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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.

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

>>> THE WALKER AREA COMMUNITY CENTER OR THE WACC IS NEARLY $2 MILLION IN DEBT.

THE 20-YEAR-OLD NON-PROFIT DECIDED TO FILE FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY TO RESTRUCTURE ITS FINANCES.

COMMUNITY CENTER EXECUTIVES HELD A PUBLIC MEETING TO EXPLAIN THEIR PLANS AND WHY THEY BELIEVE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE MEETING, AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: HOW MUCH DEBT DO YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW?

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN AFFECT FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND EVEN NON-PROFITS, LIKE THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> WE HAD $2,022,000 WORTH OF DEBT ON OUR BALANCE SHEET TODAY.

18 YEARS LATER, WE HAVE $1,980,000 OF LONG-TERM DEBT.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT MONTHLY PAYMENTS ARE SET AT $121,000.

>> IT'S 4.6 TIMES THE 2024 NET REVENUE.

$121,000 IS 27% OF OUR ENTIRE YEAR'S CASH EXPENSES.

>> Reporter: THE LENGTH OF THEIR LOANS, THEIR CURRENT PLAN HAS BEEN PLAYING THREE LOANS FOR THE NEXT 29 YEARS.

WACC CENTER NOTIFIED THEM THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, BUT FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY IS ULTIMATELY A GOOD THING FOR THE WACC, THEY CAN KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN AS STAFF MEMBERS FIND A WAY TO RESTRUCTURE THEIR FINANCES.

>> WE HAVE A HELL OF AN OPPORTUNITY HERE AND I HOPE WE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

>> Reporter: THEY MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO NOT ONLY THE PROGRAM THAT THE WACC PROVIDES BUT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE STRENGTHENED THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE THERE AND UPGRADED HOW THE WACC COLLECTS MEMBERSHIP DATA.

>> THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE HOW OFTEN PEOPLE VISIT, WHEN THEY VISIT, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL.

IN ADDITION, IT GIVES US FULL TRANSPARENCY OF WHAT TRANSACTIONS ARE HAPPENING HERE.

>> Reporter: THEY BELIEVE THE WACC IS NOT JUST BENEFICIAL TO THOSE WHO USE IT.

>> IT BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INTO THIS FACILITY THAT WERE NOT COMING HERE PREVIOUSLY AND THERE IS A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE THAT CAME INTO TOWN, SPENT MONEY IN TOWN, AND RECYCLED MONEY INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT'S THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE FOR REHABILITATION AND TO PURSUE AN ACTIVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND FOR OTHERS, IT'S A PLACE TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: SOME RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY FEEL THE SAME WAY.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTH PLEDGED $250,000 TO HELP THE WACC, AND A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN AGREED TO MATCH UP TO $1 MILLION IN COMMUNITY DONATIONS.

>> SMALL BUSINESS IS OUR COMMUNITY.

WE BUILT THE FACILITY.

IT PUT US IN BANKRUPTCY.

THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER FROM THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THE SUSTAINABILITY LONG-TERM.

THE ONLY WAY IT WILL BE THERE LONG-TERM IS IF WE CAN RAISE AT LEAST $2 MILLION.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 18 YEARS, THEY FINISHED THE YEAR WITHOUT LOSING ANY MONEY.

REPORTING IN WALKER, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IF YOU WANT TO HELP THE WACC THROUGH THEIR BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS, STAFF AT THE WACC WANT YOU TO CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER DIRECTLY USING THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN SO THEY CAN DIRECT YOU ON THE BEST WAYS YOU CAN HELP.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, A BEMIDJI MAN IS CHARGED WITH THIRD DEGREE MURDER IN THE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH OF A BEMIDJI WOMAN.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, 27-YEAR-OLD JOEL KISE IS ACCUSED OF SELLING METHAMPHETAMINE TO THE WOMAN WHO OVERDOSED ON IT.

THE WOMAN WAS DISCOVERED DEAD ON MARCH 28TH AT NORTHLAND APARTMENT BUILDING BUT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED A FEW WEEKS EARLIER FROM THE OVERDOSE.

INVESTIGATORS FOUND EVIDENCE THAT LED THEM TO BELIEVE KISE SOLD THE WOMAN THE METHAMPHETAMINE AND KISE ADMITTED THAT ON MARCH 4TH AND 5TH HE USED METH AT THE APARTMENT WITH THE WOMAN WHO DIED.

