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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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.

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> A FIRE EARLIER THIS WEEK LEFT A HOME IN WADENA COUNTY COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED BY FLAMES.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY RECEIVED A CALL ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, AT AROUND 12:30 P.M, REPORTING A HOUSE FIRE IN SECTION 34 OF ALDRICH TOWNSHIP, LOCATED A FEW MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF VERNDALE.

WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRST ARRIVED IN THE SCENE, THEY FOUND THE HOUSE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, BUT ALL OCCUPANTS WERE REPORTED TO BE OUT SAFELY.

DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS, THE FIRE STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE GRASS, BUT FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY CONTAIN THAT PORTION BEFORE IT SPREAD ANY FURTHER.

FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM VERNDALE, STAPLES, AND WADENA.

WORKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND THE VERNDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>>> THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WHICH PROVIDES CARE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ASSAULT, WILL BE SEEING A TWENTY PERCENT STATE FUNDING DECREASE THIS YEAR.

THE BEMIDJI-BASED NON-PROFIT IS RUN ON GRANTS AND FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING, AND FEDERAL FUNDING HAS NEARLY RUN OUT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THE FACNM IS NOW ASKING FOR COMMUNITY HELP MORE THAN EVER WITH FUNDRAISERS AND DONATIONS.

THE CENTER IS ONLY ONE OF TWO MEDICAL MODELS IN THE STATE.

FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS SIT DOWN WITH THE VICTIM AS WELL AS A NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVER TO GET A RECORD OF ALL INCIDENTS BEFORE RECEIVING AN EXAMINATION FROM A SPECIALLY-TRAINED NURSE.

RATHER THAN HAVING TO TELL THEIR STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND CONTINUE TO RE-VICTIMIZE THE CHILDREN, THE ONE INTERVIEW IS SEEN BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT CAREGIVERS.

>> WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING THE CRIME WORSE BY PUTTING THE KID IN A CAR WITH A COUPLE OF OLD WHITE F.B.I.

AGENTS.

GOOD COPS, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH A CHILD WHO HAS BEEN VICTIMIZED.

THE VICTIMIZATION IS ESSENTIALLY STOPPED.

THE CHILDREN ARE NOW BEING TREATED AS ANY OTHER VICTIM OF A CRIME WOULD BE TREATED IN A WAY THAT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT CREATED BY COLLATERAL NEEDS LIKE A TRIP TO ST.

PAUL WOULD BE.

>> THE GOAL OF OPENING A CENTER IN BEMIDJI WAS TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF RESOURCE TO ALL OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH, AND THE CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING ON BRINGING THE SENSITIVE SUBJECT TO LIGHT AS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THEY EVALUATE RISES EVEN AS FUNDING DECREASES.

>> BUT WE NEED MORE SUPPORT.

OUR NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE YEAR OVER YEAR.

WE SAW 357 KIDS LAST YEAR AND HAD WE HAD MORE STAFF, WE COULD HAVE SEEN EXPONENTIALLY MORE.

IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO GET KIDS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN THEY ARE LEFT WITH OTHER OPTIONS.

THAT WOULD BE BEING INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT THEY DO.

THEY DON'T HAVE A FACILITY LIKE THIS.

THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

THE CHILD DOESN'T GET THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH.

IF WE'RE BOOKED, THERE ARE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES OTHER THAN A CHILD HAVING TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER.

>> THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S FIRST CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN BINGO FUNDRAISER WILL BE TAKING PLACE TOMORROW, APRIL 25TH, IN THE SOUTH SHORE HOTEL BALLROOM IN BEMIDJI.

SOCIAL HOUR AND RAFFLE TICKET PURCHASING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 5:00 TO 6:00 P.M.

AND BINGO BEGINS AT 6:00.

>>> CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE NEW ORTHOPEDIC CENTER IN BACK -- BAXTER.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DETAILS ON WHAT THE BRAND-NEW CENTER WILL MEAN FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IT'S ON THE -- ONLY MONTHS AWAY FROM ITS GRAND OPENING AND THE EXCITEMENT IS GROWING BY THE DAY.

>> WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SITE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.

EVERYBODY IS READY TO MOVE OUT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INTO ACTUAL PATIENT CARE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE BUILDING, OUR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: AND IT'S NO WONDER THAT THERE IS ANTICIPATION SURROUNDING THE BRAND-NEW CENTER AS THE 65,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WILL FEATURE 72 EXAM ROOMS AND 6 PROCEDURE ROOMS.

