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>>> ONE OF THE MANY VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS GOING ON IN THE AREA WAS THE UNVEILING OF A NEW MEMORIAL AT THE BEMIDJI VETERANS MEMORIAL SITE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED THE VETERANS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS GATHERED NEXT TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING EARLIER TODAY TO SEE THE NEW STONE.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: NOVEMBER 11TH IS VETERANS DAY, A DAY FOR REMEMBRANCE AND RECOGNITION OF EVERYTHING THAT THE UNITED STATES VETERANS HAVE SACRIFICED.

>> TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN SHOW APPRECIATION AS A COMMUNITY, WHERE VETERANS CAN REMEMBER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICES THAT OUR VETERANS HAVE MADE, I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING MORE.

>> Reporter: THE PURPOSE IS NOT ONLY TO HAVE A PLACE TO REFLECT ON THE PAST, BUT ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT ONE THING.

>> HISTORY, THE HISTORY IS NOT ALWAYS KIND, BUT IT'S NOT BAD EITHER.

IT'S WHO WE ARE, IT'S WHAT WE WENT THROUGH.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T FORGET IT.

OUR SOCIETY IS SLIPPING THAT WAY, I FEEL.

>> Reporter: TO TRY AND COMBAT THIS, THE MEMORIAL CHAIR MEMBERS UNVEILED THIS PIECE WHERE THAT HISTORY IS LITERALLY WRITTEN IN STONE.

[APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THIS NEW PIECE IS SPECIAL, IT'S NOT THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AT THE SITE.

THERE ARE ALREADY MANY LARGE PIECES HERE AT THE MEMORIAL, BUT THESE ARE ALL MADE OF SANDSTONE, THE NEWEST ONE IS MADE OF GRANITE.

>> IT'S NEAT.

YOU SEE IT BACK IN WASHINGTON, DOWN IN THE CITIES, A LOT OF THE STONES AT THE CAPITOL IS GRANITE.

>> SOMETHING FIRST CLASS TO SHOW OUR VETERANS HONOR AND RESPECT.

TO SEE IT HERE NOW, WHAT A TESTAMENT TO THEIR PERSEVERANCE AND THE WAY OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERED.

>> Reporter: SHARED EXPERIENCES CONNECT PEOPLE, SO WHEN UNDERTAKING THIS PROJECT, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE ACTUAL VETERANS INVOLVED IN EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS.

>> WHEN I TALKED TO THE DESIGNER, WHEN HE IS A 10-YEAR VETERAN, HE IS IN THAT MINDSET.

IT WAS A FRIDAY AND ON A MONDAY, HE SENT THAT BACK.

I WAS LIKE HOLY MACKEREL, THAT'S JUST PERFECT FOR WHAT WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: NOT ONLY WAS THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT VERY CLOSE TO HOME, BUT EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY WAS AS WELL.

THE STONE ITSELF CAME FROM MINNESOTA AND THE MEMORIAL WAS PAID FOR BY COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS.

THE SITE IS ONLY ONE SMALL TOKEN APPRECIATION TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

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

>> Dennis: IT INCLUDES PAVERS ON THE GROUND, WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED AND ENGRAVED WITH A VETERAN'S NAME SO THEY, TOO, CAN BE A PERMANENT PART OF THE MEMORIAL.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE'S POW-WOW OVER THE WEEKEND FEATURED DANCING, SONGS, AND LOTS MORE DANCING.

ALL TO HONOR VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY FOR VETERANS DAY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE POW-WOW AND SPOKE WITH VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE TO LEARN WHAT VETERANS DAY MEANS FOR THE BAND.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: VETERANS DAY WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED TO COMMEMORATE THE END OF WORLD WAR I IN 1918 BUT EVENTUALLY EVOLVED IN 1954 AS A DAY TO REMEMBER ALL VETERANS, THROUGH SONG AND DANCE, THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA ARE HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

>> IT'S REMEMBERING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY, THOSE THAT CAN'T BE HERE.

SO FOR ME, WHEN I'M OUT THERE DANCING IN THE CEREMONY, I REMEMBER THOSE WHO CAN'T DANCE, SO I'M DANCING FOR THEM.

