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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.

[♪♪♪] >> HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS IN A BURGLARY ATTEMPT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS ALERTED TO A BUSINESS ALARM AT 12:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY AT RIPLEY ONE STOP.

DEPUTIES FOUND A WINDOW REMOVED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

AUTHORITIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHETHER ANYTHING WAS TAKEN FROM THE BUSINESS.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SUSPECTS MAY HAVE BEEN ON BICYCLES, WEARING DARK CLOTHING AND MASKS.

A SHERIFF'S OFFICE K-9 WAS ABLE TO TRACK THEM SOUTH OF THE BUSINESS THROUGH YARDS AND DOWN GRAVEL ROADS IN THE AREA BUT DID NOT LOCATE THEM.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IF THEY WITNESSED ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IN THE AREA DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

IF YOU HAVE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, PLEASE REVIEW THE FOOTAGE AND CALL THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.

>>> THE RED LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT IN A STABBING THAT HAPPENED THURSDAY MORNING IN RED LAKE.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, A MAN REPORTED BEING STABBED IN THE NEW BACK OF TOWN AREA IN RED LAKE AROUND 8:30 A.M.

HE SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY AND REPORTED HIS MEDICATION AND WALLET WERE STOLEN.

THE SUSPECT FLED NORTH THROUGH THE WOODS FROM THE NEW BACK OF TOWN AREA.

THE RED LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT AFTER LENGTHY INVESTIGATION AND SEARCH OF THE RED LAKE AREA YESTERDAY THE SUSPECT WAS NOT LOCATED.

THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS BEING 5'8" TALL WITH A SLIM BUILD AND A SHAVED HEAD.

THE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A GRAY HOODIE AND BLACK PANTS ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT IS ASKED TO CONTACT RED LAKE POLICE.

>>> EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY FLOCK TO A CAMP SITE IN PINE RIVER FOR THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS THE LATEST ON THIS YEAR'S EVENT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BLUEGRASS CAN TRACE ITS ROOTS BACK TO 1940s, WITH THE GENRE BECOMING POPULAR THANKS TO BILL MONROE.

FAST FORWARD 8 DECADES AND 1,000 MILES WEST, AND THAT SAME MUSIC IS STILL BEING ENJOYED RIGHT HERE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> IT'S ONE OF THE FEW MUSIC THAT IS 100% AMERICAN-MADE.

IT'S A YOUNG MUSIC, LESS THAN 100 YEARS OLD, AND IT SKYROCKETED WITH THE HELP OF THE OPRY, YOU KNOW, DOWN IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

THAT'S WHERE IT GAVE IT A STAGE AND YOU KNOW, PUT IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE 19th BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL HOSTED BY THE PINE RIVER FOUNDATION, WITH PROCEEDS GOING TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE PINE RIVER COMMUNITY.

>> WE DONATE TO HOMELESS AND WOUNDED WARRIORS, PIONEER SCHOLARSHIPS, WE HAVE DONE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCHOOL, JUST ODDS AND ENDS OF PEOPLE WHO ASK FOR A GRANT AND IF IT WORKS, WE WILL PROBABLY HELP THEM.

>> Reporter: IT RUNS FROM AUGUST 20TH THROUGH THE 24th, BUT SOME ATTENDEES ARRIVE AS EARLY AS THE 17th TO HELP WITH THE SET UP OF THE EVENT.

>> WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE COME IN AND BRING THEIR CAMPERS ON SUNDAY.

A LOT WILL VOLUNTEER TO HELP US BECAUSE WE NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND THEY TRAVEL AROUND THE AREA, GO DOWNTOWN TO EAT, TAKE A BIKE RIDE, SO YEAH, SOME SPEND ALL WEEK HERE.

>> Reporter: BLUEGRASS MAY NOT BE AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS, THEY FEEL THAT BLUEGRASS APPEALS TO EVERYONE, NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND.

>> WE CAN ALL RELATE TO THESE SONGS IN DIFFERENT SHAPES, WAYS, AND FORMS.

WHEN YOU PUT THE STORIES TO MUSIC, THEY HAVE THAT MUCH IMPACT.