>> THE WHOLE BUILDING IS 124,000 SQUARE FEET.

WE'RE BUILDING OUT 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF IT AND WE HAVE SHELF SPACE ON THE NORTH SIDE TO EXPAND FOR FUTURE PROGRAMING NEEDS.

>> ESPECIALLY AS THE BABY BOOMER POPULATION AGES, MOBILITY IS A BIG CONCERN FOR THEM, MAKING SURE THAT NOT ONLY AM I GOING TO AGE GRACEFULLY, I WILL AGE ACTIVELY.

>> Reporter: CONSULTATIONS, PODIATRY, INTERVENTIONAL PAIN CARE, AND SPORTS MEDICINE.

COMPREHENSIVE CARE WILL FEATURE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES, URGENT CARE, REHAB, AND BAXTER'S FIRST EVER DRIVE THROUGH PHARMACY.

>> JUST AS EXCITED ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL AGED SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE REHAB PROGRAMS.

IF YOU TEAR SOMETHING PLAYING FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, OR VOLLEYBALL, MAKING SURE WE CAN GET YOU TO TIPTOP SHAPE SO YOU CAN GET BACK TO PLAYING THE SPORT YOU LOVE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND TIMELINE, AS ALL THOSE INVOLVED HOPES THE FACILITY REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BRING EXCEPTIONAL ACCESSIBLE CARE TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> WHEN WE REACH 65, WE TYPICALLY CONSUME MORE HEALTH CARE AND SO A LOT OF THAT COMES WITH ORTHOPEDICS AND KEEPING PEOPLE MOBILE AND HEALTHY AND ACTIVE.

SO THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON.

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

>> Matthew: THE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE OLD CAMPING WORLD SITE IN BAXTER AND IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER.

>>> LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM HAS HIRED A NEW EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROVIDER WITH SPECIALIZATION AS A FAMILY AND EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER.

MAGAEN KVETON AT LAKEWOODS STAPLES LOCATION.

KVETON WAS A PARAGON SUPPORT AT THE HOSPITAL IN 2012, BEFORE GOING TO NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY AND GETTING HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DEGREE.

NOW SHE LOOKS TO PROVIDE THE SAME CARE TO HER PATIENTS AS THE TEAM MEMBERS AT LAKEWOOD DID FOR HER WHEN SHE WAS A PATIENT.

[♪♪♪] >> FROM THE NURSING STAFF, TO THE PROVIDERS, TO LABS, TO X-RAY, TO RADIOLOGY, THEY'RE PHENOMENAL HERE.

THEY TREAT YOU LIKE THEY CARE ABOUT YOUR WELLBEING.

THAT'S HOW MY PRACTICE IS SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT HERE AT LAKEWOOD.

>> KVETON ALSO EARNED HER MASTER'S OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.

>>> A NEW ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN COULD HAPPEN SOON.

TOP PENTAGON OFFICIALS GAVE AN UPDATE FRIDAY MORNING, AS THE ECONOMIC TOLL OF THE WAR WEIGHS ON COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS AROUND THE WORLD.

KARIN CAIFA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ON FRIDAY ECHOING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S NEW TIMELINE FOR AN END TO THE WAR WITH IRAN.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID IT AGAIN YESTERDAY, WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: PETE HEGSETH TAKING AIM AT EUROPEAN ALLIES FOR NOT HELPING THE U.S.

EFFORT ENOUGH.

>> THEY NEED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MUCH MORE THAN WE DO AND MIGHT WANT TO START DOING LESS TALKING AND HAVING LESS FANCY CONFERENCES IN EUROPE AND GETTING A BOAT.

>> Reporter: THE EUROPEAN UNION, WHICH DOESN'T PRODUCE OIL ON THE LARGE SCALE OF THE U.S.

UNVEILED EMERGENCY MEASURES THIS WEEK AS SOARING ENERGY COSTS PRESSURED THE BLOCKED ECONOMY AND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED.

U.S.

CONSUMERS AND COMPANIES ARE TAKING A HIT.

>> GROCERY PRICES, ELECTRICITY BILLS, IT'S ALL IMPACTED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT.

>> Reporter: FROM AIRLINES STRUGGLING WITH JET FUEL COSTS, AND BUSINESSES IMPORTING GOODS FROM ASIA WHERE FACTORIES ARE SEEING A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES.

MEANWHILE, AAA, THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS TICKED UP TO $4.06.