I'M WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: VETERANS DAY IS ABOUT HONORING THE ELDERS IN THE BAND THAT WENT TO SERVE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW IS GOING TO BRING.

THERE ARE ELDERS THAT ARE VETERANS.

THEY'RE GETTING OLD.

WE OFFER OUR TOBACCO LIKE OUT THERE.

THERE IS A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO HONOR OUR VETERANS IN SPIRITUALITY.

>> Reporter: A BIG REASON IS TO NOT ONLY HONOR THE VETERANS THAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY BUT THE REASON THEY WENT.

>> WE'RE TO COME AND BE AS ONE NATION AND THE BIG THING WAS TO TAKE CARE OF MOTHER EARTH.

>> Reporter: THEY WANTED TO GIVE THE VETERANS MORE THAN JUST A SIMPLE THANK YOU BY OFFERING HANDSHAKES TO ALL THE VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE.

>> IT'S A PHYSICAL CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: THE POWWOW FEATURED SINGING AND DANCING COMPETITIONS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO LEARN ABOUT VETERANS AND WHY THEY CELEBRATE THEM.

>> TO ME, IT'S ABOUT THE LITTLE ONES AND THOSE WHO CAN SEE US AND BE INSPIRED TO ONE DAY FILL OUR SHOES AND KNOW THAT THERE IS A PATH THAT IS ALREADY LAID IN FRONT OF THEM.

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

>> OVER 150 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE POWWOW ON SATURDAY.

>>> A FUNDRAISER FOR FIVE BROTHERS WHO WERE CRITICALLY BURNED IN AN EXPLOSION NEAR BAGLEY LAST WEEK HAS RAISED NEARLY $90,000.

THE BOYS AND THEIR FATHER WERE INJURED AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT A STORAGE LOCKER.

MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHALL DIVISION INVESTIGATORS HAVE DETERMINED THAT A 100-POUND PROPANE CYLINDER BELIEVED TO BE EMPTY, CONTAINED ENOUGH RESIDUAL GAS TO FILL THE STORAGE CONTAINER TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THE FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN ENTERED THE STORAGE CONTAINER TO RETRIEVE TOYS.

UNAWARE OF THE DANGER, THE CHILDREN ENTERED FIRST AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE DISTINCT ODOR OF MERCAPTAN.

THE ADDITIVE THAT GIVES PROPANE ITS TELLTALE GAS SMELL.

THE PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT A SPARK FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER CAUSED THE EXPLOSION.

ACCORDING TO AN UPDATE FROM A CARING BRIDGE SITE, THEIR MOTHER SAYS THE BOYS ARE CONTINUING TO UNDERGO SURGERIES WITH THREE MORE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

ONE OF THE BOYS, BRAEDYNN WAS SCHEDULE FOR HIS THIRD SURGERY TODAY AND IS SUFFERING ALSO FROM PNEUMONIA AND A BLOOD INFECTION.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT THE FAMILY WE'RE INCLUDING A LINK TO THEIR GOFUNDME PAGE AND THEIR CARING BRIDGE SITE ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE ANNOUNCED AN INITIATIVE WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE TO EXPAND AGRICULTURE EDUCATION.

THE $9 MILLION AND 4-YEAR-LONG PROGRAM IS PART OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLIANCE FOR AGRICULTURE ADVANCEMENT AND THE USDANRCS TO CREATE A NATIONAL AGRICULTURE CENTER FOR TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO MORE CAREER PATHS IN AGRICULTURE.

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLIANCE FOR AGRICULTURE ADVANCEMENT OR C2A3 IS COMPRISED OF NINE SCHOOLS OVER EIGHT STATES AND WILL BECOME A NATIONAL HUB FOR TWO-YEAR AG EDUCATION DEVELOPING EXPERTISE AND REGIONALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING AND CURRICULUM THAT CAN BE MIRRORED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE AGRICULTURE COME FORWARD INTO THIS NEXT GENERATION OF ENGAGING MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF DRIVING TRACTORS.

ANIMALS BEING IDENTIFIED, THERE IS A LOT OF ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY, KEEPING US AT THE FOREFRONT TO FEED NOT JUST AMERICA BUT THE GLOBE AS WELL.

