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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, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.

>> 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 ARTEMIS II CREW IS NOW BACK ON EARTH AFTER SPLASHING INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THOUSANDS GATHERED IN SAN DIEGO TO WITNESS THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ IS AT THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM WITH DETAILS ON WHAT HAPPENED.

>> WE'RE AT 5,000 FEET.

>> Reporter: A HISTORIC MOMENT WATCHED AND THE WORLD.

THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS RETURNING HOME TO EARTH.

>> A NEW CHAPTER OF THE EXPLORATION OF OUR CELESTIAL NEIGHBOR IS COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: THE ORION CAPSULE LANDING THIS FRIDAY EVENING, BUT THE CREW TRAVELED MORE THAN 30 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND, AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 4,000 TO 5,000 DEGREES FARENHEIT.

>> THE AIR MOLECULES OUTSIDE THE CAPSULE WILL BE SO HOT THAT IT SPLITS APART CREATING PLASMA.

>> Reporter: THE CREW TRAVELED TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, REACHING DEEPER INTO SPACE, CAPTURING STUNNING IMAGES OF THE MOON'S SURFACE.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED PRESENCE ON THE LUNAR SERVICE.

>> Reporter: THE CREW WILL UNDERGO A SERIES OF MEDICAL EXAMS AND THEIR BODIES WILL GO THROUGH A TRANSITION AFTER BEING IN SPACE.

>> MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF WOBBLY LEGS FOR THE FIRST THREE TO FOUR HOURS AFTER LANDING.

IT'S NOT THE EQUIVALENT OF A LONG DURATION INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FLIGHT, IN TERMS TO RIGORS ON THE BODY.

>> Reporter: FAMILY MEMBERS TO CREW MEMBERS SAY THEY COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS MOMENT.

>> IT MAKES ME REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD THAT WILL LOOK TO HIM AND POINT TO HIM AND SAY TO THEIR MOM AND DAD THAT I CAN DO THAT.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO, I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> UNDER THE REVAMPED ARTEMIS PROGRAM, NEXT YEAR'S ARTEMIS III WILL SEE ASTRONAUTS PRACTICE DOCKING THEIR CAPSULE WITH A LUNAR LANDER OR TWO IN ORBIT AROUND EARTH.

ARTEMIS IV WILL ATTEMPT TO LAND A CREW OF TWO NEAR THE MOON'S SOUTH POLE IN 2028.

IT IS SCHEDULED FOR 2028.

>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE TONIGHT, ON REFOREST BEMIDJI, THE INITIATIVE THAT WILL BRING 10,000 FREE NATIVE TREE SEEDLINGS TO THE BEMIDJI AREA THIS SPRING THROUGH A COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION EVENT AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

CREATED TO SUPPORT LOCAL REFORESTATION AFTER LAST YEAR'S STORM IMPACT, REFOREST BEMIDJI AIMS TO GIVE RESIDENTS AN EASY AND MEANINGFUL WAY TO HELP RESTORE TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE REGION AND BE PART OF SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

DUE TO OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY RESPONSE, ALL AVAILABLE SEEDLINGS HAVE NOW BEEN FULLY RESERVED THROUGH PRE-ORDERS.

RESIDENTS WHO PLACED PRE-ORDERS SHOULD PICK UP THEIR TREES ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 3:00 P.M.

AT THE SANFORD CENTER ANY SEEDLINGS THAT WERE RESERVED BUT NOT PICKED UP ON SATURDAY, WILL BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY, MAY 17TH, BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M., ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL GONE.

THE EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY FOUNDATION AND FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI.

>>> THE SECOND YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A THREE-YEAR HIGHWAY 10 EXPANSION PROJECT THROUGH WADENA IS SET TO BEGIN SOON.

HALF OF THE NEW FOUR-LANE SEGMENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 71 WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2025.

THIS YEAR, MINN-DOT WILL CONTINUE EXPANSION WORK BOTH EAST AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 71, WITH ALL FOUR NEW LANES OF THE WEST SEGMENT SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FALL 2026.