>> PEOPLE RELY ON THEIR VEHICLES, THEY NEED TO FILL UP THEIR TANKS TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK TO HOME.

IT'S PUTTING AN BURDEN ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THIS WAR NEEDS TO END NOW.

>> Reporter: AMERICANS FEEL NEGATIVE ABOUT THE OVERALL ECONOMY AND THEIR PERSONAL FINANCIALSES NOW THAN THEY DID IN MARCH, ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT READING RELEASED ON FRIDAY.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> TRUMP IS SENDING ENVOYS, STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER TO PAKISTAN ON SATURDAY, TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH IRAN.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES AND WEATHER THROUGHOUT MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA WAS FAIRLY MILD TODAY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT UNTIL WE HAVE RAIN IN THE MORNING.

I'LL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS IN A MINUTE.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE LION'S CLUB [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL AN ESTABLISHED VOLUNTEER-BASED FOUNDATION MADE UP OF OVER 45,000 CLUBS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IN BRAINERD THE LAKES AREA VALOR CLUB HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER PANCAKES AND POKER EVENT AT THE BRAINERD AMERICAN LEGION.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA VALOR CLUB IS A SPECIALTY GROUP UNDER THE LIONS INTERNATIONAL CLUB THAT FOCUSES ON HELPING AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC SERVICE MEMBERS.

THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC SERVICE BASED GROUP IN THE CLUB.

WHAT BETTER WAY TO SERVE THOSE WHO SERVED US THAN BY GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TEXAS HOLD 'EM AND HOT CAKES.

>> THIS EVENT IS BIG FOR US.

IT'S OUR FIRST EVENT THAT WE'RE HOSTING ON OUR OWN.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR OTHER CHAPTERS OF LIONS IN THE AREA, IT'S TO BOOST OUR DONATIONS ACCOUNTS SO WE'RE ABLE TO HOLD EVENTS AND ASSIST OTHERS IN THE AREA.

WE DO TALK TO A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA POKER LEAGUE AND THE WINNER GETS MORE THAN BRAGGING RIGHTS.

>> WINNING THIS WILL GET YOU A SEAT INTO THE BIG TOURNAMENT, WHICH WE DO EVERY FEBRUARY.

IT'S ABOUT 100 PLAYERS, AND IT'S FREE TO PLAY.

YOU BECOME THE FIRST PERSON, THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS AND YOU GET THESE CARD PROTECTOR COINS AND YOU CAN USE THEM IN ANY TOURNAMENT SO PEOPLE SEE THEM.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE EARNINGS FROM THE DAY GOES BACK TO THE LION'S CLUB, SO THEY CAN HELP PROVIDE GREAT SERVICE TO THEIR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE MONEY THAT IS RAISED WILL BE GOING INTO OUR DONATIONS ACCOUNT, SO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE STRUGGLING CAN COME TO US.

WE CAN THEN PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.

I WAS A LEADER FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR A FEW YEARS AND LIAISON FOR THE SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.

THEY HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH MANY HOOPS AND A LOT OF TIMES WE COULDN'T SERVE THEM.

WE WANTED TO CREATE A PRACTICAL RESOURCE AND HELP TO THOSE WHO NEED IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE LIONS CLUB ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER SERIES OF POKER EVENTS.

LADIES NIGHT OUT AND TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENTS MAY 14TH AND SEPTEMBER 3RD.

>>> STACY HAS TONIGHT OFF SO WE'RE GOING TO WEATHER WITH SYDNEY DICK.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU MATTHEW.

LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE, TONIGHT WILL BE FAIRLY MILD.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRETTY WARM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Sydney: TEMPERATURES WERE FAIRLY WARM THROUGHOUT MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA TODAY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE TEMPERATURE WILL STILL BE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 30s FOR NIGHTTIME, BUT AT OUR STUDIO, IT IS CURRENTLY 39 DEGREES.

THERE IS NO PRECIPITATION TODAY.

PEAK WIND OF ABOUT 4 MILES PER HOUR, SO IT WAS PRETTY CALM.

AT OUR STUDIO DOWN IN BRAINERD, IT IS CURRENTLY CLOUDY AND 50 DEGREES, DEW POINT OF 22.

LITTLE BIT OF WIND AT NORTHWEST WIND, 6 MILES PER HOUR.

FOR OUR RADAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, IT WAS ONCE AGAIN FAIRLY CALM.

WE HAD CLOUDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY, A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA, BUT AS WE GOT INTO NIGHT, THAT CLOUD COVER CAME BACK AND IT WILL STAY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME.