>> THE EXPANDED C2A3 CONSORTIUM WILL ALSO CREATE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES THAT INCLUDE REAL LIFE SKILLS AND NETWORKING WITH USDA EMPLOYEES.

>>> THE BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH HOSTED A MEAL PACKING EVENT ON SUNDAY ALONGSIDE THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

NEWS REPORTER SKYLER BLAINE WAS AT THE CHURCH TO SEE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE VOLUNTEERS.

>> Reporter: THE OUTREACH PROGRAM PAIRED WITH VOLUNTEERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH CAME TOGETHER TO HELP PREPARE MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED.

TEAMWORK AND COMRADERY WAS ON FULL DISPLAY TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL.

>> THE MISSION IS TO FEED FAMILIES IN NEED.

WE HAVE A VISION THAT 80% TO 90% OF THE FOOD WE PACK WILL STAY HERE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITHIN A 60 TO 80 MILE RADIUS OF BRAINERD.

WE PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY, THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT REALLY CAME TO MIND FOR US WAS THE OUTREACH PROGRAM BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN THEM DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE VOLUNTEERS RAN SIX ASSEMBLY LINES AND WERE ABLE TO PACKAGE ALL OF THE MEALS IN JUST ONE HOUR.

THE PROCESS WAS A WELL-OILED MACHINE.

>> A SMALL ASSEMBLY LINE.

ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS GETS PUT IN A BAG, WEIGHED, AND SEALED.

THEN BOXED.

THE NEXT PHASE WOULD BE GOING TO A FOOD SHELF.

>> Reporter: SACRIFIING FOR THE NEEDS OF OTHERS, A CALLING THIS CONGREGATION VALUES.

>> GOD CALLS US TO BE DISCIPLES, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.

WE'RE CALLED TO BE DISCIPLES AND TO SERVE AND THAT MEANS STEPPING OUTSIDE THE WALLS AND FOR BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, WE STEP OUTSIDE THE WALLS AND DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO ENGAGE WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, I'M SKYLER BLAINE, LAKELAND NEWS.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS HELPED PREPARE 10,000 MEALS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE LAKES AREA TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED.

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

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND BREEZY AGAIN TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BRIDGES OF HOPE IS HOSTING THEIR 16th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BASKET PROGRAM.

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

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> BRIDGES OF HOPE WILL BE HOSTING ITS 16TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BASKET PROGRAM IN CROW WING COUNTY.

THE PROGRAM CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 17 OR YOUNGER THAT COULD USE SOME HELP WITH THE COST OF A TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING MEAL WITH A SPONSOR THAT WANTS TO DONATE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE MEAL.

SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, BRIDGES OF HOPE, ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 3,000 MEALS, ENSURING THAT FAMILIES IN NEED CAN ENJOY A THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH EACH BASKET FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO CONTINUE BRIDGING THE GAP.

>> SEEING PEOPLE THAT ARE FACING HOME INSECURITY, WE'RE GETTING CALLS ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GO HUNGRY AND TO FACE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PUT ON THE TABLE THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY.

SO WE REALLY TAKE THAT INITIATIVE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A SENSE OF COMFORT AND SECURITY, LIKE I SAID.

>> THOSE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING A THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR A FAMILY IN NEED CAN FILL OUT THE ONLINE FORM AT THE LINK BELOW.

>>> LAKELAND PBS IS LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES.

LAKELAND PBS PROVIDES REAL-TIME, CLOSED CAPTIONING OF LAKELAND NEWS.

THIS SERVICE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES DIVISION.

YOU CAN ACCESS CLOSED CAPTIONING BY PUSHING THE C.C.

BUTTON ON YOUR REMOTE OR BY CLICKING ON THE MENU BUTTON OF YOUR REMOTE.

IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES ACCESSING THIS FEATURE YOU CAN CONTACT OUR ENGINEERING TEAM HERE AT THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON OUR SCREEN.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR OPINION ABOUT OUR CAPTIONING SERVICE.

WE'VE SET UP A SHORT SURVEY ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN ABOUT A MINUTE TO COMPLETE.

