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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.

[♪♪♪] >>> HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN, FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN, WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> AFTER SIX DAYS OF FIGHTING THREE MAJOR WILDFIRES IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, THE MUNGER SHAW FIRE IS NOW 25-PERCENT CONTAINED AS OF THIS MORNING BUT THE CAMP HOUSE AND JENKINS CREEK FIRES ARE STILL AT ZERO-PERCENT CONTAINMENT, BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON CONTROLLING THEM.

LAST NIGHT, DUE TO THE FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ON PREVENTING THE FIRE FROM SPREADING ANY FURTHER, EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED FOR THE MUNGER SHAW FIRE.

RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY WAITING WERE ABLE TO CHECK ON THEIR HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE FIRES.

>> I WAS AT THAT CHECKPOINT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND IT WAS VERY SAD TO MEET AND TALK TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR HOUSES.

THERE WAS ONE COUPLE THAT HAD BEEN IN THEIR HOUSE FOR 40 YEARS, AND I HAD A LOT OF MEMORIES AND SADNESS AROUND THE LOSSES.

IT WAS VERY SAD TO TALK TO THEM AND HEAR THEIR MEMORIES COME OUT.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ALLOW THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AND EVERYBODY BACK, JUST TO GET A LOOK FOR THEMSELVES HOW THINGS WERE, BUT A VERY SAD DAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES, GOING BACK TO THOSE PROPERTIES.

>> PLANES WERE NOT PERMITTED TO FLY TODAY DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SHERIFF RAMSEY REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 74-MILES AN HOUR IN THE AREA LATE LAST NIGHT AND GREW CONCERNED OVER THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF THE JENKINS FIRE.

>> WELL, YESTERDAY WAS A VOLATILE DAY WITH THE HEAVY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON, MOVING THE FIRE CLOSER TO HOYT LAKES.

THEN THE STORM CALMED IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN DRIVE NEAR IT OR GET CLOSE TO IT TO SEE HOW IT'S BURNING.

IT IS VERY REMOTE AND THE FACT THOSE PLANES COULDN'T FLY HAS HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO SAY WHAT'S EXACTLY HAPPENING WITH THE FIRE RIGHT NOW.

>> AS OF THIS MORNING, AT LEAST 151 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN BOTH THE CAMP HOUSE AND JENKINS CREEK FIRE, WHICH COMBINED HAVE BURNED OVER 30,000 ACRES.

LAKE COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS WILL ALSO TEMPORARILY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE EVACUATION ZONE OVER THE WEEKEND.

>>> NIIMIIWIN IN OJIBWE MEANS DANCE, AND LOTS OF DANCING HAPPENED TO CELEBRATE MANY STUDENTS COMPLETING TWO YEARS IN THE LEECH LAKE HEAD START PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING OF THEIR JOURNEYS THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE LEECH LAKE HEAD START POW WOW.

STUDENTS FROM 11 CLASSROOMS AND HUNDREDS OF PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS FILLED THE VETERANS MEMORIAL POW WOW GROUNDS NOT ONLY TO CROWN A NEW BRAVE AND PRINCESS BUT TO ALSO CELEBRATE THE NEXT STEP OF LIFE FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND ANISHINAABE CULTURE.

>> WELL CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES, OUR PAST GRADUATES, OUR PAST ROYALTY AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

IT'S ABOUT CULTURE, FAMILIES, AND ALL AROUND A GOOD TIME.

>> IT'S AMAZING HOW THE PARENTS COME TOGETHER TO DO THAT FOR THEIR CHILD AND YEAH, IT SHOWS A LOT OF LOVE AND CARING AND THAT'S GREAT.

>> NORTHLAND, CASS LAKE-BENA, DEER RIVER, AND BUG-O-NAY-GE-SHIG SCHOOLS WERE INVITED AS THE DRUMS FOR THE POW WOW.

>>> RESIDENTS AT EDGEWOOD HEALTHCARE IN BRAINERD HAVE MADE SOME UNLIKELY FRIENDS, FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY.

STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WERE MATCHED THROUGH POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND HAVE BEEN PEN PALS SINCE FEBRUARY.