THERE IS PHENOMENAL INSTRUMENTATION WITH THIS MUSIC.

IT'S ROOTS BASED AND IT'S FOCUSED ON STORIES WE CAN ALL RELATE TO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PINE RIVER, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THE FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE LAKES MUSIC AND EVENTS PARK IN PINE RIVER.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE ART LEAGUE IN WALKER IS HOSTING ITS 58TH ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE THIS WEEKEND AT THE WALKER AREA COMMUNITY CENTER.

THE ANNUAL TRADITION CELEBRATES LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS, FEATURING A WIDE VARIETY OF ORIGINAL WORKS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, AND MUCH MORE.

THE EVENT KICKED OFF EARLIER THIS EVENING WITH A RECEPTION, WHERE ATTENDEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE ARTISTS, BROWSE AND PURCHASE THE ARTWORK, AND ENJOY THE SHOWCASE OF CREATIVE TALENT FROM ACROSS THE LEECH LAKE AREA.

>> WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO PARTNER THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE 41 PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR ART LEAGUE.

WE HAVE 25 ARTISTS EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE ARTISTS OF ALL DIFFERENT KINDS.

WE HAVE PAINTERS, WATERCOLORISTS, JEWELRY MAKERS, GLASS PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ART, ALL DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS, ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.

HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE'S HOME OR CABIN IN THE AREA.

>> THE EVENT REOPENS TOMORROW AT 9:00 A.M. AND ENDS ON SUNDAY AT 2:00 P.M.

THE SHOW IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH FREE ADMISSION.

>>> ALSO TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN THE VIEWING AREA IS THE 5TH ANNUAL LIVING OUT LOUD BEMIDJI PRIDE FESTIVAL.

THIS EVENT MARKS HALF A DECADE SINCE THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS BEMIDJI PRIDE STARTED ADVOCATING FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY IN THE AREA.

THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN IMMENSELY SINCE IT WAS FIRST FOUNDED BACK IN 2020 AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF CONTINUED EDUCATING AND COLLABORATING WITH ALLIED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

>> I THINK THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ESPECIALLY, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF GROWTH.

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH CHANGES WITH OUR STAFFING AND OUR EVENT AS A WHOLE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME THIS YEAR WILL NOTICE THAT WE SWITCH THINGS UP WITH THE FESTIVAL SO IT'S BEEN DIFFERENT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN GROWTH.

BOTH WITH LOGISTICS AND THE PHYSICAL THINGS, AND COMMUNITY GROWTH, IT'S GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE RECOGNITION OF US IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE GO TO DIFFERENT EVENTS AND DO TABLING AND OUTREACH AND PEOPLE KNOW US, WHICH IS GREAT.

I THINK OVERALL, IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SEE.

>> SATURDAYS FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE AT THE RAIL RIVER FOLK SCHOOL UNTIL 5:00 P.M. AND IS FREE TO ATTEND.

>>> CANADA JUST ANNOUNCED THAT IT'S REMOVING TARIFFS ON SOME AMERICAN GOODS.

ON FRIDAY, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAID HE'S LIFTING RETALIATORY TARIFFS PLACED ON AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

THE MOVE TAKES EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1st AND WILL APPLY TO GOODS THAT COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT.

HOWEVER, THE 25-PERCENT TARIFF PLACED ON AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, AS WELL AS TARIFFS ON AMERICAN CARS, WILL STAY IN PLACE.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER CARNEY SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON THURSDAY.

CARNEY SAID THAT HE AND TRUMP WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT TRADE ISSUES IN KEY SECTORS.

THE WHITE HOUSE PRAISED CARNEY'S DECISION AS LONG OVERDUE.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO TAKE A MUCH, A BIG DOWNTURN WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, HUNDREDS OF WOMEN FILED IN TO THE GRANDVIEW LODGE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> HUNDREDS OF WOMEN FILED INTO THE GRAND VIEW LODGE'S GULL LAKE CENTER FOR THE NISSWA WOMEN'S CLUB'S ANNUAL FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, SPORTING THE THEME STEPPING UP FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE FASHION SHOW'S THEME THIS YEAR GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE NISSWA WOMEN'S CLUB'S GOAL, RAISING MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SENIORS.