YOU CAN ACCESS IT BY FOLLOWING THE LINK YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

LPTV.ORG/CAPTIONSURVEY.

WE ALSO HAVE THAT LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE, WE'RE MOVING ON INTO NOVEMBER AND IT'S FEELING LIKE IT, BUT NOT A BAD WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: NO, TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE.

IT SHOULD STAY ABOVE AVERAGE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE TOMORROW AND THEN A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW >> 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, TEMPERATURES WERE A LITTLE MORE CHILLY TODAY BUT OVERALL, WE SHOULD BE CONTINUING OUR MILD WEATHER WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE, AND AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, WE COULD SEE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE WEEK.

SO OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS, RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 23 AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR WINDS AT THE STUDIO ARE SOUTHEAST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 22, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 97%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 29 DEGREES, 24 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET OUT THERE, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE'LL START TO SEE WINDS INCREASING AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND WE SHOULD HAVE BREEZY CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY QUIET DAY WITH SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL SEE THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE AREA WITH CHANCES OF RAIN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

LAURIE WITH A PICTURE OF LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE BLUE SKIES OVER LOWER RED LAKE, AND YOLANDA WITH THE WAVES AT THE NARROWS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 31, WINDY, SUNSHINE THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 44.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, TOPPING OUT AT 45.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND WINDY TODAY, THE LOW WAS 35.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR, BUT ALSO WINDY, WITH A HIGH OF 42.

LOOKING AT THE ALMANAC, 45 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

29 WAS THE LOW AND WE HAVE SUNSET AT 4:48.

BEMIDJI TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 40 DEGREES.

SO AGAIN, CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE.

WE TOPPED THAT BY 2 DEGREES, OUR LOW IS OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT 23 AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:19.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, OVERALL IT LOOKS LIKE A SUNNY BUT BREEZY DAY.

WE COULD START TO SEE CLOUDS INCREASING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD AGAIN BE IN THE MID-40s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT BREEZY WITH THE WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, AND OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE MID-40s.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID-20s, WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH WILL BE FROM 10 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING RAIN SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA, HIGHS NEAR 42.

QUIETER WEATHER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND OUR TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP INTO THE UPPER 40s AND THEN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SEE CLOUDS INCREASING AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AGAIN IN THE UPPER 40s THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT SHOULD DROP TO ABOUT 42 FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND A RARE MONDAY PLAYOFF GAME FOR BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER.

>> Charlie: NORMALLY THEY PLAY EARLIER IN THE WEEK MONDAY OR TUESDAY, BUT THEY'RE PLAYING AT 11:00 A.M., THAT'S THE UNUSUAL PART, EARLY IN THE MORNING.

BSU IS TAKING ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL.

THEY HAVE TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT IF THEY WANT TO GET INTO THIS YEAR'S NCAA TOURNAMENT.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER RIVAL MINNESOTA DULUTH LAST THURSDAY BUT THE “W” WAS NOT ENOUGH TO BOOST THEIR SEEDING HEADING INTO THE NSIC TOURNAMENT, FORCING THE BEAVERS TO DO SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T DONE SINCE 2015 PLAY A FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF ON THE ROAD.

THE LAST TIME THEY WON A 1ST ROUND ROAD PLAYOFF GAME, 2004 AT CONCORDIA-SAINT PAUL, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE BEMIDJI STATE WAS TODAY.

BEAVS COMING IN AS THE 7TH SEED.

GOLDEN BEARS THE 2-SEED.

CSP BEAT BSU 2-1 JUST 8 DAYS AGO IN BEMIDJI.

EARLY FIRST HALF, BEAVERS WITH A CHANCE OFF A FREE KICK.

MAGGIE KRAMER GETS HER HEAD ON IT BUT NOT ENOUGH.

SYDNEY POTTER THERE TO MAKE HER 1ST OF 4 SAVES.

22ND MINUTE, STILL NO SCORE.

CONCORDIA WITH A CORNER AND SOPHIA, THE TEAM'S LEADING SCORER, BURIES THE HEADER FOR HER 8TH GOAL THIS SEASON.

BEARS LED 1-0.