A COUPLE OF EAGLE EYE WEATHER SHOTS FOR YOU, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE SEEING THESE CLOUDS AN BLUE SKIES.

ARLENE AND GARY SHOWING US SOME WILDFLOWERS.

DAVE AND SAMROSE AND SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER, LOWER RED LAKE, AND BEMIDJI STATE PARK, WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT WATER SHOTS TODAY, SHOWING SOME ICE AND SOME CLEAR CLOUDS.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING ALL THOSE IN TODAY.

OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING WINDS OF 9 MILES PER HOUR AND A HIGH OF 55.

SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER, 55 THIS AFTERNOON.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE REPORTS SUNNY AND BREEZY AND A LOW OF 39 DEGREES TODAY.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD REPORTING A LIGHT BREEZE AND HIGH OF 59.

WE'RE SEEING THE SAME TEMPERATURES ALL ACROSS.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND WIND.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE SAYING IT WAS MOSTLY CLEAR.

ON TO OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 57 DEGREES, LOW OF 37.

SO, PRETTY MUCH A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THOSE AVERAGES.

SUNSET WAS AT 8:17.

WE'RE SEEING THE SUNRISES AND SUNSETS GETTING LATER EVERY DAY.

IN BEMIDJI, A HIGH OF 54 DEGREES TODAY AND LOW OF 34.

ONCE AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT AROUND THOSE AVERAGES.

FOR OUR FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE MORNING TOMORROW, IT WILL START FAIRLY CLEAR, BUT AS WE GET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL HAVE SOME RAIN COMING UP AND SOME CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IT WILL BE FAIRLY RAINY FOR MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE WILL HAVE SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING AND IT WILL BE IN THE 50s HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL AS WELL, MORE OF THE SAME STORY.

WE WILL HAVE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND THEN AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE MORE RAIN COMING IN.

TONIGHT, ONCE AGAIN, THOSE CLOUDY SKIES ARE COMING IN, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR, SO NOT TOO MUCH GOING ON AND THEN TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, THEN THOSE RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WILL TURN INTO MORE RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

LITTLE BIT WINDIER TOMORROW, BUT ON TO OUR FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING MORNING SHOWERS TOMORROW AND THEN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WE WILL BE REALLY SEEING RAIN COMING IN.

MONDAY, 90 TO NEAR 100% CHANCE, ACTUALLY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY, WE WILL SEE SOME DARKER WEATHER COMING IN, A LITTLE BIT OF THUNDER SHOWERS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW AS TUESDAY MORNING.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SYDNEY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER IN FOR SPORTS.

I KNOW THE SNOW HAS FINALLY MELTED SO IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR GOLF.

>> Charlie: SHE JUST MENTIONED SOME SNOW COMING IN, I HOPE NOT.

THE WEATHER HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY COOPERATING AND WE WERE AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB FOR SOME GOLF.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: WITH THE WEATHER FINALLY COOPERATING, THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB WAS ABLE TO OPEN ITS DOORS AND THE BEMIDJI GIRLS GOLF WAS ABLE TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL INVITE.

A SLIGHTLY CHILLY BUT SUNNY DAY OUT AT THE BTCC.

WE'LL START OFF AT THE PAR-4 13TH, GRAND RAPIDS' TOP FINISHER BRIANNA DEKICH, ON ARGUABLY THE HARDEST HOLE ON THE COURSE, ON THE GREEN AND TWO PUTT TO PAR, SHE SHOT AN 89, TIED FOR 17TH OVERALL.

AT 15, SHE'S A GREAT HOCKEY PLAYER AND A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER AS WELL, MARYN BYFUGLIEN LEADING THE WAY FOR ROSEAU, PARS HERE AND FINISHES TIED FOR 3RD WITH AN 84.

BACK AT THE 10TH, BEMIDJI'S TAYLOR SHULKE TRYING TO GO UP AND DOWN TO SAVE PAR, SHE WOULD, SHE TIED FOR 17TH OVERALL AS WELL.

BUT THE LUMBERJACKS TOP GOLFER TODAY WAS ADDI BLUHM, SHE HAD 2-BIRDIES AND SHOT AN 84 TO FINISH TIED FOR 3RD.

THE JACKS HAD 3 OTHER GIRLS, OLIVIA GRAND, BERGEN BOCKEE, AND STELLA SCHOONOVER, PLACE IN THE TOP 20 TO HELP BEMIDJI TO A 2ND PLACE FINISH, ROSEAU AND PEQUOT LAKES ROUND OUT THE TOP-5.