THE EXCHANGE STARTED WITH STUDENTS WRITING LETTERS TO VETERANS, THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE, BUT QUICKLY GREW AS STUDENTS ASKED THEIR TEACHER, MELISSA VUKELICH, WHEN THEY WOULD BE GETTING RESPONSES TO THE LETTERS THEY HAD WRITTEN.

>> FROM DAY ONE, THEY JUST WANTED TO MEET THEM.

I WANT TO SEE MY PEN PAL.

SO WE MADE THAT HAPPEN AND THE KIDS WERE SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS DAY.

>> PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED TO MEET THEIR KIDS AND THEIR PEN PALS AND THEY JUST WROTE BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH AND HAD THE GREATEST TIME DOING IT.

>> STUDENTS DECORATED COOKIES, HAD A PIZZA PARTY, AND SANG SONGS WITH THE FRIENDS THEY FINALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET.

>>> THE THIRD ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

YOU CAN PICK UP LIGHTLY USED ITEMS.

YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING FROM BOARD GAMES TO KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND EVEN FIGURINES.

NONE OF THE ITEMS HAVE A SET PRICE BUT DOE FLAGS -- DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED IN PLACE OF THOSE MISSING PRICES.

>> THIS IS OUR THIRD ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE.

THINGS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO US FOR OUR FUNDRAISER AND WE USE IT TO KEEP THE BUILDING UP, PAY TIPS TO PEOPLE THAT TURN IN POACHERS, COME ON IN AND JOIN US AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE.

>> Matthew: THE MONEY GOES TOWARDS COMPENSATING PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE TIPS ON ILLEGAL POACHING IN THE STATE.

IT WILL GO ON FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. >>> RIGHT NOW, FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN FLAMES IN TWO STATES ON OPPOSING SIDES OF THE COUNTRY: ARIZONA AND MINNESOTA.

ONE WAY TO HELP DOUSE FLAMES IS WITH FIRE SUPPRESSANT, AND ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ONES USED TODAY IS THAT BRIGHT RED SUBSTANCE KNOWN AS PHOS-CHEK, USUALLY DROPPED FROM PLANES.

BUT WHAT'S IN THE SUBSTANCE, AND IS IT SAFE?

REPORTER MARYBEL GONZALEZ HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IN JANUARY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODS LIT UP WITH BRIGHT ORANGE FLAMES, TURNED PINK AND RED.

>> THERE IS A FIRE ONWARD, WE JUST DROPPED RETARDANT RIGHT THERE.

>> Reporter: THEY COVERED A LOT FROM HOMES TO HILLSIDES.

>> IT WAS MORE USAGE THAN WE EVER SEEN IN JANUARY.

>> ITS DISTINCTIVE COLOR A STRATEGIC CHOICE.

>> THE REASON THAT THE COLOR IS SO CRITICAL FOR A PILOT IS ALL ABOUT VISIBILITY.

>> Reporter: BUT THOSE IN PLACES DEVASTATED BY WILD FIRES ARE LEFT WONDERING IS IT SAFE?

ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDY, AT LEAST ONE PRODUCT USE TO SUPPRESS FIRES IN THE PAST WAS NOT.

A TYPE OF PHOS-CHECK CONTAINED ENOUGH HEAVY METALS THAT IT COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.

>> THE FOREST FIRE PHASED IT OUT NATIONWIDE AS OF LAST YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SAID THEIR TEAM ONLY USE A DIFFERENT PERIMETER PRODUCT IN CALIFORNIA'S RECENT WILDFIRES AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT'S COMPOSED OF WATER, AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, A THICKENING AGENT, AND COLORING.

>> IT'S THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT IN MANY FERTILIZERS.

>> Reporter: RESEARCH IS STILL ONGOING, BUT McCURRY SAYS THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ARE ENCOURAGING.

>> THIS SEEMS TO BE CLEANER AND THAT'S THE CASE AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SAYS THEIR STANDARDS ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN SAFETY.

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

>> Sydney: WE HAD SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE WILL SEE PRECIPITATION AND SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST IN JUST A MINUTE.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HAD TO BE RESOURCEFUL AS THEY RAISED FOR FIRST IN THE CARDBOARD BOAT RACE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: OVER AT BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE WELDING CLUB TO THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT CLUB, THE CARDBOARD BOAT RACE IS THE FINALE TO THE C.L.C.

