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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.
[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.
>>> THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT IS URGING EVERYONE THAT HAS ANY LEFTOVER DEBRIS FROM THE STORM THAT SWEPT THROUGH BELTRAMI COUNTY LAST WEEKEND TO BE PATIENT AS THE CITY BEGINS THEIR FIRST ROUNDS OF DEBRIS PICKUP, AND TO NOT BURN ANY OF IT.
BEMIDJI FIRE CHIEF, JUSTIN SHERWOOD, SAYS THEIR DEPARTMENT IS RECEIVING NUMEROUS CALLS EVERY DAY FOR BURNING PERMITS.
WHILE SHERWOOD SAYS THEY ARE STILL ISSUING THEM.
THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DISCOURAGING ANYONE FROM STARTING A BURN PILE TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
>> THE DEBRIS WE'RE TRYING TO BURN IS GREEN.
GREEN TREES, GREEN LEAVES, AND YES SOME OF THE LEAVES ARE TURNING BROWN, BUT THE STICKS AND THE LOGS ARE FULL OF MOISTURE.
SO WHEN WE START THOSE ON FIRE, IT'S CREATING A VERY DENSE, HEAVY, WHITE SMOKE.
IT DOESN'T GO UP AND IT'S BLANKETING THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE STARTING TO GET COMPLAINTS ON THAT.
>> CHIEF SHERWOOD IS URGING EVERYONE TO UTILIZE THE DUMP SITES SET UP THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO DROP OFF ANY DEBRIS.
IF YOU DO DECIDE TO BURN THOUGH.
SHERWOOD WANTS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES.
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER.
YOU HAVE TO CONTACT YOUR FIRE WARDEN, WHETHER IT'S OUTSIDE THE CITY OR CONTACT US HERE AT THE BEMIDJI FIRE STATION 1, AND YOU HAVE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.
WHILE IT ALLOWS YOU TO BURN, IT DOESN'T PERMIT US TO SHUT DOWN THAT BURN, IF IT DISRUPTS YOUR NEIGHBOR, WHO DOESN'T LIKE IT, WE WILL COME AND PUT IT OUT.
WE DON'T WANT THOSE INTERACTIONS EITHER.
WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO BE MINDFUL AND PATIENT.
WAIT FOR THE DEBRIS PICK UP TO COME ALONG AND BE TAKEN AWAY.
>> BELTRAMI COUNTY SOLID WASTE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR HOURS WITH WEATHER AND STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS.
THE BLACKDUCK TRANSFER STATION WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JULY 5TH.
THE BEMIDJI TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPERATING UNDER THEIR NORMAL HOURS.
THE TARGET DEBRIS SITE AND DEMOLITION LANDFILL WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, DUE TO FORECASTED HEAVY RAINFALL.
BOTH DEBRIS SITES WILL BE OPEN FROM JULY 7TH THROUGH THE 11TH FROM 8:00 A.M TO 7:00 P.M. >>> THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS NOT SPARED FROM THE DAMAGE THAT THE RECENT STORM BROUGHT TO BEMIDJI WITH MANY OF THE SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI RECEIVING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
MOST OF THE DAMAGE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SO FAR IS COMING FROM THE ROOFTOPS OF BUILDINGS.
BEMIDJI MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, J.W.
SMITH AND GENE DILLON ALL SAW DAMAGE FROM THE WIND AND TREES.
THERE WERE HOLES AND WATER LEAKING INTO THE BUILDING AND IN SOME PLACES, THE ROOF WAS EVEN LIFTED OFF.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUMMER TIME AND SCHOOL DOESN'T START FOR MANY WEEKS.
THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN WORKING ON REPAIRS SINCE THEY FIRST HAPPENED.
>> IN MY 17 YEARS AS A SUPERINTENDENT, I NEVER SEEN DAMAGE TO THIS EXTENT TO THE SCHOOLS.
FIRST, WE TOOK CARE OF THE SAFETY.
