEF.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, ISABEL HAS HELPED FIVE FAMILIES WITH KIDS ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST.

>> IT'S THE LIFE EXPENSES AND ANYTHING THAT COMES UP.

>> Reporter: AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO SLOW DOWN.

>> I'M GOING FOR IT, I DON'T CARE.

I'M GOING TO REGISTER MY BABY.

>> Reporter: ISABEL'S PARENTS ENTERED HER IN A NATIONAL CONTEST FOR BABY OF THE YEAR IN HOPES OF BRINGING HOME $25,000 MORE.

>> IT WOULD HELP US BUILD THE LEGACY WE WANT TO BUILD.

>> IT'S ALL SPECIAL AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IF SHE CAN WIN.

>> AS OF LAST THURSDAY, ISABEL IS IN FIRST PLACE IN HER GROUP OF 20.

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THE LIST WILL CONTINUE TO NARROW DOWN UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER.

YOU CAN VOTE ONLINE AT BABYOFTHEYEAR.ORG.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, DOWNTOWN BRAINERD WAS THE PLACE TO BE ON SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE TOUCH A TRUCK AND FLAP JACK FESTIVAL.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> DOWNTOWN BRAINERD WAS THE PLACE TO BE THIS PAST SATURDAY MORNING.

LOCALS IN BRAINERD PACKED LAUREL STREET FOR THE FLAPJACK FESTIVAL AND TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS AN IDEAL DAY FOR FAMILIES IN BRAINERD ON SATURDAY MORNING WITH PLENTY TO DO.

TWO EVENTS TOOK PLACE SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

TOUCH A TRUCK AND THE FLAP JACK FESTIVAL.

TOUCH A TRUCK HAS BEEN A HIT IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND A CHANCE TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.

>> THIS IS OUR FIFTH ANNUAL TOUCH A TRUCK WE HAD IN DOWNTOWN BRAINERD.

IT'S A CHANCE FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY, GET IN THE TRUCKS, HONK SOME HORNS, SO IT'S A WAY TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY AND BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE, MAYBE GO TO A RESTAURANT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN SOME OF OUR ACTIONS.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF TOUCH A TRUCK WAS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE JAWS OF LIFE.

THE DEMONSTRATION GOT PLENTY OF OOHS FROM WATCHERS.

>> THE OFFICER DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO THAT, HOW THEY RESCUE SOMEONE FROM ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET UP, HONK A HORN, AND ENJOY THEMSELVES FOR A DAY.

>> Reporter: AFTER YOU GET YOUR TRUCK FIX, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FLAP JACK FESTIVAL.

IT WAS STARTED BY THE HISTORIC BRAINERD WATER TOWER PRESERVATION COMMITTEE TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR BRAINERD'S FAVORITE LANDMARK.

>> IT'S OUR WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

THE PANCAKE CONTEST AND THE TOUCH A TRUCK FOR BRAINERD, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S SUCH A GORGEOUS DAY TOO.

>> Reporter: IT'S EASY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO COME TO HAVE PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE, KNOWING THEIR MONEY MEANS SO MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THIS LITTLE KID SAID I LIVE MY WATER TOWER, AND JUST HEARING THAT FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S REALLY A BLESSING AND IT TOUCHES YOU INSTEAD, THAT WE ARE GOING TO RESTORE THIS WATER TOWER.

>> Charlie: -- >> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE THE FLAPJACK FESTIVAL ALONG WITH DONATIONS FROM CUB FOODS IN BRAINERD.

VOLUNTEERS ESTIMATED THEY MADE OVER 1,000 FLAPJACKS FOR SATURDAY'S FESTIVAL.

TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

>>> IT'S BEEN A RUN OF NICE WEATHER IN SEPTEMBER.

>> Stacy: IT HAS.

WE HAVE SEEN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AS OF LATE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

THAT'S ALL GOING TO CHANGE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO THE UPPER 70s, MAYBE LOW 80s, AND WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE INTO THE 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 ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE TODAY.