IN THE 33RD MINUTE THE BEAVS HAD MAYBE THEIR BEST CHANCE TO EQUALIZE.

MARRIELLE WRIGHT ROBBED BY THE OUTSTANDING EFFORT BY POTTER.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD OUTSHOOT CONCORDIA-SAINT PAUL 4-1 IN THE SECOND HALF BUT ONLY ONE WAS ON GOAL AND IT DID NOT GO.

THEY FALL 1-0, EFFECTIVELY ENDING BSU'S SEASON AS THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EARN AN AT-LARGE BID TO THIS YEAR'S NCAA TOURNEY.

>>> ON SATURDAY BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL AT MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD IN THE 75TH BATTLE AXE RIVALRY GAME.

IT'S 2ND OLDEST TRAVELLING TROPHY IN DIVISION TWO.

BSU HAS HELD THE AXE THE PAST 4-SEASONS.

OPENING DRIVE OF THE GAME, TROUBLE FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THE BEAVERS THROW A PICK SIX ON THEIR FIRST DRIVE.

THIS ONE TO JACK BUNGARDEN FOR 63-YARDS.

DRAGONS WOULD TAKE A 14-2 LEAD TO WITHIN 1-SECOND OF THE HALF ENDING AND THAT'S WHEN BEMIDJI STATE'S FORTUNES WOULD CHANGE.

YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE IT UNLESS YOU SAW IT.

SAM MCGATH JUST HUCKS ONE TO THE ENDZONE AND SOMEHOW BUBBA PETERS REELS IT IN OFF THE TIP.

HERE'S THE REPLAY.

JUST GOES UP AND GETS IT.

38-YARD HAIL MARY TO END THE HALF MADE IT 14-9, A HUGE MOMENTUM BOOST.

THEY'D TAKE THE LEAD 15-14 IN THE THIRD.

THEN IN 4TH THEY WERE CALLING HIM THE MAGICIAN.

PETERS WITH MORE MAGIC, HIS 11TH T.D.

OF THE SEASON PUTS HIM OVER 900 YARDS RECEIVING FOR THE YEAR.

HE LEADS THE LEAGUE.

AND BEMIDJI STATE, THEY PITCH A SHUTOUT IN THE SECOND HALF TO KEEP THE BATTLE AXE FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR WITH A 25-14 WIN OVER MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD.

AND IT WAS A BIG WIN, BIG ENOUGH IN FACT TO VAULT THEM UP TO 7TH IN THE SUPER REGION FOUR RANKINGS.

SO RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IF THEY CAN BEAT AUGUSTANA AT HOME THIS SATURDAY.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> ALSO ON SATURDAY, BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY FINISHING UP THEIR ROAD SERIES, TRYING TO AVOID THE SPLIT AND WIN THEIR FIRST SERIES OF CCHA PLAY.

IT'S COLD AND FREEZING IN THE ARENA AND IT'S COLTON WHO BREAKS THE ICE.

FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, ERIC MARTIN FEEDS RILEY, WHO HAS THE FUNKY STUFF, BACK HAND CIRCUS SHOT.

SECOND PERIOD, AUGUSTANA ON THE POWER PLAY.

IT'S 4%, BUT JOEY, THE FRESHMAN FROM GRAND RAPIDS, THE GO AHEAD GOAL, AND IT WILL BE ALL VIKINGS.

BEMIDJI STATE FALLS TO AUGUSTANA.

THEY GET 2 POINTS THIS WEEKEND, NOW IN 6th PLACE IN THE CCHA.

THEY HAVE A MATCH UP THIS WEEK WITH MINNESOTA.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES, MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL, BEMIDJI STATE BEAT ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY.

IN WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL, SMSU BEATS BEMIDJI STATE IN FOUR SETS.

>>> HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CONTINUES AND FOR PEQUOT LAKES, IT WAS A CHANCE TO PROVE THEY BELONG BACK WITH THE BIG BOYS.

THE PATRIOTS MADE THEIR FIRST EVER STATE TOURNAMENT BUT LOST.

THEN IN 2017, THEY AVENGED THE LOSS BUT FELL IN THE SEMIS TO ST. CROIX.

THIS YEAR, THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND THAT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY IN THE CLASS 3A QUARTER FINALS.

