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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 BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN BEMIDJI COMMEMORATED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATUE HONORING SHAYNOWISHKUNG AT LIBRARY PARK.

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

>> Reporter: THE NAME MEANS HE WHO RATTLES WAS DESCRIBED AS A SPOKESPERSON WHO HELPED ADDRESS DIFFICULT ISSUES FACING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE LATE 1800s.

IN JUNE OF 2015, THE STATUE WAS DEDICATED TO SHAYNOWISHKUNG.

>> THIS STATUE IS NOT A CELEBRATION BUT AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A MAN WHOSE LIFE AND LEGACY REFLECTS THE STRENGTH OF OJIBWA PEOPLE AND THE PAINFUL COMPLEXITIES AT A TIME WHEN SURVIVAL OFTEN MEANT IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES.

>> I SAW ALL THE LOVELY PHOTOS FROM 10 YEARS AGO FILLING MY HEART WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

>> Reporter: 10 YEARS LATER, THE STATUE STILL STANDS WHERE IT WAS FIRST COMMEMORATED, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD A CEREMONY TO HONOR THE ANNIVERSARY.

>> WE'RE HERE TO HONOR NOT JUST THE MAN BUT THE CONNECTION TO THE LAND THAT REMAINS UNBROKEN AND THE RESPONSIBILITY WE ALL SHARE TO UNDERSTAND HISTORY IN ITS FULLNESS.

>> Reporter: THE ORIGINAL SCULPTOR OF THE STATUE DROVE FROM HIS HOME TO CELEBRATE ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PIECES.

>> I HAVE DONE OVER 60 STATUES.

I STUDIED AND DO THE RESEARCH.

A LONG TIME IS DEVOTED TO EACH ONE.

ONE OR TWO YEARS, I'LL BE WORKING ON THE PROJECT.

I KNOW THESE SUBJECTS.

THIS ONE STUCK TO MY HEART.

>> THE OJIBWA LOST 96% OF THEIR STAND.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WANTED TO SHOW THE ANISHINAABE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE SHOWN BY ANCESTORS LIKE SHAYNOWISHKUNG.

>> HE OPENED HIS ARMS AND HE LIVED THROUGH A GREAT ERA WITH THE TREATIES.

HE WAS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL AND HE WANTED PEACE AND HE WAS OPENING AND WELCOMING TO THEM.

>> IT'S ABOUT THE COMPLICATED, THE BEAUTIFUL, THE PAINFUL, AND THE ENDURING.

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

>> AFTER THE CEREMONY AT LIBRARY PARK, SOME IN ATTENDANCE WALKED FROM THE STATUE TO THE HISTORIC HOMESITE OF SHAYNOWISHKUNG JUST TODAYS SPECIAL SESSION STARTED AT 10:00 A.M. AND LAWMAKERS ARE RACING TO PASS A TWO-YEAR $66 BILLION BUDGET.

THEY HOPE TO PASS 14 BILLS BEFORE THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO ADJOURN BY 7:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

>>> A WALK TO HELP RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR HEARING LOSS AND THE ISOLATION IT CAN BRING BROUGHT OUT AROUND 100 PEOPLE IN BEMIDJI ON SATURDAY.

THE MINNESOTA LIONS HEARING FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WALK TO D-FEET HEARING LOSS ON AT TWO LOCATIONS IN MINNESOTA INCLUDING AT DIAMOND POINT PARK IN BEMIDJI.

ORGANIZERS SAY THE WALK AND MONEY RAISED SUPPORTS VITAL CLINICAL CARE, GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, AND ESSENTIAL HEARING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE MINNESOTA LIONS HEARING FOUNDATION.

AS OF THIS AFTERNOON THE EVENT HAD RAISED JUST UNDER $69,000.

THE GOAL IS $100,000 AND DONATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED ON THEIR WEBSITE.

WE'LL INCLUDE A LINK WITH THIS STORY ONLINE.