ANNUAL CLUB OLYMPICS.

>> THIS IS BASICALLY THE PINNACLE OF CLUBS, EVERYTHING AT C.L.C.

IT'S LIKE A FOUR WEEK COMPETITION IN APRIL AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT GETS REALLY HYPED.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE CARDBOARD AND DUCT TAPE IN CONSTRUCTING THEIR SPEED DEMONS, MAKING IT THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN BUT THAT MUCH SWEETER IF YOU GET THERE.

>> IT'S ABOUT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

WHO PREPARE IT IS BEST, WELDING, BACK TO BACK GEARS WITH THE SAME BOAT.

INTERVARSITY, WE SUNK OUR BOAT BOTH TIMES.

YOU HAVE TO PREPARE.

>> Reporter: THE SPIRIT FILLED THE AQUATIC CENTER.

>> I WANT TO WIN IT MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY GOT THE HORNS OUT.

THERE IS A LOT OF TRASH TALK GOING ON.

WE HAVE PANS IN -- FANS IN THE STANDS, IT'S AN AMAZING ATMOSPHERE.

>> Reporter: BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE ESSENCE OF THE OLYMPICS.

>> I PLAY FOOTBALL, SO I THRIVE OFF OF THAT AND IT'S A GREAT TIME.

THERE IS NO BAD BLOOD AND IT'S JUST FUN.

>> Reporter: AS THE ANNUAL CARDBOARD BOAT RACE NOT ONLY HIGHLIGHTS C.L.C.

'S CLUB OLYMPICS BUT ALSO THE VALUE OF GIVING THE STUDENT BODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERMINGLE AND LEARN ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO THEY WOULDN'T GET A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH.

>> IT'S JUST COOL TO INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

I'M NOT TOUCHING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, SO YEAH, IT'S JUST COOL.

LIKE MY FRIENDS IS ON CHISHOLM, AND WE'RE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SCHOOL.

IT'S GREAT FOR COMMUNITY.

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

>> Matthew: AND CONGRATULATIONS GOES TO THE WELDING CLUB WHO TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE CARDBOARD BOAT RACE, AS WELL AS THE MARINE AND POWER SPORTS CLUB WHO EARNED FIRST PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE C.L.C.

OLYMPICS.

>>> WELL SYDNEY, I'M SURE THEY ARE GLAD THE BOAT RAISE WAS INDOORS AND NOT OUTDOORS.

>> Sydney: I WOULD BE.

IT WAS GLOOMY, CLOUDY, AND RAINY ALL DAY TODAY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND.

THE WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

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>> 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.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE RECENTLY WE'VE SEEN IT'S BEEN REALLY DRY, IT'S BEEN REALLY WINDY, WE HAD WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

THOSE ARE CLEARING OUT AS WE GET THROUGH TONIGHT.

WE WILL HAVE 5 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR WINDS, BUT NOT QUITE AS BAD AS IT HAS BEEN.

AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI, THE TEMPERATURE IS 49.

HERE AT OUR STUDIO, WE SEE 96% HUMIDITY, A PEAK WIND OF 13 MILES PER HOUR, SO WE ARE STILL SEEING SOME WINDS, BUT THE ADVISORIES ARE GONE FOR NOW.

OVER IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES ALL DAY, IT IS CURRENTLY 52 DEGREES OUTSIDE.

WE HAVE A NORTH WIND OF ABOUT 6 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE DEW POINT IS AT 49 DEGREES.

THROUGHOUT OUR SATELLITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE CAN SEE THE CLOUD COVER COMING IN.

IT WAS PRETTY GRAY, PRETTY GLOOMY OUTSIDE TODAY, BUT NOT TOO MUCH PRECIPITATION, PRETTY MUCH JUST DRIZZLES AND SPRINKLES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE WILL SEE MORE RAIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND, THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A TON OF ACCUMULATION ANYWHERE.

WE HAD GOOD EAGLE EYES COMING IN TODAY.