OBVIOUSLY THE TREES THAT WERE PARTIALLY LEANING OVER, ANYTHING THAT PRESENTED A HAZARD FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE BUILDINGS OR LEAVING THE BUILDINGS.
THAT WAS OUR FIRST PRIORITY.
THEN OBVIOUSLY TO MITIGATE WATER COMING INTO THE BUILDINGS.
>> THE WATER MITIGATION AND INITIAL WAVE OF CLEANUP WAS DONE AT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS BY THE GROUNDS TEAMS, BUT TO FULLY FIX DAMAGES AND GET LONG-TERM ROOF REPAIRS, THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO HIRE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTORS.
BUT A LOT OF WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
>> I JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR ALL OUR BUILDINGS GROUNDS PEOPLE.
MANY PEOPLE CAME IN TO CLEAN UP THE SCHOOLS WHEN THEY HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE THEMSELVES PERSONALLY.
WE HAVE SEEN OUR PEOPLE STEP UP LIKE CRAZY, GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD COMMUNITY, I JUST HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE BUILDING GROUNDS PEOPLE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RUSHED IN AND REALLY TRIED TO MAKE THE BAD SITUATION A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
>> AS OF NOW ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE SET TO BE FIXED AND DAMAGE-FREE BY THE TIME CLASSES START BACK UP IN THE FALL.
>>> WELL THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING ITS ANNUAL ASPHALT SEAL COATING FOR VARIOUS STRIPS OF ROADWAY WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING THE PROJECT ON SIX DIFFERENT COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAYS AND FIVE COUNTY ROADS, SOME AREAS RECEIVING THE SEAL COATING WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS FIRST ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ROADS, LAKE SHORE, CROSSLAKE, AS WELL AS THE ROSS LAKE AND PELICAN TOWNSHIPS.
>> THIS YEAR'S PROJECT CONSISTS OF 40 MILES OF ROADS.
JUST TRYING TO GET MORE AGE OUT OF THE ROADS, WITH THE SEAL COATING PROCESS, AS ROADS AGE, THEY GET BRITTLE.
SO ADDING THE OIL AND THE ROCK ON THE ROAD, SOMETIMES WE'RE ABLE TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE PAVEMENT BEYOND THEIR ORIGINAL LIFETIME.
>> THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS NOW DOING THE FINAL STRIPING FOR THE SEAL COATING PROJECT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE DONE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS CHERYL NORMAN HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE 2025-26 ASPEN RISING PRESIDENTS FELLOWSHIP.
THE ASPEN PRESIDENTIAL FELLOWS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND THOUGHT LEADERS OVER TEN MONTHS TO LEARN FROM FIELD-LEADING RESEARCH, EXAMINE DEMOGRAPHIC AND LABOR CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND MUCH MORE TOWARDS ADVANCING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
ASPEN PRESIDENTIAL FELLOWS REPRESENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE COLLEGE LEADERS, INCLUDING BY INSTITUTION AND GEOGRAPHY, REPRESENTING 19 STATES AND RANGING FROM SMALL RURAL TO LARGE URBAN COLLEGES.
DURING NORMAN'S TWO YEARS AT C.L.C.
SHE HAS BEEN A THOUGHTFUL AND STUDENT-CENTERED LEADER DEDICATED TO FOSTERING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, EQUITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING, STUDENT SERVICES, AND INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING.
>> WE ARE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHY WE EXIST.
THEY'RE ENTERING OUR DOORS FOR A REASON AND WE WANT TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE WHATEVER THEIR GOAL IS IN BECOMING.
WHAT THIS WILL HELP ME DO IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO HELP MORE STUDENTS REACH THEIR GOALS.
>> THE ASPEN RISING PRESIDENTS FELLOWSHIP IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE BURTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES, COLLEGE FUTURES FOUNDATION, AND THE MELLON FOUNDATION.
>>> A BRAND-NEW SKATEPARK COULD BE COMING TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE LAKES AREA SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAINERD COMMUNITY AND THE CITY RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $750,000 TOWARDS CONSTRUCTING A SKATEPARK IN MEMORIAL PARK.
REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE LAKES AREA SKATE PARK ASSOCIATION HAS ALREADY RAISED OVER $100,000 TOWARDS THIS PROJECT, THE GRANT RECEIVED THROUGH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET HAS MADE THE ULTIMATE GOAL ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING REALITY.
>> THE COMMUNITY HAS WORKED INSANELY HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE HAVE A TON OF AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AND WE PUT ON 52 FUNDRAISERS IN 44 MONTHS.
WE RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORM OF MONEY AND PRODUCTS.
IT'S BEEN A GIANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE CONTRIBUTING.
>> Reporter: MANY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT BRAINERD HAVE THEIR FINGERPRINTS ON THE PROJECT, INCLUDING BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION, WHO NOT ONLY IS PARTNERED WITH LASA BUT GRANTED THE ORGANIZATION $1,000 FOR THE PARK, THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FUND.
>> WHERE DO WE START?
COMMUNITY ACTION STANDPOINT, WE'RE HERE TO HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WHAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON IS CHAMPIONING AND BEING THE CHEERLEADER TO LET YOU DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> Reporter: AND THE PARK BOARD WHO VOTED TO APPROVE BRINGING IT TO THE CITY DESIGNATED LAND IN MEMORIAL PARK.
>> YOU HAVE A GROUP THAT IS ACTIVE AND THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING IN OUR AREA.
WE DON'T HAVE A SKATE PARK IN OUR AREA AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO IT.
WE HAVE THE LAND AND WE HAVE NO USE FOR THAT LAND AT THE TIME, AND IT WAS JUST A PERFECT FIT.
>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA SKATE PARK ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE SKATE PARK FOR THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY.
THEY BELIEVE THERE ARE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT THE SKATE PARK WILL BRING THE CITY.
>> THE SKATE PARK IS FREE AND INCLUSIVE FOR EVERYBODY OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.
THIS IS ALL IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH, THEY HAVE TO GET OUTSIDE, THEY HAVE TO GET OFF THE SCREENS, THEY NEED TO MEET OTHER KIDS AND GROW IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AS FAR AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR EVERYONE.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE LAKES AREA SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION HAS RAISED ROUGHLY $860,000 AS OF TODAY AND IS LOOKING TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 FOR THE PARK.
THE LASA WILL ALSO OFFER NAMING RECOGNITION TO ANY FUNDERS THAT DONATE $1,000 OR MORE.
[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>> Stacy: MOST OF THE AREA IS UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY TOMORROW AS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO BRING THE HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 90s AND TRIPLE DIGITS.
I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
>> AND 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
[♪♪♪] >>> 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.
AND HERE ARE TONIGHTS 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.
>>> THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IS UPON US AND THE FESTIVITIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED IN PEQUOT LAKES WITH THEIR STARS AND STRIPES DAYS.
REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL WAS THERE TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
HERE HE IS WITH MORE.
>> PEQUOT LAKES KICKED OFF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVIIES A DAY EARLY.
THE TWO DAY LONG FESTIVAL IS A TRADITION IN THE CITY, DRAWING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO THE STREETS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE, STARTING OFF WITH A CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT.
>> IT'S THE BEGINNING OF STARS AND STRIPES DAY 2025, AND WE HAVE A BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT GOING ON BEHIND US.
TOMORROW AT 9:00 A.M., WE HAVE THE CRAFT FAIR THAT IS HAPPENING.
AFTER THAT, WE HAVE THE PARADE AT NOON, AND THAT'S THE BIG PARADE THAT BRINGS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT HERE AND EVERYONE LOVES THE PARADE.
FIRE TRUCKS AND HAPPY KIDS AND HAPPY PARENTS.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO AT THE FESTIVAL, FROM BOUNCE HOUSES, TO FACE PAINT.
>> PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED JUST BECAUSE THEY GET TO PLAY GAMES TOGETHER AND THEY GET TO RUN INTO PEOPLE THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS.
SO IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND IT JUST BRINGS HAPPINESS, ALTHOUGH IT'S HOT AND 90 DEGREES OUT, PEOPLE ARE STILL HAPPY.