BOND OR BAIL FOR KISE WAS SET AT $500,000 WITH NO CONDITIONS OR $300,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SET FOR JUNE 16TH.

>>> 26 PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED AFTER A CHEMICAL SPILL AT A MEAT PACKING PLANT IN COLD SPRING TODAY.

THE COLD SPRING/RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COLD SPRING FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SPILLED PERACETIC ACID AT PILGRIM'S PRIDE AT 8:15 THIS MORNING.

THE FACILITY HAD ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

THE SPILL WAS CONTAINED INSIDE THE FACILITY AND THE STATE DUTY OFFICER WAS NOTIFIED.

>>> GOVERNOR WALZ HAS CALLED FOR A SPECIAL SESSION AFTER REACHING A BUDGET AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.

THE SPECIAL SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY MORNING.

LEGISLATORS WILL LOOK TO PASS 14-PRENEGOTIATED BILLS AS WELL AS 4 NON-BUDGET BILLS INCLUDING A BONDING BILL.

WALZ SAYS THE AGREEMENT IS THE RESULT OF HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF GOOD-FAITH, BIPARTISAN DEBATE ON THE BEST WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF MINNESOTANS.

AND THAT ALL SIDES HAD TO MAKE CONCESSIONS IN ORDER TO REACH A COMPROMISE.

>>> THE OLD WADENA RENDEZVOUS WILL BE COMING BACK TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS UPCOMING SUMMER.

REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT DOWN WITH A FEW ORGANIZERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MINNESOTA THE OLD WADENA SOCIETY HOPES TO SHOWCASE.

>> Reporter: THE OLD WADENA RENDEZVOUS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1992, HOWEVER THE HISTORY ON DISPLAY DATES BACK TO THE 1840s.

>> IT HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS INTO REENACTORS DRESSED IN PERIOD COSTUMES, PRIOR TO 1840.

>> WE HAD ONE LADY TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, SHE HAD PEOPLE FROM THE CROWD COME RIGHT IN AND START HELPING HER WITH RABBIT HYDE, SQUIRREL HYDE, WHATEVER SHE HAS AT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: IT WILL OFFER AN ABUNDANCE OF ACTIVITIES FROM BEEKEEPING TO BLACKSMITHING, AND HERBOLOGY.

>> IT OPENS UP THE DOOR THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR, TO LEARN HISTORY AND THERE ARE SO MANY AREAS LIKE THIS AROUND THIS AREA THAT ARE USUALLY HIDDEN.

THIS ONE HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORTH AND IT HAS A NATIONAL DESIGNATION AS A HISTORICAL SITE.

SO, WE TRIED TO KEEP IT TO THAT PURPOSE.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE RENDEZVOUS HAS ENDURED ITS FAIR SHARE OF HURDLES, LIKE THE TORNADO THAT STRUCK THE PARK IN 2022, THE OLD WADENA SOCIETY CONTINUES TO PERSIST.

>> THE YEAR AFTER WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT GOING, I HAD PEOPLE COMING THAT JUST WANTED TO SEE THE TORNADO DAMAGE, THEN WALKED OUT REALIZING THIS IS SPECIAL.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR.

THAT OPENED IT UP AND THE EDUCATION STUFF IS NOT JUST THE RENDEZVOUS, BUT WE HAVE A NATURE WALK WITH LEARNING CENTERS.

>> Reporter: THE OLD WADENA SOCIETY SERVES TO PROTECT AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL TREASURES OF OLD WADENA AND ENCOURAGING EDUCATION AND THE ENJOYMENT OF EVERYONE, ALL THAT THE RENDEZVOUS REFLECTS.

>> YOU SEE THEM START TALKING TO PEOPLE AND SMILING.

WE'RE HERE AND HISTORY IS PREVALENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT GOING AND YOU LEARN SOME HISTORY.

IT'S EITHER GOOD OR BAD.

JUST KEEP GOING FORWARD WITH WHAT KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE.

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

>> THE OLD WADENA RENDEZVOUS WILL GO UNDERWAY AUGUST 9TH AND 10TH FROM THE OLD WADENA COUNTY PARK IN STAPLES.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy:.

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

[♪♪♪] >> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, REGALIA MAKING CLASSES A >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> DANIEL HAWLEY HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE AS A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IN MINNESOTA'S NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF HAWLEY TODAY.