ANGELA SHOWING US THE CLOUDY SKIES.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, WE'RE HAVING FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING WITH THE NICE FLOWER OUT THERE.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SOME BIRDS AT HER BIRD FEEDER.

GARY IS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH BEAVERS.

SAMROSE SHOWING US CLOUDS OVER LOWER RED LAKE, BILL UPPER RED LAKE, SAME STORY.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 44 DEGREES, GLOOMY THIS MORNING.

ARLENE OVER IN LONGVILLE SAID DRIZZLE AND A HIGH OF 52 DEGREES, SO NOT TOO WARM OUT THERE.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD SAID A LOW OF 46, OVERCAST SKIES.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, RAINY, CLOUDY, AND COOL WITH ABOUT 0.4 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE REPORTS A LOW OF 46 DEGREES, CLOUDY AND OVERCAST SKIES.

FOR OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD HAD A HIGH OF 54 DEGREES, SO A LITTLE BIT BELOW THAT AVERAGE.

IT'S STILL PRETTY CHILLY OUT THERE, A LOW OF 40 DEGREES, THAT'S CLOSER TO THE AVERAGE.

OVER HERE IN BEMIDJI, THE HIGH WAS 54 TODAY, A LOW OF 35, SUNSET WAS AT 8:53 P.M. FOR OUR FORECAST COMING OVER THIS WEEKEND, IT'S PRETTY GRAY.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE CLOUD COVER PRETTY MUCH OVER THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

ONCE AGAIN, NOT TOO MUCH RAIN, BUT WE'LL BE SEEING SPRINKLES PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE.

GOING INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s.

OVER IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, IN THE MORNING, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SLEET, A CHANCE OF SNOW, BUT THAT WILL BE TURNING INTO RAIN AS WE GET THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SAME STORY FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE 40s, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, BUT NOT TOO MUCH.

TONIGHT, THERE IS A 50% TO 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, WITH A 90 TO NEAR 100 PERCENT AS WE GET INTO NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR, BUT BETWEEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE GUSTS 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR.

RAIN SHOWERS TOMORROW AND A HIGH OF 45.

ON TO OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, ONCE AGAIN, SEEING THAT 20% TO 50% CHANCE, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS AS WE GET THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

SAME THING, RAIN, CLOUDS, WE WILL BE GETTING WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BREAKING UP INTO THE 50s.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH SYDNEY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE WITH US.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RIVALRY SOFTBALL TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD, THAT'S THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

THIS IS THE BEMIDJI BRAINERD SOFTBALL GAME AND WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND A WHOLE LOT OF PRO STUFF GOING ON.

THE TWINS TRYING TO GO FOR 12 STRAIGHT WINS.

WE HAVE ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN WHOUN 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.

>>> IT'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN A RIVALRY SNEAKS ITS WAY INTO THE POST-SEASON AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL GET IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE SECTION 8-4A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT TUESDAY WHEN 3-SEED BRAINERD AND 6-SEED BEMIDJI GO TOE-TO-TOE.

BUT TODAY WE GOT A PREVIEW AS THE LUMBERJACKS HOSTED THE WARRIORS FOR THE TWO TEAM'S FIRST MEETING THIS YEAR ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

BOTTOM OF THE 2ND, JACKS TRAIL 1-0.

RIDLEY HADRAVA CHOPS ONE UP THE MIDDLE.

WARRIORS CAN'T HANDLE IT.

HAYDEN DAHL COMES ALL THE WAY HOME FROM SECOND TO KNOT THINGS AT ONE.

IN THE TOP OF THE 3RD, MYA TAUTGES WOULD ANSWER FOR BRAINERD.

SHE HAD AN ALMOST HOME RUN YESTERDAY, NOTHING “ALMOST” ABOUT THIS ONE.

NO DOUBTER MAKES IT 2-1 WARRIORS.

LATER IN THE INNING, ARRIANA HALBERT KNOCKS IN TWO MORE TO MAKE IT 4-1.

SHE WENT 2-FOR-2 WITH 4 RBI'S.

MYA TAUTGES ALSO HAD 4 RIBBIES IN ADDITION TO HERE 6 INNING, 13 STRIKEOUT PERFORMANCE IN THE CIRCLE.