>>> THE BRAINERD FAMILY YMCA IS RUNNING THEIR SUMMER YOUTH FOOD PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW.

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP ONE MEAL KIT PER CHILD EVERY MONDAY THROUGH AUGUST 25TH.

PARENTS MUST HAVE THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEM TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE FOOD.

EACH MEAL KIT WILL INCLUDE FIVE MEALS FOR THE WEEK.

THE BRAINERD YMCA STARTED THIS PROGRAM BACK IN 2021 TO ENSURE THAT NO CHILD WENT HUNGRY WHILE THEY WERE OUT OF SCHOOL.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS WHO ARE NOW OUT OF SCHOOL AND DON'T GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND REALLY WHO RELY ON THOSE FOOD PROGRAMS THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERS TO GET MEALS ARE ABLE TO GET MEALS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND TO MAKE IT EASIER ON PARENTS TOO, WHO DON'T WANT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING A BILL AND FEEDING THEIR CHILDREN.

>> YOU CAN STOP BY THE BRAINERD YMCA MONDAYS UNTIL AUGUST 25TH FROM 3:00 TO 8:00 P.M. TO PICK UP THE MEAL KITS.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

IS SEEKING PEOPLE TO SERVE ON TWO FISHERIES INPUT GROUPS, ONE FOR LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH AND THE OTHER FOR RAINY LAKE.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE D.N.R.

IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH A RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING LOCAL FISHING GUIDES, LOCAL ANGLERS, ANGLERS FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL RESORTS, AND WATER-BASED BUSINESSES, THE GROUPS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE D.N.R.

TO PROVIDE INPUT ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON THESE LAKES, INCLUDING ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AUTHORIZED, LICENSED, PERMITTED, OR OTHERWISE REGULATED OR MANAGED BY THE STATE.

MINNESOTANS CAN APPLY ONLINE ON THE D.N.R.

'S WEBSITE THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH TO SERVE ON THE FISHERIES INPUT GROUPS FOR LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH OR RAINY LAKE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURN LATER THIS WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A SHOP IN DEER RIVER IS COMBINING CHOCOLATE AND DOGS.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL HOLD THREE MORE SHOWS THIS SUMMER, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS ENTITLED, “SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND: HARMONY AND SOUL”.

THE SHOW WILL FEATURE THREE MINNESOTA SINGER-SONGWRITERS THAT ARE MAKING THEIR MARK ON THE INDUSTRY.

DAVINA SOWERS, SAMANTHA GRIMES, AND LUKE HENDRICKSON WILL HEADLINE THE SHOW.

ALL OF THE PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN PRAISED BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE AND THE MIDWEST COUNTRY MUSIC ORGANIZATION.

>> PART OF THE MISSION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO GET OUT INTO THE WORLD.

SO WHAT WE STARTED OUT, WITH OUR SONGWRITING SERIES, WE'RE TAKING MINNESOTA SONG WRITERS AND BRINGING THEM TOGETHER FOR STORYTELLING AND MUSIC, SIMILAR TO THE BLUEBIRD CAFE IN NASHVILLE.

>> THE SHOW IS ON JUNE 12TH AT 7:00 P.M.

IN THE CHALBERG THEATER.

FOR TICKETS HEAD TO CLCPERFORMINGARTS.COM.

>>> 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 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE DRAW FIVE NEW NAMES EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, GIVE US A CALL AT THAT HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

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.

>>> STACY IS HERE WITH OUR WEATHER, ANOTHER WET DAY BUT I HEAR THE SUN MAY RETURN TOMORROW.

>> Stacy: YES, WE WILL ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE UPSWING AS WELL, HIGHS IN THE 70s, MAYBE SOME LOW 80s OUT THERE.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE BACK AS WE HEAD >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS CLOUDY AND COOL OUT THERE.

WE HAD A FEW RAIN SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AND A FEW OF THOSE HAVE BEEN LINGERING THIS EVENING.