>> WE HAD TO STOP FOR A FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE HAD IT FOR 35 YEARS, I BELIEVE.

WE JUST HAD A LOT OF COOPERATION FROM OUR MEMBERS STEPPING UP, JUST LIKE THEY DO.

>> IT REALLY TAKES MORE THAN A VILLAGE TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE NISSWA FASHION SHOW SHOWCASES FASHION FROM DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.

>> WE CALLED ON PROBABLY 6 OR 7 MERCHANTS AND FROM THERE, WE HAD FOUR MERCHANTS SAY THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE.

AS FAR AS THE MODELS, SOME OF THEM COME FROM THE MERCHANTS AND SOME OF THEM ARE MEMBERS AT THE NISSWA WOMEN'S CLUB.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE OF THE FASHION CLUB AND LUNCHEON, THE NISSWA WOMEN'S CLUB OFFERS A SILENT AUCTION.

>> WE HAVE A SILENT AUCTION BASKET THAT IS AMAZING.

WE HAD SO MANY SPONSORSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES THAT IS REALLY FUN TO BID ON.

SO WE REALLY HAVE A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF THINGS TO DO.

>> Reporter: 105th YEAR, ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE NISSWA SEWING CLUB AND NISSWA BUSY BEES.

THE CLUB HAS GROWN, NOW CONSISTING OF OVER 100 MEMBERS, COMMITTED TOWARDS SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE, NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS, AND UNDER SERVED POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE DREAMS COME TRUE.

THEY ARE STARTING OVER OR STARTING FIRST, TRYING TO BALANCE A FAMILY AND JOB, SCHOOL, AND SO THE FUNDS DO HELP PEOPLE.

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

>> 250 GUESTS ATTENDED YESTERDAY'S FASHION SHOW, ALONG WITH 20 MODELS SHOWCASING OUTFITS ON THE RUNWAY.

>>> THE WALLEYE LIMIT ON MILLE LACS LAKE WILL BE INCREASING BEGINNING TOMORROW.

THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

SAYS THE WALLEYE LIMIT WILL INCREASE FROM TWO TO THREE BEGINNING SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30.

THE SIZE LIMIT — WHICH ALLOWS ANGLERS TO HARVEST FISH 17 INCHES OR LONGER BUT ONLY ONE LONGER THAN 20 INCHES REMAINS IN PLACE.

AS OF JULY 31ST, STATE-LICENSED ANGLERS HAVE HARVESTED 23.5 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION OF 113,600 POUNDS OF WALLEYE.

THE STATE AND THE OJIBWE TRIBES WHO RETAIN HARVEST RIGHTS IN THE 1837 TREATY AREA JOINTLY ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE HARVEST LEVEL EACH YEAR.

AND THAT TOTAL HARVEST AMOUNT IS THEN ALLOCATED BETWEEN STATE-LICENSED ANGLERS AND TRIBAL ANGLERS.

D.N.R.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SLOW WALLEYE BITE ON MILLE LACS THIS YEAR IS DUE TO ABUNDANT FORAGE IN THE LAKE FROM STRONG YELLOW PERCH AND CISCO HATCHES THE PREVIOUS YEAR THAT PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANGLERS' BAITS.

WITH SLOWER FISHING, FEWER ANGLERS HAVE FISHED THE LAKE THAN IN A TYPICAL YEAR.

>>> NEXT MONDAY, WE'LL FIND OUT WHO IS THE WINNER OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVE AWAY CONTEST.

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

WE HAVE BEEN DRAWING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE GRAND DRAWING, WHICH WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY.

THE LAST DAY TO QUALIFY IS TONIGHT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd.

SO JUST FIVE MORE QUALIFIERS AND HERE THEY ARE FOR YOU.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY AND YOU WILL BE IN THE GRAND DRAWING SLATED FOR LATER THAT NIGHT LIVE ON OUR 10:00 P.M. NEWSCAST.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST.

>> Stacy: I THINK THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS GOING TO BE THE COOL DOWN WE ARE EXPECTING.