THE FIRST WORK THIS SUMMER WILL INVOLVE A DETOUR FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AS HIGHWAY 10 WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN WADENA COUNTY ROAD FOUR AND HARRY RICH DRIVE TO EXCAVATE AND REPLACE POOR SOILS AND INSTALL UNION CREEK CULVERT.

MOTORISTS WILL USE COUNTY ROAD FOUR AND HARRY RICH DRIVE.

LATER IN JUNE THE DETOUR WILL EXTEND TO VERNDALE FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.

MORE DETAILS ON THE ENTIRE PROJECT CAN BE FOUND AT THE WEB ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

>>> REED OLSON, A D.F.L.

CANDIDATE FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 2-A, KICKED OFF HIS CAMPAIGN AT AN EVENT YESTERDAY IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OLSON AND DISCUSS HIS VISION FOR NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OLSON IS A FORMER BELTRAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NAMELESS COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS.

OLSON PREVIOUSLY RAN FOR THIS POSITION FOR THE LAST 2 ELECTIONS, LOSING TO MATT GROSSELL IN 2022, AND TO THE CURRENT DISTRICT 2-A REPRESENTATIVE, BIDAL DURAN.

AFTER LOSING BY JUST 850 VOTES THIS LAST ELECTION, OLSON SAYS THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT.

>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS YEAR.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO CAMPAIGNS.

LARGELY, WE'RE GOING TO RUN ON A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES OF AFFORDABILITY.

IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUSHING FOR A BUILDING OF NEW HOMES IN RURAL MINNESOTA, INCREASING THE CAPACITY FOR ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, CHILDCARE IS ANOTHER BIG THING FOR ME AND FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, TRYING TO MAKE CHILDCARE AFFORDABLE AND MAKING SURE THAT CHILDCARE EMPLOYEES ARE MAKING LIVABLE WAGES.

THOSE ARE THE MAIN THINGS I'M PUSHING AND GIN -- GENERAL AFFORDABILITY ISSUES, MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROGRAMS THEY NEED, WE'RE FUNDING EDUCATION, GOOD KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT AFFECT ALL FAMILIES IN MINNESOTA.

>> OLSON STARTED THE BEMIDJI TENANTS UNION LAST YEAR, AND WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE MINNESOTA CO-CHAIR FOR U.S.

TERM LIMITS.

>>> THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU ARE RECOGNIZING 68 MINNESOTA FARMS AS 2026 CENTURY FARMS.

FAMILY FARMS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A CENTURY FARM WHEN THREE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

THE FARM MUST BE, AT LEAST 100 YEARS OLD ACCORDING TO AUTHENTIC LAND RECORDS , IN CONTINUOUS FAMILY OWNERSHIP FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS, RESIDENCE ON THE FARM IS NOT REQUIRED, AND AT LEAST 50 ACRES ARE CURRENTLY BE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

2026 CENTURY FARM FAMILIES ON THE LIST INCLUDE THESE FROM THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA.

THE HASSELIUS FAMILY FARM IN AITKIN WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 1893, EHNERT FARMS IN NEW YORK MILLS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 1920, JACOBSON FARMS IN WANNASKA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 1926, AND OFTEDAHL FARMS IN EAGLE BEND WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 1913.

CENTURY FARM FAMILIES RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE SIGN, AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.

SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1976, MORE THAN 11,000 MINNESOTA FARMS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS CENTURY FARMS.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE'S SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR MANY WEEKS FOR THE ANNUAL OPERA NIGHT GALA AT THE SANFORD CENTER, AND TOMORROW THE TIME WILL COME TO STEP ONTO THE STAGE.

ON SATURDAY, VOCAL STUDENTS WILL PERFORM 26 PIECES BASED ON VILLAINS.

THIS IS THE 42ND ANNUAL BEMIDJI GALA WITH ALL GENRES OF OPERA PIECES SURROUNDING A CATERED DINNER.