TEMPERATURES ALL ABOVE AVERAGE, STILL A LITTLE COOLER THAN SOME OF THE MORE RECENT TEMPERATURES, BUT THAT IS ALL GOING TO CHANGE HEADING INTO TOMORROW.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE QUIET WEATHER TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US.

HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMTHER ONCE AGAIN.

WE WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 57 DEGREES.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, HUMIDITY IS AT 82%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 57 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 55.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET ACROSS THIS STATE.

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS VERY QUIET STRETCH OF WEATHER THAT AGAIN STARTS TODAY AND IS GOING TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

IN FACT, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE WARMER.

WE HAD HIGHS IN THE 60s AND 70s TODAY, A LOT OF UPPER 70 DEGREE READINGS TOMORROW AND LOW 80s.

A FEW WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

A GORGEOUS MORNING, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A COUPLE OF DEER IN THE FIELD THERE.

SANDY WITH A PICTURE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE OVER RABIDEAU LAKE NEAR BLACKDUCK.

JOAN HAD QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING IN LAPORTE.

WE HAD GORGEOUS SUNSETS AS WELL FROM TINA AND ANGELA.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 52 AND HEAVY FOG THIS MORNING.

TINA IN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP, 64 DEGREES THIS EVENING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY TODAY, A HIGH OF 68.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN WITH SOME CLOUDS MOVING IN THIS EVENING, 72 WAS THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 69.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, 69 FOR THE HIGH AND JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 70.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 71.

SO WE ARE ABOVE AVERAGE BY A FEW DEGREES.

52 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 7:09.

IN BEMIDJI, WE WERE ALSO A LITTLE ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 70, 64 IS OUR AVERAGE, 50 FOR OUR LOW, AND SUNSET AT 12 MINUTES AFTER 7:00.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHINE BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTER.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s, MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT UPPER 70s, CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES, AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST.

IN FACT, IT MAY BE THE END OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE WE SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE AREA.

SO FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, 48 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, 78 IS OUR HIGH, AND WEST WINDS STILL UP TO 10.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST THERE, THERE IS THE RUN OF SUNNY SKIES AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s, MAYBE LOW 80s ON THURSDAY, BUT MANY OF US WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO THE LOW TO MID-80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ON SUNDAY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 75.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO OUR AVERAGES.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: WEATHER LIKE THAT MUST MEAN IT'S HOCKEY TIME.

>> Charlie: IT IS HOCKEY TIME AND WE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY.

FOR A LOOK AT WOMEN'S HOCKEY THIS WEEKEND, THEY'RE TAKING ON THE BUCKEYES.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM AND WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU AS >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

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

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> IT'S STILL ONLY SEPTEMBER BUT COLLEGE HOCKEY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY STARTS THEIR SEASON ON FRIDAY IN A WEEKEND SERIES WITH THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION OHIO STATE BUCKEYES.

QUITE THE DRAW FOR THE BEAVERS NEWEST HEAD COACH AMBER FRYKLUND, WHO TAKES OVER FOR LONGTIME BENCH BOSS JIM SCANLAN AFTER HIS RESIGNATION AT THE END OF LAST SEASON.

BSU WON'T JUST HAVE A NEW LOOK ON THE BENCH BUT ON THE ICE TOO WITH 12 NEW INCOMING PLAYERS JOINING THEIR RANKS AND A NEW STYLE OF PLAY THEY HOPE WILL RESULT IN MORE SCORING OPPORTUNITIES.

[CHEERING].

>> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET GOING, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE NEW COACHING STAFF.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

IT'S NEW FOR EVERYBODY, SO I THINK IT'S OUR PACE OF PRACTICE HAS BEEN A LOT FASTER THIS YEAR AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT TO OWE OUR OLDER GIRLS TOO AND THE YOUNGER GIRLS HAVEN'T REALLY KNOWN WHAT TO LOOK OUT TO IN PRACTICES SO FAR, BUT I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD.

