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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE, THE ALL FIBEROPTIC NETWORK THAT HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE LIVE AND WORK.

>> 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.

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

>>> PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE JUNE WIND STORM IN THE BEMIDJI AREA WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO GET IN-PERSON HELP IN APPLYING FOR LOW-INTEREST FEDERAL LOANS.

THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER IN BEMIDJI HAS EXTENDED ITS CLOSURE UNTIL OCTOBER 25TH AT 2:00 P.M.

THE PREVIOUS DEADLINE WAS ONE WEEK EARLIER ON OCTOBER 18TH.

THE JUNE 21ST STORM IMPACTED MANY PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE NONPROFITS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BUSINESS PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS AND MAY BORROW UP TO $2 MILLION TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DISASTER-DAMAGED OR DESTROYED REAL ESTATE, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY, AND OTHER BUSINESS ASSETS.

HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR HOME AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LOANS AND MAY BORROW UP TO $100,000 TO REPLACE OR REPAIR PERSONAL PROPERTY, SUCH AS CLOTHING, FURNITURE, CARS, AND APPLIANCES.

HOMEOWNERS MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $500,000 TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER IS LOCATED AT BEMIDJI FIRE STATION #2 AT 312 LAKE AVE, SOUTHEAST IN BEMIDJI.

THE OVERALL DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR PHYSICAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS DECEMBER 1ST.

AND THE DEADLINE TO RETURN ECONOMIC INJURY APPLICATIONS IS JULY 2ND OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE NOW HAS TWO CANNIBAS DISPENSARY'S OPERATING WITHIN THE RESERVATION.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE RIBBON-CUTTING FOR THE NEWEST ONE IN CASS LAKE EARLIER TODAY AND HAS MORE DETAILS ON HOW THIS BENEFITS THE BAND.

>> Reporter: IT WAS YET ANOTHER HISTORIC DAY FOR THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA, JUST 16 MONTHS AFTER THEY OPENED THEIR FIRST BAND OPERATED DISPENSARY IN WALKER, THEY HAVE A SECOND LOCATION IN CASS LAKE.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

WE HAD SOME INTERNAL OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME GROWING PAINS AS THERE IS WITH ANY NEW INDUSTRY THAT ANYBODY ENGAGES IN, BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: AND AS SOON AS THE RIBBON WAS CUT, CUSTOMERS STARTED PILING IN.

>> I NEVER BEEN A CANNABIS OR MARIJUANA USER IN MY LIFE, BUT I THINK I WILL BE TRYING SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS MYSELF PERSONALLY.

>> Reporter: AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF ISSUING CANNABIS LICENSES, MEANING THE LEECH LAKE BAND WILL BE THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> SO WE JUST WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE ON HIGHWAY 2 FRONTAGE TO COME TO THE SWEETEST GRASS DISPENSARY HERE IN CASS LAKE.

>> PEOPLE WOULD BE CLOSER, THERE WON'T BE A TRANSPORTATION BARRIER, YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME PRODUCTS IN GOOD AREAS, WHERE A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS RESIDE.

>> Reporter: THE BAND HAS NO INTENTION OF STOPPING HERE.

THEY SOON WANT TO COVER ALL CORNERS OF THE RESERVATION WITH A BAND OPERATED DISPENSARY.

>> THE MAIN FOCUS IS NOT FOR REVENUE, IT'S JUST OFFERING A GOOD SAFE PRODUCT FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE AND AT THE SAME TIME, CREATE SOME JOBS, YOU KNOW, AND REVENUE OF COURSE IS IMPORTANT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BRING SOME GOOD THINGS HERE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

>> THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY SEE AS PEOPLE ENTER THE RESERVATION, AS BEING THE WEST AND EAST AND HIGHWAY 2 WHERE WE HAVE CASS LAKE AND DEER RIVER.

REALLY AS WE IDENTIFIED OUR STRATEGY FOR THESE LOCATIONS, WE LOOKED AT WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST TRAFFIC.

>> Reporter: THIS LOCATION IN CASS LAKE HAS A DRIVE THROUGH THAT WILL BE OPERATIONAL TOMORROW.

REPORTING FROM CASS LAKE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LEECH LAKE OFFICIALS TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THEY HOPE THE 3RD LOCATION CLOSE TO DEER RIVER WILL BE OPEN BY THE END OF SPRING IN 2026.