>>> IN BOYS GOLF, LAKEVILLE SOUTH COMES FROM BEHIND AND THEY TOP BEMIDJI AFTER BEMIDJI HAD THE TOP SPOT YESTERDAY.

>>> OVER IN BASEBALL, GRAND RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI SPLIT IN THEIR DOUBLE HEADER TODAY.

>>> IN BASEBALL, SARTELL BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

MENAHGA ALSO BEATS PARK RAPIDS.

MENAHGA TURNS AROUND AND BEATS WARROAD.

AITKIN FALLS TO DULUTH MARSHALL.

STAPLES MOTHLY GETTING THE -- MOTLEY GETTING THE WIN.

PIERZ EDGED BY FOLEY.

ROSEAU LOSES TO GRAFTON, AND CLEARBROOK-GONVICK GETS THE WIN OVER NORTHOME-KELLIHER.

IN SOFTBALL, GRAND RAPIDS BEATS I-FALLS.

GRAND RAPIDS GETS A WIN IN THEIR THIRD GAME.

PARKERS PRAIRIE BEATS WADENA DEER CREEK.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS PICKING UP TWO WINS TODAY.

MILLE LACS TOPPING LAPORTE.

PEQUOT LAKES, THEY GET A WIN OVER NEVIS.

SEBEKA PICKING UP A WIN.

IN BOYS TENNIS, BRAINERD WINS.

IN COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD AT THE VIKINGS CLASSICS IN DES MOINES IOWA, THREE WITH WINS TODAY FOR BSU.

IN TENNIS, BEMIDJI STATE FALLS IN THE QUARTER FINALS MATCH TO SIOUX FALLS.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE LOST THREE IN A ROW SINCE THE SWEEP THEY HAD, 6-2 TAMPA BAY.

BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY ANNOUNCED THEIR LEADERSHIP GROUP FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON AND HAILEY ARMSTRONG WILL SERVE AS CAPTAIN FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN-A-ROW.

THE SENIOR FORWARD IS JUST THE 5TH BEAVER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO DON THE C FOR BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS AND THE FIRST SINCE ERIN CODY DID TO FINISH THE 2010'S.

ARMSTRONG IS TIED FOR 10TH IN BEMIDJI STATE HISTORY WITH A CAREER 35 GOALS AND LAST SEASON SCORED A CAREER HIGH 16-GOALS AND 22-POINTS.

SHE WILL BE JOINED NEXT YEAR BY 4-ALTERNATE CAPTAINS.

JUNIOR FORWARDS MORGAN SMITH AND AUTUMN COOPER, SENIOR FORWARD TALYA HENDRICKSON, AND SENIOR DEFENDER OLIVIA DRONEN.

THIS WILL ALSO BE SMITH'S SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP GROUP, THE FIVE TOTAL SKATERS ARE THE MOST IN A YEAR IN BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY HISTORY.

>>> START WHERE YOU ARE, USE WHAT YOU HAVE, DO WHAT YOU CAN.

THAT QUOTE FROM THE LATE-GREAT TENNIS LEGEND ARTHUR ASHE, MAY VERY WELL APPLY TO WHERE BRAINERD BASEBALL FINDS ITSELF EARLY THIS SEASON.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE WARRIORS ARE LOOKING AHEAD, AND KEEPING WHAT'S BEHIND THEM IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD BASEBALL MAY BE BEHIND THE 8 BALL SO FAR, OPENING THE SEASON WINLESS THROUGH THEIR FIRST FOUR GAMES, HOWEVER YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TRYING TO FIND ANY NEGATIVITY WITHIN THE TEAM.

>> LEAVING STUFF IN THE PAST, LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS YOU CAN DO IN BASEBALL.

BASEBALL IS A MENTAL SPORT.

>> I AM TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE MENTAL SIDE OF THE GAME.

IF WE FIX UP THE LITTLE THINGS, WE CAN BE GOOD.

JUST KEEPING THE MENTAL SIDE OF THE GAME SHARP.

>> Reporter: TRICKLING DOWN FROM THE LEADERS AND RINGS TRUE THROUGH THE ENTIRE ROSTER, ONE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MAINLY UP CLASSMEN.

>> LIVE IN THE MOMENT, WIN THIS PITCH.

DON'T LOOK TOO FAR FORWARD AND ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LOOK BACKWARDS.