BRAINERD WINS BIG 13-1 THE FINAL, AS WE SAID, REMATCH ON TUESDAY WITH A BIT MORE ON THE LINE IN THAT ONE.

>>> ALSO IN SOFTBALL, PINE RIVER-BACKUS BEATS DEER RIVER.

ON THE BASEBALL SIDE OF THINGS, CROSBY-IRONTON FALLS TO MOOSE LAKE WILLOW RIVER.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY AND BAGLEY BOTH COLLECTING WINS TODAY.

>>> OUT AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB, DAY ONE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH INVITATIONAL, A LITTLE RAINY BUT IT DIDN'T DAMPEN THE MOOD FOR BEMIDJI BOYS GOLF.

WESTON SEITZ, WHO SITS TIED FOR 22ND OVERALL WITH AN 80, CASHES IN A BIRDIE HERE AT 5.

LAST TIME I TOLD HIM IT'S OKAY TO SMILE IF YOU MAKES A BIRDIE, YA KNOW, BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

THIS TIME HE DID, THANKS WES.

BACK TO FOUR, BECKETT GRAND STICKS THE APPROACH TO WITHIN 6-FEET.

HE'D PAR THE HOLE AND FINISH THE DAY TIED FOR 10TH WITH A 77.

THEN AHEAD TO NINE, JACKSON FOGELSON WITH A BIRDIE PUTT, OOF, JUST FINDS THE LIP.

HE'D LEAD THE JACKS FOR THE DAY, TIED FOR 7TH OVERALL WITH A 76.

HE IS SMILING AS WELL.

GRAHAM FISH WAS THE 4TH GOLFER TO SCORE FOR BEMIDJI SHOOTING AN 80 WITH BACK-TO-BACK EAGLES ON 9-AND-10.

LUMBERJACKS ARE CURRENTLY IN 2ND PLACE AS A TEAM BEHIND DETROIT LAKES.

THEY'LL FINISH THE INVITE TOMORROW AT THE HEADWATERS GOLF CLUB IN PARK RAPIDS.

THE BEMIDJI GIRLS ALSO PLAYING TODAY.

A FIRST PLACE FINISH, SHE FINISHED FIRST PLACE OVERALL.

THEY HAD TWO OTHERS IN THE TOP FIVE AS WELL.

>>> ON BOYS LACROSSE, THUNDER HAWKS LOST TO THE STEALTH AT HOME IN APRIL AND THEY WERE TRYING TO RETURN THE FAVOR EARLY ON.

SHE GOES FOR BROKE ON THE OPEN NET AND BINGO.

T HAWKS LEAD 2-0.

THE STEALTH WOULD ANSWER NOT LONG AFTER.

SMITH FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET.

LATER, TAKES ADVANTAGE.

HERMANTOWN PROCTOR TAKES OVER FROM THERE.

THEY ARE NOW 6-6 WITH ONE GAME LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

ELSEWHERE IN LACROSSE, BOYS FALL TO RACORI, AND GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY GOT A WIN AS WELL IN THEIR GAME.

>>> WELL, THE TWINS PUT AN 11-GAME WIN STREAK TOGETHER AND THEY ARE PLAYING AGAINST THE BREWERS.

FRANCE HELPING THEM WITH THE CAUSE, A SINGLE THERE, SCORES TREVOR.

AND NOT LONG AFTER, CODY SCORES RYAN TO MAKE IT 2-0.

JOE RYAN TOOK OVER 6 INNINGS, 9K'S, STRIKES OUT THE SIDE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE 2nd AND THE TWINS WIN THEIR 12th STRAIGHT GAME AND THEY BEAT THE BREWERS AS WELL.

THEY JUMP INTO THIRD PLACE IN THE NL CENTRAL, SECOND IN THE WILDCARD.

ALSO TONIGHT, THE MINNESOTA LYNX ARE TAKING ON THE DALLAS WINGS TO OPEN THE SEASON AND PAGE FROM HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL, YOU SEE THEM WATCHING HER.

THE NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK, SHE HAD 10 POINTS IN HER FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON BUT IT WAS THE LYNX WHO WOULD COME OUT ON TOP.