>>> CENTRAL MINNESOTANS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM'S BRAND-NEW CANCER CENTER FOR AN OPEN HOUSE THIS PAST WEEK.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE MILESTONE MEANS FOR RURAL MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: AFTER 15 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION, LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM 19,270 SQUARE FOOT CANCER CENTER IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF ITS GRAND OPENING.

>> OVER THE TIME WE HAVE BEEN ANTICIPAING THIS FOR SO LONG, TO SEE IT IN FRUITION, IT MEANS A LOT.

IT'S MONUMENTAL BECAUSE IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS BUILT HERE BEFORE AND NOW WE'RE BUILDING UPON THAT.

>> Reporter: LAKEWOOD HAS BEEN GROWING THEIR ONCOLOGY TEAM FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AS WELL, NOW HAVING 7 DOCTORS, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, A RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, AND ONE THAT OFFERS PALLIATIVE CARE AS WELL.

>> THERE ARE THREE ARMS FOR ONCOLOGY CARE, SURGERY, MEDICAL, AND RADIATION.

ADDING RADIATION IS AMAZING, AND PALLIATIVE CARE WILL HELP US TAKE CARE OF THE PATIENTS IN ADDITION TO CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION.

>> Reporter: THE CANCER CENTER WILL HOPEFULLY ADDRESS A GROWING NEED IN AN AREA THAT DOESN'T USUALLY HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES.

>> WITH THE CURRENT RESOURCES RIGHT NOW, IN 2025, THERE WILL BE OVER 2 MILLION NEW CANCER DIAGNOSES.

THE NUMBER OF PRACTICING ONCOLOGISTS IN RURAL AREAS IS 7%.

>> Reporter: AND THE LAKEWOOD HEALTH CENTER'S TEAM IS EXCITED TO SEE THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE AND TO SERVE THEM, FOLLOWING THEIR VISION TO EMPOWER HEALTH AND WELLBEING TOGETHER.

>> PEOPLE ARE SAYING WHEN IS IT OPENING?

AND TO SAY WE'RE READY TO START WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S NICE TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE YOU TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU DO AND THEY SAY THANK YOU.

>> YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE THAT TYPE OF EXCITEMENT BUT IT'S ONE THING I'M THRILLED ABOUT.

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

>> LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM'S CANCER CENTER BEGAN SEEING PET & C.T.

SCAN PATIENTS THIS WEEK AND WILL BEGIN SEEING ONCOLOGY PATIENTS UPON ITS RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON OCTOBER 23RD.

>>> ACCORDING TO U.S.

CENSUS DATA, ABOUT 8 PERCENT OF BRAINERD RESIDENTS HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, AND ON THURSDAY A FEW OF THEM WERE HONORED AT THE CENTER IN BRAINERD.

QUILTS OF HONOR IS A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT PRESENTS VETERANS WITH QUILTS TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE TO THEIR COUNTRY.

THE QUILTS ARE MADE WITH DESIGNS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR SERVICE LIKE A BALD EAGLE OR AN AMERICAN FLAG.

FOR VOLUNTEERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, PRESENTING THE QUILTS IS THE LEAST THEY CAN DO TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE VET'S SERVICE.

>> IT ALL STARTED FOR ME PROBABLY ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF THE GULF WAR.

SO MANY VETERANS WERE COMING HOME AND WE JUST -- THEY JUST NEEDED TO HAVE SOMETHING WRAPPED AROUND THEM TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THEN AS THE YEARS PAST, WE DECIDED WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS FOR ALL VETERANS.

>> FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING QUILTS OF HONOR, THE GROUP MEETS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY EACH MONTH AT 10:00 A.M.

AT COUNTRY FABRICS AND QUILTING IN BRAINERD.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE SEES THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS A QUOTE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS PLANS TO SHRINK THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ORDERED HIS ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY HALT ITS EFFORTS TO LAYOFF MORE THAN 4,000 WORKERS DURING THIS LAPSE IN FUNDING, CALLING THE MOVE UNLAWFUL.