THEY SHOULD COME TO AN END OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WE WILL START TO SEE SOME CLEARING, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES IN STORE FOR TOMORROW AND WHILE THE SUNSHINE HANGS ON WEDNESDAY, IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER ONCE AGAIN.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM WILL RETURN.

RIGHT NOW IT'S 51 AT BEMIDJI, AT THE STUDIO WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

WE PICKED UP UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, HAZY AS WELL, 56 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 50, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WEDNESDAY ARE NORTHWEST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS OUT THERE THIS EVENING.

THEY HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT THE CLEARING WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MAYBE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS, AS WELL AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS QUIET AND IT LOOKS WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE GORGEOUS SUNSHINE BEHIND THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, JUDY AND BILL SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF UPPER RED LAKE.

WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FROM GARY AND ANGELA SAYING NO SUNSET TONIGHT BUT WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THAT WAS TAKEN AT CASS LAKE TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 49 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY, PICKING UP 0.013-INCH OF RAIN.

NOW AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 64, PRETTY CHILLY OUT THERE.

OUR AVERAGE IS IN THE MID-70s.

WE HAD A LOW OF 50.

BEMIDJI TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 56, AVERAGE IS 73, SO AGAIN VERY COOL OUT THERE, 48 WAS OUR LOW TEMP THIS MORNING.

SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE DO START OUT WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING, WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS MOVING OUT.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS DEVELOPING, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THE OVERNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 70s IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT A LOT OF UPPER 70s, CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES IN THE NORTH AND WE SHOULD BE AROUND 80 DEGREES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, LOWS NEAR 47.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOME AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EAST WITH HIGHS NEAR 79.

ON WEDNESDAY, LOOKING AT SUNSHINE, COOLER WITH HIGHS NEAR 79.

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS WEEK, COOL TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY.

WE SHOULD BE IN THE 70s FOR THE WEEKEND AND OVERALL, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, WE COULD SEE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS RETURNING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE.

A BIG WALLEYE TOURNAMENT.

>> Charlie: IT'S THE KC WHILE EYE CLASSIC.

AS I SAID, BIG WALLEYE TOURNAMENT EVERY YEAR, A LOT OF PRIZE MONEY INVOLVED, AND YOU GET A CHANCE TO PREVIEW IT AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S TOURNAMENT, WHICH WE WILL ALSO HAVE FOR YOU NEXT MONDAY, BUT WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> IF THE KC WALLEYE CLASSIC HAS TAUGHT US ANYTHING OVER THIS PAST QUARTER CENTURY.

IT'S THAT BOTH DAVID AND GOLIATH CAN WIN THE TOURNAMENT.

FOR 25-YEARS NOW, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR ANGLERS ALIKE HAVE COMPETED FOR THE CROWN, WITH THE YOUNGEST DUO YET TAKING HOME THE TOP PRIZE LAST YEAR.

BUT THE PREMIERE EVENT IS MORE THAN JUST A FISHING TOURNAMENT.

STARTING IN 2001, AS THE KRAUS-ANDERSON WALLEYE CLASSIC, IT BECAME A BEMIDJI AREA STAPLE, HELPING TO SUSTAIN LOCAL BENEFICIARIES.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TOOK OVER AT THE HELM 10-YEARS AGO AND HAVE KEPT THAT TRADITION ALIVE.

>> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS EVENT HAS GONE ON AS LONG AS IT HAS AND IS AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT IS AS A COMMUNITY EVENT.

WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE FISHING IS A BIG DEAL.

ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY THE MOST IS SEEING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AT THE STANFORD CENTER, JUST TO CELEBRATE THE OUTDOORS.

WE DO HAVE SOME SURPRISES AND I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE THOSE AWAY.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> IN ITS 25-YEAR EXISTENCE, THE WALLEYE CLASSIC HAS RAISED AND GIVEN OVER $1.2 MILLION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WITH LAST YEAR'S TOURNAMENT RAISING AROUND 125,000.

THE TOURNAMENT IS THIS SATURDAY WITH FISHING BEGINNING AT 7:00 A.M.