WE HAVE THE COLD FRONT NOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND ONLY IN THE 60s, OVERALL LOOKING FAIRLY QUIET, COULD BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE, AND THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN SOME SUNSHINE, WE HAVE SEEN SOME CLOUD COVER, AND WE HAVE SEEN SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TODAY.

WE STILL COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS, MAINLY IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THAT SAME AREA TOMORROW.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS QUIETER, IT LOOKS DRIER, BREEZIER, AND MUCH COOLER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, 67 AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS FROM THE STUDIO ARE NORTHWEST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS UP TO 18, AND THE DEW POINT IS WAY DOWN THERE AT 48.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 75 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 58, PRESSURE IS FALLING, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 11 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE THAT LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH OUR VIEWING AREA, LINGERING IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA, NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE, IT LOOKS QUIET OUT THERE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE FAR NORTH TOMORROW, OTHER THAN THAT, EXPECT TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ANGELA CAPTURING SOME OF THE LIGHTNING FROM A PASSING STORM LAST NIGHT NEAR CASS LAKE.

MARK SENDING US THE PHOTO OF THE SUNRISE.

ARLENE WITH THE SUNRISE IN MENAHGA.

SAMROSE WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES OVER LOWER RED LAKE TODAY.

JOAN WITH A CLOUD IN THE DISTANCE IN LAPORTE.

AARON SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A HUMMINGBIRD IN FLIGHT IN BEMIDJI.

PAUL WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN BEMIDJI AS WELL.

WE HAVE A WAR PLANE SPOTTED OVER BAY LAKE FROM GARY AND BILL AND JUDY FROM UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 66 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SOME SPRINKLES AND HUMID.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN TODAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, HUMID THIS MORNING, PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN AND HAIL IN THE AREA, WITH A HIGH OF 80.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 81 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

A LOW OF 63 WITH SUNSET AT 8:12.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 81, SO WE ARE ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

62 IS THE LOW AND SUNRISE AT 6:27.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, MAYBE SOME SPRINKLES DEVELOPING IN PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, AGAIN, QUIETER WEATHER, BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HERE ARE THE HIGHS FOR TOMORROW, ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID-60s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE MID TO MAYBE EVEN A FEW UPPER 60s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 52.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NAR NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, A FEW SPRINKLES, HIGHS NEAR 64, NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND 63 ON MONDAY, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, HIGHS STILL IN THE 60s ON MONDAY, BUT WE SHOULD SEE THE TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK INTO THE 70s, EVEN SOME UPPER 70s BY MIDWEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: AND CHARLIE YAEGER IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE HAD A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS TODAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF TENNIS, A LITTLE BIT OF GIRLS SOCCER, AS WELL AS THE HOW WELLY BSU GOLF FUNDRAISER.

WE WILL HEAR FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PLAYING AT THE FUNDRAISER.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> IN SPORTS, IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU RESPOND WHEN THINGS DON'T GO YOUR WAY.

BEMIDJI GIRLS' TENNIS WAS SWEPT IN THEIR HOME TRIANGULAR WEDNESDAY, SUFFERING THEIR FIRST REGULAR SEASON LOSS IN TWO YEARS.

WELL THEY DUSTED THEMSELVES OFF AND BOY DID THEY EVER RESPOND AS THEY HOSTED HIBBING THIS AFTERNOON.

STARTING OFF AT NUMBER ONE SINGLES, LIZ PETERSON MAKING QUICK WORK HERE IN THE SECOND SET, PLAYS THE LINE FOR POINT.

SHE WON HER MATCH 6-3, 6-0.

AT NUMBER TWO SINGLES, BAILEY ROOP SHOWING OFF HER RANGE AND HER SOFT HANDS, UNDERHAND WINS HER THE POINT.

SHE ALSO WON IN STRAIGHT SETS.

AND OVER IN DOUBLES, MEGAN BERG HOT SHOT TO THE NET, THEN MILLIE KNOTT, LEAVES NO DOUBT.

THEY ROLL 6-0, 6-4.

THE WHOLE TEAM ROLLED TODAY, LUMBERJACKS DIDN'T DROP A SINGLE SET EN ROUTE TO 7-0 VICTORY, QUITE A RESPONSE TO SECURE THEIR FIRST WIN OF 2025.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS GIRLS SOCCER, STARTING THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD AT DULUTH DENFELD.