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE JUDGE GRANT ADD REQUEST FROM UNIONS REPRESENTING FEDERAL WORKERS FOR AN EMERGENCY ORDER PAUSING THE LAYOFF THAT BEGAN LAST WEEK WHEN MORE THAN 4,000 FEDERAL WORKERS ACROSS 7 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED NOTICES.

THE ORDER BARS THE ADMINISTRATION FROM MOVING AHEAD WITH ANY LAYOFFS FOR MEMBERS OF THOSE UNIONS OR ISSUING NEW LAYOFF NOTICES FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHILE THE LEGAL CHALLENGE PLAYS OUT.

THE DECISION CAME SHORTLY AFTER TRUMP'S BUDGET CHIEF WARNED THEIR PLANS FOR LAYOFFS WOULD LIKELY INCLUDE THOUSANDS MORE.

>> WE WANT TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE WHERE WE CAN BE IN SHUDDERING THE BUREAUCRACY, NOT JUST THE FUNDING, BUT THE BUREAUCRACY THAT WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR OUR OPPORTUNITY.

WE WILL BE NORTH OF 10,000.

>> Reporter: WHILE IT'S TYPICAL TO SEE SOME GOVERNMENT WORKERS FURLOUGHED DURING A SHUTDOWN, THESE MASS LAYOFFS MARK A BREAK FROM PRECEDENT AND AN INCREASING NUMBER OF REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE PERILS OF IMPLEMENTING MASS FIRINGS AT THIS TIME.

WHEN IT COMES TO A POTENTIAL TO BRING THE SHUTDOWN TO AN END, THERE IS NO CLEAR SOLUTION IN SIGHT.

REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR ESSENTIALLY AN ETENSION OF FUNDING LEVELS ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS, AND DEMOCRATS ARE PRESSING FOR AN EXTENSION OF OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>> AND IT APPEARS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.

ON THURSDAY, A DIVIDED SENATE FAILED AGAIN TO ADVANCE THE REPUBLICAN-LED STOPGAP FUNDING BILL AFTER A 10TH VOTE.

SENATORS ARE SET TO LEAVE TOWN, WITH NO VOTES PLANNED ON FRIDAY OR THE WEEKEND.

MONDAY WOULD BE THE NEXT EARLIEST DAY.

NOW 16 DAYS THROUGH THURSDAY, THE SHUTDOWN IS THE THIRD-LONGEST IN HISTORY.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A FEW MORE SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BREEZY CONDITIONS TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SUNSHINE SHOULD RETURN TO END THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, A LOCAL CHAINSAW ARTIST CREATED A PIECE FOR BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY HELD TS 25TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF IN BRAINERD ON WEDNESDAY, WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME BEING THE WILD WEST CHILI FEST.

THE EVENT BROUGHT 25 BRAINERD LAKES AREA ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO SQUARE OFF TO SEE WHO COULD MAKE THE BEST CHILI.

MONEY RAISED FROM THE EVENT WILL GO TOWARDS FUNDING EVENTS THAT UNITED WAY HELPS PUT ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>> SO NOT ONLY DOES IT SUPPORT OUR OWN PROGRAMS, WE VOLUNTEER, COORDINATE THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SECOND HARVEST POP-UP FOOD PANTRY EVERY MONTH, AND ALSO WE HAVE OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS THAT ARE SELECTED EVERY YEAR BY OUR COUNCIL, SO THOSE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE UNITED WAY MONEY THAT WE RAISE AT EVENTS LIKE THIS.

>> THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY HELPS FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, FROM FREE TAX PREP SERVICES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS, AND MORE.

>> Dennis: STACY IS HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE SAW SOME PRECIPITATION TODAY.

>> Stacy: WE DID, WE HAD SOME SHOWERS, COULD SEE SOME OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND ETCH INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A BREEZY DAY TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN TODAY.

WE DO HAVE SOME SUNSHINE IN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT HAS BEEN A GRAY AND GLOOMY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE STILL COULD SEE A FEW MORE SHOWERS TONIGHT AND LINGERING INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING HOURS.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY CONDITIONS TOMORROW, AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN WE HAD TODAY.

WE DO HAVE SOME SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY BUT SHOWERS ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 59 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE IN THE SOUTH AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

DEW POINT IS 59, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, IT'S 62 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 60.

WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 13 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS UP TO 21.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AND MOST OF US HAD SOME PRETTY DRY WEATHER THIS EVENING.

WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION, MAINLY IN CENTRAL, MOVING INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND THEN AGAIN ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, MAYBE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM HERE AND THERE.

LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH MORE SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR SUNDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GLOOMY DAY ALL AROUND AND A LITTLE BIT OF FOG THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

THE GRAY SKIES FROM ARLENE AND GARY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST, OVERLOOKING LAKE SUPERIOR.

GLOOMY GRAY SKIES AROUND NOON TODAY, THAT PICTURE FROM SAMROSE, AND NO SUNSETS TONIGHT, A LOT OF GRAY SKIES, BUT WE HAVE FALL COLOR FROM ANGELA IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

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

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, RAINY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE DID HAVE 0.05-INCH OF RAINFALL.

AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 65.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, WE TOPPED OUT AT 65 IN BRAINERD TODAY, A LITTLE BIT ON THE WARM SIDE.

OUR AVERAGE IS 56.

51 WAS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:37.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 59, SO AGAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

ONLY 9 DEGREES WARMER THAN OUR LOW TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS 50.

SUNSET TONIGHT AT 6:29.

SO WE LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE MAY SEE A FEW AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA EARLY ON.

WE MAY SEE A FEW MORE DEVELOPING IN PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

AS WE LOOK AT TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL AGAIN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SEASONAL, ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50s, BUT WE START TO WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SOME 60s IN PARK RAPIDS AND GRAND RAPIDS, WITH SOME UPPER 60s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM HERE OR THERE, WITH LOWS NEAR 52.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, AGAIN THAT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS, HIGHS NEAR 60, BUT WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY, A HIGH OF 57.

58 ON MONDAY, BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS RETURN AND THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS IN NORTHERN, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MIDWEEK, COOLER ONCE AGAIN, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

BEAVERS AND BULLDOGS THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: YES, A HOME AT HOME.

THEY WILL PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT HERE AND SATURDAY NIGHT IN DULUTH, BUT ALSO, FOOTBALL ENDED YESTERDAY, THE REGULAR SEASON.

SEEDINGS CAME OUT TODAY AND WE'RE GETTING CLEARED -- GEARED UP FOR THE SECTION PLAYOFFS.

WE'LL GIVE YOU THE TOP SEEDS IN THE AREA COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> FOR EIGHT WEEKS, EVERY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN BUILDING THEIR CASE FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE SECTION SEEDING.

WITH THE REGULAR SEASON WRAPPING UP LAST NIGHT, THE PLAYOFF BRACKETS WERE REVEALED EARLIER TODAY, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHO SNAGGED SOME OF THE TOPS SEEDS IN THE AREA.

WE'LL START IN 8-5A, BEMIDJI EARNED THE 2-SEED AFTER FINISHING 4-1 ONE IN SECTION PLAY, 4-4 OVERALL, THEY WILL HAVE A BYE TO THE SEMIFINALS NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.

THEY'LL HOST 3-SEED SARTELL, LUMBERJACKS BEAT THE SABRES 42-19 LAST FRIDAY.

AND BRAINERD WAS AWARDED THE 4-SEED, THEY'LL HOST 5-SEED SAUK RAPIDS-RICE IN THE QUARTERFINALS THIS TUESDAY, WARRIORS TOPPLED THE STORM 49-14 BACK IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER TOP SECTION SEEDINGS FROM THE VIEWING AREA.

LITTLE FALLS WILL HEAD TO PRINCETON, AND AS EXPECTED, GRAND RAPIDS GOT THE ONE SEED AND A BYE IN 7-4A, THEY'LL GET THE WINNER OF DULUTH DENFELD VERSUS CLOQUET.

PEQUOT LAKES AND PIERZ ARE BOTH UNBEATEN AND SNAG THE TOP TWO SEEDS IN 7-3A GETTING BYES TO NEXT SATURDAYS SEMIS, 4-SEED WARROAD WILL HOST HAWLEY ON TUESDAY.

AITKIN AND GREENWAY WILL BOTH BE HOSTING FIRST ROUND GAMES AND SO WILL STAPLES-MOTLEY, PILLAGER EARNED THE TOP SEED AND BYE AFTER AN UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON.

MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN ALSO DRAWS A BYE WHILE BAGLEY GETS TO HOST, DEER RIVER HOSTING CHERRY AS WELL IN 7-A.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY AND BROWERVILLE BOTH WITH QUARTERFINAL HOME GAMES.

IN 9-PLAYER, GOODRIDGE-GRYGLA-GATZKE HOSTING ALONG LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS.

IN SECTION 6, CLEARBROOK-GONVICK DID ENOUGH TO GET THE QUARTERFINAL BYE, FOSSTON TAKES THE 3-SEED AND RIVALS BLACKDUCK AND NORTHOME-KELLIHER WILL DUKE IT IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES, THIS TIME IN BLACKDUCK, DRAKES WON LAST NIGHT 36-28 SO EXPECTING ANOTHER TIGHT ONE, AND FINALLY 1-LOSS BERTHA-HEWITT WILL BE THE 2-SEED SECTION 5.

>>> WELL, ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER REGIONAL RIVALRY FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY.

LIKE LAST WEEKEND THEY WILL BE PLAYING A HOME-HOME SERIES, BUT THIS TIME AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH.

THE BEAVERS ARE COMING OFF BEING SWEPT BY SAINT CLOUD STATE, WHERE EARLY PENALTIES SEEMED TO BE A COMMON THEME.

THE BEAVS WERE IN THE PENALTY BOX 3-TIMES IN THE FIRST PERIOD ON FRIDAY NIGHT, 4-TIMES ON SATURDAY, AND TRAILED BY 2-GOALS IN BOTH GAMES WHEN THE FIRST HORN SOUNDED.

AS TO WHETHER THE SLOW STARTS WERE MENTAL OR BASED ON EXECUTION, HEAD COACH TOM SERRATORE HAD THIS TO SAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I COULD SIT THERE AND LIE TO YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR BUT I DON'T KNOW.

NONE OF US KNOW.

I DON'T ASK THE GUYS, WHAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS.

I ALWAYS SAY THE OTHER TEAM HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE TO PLAY 60 MINUTES AND STAY OUT OF THE BOX.

I MEAN OBVIOUSLY BOTH NIGHTS IT WAS TOUGH ON US AND IT WAS 3-1 AFTER ONE ON FRIDAY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WERE CHASING THE GAME.

>> PERSONALLY FOR MYSELF, ON FRIDAY, I DON'T THINK I EVER HAD THREE PENALTIES IN A GAME.

IT'S HARD TO GET IN THE RED ZONE WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR P.K.

GUYS AND IT'S TOUGH FOR GUYS TO GET IN RHYTHM.

IF WE CAN PLAY A FIVE ON FIVE GAME, THE GUYS COULD FEEL COMFORTABLE, I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD BE IN A GOOD SPOT.

>> BEMIDJI STATE SPLIT LAST YEAR'S SERIES WITH UMD, WINNING IN OVERTIME ON THE ROAD IN GAME 1 TO OPEN THE SEASON BEFORE FALLING AT HOME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, BEAVERS HOST THE BULLDOGS ON FRIDAY, AND PLAY IN DULUTH ON SATURDAY.

>>> WELL, LAST WEEKEND BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY WAS PLAYING A ROAD SERIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND PERIOD AND TRAILING 6-0 IN GAME ONE, GOALTENDER AVA HILLS WAS ASKED TO COME IN COLD OFF THE BENCH.

HILLS CAME IN AND ENDED THE ONSLAUGHT, SHUTTING OUT OSU THE REST OF THE GAME ON 20 SAVES.

THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, HILLS WOULD START AND SAVE 50 OF 52 SHOTS, GIVING THE BEAVS A CHANCE AT THE UPSET BID AFTER JUMPING OUT TO A 1-0 LEAD, BUT THEY'D FALL SHORT OF KNOCKING OFF THE SECOND RANKED BUCKEYES 2-1.

IN TOTAL, HILLS SAVED 70-OF-72 SHOTS IN A GAME AND A HALF OF PLAY FOR A .972 SAVE PERCENTAGE, A HUGE PERFORMANCE BY A TRANSFER SENIOR JUST WAITING FOR HER CHANCE IN THE NET.

>> IT WAS AWESOME.