THE AWARDS CEREMONY IS ONCE AGAIN INSIDE THE SANFORD CENTER STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. >>> NOW HE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 16 SEASONS IN THE NHL.

THE RIGHT-WING WAS THE ST. LOUIS BLUES PICK IN 2005 AND FOUND HIMSELF TO THE CAPITAL IN 2018.

HE WON TWO STATE TITLES IN '03 AND '50.

HE FINISHED AS A MR. HOCKEY FINALIST.

>>> IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR BRAINERD SENIOR MYA TAUTGES WHO WAS NAMED THE 2025 GATORADE MINNESOTA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS ONE OF EIGHT MISS SOFTBALL FINALISTS BY THE MINNESOTA TWINS COMMUNITY FUND AND THE MINNESOTA ALL SPORTS ALLIANCE.

THE SAINT THOMAS COMMIT POSTED A 17-AND-6 RECORD IN THE CIRCLE THIS SEASON WITH A 0.28 E-R-A, COMPILING A 0.58 WHIP WHILE STRIKING OUT 228 BATTERS.

FROM THE BATTER'S BOX THE 6-FOOT SENIOR HAD A .480 BATTING AVERAGE WITH 9 HOME RUNS, 24 R.B.I.

'S, AND 30-RUNS SCORED, HELPING LEAD THE WARRIORS TO THE SECTION 8-4-TITLE AND THEIR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE SINCE 2022.

>>> 10-YEARS IS HARDLY A LIFETIME AGO BUT TO A MAJORITY OF THE GOLFERS ON WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY'S GIRLS GOLF TEAM.

IT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN.

THIS SEASON THE LADY WOLVES FIELDED THEIR FIRST FULL TEAM IN NEARLY A DECADE, COMPRISED OF THREE 7TH GRADERS, TWO 8TH GRADERS AND ONE SENIOR.

AND IN THEIR FIRST SEASON BACK AS A TEAM, THEY WON THE SECTION 7-A TOURNAMENT, PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO STATE.

THE TEAM'S LONE SENIOR AND 5-TIME INDIVIDUAL SECTION CHAMP.

KIANNA JOHNSON HAS BEEN A LONE WOLF AT THE STATE TOURNEY THE PAST 4-YEARS AND IS GLAD FOR THE COMPANY THIS TIME AROUND.

>> I'M STILL STOKED BECAUSE I WANT TO SHARE THAT SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY AT THEIR YOUNG AGE.

I WANT THEM TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

>> IT FEELS GREAT.

I MEAN I NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD GET HERE AND SEVENTH GRADE, IT'S CRAZY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST HAVING FUN, PLAYING WITH MY TEAM, AND GETTING BETTER.

>> JOHNSON'S EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN RUBBING OFF ON THE YOUNG TEAM ALL SEASON LONG AND HER TIME SPENT AT STATE TOURNAMENT HAS PROVED INVALUABLE FOR GIVING THEM ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE THE BIG STAGE.

>> JUST GO OUT THERE, PLAY YOUR GAME, HAVE FUN, MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

I MEAN THAT'S ALL IT IS, HAVING FUN.

OF COURSE YOU WANT TO PLAY GOOD, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WANT TO MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS YOU CAN PLAY WITH THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEARS TO COME.

>> SHE HAS WORKED US THROUGH ALL OF OUR TOURNAMENTS AND BEFORE TOURNAMENTS, JUST HELP US STAY CALM AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEEN VERY COOL BECAUSE, I MEAN WE'RE PRETTY YOUNG.

WE HAVE A GREAT FUTURE.

>> PERHAPS A LOT MORE STATE TOURNAMENTS IN THIS GROUPS FUTURE BUT FOR SURE THE LAST ONE FOR JOHNSON WHO WILL HAVE ONE FINAL SHOT AT WINNING THAT ELUSIVE STATE TITLE STARTING TOMORROW.

CLASS A STATE TOURNEY IS A PEBBLE CREEK GOLF CLUB IN BECKER.