IT'S THE BEST PART OF HAVING AN EVENT LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: VENDORS SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT WITH BOOTS AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
>> MID MINNESOTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, WE'RE ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY SO WE'RE SPONSORING THE BAND, THE MUSIC FOR TONIGHT, AND WE'RE GIVING KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP IN THE CASH QUEUE AND THEY CAN GATHER AS MUCH FAKE CASH THEY CAN, AND WE CAN GET THEM STARTED WITH A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH THAT MONEY.
>> Reporter: IT ALLOWS FOR A UNIQUE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT THE FESTIVITIES.
>> WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND WE CAN ENJOY THE FIREWORKS TOGETHER AS ONE BIG COMMUNITY BECAUSE IN A LOT OF PLACES, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
PEOPLE ARE SITTING IN CARS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY TO SIT TOGETHER AND KIND OF SOCIALIZE AND BE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO PEQUOT LAKES CHAMBER DIRECTOR, THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE, BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL TOGETHER AND THERE ARE ENOUGH PLACES TO SPREAD OUT AND ENJOY THE TIME AND THE PARADE, AGAIN, AT NOON, ON THE 4TH OF JULY, THAT PARADE IS DEFINITELY ONE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> STARS AND STRIPES DAY CONTINUES TOMORROW MORNING WITH A PANCAKE BREAKFAST STARTING AT SEVEN AND THE CRAFT FAIR AT SOUTH TRAILSIDE PARK AT 9:00 A.M. >>> HERE'S STACY WHO WILL TELL US IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY.
>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID, MOST OF THE AREA IS UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY.
AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND THAT COULD TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE ARE SEEING MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN THE AREA, A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT HEADING INTO TOMORROW, AGAIN, THAT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH IN THE MORNING, VERY HOT AND HUMID THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THAT COULD TRIGGER MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 79 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.
AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.
THE DEW POINT IS UP TO 67 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 67%.
IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 81.
68 IS OUR DEW POINT, MUGGY OUT THERE.
HUMIDITY IS 64%.
MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY.
THIS BEGINS AT 11:00 A.M. FRIDAY, CONTINUING UNTIL 8:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY.
WE'RE EXPECTING THE HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM THE MID-90s TO 103 DEGREES.
IT WILL BE HOT AND MUGGY OUT THERE.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AREAS OF CLOUDS AND EVEN A FEW SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS EVENING.
THOSE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE MOVING OUT, HEADING INTO THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A CHANCE OF MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND A ONE OUT OF FIVE RISK THAT WE COULD SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER OUT OF THOSE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE GREAT IN NUMBER BUT THOSE THAT DEVELOP COULD PACK A PUNCH.
SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, OVERALL IT LOOKS HOT AND HUMID, AT LEAST TO START THE DAY WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY.
SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
SHARON SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL DUSK LAST NIGHT BEFORE THE FIREWORKS.
SAMROSE CAPTURING THE SUNRISE, WITH BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.
A GREAT DAY TO ENJOY THE WATER, MICHAEL WITH THAT PICTURE.
A GORGEOUS SUNSET FROM ANGELA IN CASS LAKE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY UNTIL 4:00 AND THEN SEEING THE CLOUDS ROLL IN.
JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY AND HUMID.
ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE TODAY, HIGH OF 86.
ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 87.
ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 89, WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND A LOW OF 62.
BEMIDJI SEEING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH A HIGH OF 87.
OUR LOW THIS MORNING WAS 59.
SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, WE COULD SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THOSE WILL MOVE THROUGH.
OVERALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE WILL BE SEEING SUNNY SKIES, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
THOSE CONTINUE TOMORROW NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
BY THE TIME SATURDAY AND SOME OF US COULD SEE WELL OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL.
TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE MID-80s IN WARROAD, TO THE LOW TO MID-90s FOR OUR HIGH, AND HOTTER WITH THE HEAT INDEX RATINGS.
OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, MORE SCATTERED ACROSS THE NORTH.
LOWS NEAR 70.
FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REALLY DEVELOPING AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST, HIGHS NEAR 92.
OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY, TAPERING OFF SUNDAY, BUT TEMPS WILL BE COOLER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND EARLY NEXT WEEK, THERE ARE A FEW MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.
WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR SPORTS?
>> Charlie: WE HAVE SOME STORM DAMAGE WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, THEY HAD SOME STORM DAMAGE AS WELL.
WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS AROUND TOWN AND HOW THAT IS AFFECTING OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE BEMIDJI STATE COMMUNITY.
THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.
[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.
[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY TOOK A SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DURING THE JUNE 21ST STORM AND SO DID THEIR OUTDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
CHET ANDERSON STADIUM SUFFERED DAMAGE TO ITS PRESS BOX, AS WELL AS A LIGHT POLE AND THE PLAY CLOCK IN THE WEST ENDZONE.
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CAMPUS, THE WIND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE BSU SOFTBALL FIELD BACK STOP, WHILE THE BASEBALL FIELD TOOK DAMAGE TO ITS BATTING CAGES, CONCESSIONS STAND, THE AWAY BULLPEN, THE OUTFIELD FENCE THAT WAS BLOWN OVER LAST SUMMER DURING A THUNDERSTORM, ALONG WITH A OTHER DAMAGE TOO LONG TO LIST.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT FIRST DAY I WAS HERE, I SAW ALL THE TREES AND THE CAMPUS.
OUR ATHLETICS, THE BASEBALL DIAMOND AND THE SOFTBALL DIAMOND, THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE.
WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
BY CLOSING THE CAMPUS DOWN FOR A WEEK, WE ACCELERATED OUR RECOVER PROCESSES.
>> WE'RE READY FOR FALL SPORTS TO TAKE PLACE, JUST LIKE THEY WOULD.
IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK WE'RE ABLE TO COME IN AND TEST EVERY LIGHT SWITCH AND OUTLET, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO COMPREHENSIVE WALKTHROUGHS OF OUR FACILITIES, TAKE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF NOTES, AND THEN FROM THERE, WE WILL TRIAGE.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE, TO MAKE SURE THE FAN EXPERIENCE IS AS GREAT AS WE CAN MAKE IT, AND HAVE A PLACE FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO COMPLETE SAFELY AND WIN SOME GAMES.
>> WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THEY HAVE TO REPAIR, BSU DOES NOT HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN FIXES WILL BE FINISHED.
>>> WELL, THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM DAMAGE AT BSU HAS PROVIDED A CURVEBALL FOR OTHER SPORTS IN TOWN.
THE BEMIDJI BLUE OX'S HOME FIELD AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WAS DAMAGED FROM THE JUNE 21ST STORM LEAVING THEM WITH OUT A DUGOUT OF THEIR OWN.
THEY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO COORDINATE THE REST OF THEIR SEASON, WITH PLANS OF UTILIZING OTHER FIELDS IN THE BEMIDJI AREA AS A PLACE FOR HOME GAMES.
ALSO THE SQUAD HAS HELPING HANDS ELSEWHERE, USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS “X” TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER AMATUER BASEBALL TEAMS ABOUT LOCATION CHANGES AS WELL AS RESCHEDULING CANCELLATIONS.
>> AMATEUR BASEBALL IS CLOSE-KNIT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MANAGERS SAYING HOW CAN WE HELP, WHAT CAN WE DO?
WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ACCOMMODATING, MANY TIMES ON THE FOREFRONT RIGHT NOW IS FIGURING OUT A TIME AND PLACE THAT WILL WORK FOR EVERYBODY TO DO THAT SANFORD FAMILY NIGHT AGAIN, WHETHER IT HAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPIN ON IT THIS YEAR THAN IN THE PAST, MAYBE WE WILL SEE THAT, BUT MORE THAN LIKELY, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM SANFORD.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND IT MAY BE IMPROMPTU.