HAWLEY IS A PARTNER AT GAMMELLO-PEARSON PLLC, WHERE HE PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, CIVIL LITIGATION, REAL ESTATE, CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW, ESTATE PLANNING, AND MUNICIPAL LAW.

HE REPLACES ERIK ASKEGAARD WHO IS RETIRING AND WILL BE CHAMBERED IN AITKIN.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

TO REGISTER YOU NEED TO SEND US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT AND THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME ANNOUNCED YOU CAN THEN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE CRUISE HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5 PM THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE DRAW FIVE NEW NAMES EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND HERE TONIGHTS FINAL FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT AT BEING OUR 2025 CRAGUNS VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WHICH WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING IN A LIVE DRAWING ON THE MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

>>> WELL, STACY HAS TONIGHT OFF, BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH A L >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

LEARN MORE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

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

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, STACY HAS TONIGHT OFF SO I'LL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER TONIGHT.

WE HAD SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIET NIGHT FOR US TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND COOLER TEMPERATURES, ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THEIR FIRST SEASON AS FIRST OFF WE LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI.

OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE A MYSTERY.

THERE THEY ARE.

63 FOR THE TEMPERATURE, WITH A LIGHT WIND OUT OF THE EAST, SOUTHEAST.

A PEAK WIND OF JUST 8 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, CURRENT CONDITIONS, 60 DEGREES AND WIND LIGHTER AT 1 MILES PER HOUR.

SATELLITE AND RADAR, THIS IS WHAT THINGS LOOKED LIKE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF A POP-UP SHOWER NEAR THE BIG FORK AREA, A LITTLE TO THE EAST OF BIG FORK, OTHERWISE NOT MUCH HAPPENING ON THE SATELLITE FRONT TODAY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SNOW.

OUR EAGLE EYES SENDING IN SOME GREAT PHOTOS.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM SOME FLOWERS, TO A NICE SUNSET, BAMBI IS ON THERE, AND THEN A TURTLE LAYING SOME EGGS FOR US ON OUR EAGLE EYE PHOTOS TONIGHT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE EAGLE EYES TEMPERATURES TODAY.

JOAN FROM LAPORTE WITH A HIGH OF 69 AND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA HAD A LIGHT BREEZE AND 54 THIS MORNING.

BOB FROM BLUFFTON, HIGH OF 69 AND LOW OF 50.

ARLENE FROM LONGVILLE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND A HIGH OF 70.

ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE WITH A HIGH OF 70 AS WELL.

ALMANAC TODAY IN BRAINERD, IT WAS 65 FOR A HIGH, 10 BELOW THE AVERAGE, A LOW OF 56 OVERNIGHT.

BEMIDJI WAS WARMER AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC.

BEMIDJI TODAY, HERE YOU GO, 73 FOR BEMIDJI WITH A LOW OF 53.

SUNSET NOW AT 9:13 A.M.

YOUR FORECAST, HERE YOU WILL SEE WHAT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW.

WE ARE PREDICTING SOME SHOWERS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER IN THE DAY AND EVENING HOURS.

IF YOU SEE THOSE MOVE THROUGH, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE GOING ON INTO SUNDAY.

TOMORROW'S FORECAST, 70s, MID-70s THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA AND AS WE MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA AREA, SIMILAR SITUATION WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS WELL.

FORECAST TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND A LOW OF 49.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FORECAST FOR TOMORROW AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 25 FROM THE NORTHWEST AND A HIGH OF 73.

WEEKEND FORECAST, LOOKS LIKE THIS, COOLS OFF ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON SUNDAY AS THAT COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

AS WE GET TO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK, BACK UP TO 81 ON WEDNESDAY.

CHARLIE YAEGER IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YES, WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BOYS GOLF AND THE GIRLS GOLF AS WELL.

WE WILL BE HEARING FROM THE BOYS TEAM WHO ARE GOING TO THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE GOT TO >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE.

>> IN FOCUS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> IN THEIR FIRST SEASON AS AN SANCTIONED SPORT, BEMIDJI BOYS' VOLLEYBALL HAS TWO ATHLETES BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PLAY ON THE COURT.

SENIOR CAPTAINS REED JOHNSON AND ELIJIAH CARON WERE TWO OF JUST 22 SELECTED TO THE MINNESOTA BOYS' VOLLEYBALL ALL-STATE TEAM.

THEY HELPED LEAD THE LUMBERJACKS TO A SEASON REGULAR AND A 3-0 VICTORY OVER COON RAPIDS IN THEIR FIRST EVER SECTION PLAYOFF GAME AND THE SECTION SEMIFINALS APPEARANCE.