THE GIRLS BEGIN TEEING OFF AT 7:30 A.M. >> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WE WISH ALL THE GIRL IT IS BEST.

>> Charlie: ALONG WITH THE BOYS TOO.

>> Dennis: ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> DEER RIVER HAS SEEN THE OPENING OF SEVERAL NEW SHOPS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS INCLUDING A UNIQUE ONE THAT MADE THE CITY ITS HOME IN DECEMBER.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE NEW DOWNTOWN CONFECTION AND GIFT SHOP TO SEE HOW IT'S BREAKING THE MOLD, LITERALLY.

>> Reporter: THINGS THAT JUST GO TOGETHER, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS, CHOCOLATE AND DOGS?

THAT IS AN ODD COMBO FOR SOME BUT NOT FOR CHELSEA.

>> I JUST HAVE A PASSION FOR DOGS AND I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO TRANSFER OVER TO JUST DOG TREATS BUT THEN I FELT LIKE THERE WAS A NEED IN THE AREA FOR CHOCOLATE AND HOMEMADE THINGS BECAUSE THERE ISN'T REALLY A SHOP LIKE THIS IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: SO NATURALLY, SHE COMBINED HER TWO LOVES INTO A NEW BUSINESS, THE CHOCOLATE DOG.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A WHOLE SHOP AND PLENTY OF DOG THEMED THINGS, THE STAR OF THE SHOW IS THE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES.

>> I JUST LOVE MAKING TREATS AND JUST SEEING PEOPLE'S FACES LIGHT UP WHEN THEY TRY A HANDMADE TRUFFLE OR SOMETHING THAT I MADE THAT BRINGS THEM BACK TO A DIFFERENT TIME.

AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT MY PEPPERMINT PATTY AND IT TASTED LIKE THE ONE AT THEIR WEDDING 40 YEARS AGO.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

>> Reporter: THE GIFT SHOP, PART OF THE LOCATION IS MADE OF PRODUCTS FROM MINNESOTA AND ON TOP OF SUPPORTING OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES, THE CHOCOLATE DOG ALSO WANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR FOUR-LEGGED COUNTER PARTS AS WELL.

>> I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND HELP THE RESCUE SHELTERS COLLECT TIPS ON THE SQUARE, AND THEN I DONATE TO LOCAL RESCUE SHELTERS.

>> Reporter: THE DEER RIVER SHOP IS WORKING TO DEVELOP HANDMADE CONVECTIONS FOR MAN AND HIS BED FRIEND.

>> CHOCOLATE DOG IS ME.

IT'S GREAT THAT I CAN TAKE MY DOG TO WORK WITH ME AND HE IS MY LOGO AND HE IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE WHOLE BUSINESS.

THIS IS HIS, LIKE HE DOESN'T LET ME LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT HIM.

HE WANTS TO GO.

HE LIKES GOING TO WORK.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM DEER RIVER WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT TRUFFLE FLAVORS AND TYPES OF CHOCOLATES EVERY WEEK.

AND SINCE THE SHOP IS DOG-THEMED.

IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT DOGS ARE, OF COURSE, WELCOME IN THE SHOP AS WELL BUT DEFINITELY NOT TO EAT THE CHOCOLATE.

THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THEM.

>> Charlie: NO, IT'S NOT.

>> Dennis: TELL US ABOUT THE WEATHER STACY.

>> Stacy: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT, AND OUR LOWS SHOULD FALL TO 47, WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON, SOME AREAS OF SMOKE IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, 79 FOR THE HIGH, MUCH WARMER.

IT'S STILL WARMER AND SUNNY ON WEDNESDAY, BUT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURN LATE THIS WEEK, 62 ON FRIDAY.

>> Charlie: IN ADDITION TO STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT STARTING TOMORROW, STATE TRACK AND FIELD IS TOMORROW AS WELL DOWN AT SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE.

SO WE WILL GET TO SEE SOME OF THOSE ATHLETES TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE, WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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