>> TO SEE THEM COME TOGETHER IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ALREADY HAS BEEN REALLY NEAT TO SEE.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN POSITIVE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW THINGS, A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE, BUT EVERYONE IS GREAT WITH EMBRACING CHANGE, BUT ALSO BUILDING ON THE THINGS WE HAD ON OUR PROGRAM HERE ALREADY.

SO AGAIN, A LOT OF NEW THINGS, BUT CONSISTENCY AS WELL.

SO EVERYONE HAS EMBRACED IT AND THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THE SEASON'S START.

>> BSU'S OPENING NIGHT GAME AGAINST WCHA FOE AND NUMBER FIVE RANKED OHIO STATE IS THIS FRIDAY AT 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY'S GAME IS AT 3:00.

THE BEAVS HAVE LOST 13-STRAIGHT AGAINST THE BUCKEYES, THEIR LAST WIN COMING IN 2022.

>>> AFTER A 2-3 START TO THE SEASON, REIGNING SECTION 5A CHAMPION PINE RIVER-BACKUS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HAS WON 8 OF THEIR LAST 9.

TONIGHT THE TIGERS WOULD BE FACING THEIR BIGGEST TEST TO DATE WITH A CLASS 4A OPPONENT IN BEMIDJI, WHO IS 7-4 AND OFF TO THEIR BEST START SINCE 2015.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS HOSTING THE BEMIDJI.

LUMBERJACKS BEAT THE TIGERS 3-0 IN LAST YEARS LONE MEETING.

IN THE FURS -- FIRST SET, GREAT DEFENSE.

KATHY FINDS THE GAP AND HITS IT THERE.

HE GIVES THE TIGERS AN 11-9 LEAD.

MOLLY WITH THE KILL, DUG OUT BY ELLA AND THEN RUTH WILL SPIKE THAT.

NOW IT'S 17 APIECE AND THE TIGERS CONTINUE TO PLAY GREAT ON OFFENSE.

KAYLIE SETS UP FOR THE KILL AND PINE RIVER-BACKUS FOR THE FIRST SET.

IN THE END, BEMIDJI WINS IN A 5-SET THRILLER.

I LISTENED TO IT ON THE RADIO AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

GREAT GAME.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES, BRAINERD FALLS TO FERGUS FALLS.

GRAND RAPIDS BLANKS PROCTOR 3-0.

DULUTH EAST OVER GREEN WAY.

PEQUOT LAKES BEATS PIERZ.

PARK CHRISTIAN OVER FOSSTON.

LAKE OF THE WOODS FALLS.

SOME MORE SCORES IN GIRLS TENNIS, BEMIDJI WINS OVER STAPLES MOTLEY.

THAT SETS UP AGAINST THIS THURSDAY.

BRAINERD WHO WON TODAY, THEY ARE 16-1, THE FINAL MATCH OF THE SEASON TO SEE IF THEY CAN GO UP DEFEATED.

LITTLE FALLS GETS A WIN OVER ST. JOHN'S PREP.

LITTLE FALLS TIES ST. JOHN'S AND GRAND RAPIDS BEATS SUPERIOR 4-1.

>>> TWINS ON THE ROAD IN MIAMI TO FACE THE MARLINS.

MINNESOTA A GAME BACK OF DETROIT FOR THE FINAL WILDCARD SPOT WITH JUST 6-GAMES REMAINING.

THEY DER DESPERATELY NEED THIS GAME, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP.

JONAH GOES UPPER DECK TO GIVE THE MARLINS A 1-0 LEAD.

YOU SAW HIM NOT LIKING THAT THERE.

THEN XAVIER LATER IN THE INNING, GOING TO SCORE TWO RUNS AND THEY HAVE A 4-1 LEAD.

NOW A SINGLE TO LEFT, ABLE TO SCORE, AND THEY MAKE IT 4-1.

THE TWINS COULDN'T MUSTER ANYTHING AFTER THAT.

THEY FALL TO THE MARLINS AND FOLKS, 8 DAYS AGO, THEY HAD A 2.5 GAME LEAD OVER DETROIT AND THEY'RE NOW A GAME AND A HALF BACK FROM THE ROYALS AND NOT IN THE PLAYOFFS.