HUNTERS HAD A QUICK START, ALREADY UP 1-0 ON THE THUNDERHAWKS, THEIR ATTEMPT STYMIED BY RYLEE MAJORS, POINT BLANK RANGE, KEEPS RAPIDS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

ON THE OTHER END.

T-HAWKS TRYING TO GET SOME OFFENSE BUT NOTHING GOING AS IZZIE DWINNELL COLLECTS ONE OF HER 10 SAVES.

LATER, DENFELD WITH SOME MORE PRESSURE, AVA DAVIS CONVERTS ONE-ON-ONE WITH MAJORS.

THAT'S HIGH PERCENTAGE.

GRAND RAPIDS WOULD FALL TO DULUTH DENFELD 4-0, AS IT HAPPENS.

THEIR MATCH IS IN BEMIDJI VERSUS THE LUMBERJACKS WHERE ONE OF THOSE TWO TEAMS WILL PICK UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF 2025.

SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

>>> SOME HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DID START TONIGHT, THEY GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

THE TWINS BEAT THE WHITE SOX.

THE MINNESOTA LYNX SNAP A TWO GAME LOSING STREAK AND THE TENNESSEE TITANS BEAT THE VIKINGS.

THAT'S PRESEASON NFL FOOTBALL.

IT DOESN'T MEAN A WHOLE LOT, JUST A CHANCE TO SEE SOME PLAYERS.

>>> BSU WRAPPED UP WITH THE HOW WELLY TOURNAMENT.

THE TOURNAMENT WAS NAMED FOR ATHLETICS FOUNDER AND GENERAL NET WELLY IS A REBOOT OF THE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT SUPPORTED WOMEN ATHLETICS FROM 1983 TO 2010.

ATTENDING THE EVENT AS THEY DO MOST YEARS WERE A FEW OF JANET'S SEVEN CHILDREN WHO SPOKE ON HER BEHALF ABOUT HOW THE TOURNAMENT HAS GROWN SINCE ITS RETURN IN 2019.

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ALL OF US THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE MOTHER AND WHAT HER LEGACY WAS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN SPORTS, ATHLETICS, AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND PLAY AND EXCEL AND HAVE A SPACE AT THE TABLE.

>> MOM WOULD BE SO GRATIFIED TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED.

WHEN SHE WAS WORKING ON IT, I WAS A YOUNG FACULTY MEMBER AT BSU, SO WE WOULD OFTEN COMPARE NOTES ON HOW IT WAS GOING FOR ME MY FIRST FEW YEARS AS A PROFESSOR AND THE EXCITEMENT SHE HAD ON WORKING ON THIS IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.

MY MOM WAS A PIONEER AND RECOGNIZED THAT YOUNG WOMEN NEEDED TO GROW THROUGH ATHLETICS.

>> OF COURSE ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT AND THE SILENT AUCTION BENEFITTED THE NINE WOMEN'S ATHLETIC SPORTS.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

BEMIDJI HAS HOSTED TWO RENOWNED WEST AFRICAN DRUM TEACHERS FOR THE PAST WEEK AND OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK FOLLOWED ALONG TO TWO OF THEIR CLASSES FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL DRUMMING AND WHY SHARING THIS KNOWLEDGE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: HELEN HAS BEEN TRAVELING TO WEST AFRICA FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES AND FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS, SHE AND HER FRIEND HAVE BEEN TEACHING WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING.

>> I THINK IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE.

IT'S AUTHENTIC.

>> Reporter: THE PAIR TRAVEL ALL AROUND TEACHING THESE CLASSES AND THEIR PIT STOP IN BEMIDJI STARTED OFF AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND FINISHED AT HEADWATERS MUSIC AND ART.

>> THEY GET TO LEARN PATTERNS, AND THEY ALSO CREATE THEIR OWN.

SO, THERE WERE DANCERS, THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN.

>> THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS IS IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN JUST A COUPLE KIDS' LIVES, THEN WE HAVE DONE OUR JOBS.