TAKING ON 3-SEED, TOUTING UNDEFEATED RECORDS.

HE DROPS IT IN THE BUCKET FOR GABE.

NOW THEY ARE UP 15-8.

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, PATRIOTS TRYING TO GET BACK AS JOHN PAUL TRUCKS HIS WAY INTO CARDINAL TERRITORY.

THIS WOULD HELP SET UP A PEQUOT TOUCHDOWN.

THEY LED 16-15 LATE IN THE GAME, ENSUING DRIVE, FOURTH DOWN.

HE GETS THE DEFLECTION, TURN OVER, AND PATS TAKE OVER AND MOMENTS LATER, BRIAR HITS THE GAP AND PUTS THINGS ON ICE FOR THE PATRIOTS.

40 YARDS ON THE RUSH.

THAT WILL BE THE FINAL, THE PATS CONTINUE THEIR STORYBOOK SEASON.

22-15, ADVANCING TO CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS.

PATRIOTS WILL PLAY AT THE U.S. BANK STADIUM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

HERE'S THE MATCH UPS FOR THE OTHER TEAMS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, VERY EXCITING.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THERE IS A NEW UTILITY SERVICES COMPANY IN BRAINERD THAT SPECIALIZES IN UNDERGROUND FIBER CONSTRUCTION JOINTLY FORMED THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE COMPANY AND MEEKER COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER.

M.C.

FIBER IS THE LATEST TECH COMPANY, LOOKING TO BRING LIGHT-SPEED INTERNET TO BRAINERD LAKES AREA HOMES.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: SINCE 1952, CTC HAS EVOLVED FROM A TELEPHONE COMPANY, TO ONE THAT PROVIDES HIGH SPEED INTERNET, AND KNEW THAT JUMPING ON THE BROADBAND BANDWAGON COULD PAY DIVIDENDS.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF GROWTH IN BROADBAND RIGHT NOW, AT LO -- LOT OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR HIGH SPEED INTERNET.

THE TIMING SEEMED RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS OFF THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: AND THEY KNOW THEIR PRODUCT IS IN HIGH DEMAND WITH FIBER BEING THE GREATEST AND LATEST ADVANCEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHT SPEED INTERNET.

>> SILICON GLASS THAT TRANSMITS LIGHT.

SO THERE IS REALLY NO SPEED LIMITATION.

IT CAN GO THE SPEED OF LIGHT.

WE HAVE FIBER THAT HAS BEEN IN THE GROUND SINCE THE 1980s.

WE PLANNED FOR 50-PLUS YEARS FOR THE FIBER.

>> Reporter: AN ORGANIZATION LOOKING TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME LIKE M.C.

FIBER, YOU NEED SOMEONE WITH SKIN IN THE GAME.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT CREW.

THE ENGINEERS AT CTC, THEY ENGINEER THE JOB AND THEN I GET IT.

I GO THROUGH WITH MY GUYS, WITH THE WORK AND THE JOBS, AND THEN WE GO TO THE JOB SITE.

IT'S JUST FUN TO WATCH HOW THEY GET THE JOBS DONE AND THEY WORK THESE LONG HOURS AND THEY LOVE IT.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING CENTRAL MINNESOTANS WITH EXCEPTIONAL FIBER, IT TAKES EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE MORE ADEPT THAN I AM AT USING EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS MINI EXCAVATOR.

>> WE'RE WORKING AROUND LIVE UTILITIES, CABLE TV, TELEPHONE, GAS, POWER LINES, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE DIGGING.

YOU WANT TO BE EFFICIENT.

WITH THE CLEAN UP STUFF TOO, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN OTHER PEOPLE'S YARDS, IT LOOKED LIKE IT DID WHEN WE GOT THERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: M.C.

FIBER IS LOOKING TO HIRE MORE EMPLOYEES AND TO EXPAND THIS UPCOMING SPRING.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT, LOWS IN THE MID-20s, SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT BREEZY TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 45 AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 25.

>> Charlie: GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY STARTED LAST WEEK AND THIS NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY.

WE WILL HEAR FROM COACH RANDOLPH THIS WEEK.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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