>> Charlie: YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ANY CHANGES TO THE BLUE OX SCHEDULE ON "X" @BLUEOXBASEBALL OR IF YOU WANT TO REACH ABOUT HELPING HOST SOME HOME GAMES YOU CAN REACH THEM THERE AS WELL.
>> Matthew: WELL, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIND A FIELD AND PLAY SOME BASEBALL.
WE NEED SOME MINOR LEAGUE, LITTLE LEAGUE, AMATEUR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
>> Charlie: JUST A BREAK FROM THE STORM STUFF.
>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.
WELL DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK.
FOR THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TELL US HOW THE OLD METHOD OF USING BOBBERS IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS RETURN AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CATCH A FISH.
>> WHEN I WAS A KID, GROWING UP IN PINE RIVER, I USED TO FISH THE PINE RIVER ALL THE TIME, FOUR OR FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
MY GRANDPA HAD A CEDAR BOAT AND ONE HORSE MOTOR WHICH WAS A BLAZER.
THAT THING WOULD FLY A MILES PER HOUR UP THE RIVER.
WE FISHED WITH BOBBERS OR WE TROLLED LIKE WITH DAREDEVILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I GOT TO BE A REAL LOVER OF BOBBER FISHING.
IT KIND OF MADE ITS WAY BACK.
IT'S A LONG TIME WHERE BOBBER FISHING, EXCEPT FOR MILLE LACS, FOR WALLEYES, BOBBER FISHING WAS NOT POPULAR.
WHEN WE STARTED COMING OUT AND REALIZING THAT FISH ARE SPOOKED AND THEY EASILY COME BY AND GO AWAY FROM BOATS AND OUR SONAR SYSTEMS, PEOPLE STARTED GOING BACK TO THE BOBBERS.
THE BOBBERS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE WITH MINNOWS, WITH LEECHES, WITH NIGHT CRAWLERS.
SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A SLIP BOBBER SET UP I GOT.
IF I CAN HOLD THIS THING STILL ENOUGH.
ANYWAY, THIS SLIPS UP AND DOWN SO WHEN THE FISH COMES IN, IT BITES, IT TAKES THE LINE OUT, THE BOBBER STAYS THERE, AND IT DOESN'T FEEL ANY RESISTANCE.
THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR WALLEYE FISHING AND IF YOU DOWNSIZE, IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR CRAPPIES.
THIS IS ONE TECHNIQUE FOR BOBBER FISHING.
MANDY WILL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OTHERS.
>> BOBBER FISHING IS A MULTISPECIES FACETED TOOL YOU SHOULD BE USING.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING FROM CRAPPIES, TO BASS, TO NORTHERN PIKE, THE PLETHORA OF SIZES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOBBERS YOU HAVE, RAY WAS TALKING ABOUT A FOOT BOBBER SYSTEM, YOU HAVE FIXED BOBBER SYSTEMS.
DOES ANYBODY SEE OR THINK THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR?
THIS ONE YOU JUST SIMPLY HOOK ON YOUR LINE AND IT STAYS STATIONERY.
THE LINE DOESN'T SLIP THROUGH, BUT LITERALLY YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, LIVE BAIT AND/OR PLASTICS CAN BE USED, ARTIFICIALS ALSO FOR A BAIT FOR BOBBERS AND REGULAR BOBBERS.
>> VERY EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR CATCHING FISH.
I'M RAY GILDOW.
>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST.
>> Matthew: WE'RE GOING TO HAND IT TO STACY FOR SOME DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.
>> Stacy: IT'S A HOT AND HUMID JULY IN STORE FOR US.
WE HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
TOMORROW.
THE HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE IN THE MID-90s TO 103, SO IT WILL FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE OUT THERE.
FOR TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE NORTHWEST, MORE SCATTERED IN THE OTHER AREAS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 70.
>> Charlie: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK FOR THE TWINS.
THEY LOST AGAIN TODAY.
>> Matthew: AT LEAST ONE UPSIDE TO IT.
>> Charlie: EXACTLY.
>> Matthew: HAVE A SAFE WEEKEND, WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.
>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.
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