18 POINTS IN THE THIRD PERIOD, 34 POINTS OVERALL.

THEY PULLED AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER BEING TIED AT HALFTIME.

THE MINNESOTA LYNX GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON, 1-0 OVER DALLAS.

>> Matthew: GOOD TO SEE HER DEBUT.

>> Charlie: ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE TEAM THAT SHE GREW UP WATCHING.

IT WAS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR HER.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> BEMIDJI'S “A STITCH IN TIM”" HAS HOSTED MANY EVENTS AND CLASSES THROUGHOUT ITS 28 YEARS OF BUSINESS INCLUDING THEIR ANNUAL “HANDI QUILTER HANDS-ON WORKSHOP.” OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS THERE TO SEE THE SPECIAL SEWING MACHINES AND THE PRODUCTS THEY CAN CREATE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE SEWING MACHINES, NEEDLES GOING THROUGH THE FABRIC, AND CHATTER AMONG FRIENDS.

ART WAS CREATED DURING A STITCH IN TIME'S ANNUAL WORKSHOP, WHICH BROUGHT IN 12 SPECIAL MACHINES AND TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> QUILTING WAS ARTISTRY FOR THE LADIES THAT STAYED AT HOME.

IT WAS THEIR WAY OF EXPRESSING THEIR CREATIVITY AND THIS IS A WAY IN THE MODERN AGE OF GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND HAVE FUN IN THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: THE MACHINES MAY LOOK PRETTY INTIMIDATING AT FIRST BUT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PRESS THE START BUTTON AND START QUILTING.

>> MY FAVORITE ASPECT IS SEEING THE STUDENTS EYES COME ALIVE WHEN THEY REALIZE THAT WHAT WAS A DREAM IS NOW A REALITY.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE STUDENTS MAY HAVE NEVER TOUCHED ONE OF THEM BEFORE BUT SOME HAVE A HANDY QUILT MACHINE OF THEIR OWN.

>> I LOVE IT, I LOVE THE MACHINE.

WHAT MAKES IT EASY TO LOVE IS THE HELP THAT YOU GET FROM THIS FACILITY, THIS STORE.

>> Reporter: AND EVEN THOUGH THESE CLASSES ONLY COME AROUND ONCE A YEAR, THE TEACHINGS WILL BECOME PRESENT IN QUILTERS' ARTWORK FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> QUILTING IS A WARM ART, A TANGIBLE ART.

THERE IS SOME ARTS THAT YOU ADMIRE AND OTHERS THAT COMFORT YOU.

QUILTS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SLEEP UNDER, YOU SNUGGLE WITH, YOU HAVE MEMORIES OF.

>> I HAVE DONE A LOT OF THEM FOR CHRISTMAS, FOR PEOPLE'S BIRTHDAYS, FOR MOTHER'S DAY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES IS SO AMAZING.

YOU MADE THIS FOR ME?

>> Reporter: AND NOTHING CAN REPLACE THE LOVE AND WARMTH FROM A HOMEMADE QUILT.

>> QUILT MADE WITH LOVE, BLANKETS ARE BOUGHT IN A STORE.

THERE IS LOVE IN EVERY STITCH.

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

>> Matthew: WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME TONIGHT SO WE WILL HEAD BACK TO SYDNEY FOR SOME EXTRA DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.

>> Sydney: SOME EXTRA DETAILS INDEED.

I THOUGHT APRIL SHOWERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING MAY FLOWERS, BUT THEY'RE JUST BRINGING MORE MAY SHOWERS.

TOMORROW, WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE SHOWERS, WE HAVE A 20% TO 50% CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND IN THE MORNING THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET AND SNOW STARTING OFF IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT THAT WILL WARM UP AND TURN INTO RAIN AS THE DAY GETS GOING, A HIGH OF 45 DEGREES TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS ABOUT 5 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR, AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW, THAT 20% TO 50% CHANCE.

SUNDAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE TOO MUCH RAIN COMING OUT, HIGH OF 54, MONDAY, THE 20% TO 50% CHANCE IS BACK.

WE'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUN, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS AND A HIGH OF 62, AND THEN MOVING ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE ARE SEEING THE SAME.

>> Matthew: THANKS SO MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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