JOHNSON HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THREE FINALISTS FOR THE BOYS VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

SOME ARE DUBBING IT AS THE MR. VOLLEYBALL AWARD.

IT'S A CAREER AWARD GIVEN TO THE TOP SENIOR PLAYER IN THE STATE.

>>> AFTER 22 YEARS AT THE HELM, BEMIDJI BOYS AND GIRLS NORDIC SKI COACH MARK WALTERS WILL BE HANGING UP THE POLES.

HE'S COACHED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL SECTION TITLES AND STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES BUT IN ADDITION TO COACHING WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR GROOMING THE TRAILS THEY COMPETED ON, DESPITE RETIRING.

WALTERS STILL PLANS TO VOLUNTEER COACH AS NEEDED.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY ANNOUNCED THEIR CAPTAINS FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON.

FORWARD HAILEY ARMSTRONG WILL DON THE “C” ON HER CHEST.

THE JUNIOR FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS SCORED 28-POINTS ON 19-GOALS AND 9-ASSISTS OVER HER TWO YEARS PLAYING FOR THE BEAVERS.

FORWARDS RAELEY CARNEY AND MORGAN SMITH WILL BOTH WEAR THE ALTERNATE CAPTAIN A'S ON THEIR SWEATERS NEXT YEAR.

SENIOR CARNEY PACED THE BEAVS LAST SEASON SHOOTING AT A 20-PERCENT EFFICIENCY WITH 5-GOALS ON 25-SHOTS, WHILE SMITH BECOMES JUST THE 4TH SOPHOMORE IN TEAM HISTORY TO WEAR A LETTER, LEADING THE TEAM IN SCORING AS A FRESHMAN.

>>> WELL, SOME HABITS CAN BE TOUGH TO BREAK.

FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS, WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY BOYS GOLF HAVE HAD A HABIT OF FINISHING 2ND AT THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT BUT THE WOLVES ARE BACK THIS SEASON FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TRY AT FINALLY TAKING HOME THE HARDWARE.

>> Reporter: IF THE THIRD TIME IS A CHARM, THEN WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY BOYS GOLF IS IN PRIME POSITION TO WIN THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY, IF ONLY IT WERE THAT EASY.

>> FINISHING SECOND LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MAY BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.

THE TEAM HAS BEEN HUNGRY TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN.

>> Reporter: PARKER HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED THAT WIN.

HE TOOK HOME THE INDIVIDUAL CLASS A STATE TITLE LAST YEAR, REVEALING A LINE FOR THE REST OF THE TEAM TO READ.

>> WELL, IT'S JUST LIKE STAY CALM ON THE COURSE, NOT GET ANGRY ABOUT SHOTS, JUST HIT THE SHOT AND JUST GO HIT THE NEXT ONE.

>> Reporter: THE WOLVES ARE THE TOP TEAM IN CLASS A HEADING INTO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

EVEN WITH A GOOD LIE, PRESSURE CAN LEAD TO A SLICE, BUT THE BOYS HAVE A WAY TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT.

>> THE CULTURE HAS ELIMINATED THE PRESSURE FROM THE TEAM.

WE WORK SO HARD SO IT'S ANOTHER DAY FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE WORKDAY HAS DRIVEN THEM FAR AND THE WOLVES HAVE AREAS THEY PLAN TO IMPROVE UP UNTIL TEE TIME NEXT TUESDAY.

>> CONSISTENCY AND MENTAL GAME.

MENTAL GAME IS 80% OF GOLF AND YOU CAN WORK ON IT WHEREVER AND IT DEFINITELY HELPS A LOT.

>> IT'S A GAME OF MISSES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SIX GUYS THAT CAN PUT UP GOOD ROUNDS WILL HELP US THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THREE OF THE SICK WILL BE TAKING THEIR LAST SWINGS AT PEBBLE CREEK NEXT WEEK, A SENTIMENT THAT HAS THEM HOPING THEIR THIRD TIME IS A CHARM.

>> SEEING WHERE WE CAME FROM SINCE SEVENTH GRADE, THIS GROUP OF GUYS, IT'S CRAZY TO THINK THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT NOW, RANKED NUMBER ONE.

WE HAD THE DREAM TO DO THAT BUT NOW WE'RE HERE, WE HAVE TO PLAY CLEAR MINDED GOLF.