>> Reporter: DIFFERENT RHYTHMS AND HAND TECHNIQUES BROUGHT THE LEARNING TO PEOPLE OF ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS.

>> YOU'RE LEARNING YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING.

THE DRUMS ARE ACCESSIBLE.

YOU CAN GET DRUMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES, THEY ARE PORTABLE, IT'S NOT LIKE A PIANO WHERE IT TAKES UP HALF YOUR LIVING ROOM, SO IT'S RELATIVELY ACCESSIBLE INSTRUMENT FOR PEOPLE TO PAY.

>> EVERY DRUM THEY USE THROUGHOUT THE TEACHING WERE ALL HANDMADE IN WEST AFRICA OUT OF ANIMAL SKIN AND OTHER MATERIAL.

>> THE SOUND IS SO MUCH BETTER.

YOU ARE PLAYING ON DRUMS THAT WERE CRAFTED BY CRAFTMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO PUT A DRUM TOGETHER TO GET AN OPTIMAL SOUND.

>> Reporter: AND IT HELPS CARRY ON CULTURE AND TRADITION.

>> DRUMMING KIND OF HELPS YOU JUST TRANSCEND THE DAILY LIFE AND IT IS MEDITATIVE, AND IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION.

>> WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING, YOU CAN'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S LIKE A MEDITATION.

YOU CAN ONLY BE PRESENT WITH EACH OTHER.

THAT IS WHAT I LOVE AND I FIND MOST PEOPLE LOVE THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M SYDNEY DICK.

LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS SYDNEY.

LET'S GO BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON THE WEEKEND FORECAST.

>> Stacy: IT WILL BE COOLER FOR THE WE'RE.

WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS, A FEW SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 52.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID-60s, WE'LL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25 WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH.

>> Charlie: AND THE MINNESOTA WILD, THEY RESIGN MARCO, 3 YEARS, $15 MILLION ON TWITTER, HE WAS A FAN FAVORITE.

THEY'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM BACK.

>> Dennis: NHL SEASON NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

THANKS A LOT CHARLIE.

FINALLY TONIGHT, IT'S TIME TO SAY FARWELL TO SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL HERE AT LAKELAND PBS AND SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD A BIG ROLE IN LAKELAND NEWS.

LONGTIME MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR DAVE SIEVERT IS WORKING HIS LAST NEWSCAST TONIGHT AND WILL RETIRE FROM THE BUSINESS AFTER HIS SHIFT TOMORROW.

DAVE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR LAKELAND PBS FOR OVER 40-YEARS AND IS ONE OF THE BEST GUYS YOU'LL EVER MEET.

HE'S ONE OF THE GUYS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT YOU THE VIEWER NEVER SEES BUT WITHOUT HIS PROFESSIONALISM OUR NEWS PRODUCT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME.

HE HAS MANY OTHER JOB DUTIES HERE AT LAKELAND OUTSIDE OF NEWS AND PERFORMS THEM ALL AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE.

HE'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE GUYS AROUND THE OFFICE THAT GETS ALONG WITH EVERYONE AND EVERYONE ENJOYS TALKING TO.

I KNOW I'VE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATION REGARDING BLUES ARTISTS AND CLASSIC ROCK ARTISTS WITH DAVE OVER THE YEARS.

HE'S ALSO GOTTA BE ONE OF THE BEST COOKS IN THE REGION BECAUSE THE FOOD HE WARMS UP EVERY NIGHT HAS THE EVERYONE AT THE STATION DROOLING.

I'VE OFTEN TOLD HIM HE SHOULD OPEN UP A DINER HERE AT THE STATION.

ANYHOW, FAREWELL TO DAVE, A GREAT DEDICATED EMPLOYEE AND A FRIEND OF US ALL, AS WE WISH HIM THE BEST NOW IN HIS RETIREMENT.

WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO MISS HIM HERE ON THE NEWS AND AROUND THE STATION.

HE IS OFF TO RETIRE, WHICH WE ALL HOPE TO DO AT SOME POINT.

WE WISH HIM THE BEST.

THAT'S GOING TO DO IT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

>> Charlie: THANKS FOR EVERYTHING DAVE.

GOOD NIGHT.

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