IF YOU MAKE AN ERROR, STRIKEOUT, LEAVE IT IN THE MOMENT, AND JUST MOVE ON.

>> Reporter: FAIRBANKS HOPES THE WARRIORS IMPROVE EVERY DAY, UNFORCED ERRORS ON THE FIELD, ON THE BASE PASSES, AND THE BATTER'S BOX.

>> IT COULD BE MENTALLY TOUGH.

ONE ERROR COULD AFFECT THE REST OF THE GAME FOR YOU.

FOR US, WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST LEAPS WE HAVE TO TAKE.

WE HAVE TO PICK UP EACH OTHER'S TEAM MAKES, HELP THEM LEARN FROM MISTAKES.

>> Reporter: AND WHERE THERE IS THE BIGGEST SPARK IS ON THE MOUND, MICHAEL, AND JOEY.

EACH WITH HOPES TO HELP LEAD THE WARRIORS THROUGH THE FIRE AND BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> PITCHING IS THE BIGGEST PART IN THE GAME.

>> WHEN THE HITTERS AREN'T HITTING THE BALL TO YOU, IT TAKES STRESS OFF THE FIELDERS.

>> IF OUR GUYS ARE DOING THEIR JOBS, IT MAKES THE GAME FASTER.

>> WE KNOW WE CAN THROW HARD.

POUNDING THE STRIKES, WE'LL BE FINE.

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

>> Charlie: IF YOU WERE WATCHING YESTERDAY, YOU KNOW THAT THE WARRIORS GOT THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AGAINST RECORY.

THEY HAVE A BIG DOUBLE HEADER ON TUESDAY AGAINST MOORHEAD.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

ACROSS THE ART CENTER HAS AN EXHIBIT CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT FEATURES WET-FELTED TAPESTRIES CREATED BY VISUAL ARTIST, KRISTEN ANDERSON, FROM BIG FORK.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS, ANDERSON TELLS US MORE ABOUT HER EXHIBIT CALLED REFUGIA.

>> Reporter: AMID CHANGING CONDITIONS ARE REFERRED TO AS REFUGIA, IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, IT'S WETLANDS, ESPECIALLY SEASONAL PONDS.

KRISTEN ANDERSON USES HER BACKGROUND IN BIOLOGY AND ART TO CREATE TAPESTRIES FROM FELT THAT OFTEN REPRESENT HER STUDIES.

SHE PARTNERS WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP WORK, WHICH INCLUDES PROCESSING OR ROLLING LARGE SCALE FELTS TOGETHER.

>> IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS.

ULTIMATELY IT'S STANDING THERE AND UING YOUR WHOLE BODY IN THE ROLL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THERE ARE TWO NARRATIVES ABOUT HER EXHIBIT, LEARNING TO CONNECT TO CAREGIVERS AND TO LOVED ONES WITH CHANGING NEEDS, LIKE A MIND THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE ROADBLOCKS OF DISEASE, SEASONAL PONDS ARE AT GREAT RISK DUE TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGING CONDITIONS.

ANDERSON SAYS SAYS IT'S ABOUT HONORING WHAT REMAINS.

>> IT'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALZHEIMER, BUT HONORING THEIR MINDS AND SORT OF WHAT REMAINS, THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS IN THEIR MINDS.

I HAVE CLIENTS THAT HAVE DEMENTIA.

ULTIMATELY IT'S ABOUT HONORING BOTH.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON'S EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN AT THE MACROSTIE ART CENTER UNTIL MAY 22ND LATER THIS YEAR.

>>> NOW WE HAVE MORE TIME SO WE'LL GO BACK TO SYDNEY FOR THE WEATHER.

>> Sydney: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOW OF 34.

IT WILL BE WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT TOMORROW WITH A HIGH OF 54, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, BUT THEN AS WE GET INTO OVERNIGHT, IT WILL BE A HIGHER PERCENT CHANCE AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GET THROUGH TO THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, SEE SOME RAIN, AND HIGHS IN THE 50s, UP TO 60.

>> Charlie: AND THE VIKINGS, THEY KEEP DRAFTING FOR THE DEFENSE.

IN THE THIRD ROUND, THEY PICKED UP A DEFENSIVE TACKLE, AN OFFENSIVE TACKLE, AND A SAFETY AS WELL.

SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW THAT SHAPES UP.

>> Matthew: SOMETHING THAT THE VIKINGS DESPERATELY NEED.

THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN, WE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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