>> Charlie: AND THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT WILL START ON TUESDAY, ROUND ONE IS JUNE 10TH, ROUND TWO WILL FOLLOW ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH, AND IT WILL BE AT THE PEBBLE CREEK GOLF CLUB.

THE FIRST TEE TIMES ARE EXPECTED AT 12:00 P.M. FOR THE BOYS EACH DAY WITH SUCCESSFUL OR SUCCESSIVE TEE TIMES GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> Dennis: SO BASEBALL, STATE TOURNAMENT STILL TO COME, GOLF, AND TRACK AND FIELD.

THOSE ARE THE LAST THREE.

>> Charlie: WELL, AND THERE IS ALSO LACROSSE.

>> Dennis: OH SURE.

>> Charlie: THERE IS A LOT GOING ON NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> Dennis: SCHOOL IS OUT BUT SPORTS CONTINUES.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COLLEGE'S EXTENSION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON PUTTING TOGETHER FREE CLASSES TO PASS DOWN ANISHINAABE CULTURE TO THE COMMUNITY.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THEIR RECENT REGALIA MAKING CLASS TO SEE WHY THESE TEACHINGS CAN BE SO IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, THE LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COLLEGE IS HOSTING CLASSES WITH THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS, SUCH AS MAKING MOCCASINS, LEARNING ABOUT ANISHINAABE MEDICINES, AND THEIR MOST RECENT, REGALIA.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR ANISHINAABE TEACHINGS ARE PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, HOW ARE WE ABLE TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL GOWNS AND GIFTS LIKE THIS?

>> ALL MY KNOWLEDGE IS PASSED DOWN FROM MY AUNTIES AND THEY TAUGHT ME A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE.

I AM JUST GRATEFUL TO LEARN THAT AND HOPEFULLY PASS IT ON TO ANOTHER YOUNG KID THAT CAN JUST TAKE IT AND DRIVE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE TRIBAL COLLEGE, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THESE CLASSES IS NOT ONLY ARE THEY FREE TO ATTEND, THEY ARE OPEN TO EVERYBODY.

>> WE HAD A COUPLE NON-NATIVES SAY CAN I ATTEND?

IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S NOT WHERE WE HAVE TO BE NATIVE, BUT IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.

IF THEY WANT TO ENTER THAT FIELD OF JUST MAKING THAT PROJECT, IT'S GOOD.

IT'S A GOOD FIELD FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: LEARNING TO MAKE REGALIA CAN BE A LIFELONG LESSON AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE FOR YOUTH.

>> WE ARE JUST HERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY GET MORE TAPPED INTO THEIR CULTURE AND KEEP KIDS BUSY.

>> TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, GOALS IN THEIR LIFE THAT THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, I FEEL LIKE REGALIA DANCING FOR YOUR CULTURE, IT'S A HUGE PART OF WHO YOU ARE.

IT REALLY HELPS MOLD THE CHILDREN INTO BETTER CITIZENS FOR TODAY.

WE WANT TO KEEP THEM OFF THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: AND THE BEAUTIFUL PIECES MADE DURING THESE CLASSES ARE MADE FOR SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST DECLARATION.

>> YOU FEEL PRIDE IN SOMETHING THAT YOU PERSONALLY MADE FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE DANCING OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU MADE IT, YOU DID IT.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER STEP FOR KIDS TO SEE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO DO.

YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM CASS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE COLLEGE IS ALSO ACCEPTING IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT THEY EITHER WANT TO LEARN FROM OR THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TEACH TO OTHERS.

MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO REQUEST A CLASS, AS WELL AS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE ALREADY SET CLASSES CAN BE FOUND ON THE LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COLLEGE WEBSITE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT RIGHT NOW.

TONIGHT'S FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW OF 49.

TOMORROW, COULD SEE SOME STORMS MOVING IN.

OTHERWISE, VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH A HIGH OF 73.

WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 25, YOUR EXTENDED FORECAST CALLS FOR A COOL DOWN SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT THEN BACK UP TO 81 ON WEDNESDAY, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A REAL NICE DAY AT THIS POINT.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH MORE ON OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, TODAY SOFTBALL FINISHED UP FOR THE STATE, THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE SOME SOFTBALL NEXT WEEK.

BSU'S BUCKY'S CELEBRITY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT.

WE HAD A GOOD YEAR LAST YEAR.

>> Dennis: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY THAT BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, WE'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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