I MEAN, I CAME IN HERE AND JUST WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE MYSELF AND I FEEL LIKE I DEFINITELY DID THAT AND GAVE THE TEAM THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN SATURDAY AND KIND OF KEEP THAT SCORE ON FRIDAY WHEN I WENT IN AS MINIMAL AS POSSIBLE.

THE GOAL MOVING FORWARD IS EVERY TIME I'M AT THE NET, JUST GIVE THE TEAM IN FRONT OF ME THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN.

YOU HAVE TO LAY IT OUT THERE AND HAVE YOUR TEAM'S BACK.

YOU JUST HAVE TO GO IN AND GO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO ADJUST TO SPEED.

THEY'RE AT FULL PACE SO YOU NEED TO CATCH UP AND BE QUICK.

>> Charlie: ALLOWING 2 GOALS ON 72 SHOTS, I WOULD SAY SHE CAUGHT UP.

BSU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CATCH UP TOO.

THEY HAVE TWO WEEKS OFF.

>> Dennis: IT'S A GOOD PERFORMANCE AT THE NET.

>> Charlie: NOT BAD AT ALL, NO.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

BEMIDJI IS KNOWN AS BEING THE TOWN WHERE PAUL BUNYAN IS ORIGINALLY FROM, AND STATUES OF HIM AND HIS BLUE OX CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER TOWN, THE FAMOUS FIGURE IS EVEN THE MASCOT OF THE BEMIDJI SCHOOLS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL TO SEE THE NEWEST INSTALLATION OF PAUL BUNYAN, IN THE FORM OF A CHAINSAW CARVING FOR THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: AN AVERAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL MAY BE LOUD FROM STUDENTS TALKING AND PLAYING AROUND, BUT BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN LOUD FOR A DIFFERENT REASON.

AS TEACHER MOLLY SPENT HER DAY OUTSIDE CARVING A STATUE OF PAUL BUNYAN WITH CHAINSAWS.

>> IT'S FUN BECAUSE A FEW KIDS CAME OUT THIS MORNING AND THEY CAME OUT LATER AND THEY WERE SURPRISED AT HOW FAR IT CAME.

THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GUESS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

>> Reporter: AND OF COURSE THE FINAL STATUE WILL STAY HERE AT BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY CAN SEE THE ENTIRE CARVING PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH.

ON TOP OF BEING AN ART PROJECT AND INSTALLATION FOR THE SCHOOL, IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

>> THE PRINCIPAL ACTUALLY ASKED IF I WOULD CARVE FOR THE DAY SO KIDS COULD COME OUT AND WATCH.

A LOT OF CLASSES HAVE BEEN COMING OUT AND IT'S BEEN FUN.

I STOP AND ANSWER A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS, SO IT'S FUN.

>> Reporter: SINCE SHE IS ALSO A MIDDLE SCHOOLTEACHER, IT'S NATURAL THAT SHE BRINGS THESE TWO PASSIONS TOGETHER AND TEACHES KIDS ABOUT THE SAWS AS WELL.

>> I START WITH BIGGER SAWS AND JUST BLOCK IT OUT AND GET THE MAIN SHAPE AND THEN SWITCH TO SMALLER SAWS FOR DETAIL WORK.

I HAVE BEEN SHOWING THE KIDS THAT SOME OF THE BARS COME FROM JAPAN.

IN THE AFTERNOON, I WILL BE SWITCHING TO SANDING TOOLS TO GET IT SMOOTH SO WE CAN PUT SOME PAINT ON IT.

>> Reporter: STARTING FROM A BLOCK OF WOOD, PAUL BUNYAN CAME MORE AND MORE TO LIFE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> IT WILL BE ONE DAY OTHER THAN SOME OF THE PAINT.

I LOVE WORKING WITH THE NATURAL MATERIAL, THE WOOD, AND HOW FAST YOU CAN MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN BECAUSE I STARTED THIS, THIS MORNING AND IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE SOMETHING SO THAT'S COOL.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ALTHOUGH WISTE IS AN ART TEACHER FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE CARVING DISPLAY WAS NOT DONE AS A PART OF ANY SPECIFIC CLASS, AND WAS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS TO STOP BY AND ASK QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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

LET'S GO OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE COULD STILL SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN THE AREA.

OTHERWISE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOWS NEAR 52.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE.

60 FOR THE HIGH, SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP 10 TO 25.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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