IT'S TOUGH.

TOUGH FEW DAYS.

>> Dennis: NOT MUCH OF A CROWD THERE TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: NO, MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S COLD OR THE TEAM IS COLD.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, IT'S COLD.

IT'S BEEN COOLER.

ALL RIGHT.

>>> IN A STATE KNOWN AS THE LAND OF TEN THOUSAND LAKES, FISH MANAGEMENT FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE FOLD AND THE SPIRE VALLEY STATE FISH HATCHERY IN REMER IS DEVOTED TO EXACTLY THAT.

ONE OF JUST 15 FISH HATCHERIES IN MINNESOTA.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE HATCHERY FULFILLS THAT GOAL IN THIS WEEKS NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: IF THERE IS ONE THING A FISH HATCHERY NEEDS, IT IS WATER.

FOR THE STATE FISH HATCHERY, WHICH USES 600 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE, NATURAL SPRINGS PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE.

>> THE SPRING IS NATURALLY FLOWING WATER WE CAN JUST USE, THAT WILL BE GOING INTO THE WATERSHED WHERE IT ALREADY RUNS ANYWAY, AND WE ARE ABLE TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THAT, MEANING THE LESS COST OF ELECTRICITY AND COLD WATER FOR OUR FISH.

>> Reporter: THEY TEND TO THE KAMLOOPS RAINBOW TROUT, EGGS, FINGERLINGS, 1 YEARS OLD, UP TO 5 YEARS OLD.

IT REQUIRES OPTIMAL CONDITIONS.

>> IF OUR WATER GETS OVER 65 DEGREES FARENHEIT, THEY CAN START TO DIE.

THE FIRST POND IS USED FOR START UP FISH LATE IN THE SUMMER AROUND THE END OF AUGUST, BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER.

THEN WE MOVE THEM FROM THAT POND TO THE ONE BEHIND ME.

THEY STAY OVER WINTER IN THAT POND AND THEN WE STOCK THEM IN THE LAKE USING THAT POND IN THE SPRING.

>> Reporter: THEY STOCKED OVER 100,000 IN KAMLOOPS THIS YEAR.

WHILE THOSE IN PONDS CAN FACE PROBLEMS FROM NATURAL PREDATORS, WHICH THE HATCHERY ACCOUNTS FOR.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE HERONS.

THEY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IN AND A HARDER TIME GETTING OUT IF THEY DO GET IN.

SO WE HAVE HAD TO GET THE PROPER PERMITS SO THAT WE CAN TRAP THOSE AND KEEP THEM OUT OF OUR SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: THE FISH HATCHERY HAS SERVED THE SAME PURPOSE FOR NEARLY 80 YEARS, BUT WHAT THE SUPERVISORS AND SPECIALISTS LOVE MOST ABOUT WORKING THERE IS HOW EVER CHANGING THINGS ARE.

>> I GET TO LEARN ABOUT NEW FISH OR NEW THINGS ABOUT THESE FISH, AND I GET TO TRY NEW TECHNIQUES, LIKE A DIFFERENT WAY OF DISINFECTING OUR EGGS BECAUSE I RAN ACROSS IT AND I WAS CURIOUS AND I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

WE FOUND DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO RAISE THEM.

WE'RE FINDING BETTER WAYS TO DO OUR WORK.

IT JUST KEEPS LIFE FROM GETTING BORING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM REMER WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> NEXT MONTH IS THE SPIRE VALLEY STATE FISH HATCHERY'S FALL STOCKING WITH FINGERLINGS SET FOR TRAVEL TO GRAND MARAIS, HILL CITY, AND EMILY, AND FISH SET FOR PICK UP AND STOCKING IN PARK RAPIDS, GRAND RAPIDS, AND BEMIDJI.

>>> WE DO HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

LET'S GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE QUIET AND IT IS GOING TO BE HOT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS DOWN TO 48, WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 78, WEST WINDS UP TO 10, AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING 80s AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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