THIS YEAR'S GALA WILL BE SPLIT INTO FIVE ACTS.

>> WE WENT INTO DISNEY, WE WENT INTO BROADWAY, WE WENT INTO MOVIES, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

IT'S BEEN FUN TO JUST TRY TO EXPLORE THE CROSS OVER REALM A LITTLE BIT.

THE STUDENTS AT BEMIDJI UNIVERSITY ARE SECOND TO NONE.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SHOW THEM OFF.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THEY DO IN THE YEAR AS SOLOISTS AND VOCALISTS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF RECITALS COMING UP.

AS A GROUP, I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEM OFF.

A LOT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL NEXT YEAR AND CONTINUING ON.

WE LOVE CELEBRATING THE CULTURE OF SINGING AND THE CULTURE OF OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATER HERE AT BEMIDJI STATE.

>> THERE WILL BE SOLO PERFORMANCES BY BSU VOCAL MUSIC FACULTY DURING THE SHOW, WITH PIECES SANG BY DOCTOR JENNIFER OLSON, DR.

RENBARGER HIMSELF, AND BY A SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST, THE BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR.

TICKETS FOR THE GALA HAVE SOLD OUT.

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

>> Sydney: TONIGHT, THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING JUST A LITTLE BIT.

WE WILL SEE CLEAR SKIES.

THEY WILL COME BACK UP TOMORROW WITH A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.

I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS IN A COUPLE MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE WATERMARK ART CENTER OF BEMIDJI [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE C.L.C.

FOUNDATION HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1969 AND IN RECENT YEARS THEY HAVE PROVIDED GREAT FINANCIAL AID FOR THE STUDENTS THROUGH EXCITING FUNDRAISERS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS ON CAMPUS FOR THE HATS OFF EVENT.

>> Reporter: THE CENTRAL LAKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES.

THE EVENT IS ALL PART OF A MISSION TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR C.L.C.

STUDENTS.

>> THE HATS OFF EVENT IS OUR FUNDRAISER.

IT'S THE FOURTH YEAR WE HAVE DONE THIS EVENT.

IT HAS EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS.

WE STARTED HAVING IT IN THE BIG TENT, WE HAD IT OFF CAMPUS FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AND THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT IT BACK ON CAMPUS AND IT INVITES STUDENTS TO HEAR STORIES DIRECTLY FROM THEM AND MAKE AN IMPACT.

>> Reporter: C.L.C.

CREATED THIS FOUNDATION TO BE A LIGHT FOR THE STUDENTS GOING THROUGH DARK TIMES.

THE FUNDRAISER EVENT IS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO SHARE THOSE STORIES AND INSPIRE OTHER STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME MISFORTUNES IN LIFE.

>> STUDENT THAT ARE FACING EVICTION, HAVING TO GET OUT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE RELATIONSHIPS, AND BEING ABLE TO SET THEMSELVES UP ON THEIR OWN.

WE ARE NOW 6 WEEKS OUT FROM GRADUATION.

THE IMPACT FROM TONIGHT, THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH TONIGHT CAN BE A MAKE OR BREAK DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO WALK ACROSS THAT STAGE IN 6 WEEKS OR PUT THEIR DREAMS ON HOLD.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH FOOD, MUSIC, AND POP-UP BOOTHS SHOWING ALL THE C.L.C.

PROGRAMS, THE MAIN ATTRACTION WAS HEARING THE STORIES FROM THE STUDENTS AND HOW WITH THE SCHOLARSHIPS THEY WERE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND STILL PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

>> I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE A RECIPIENT OF THREE SCHOLARSHIPS.

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GIVE BACK.

WAS IT A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN, I AM IN RECOVERY AFTER THREE YEARS OF SOBRIETY.

IT ALLEVIATED THE STRESS OF BEING A SINGLE MOM AND TRYING TO PURSUE MY CAREER AND GO TO SCHOOL AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE FOUNDATION AWARDED OVER $160,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS IN ITS 4 YEARS OF DOING THE HATS OFF FUNDRAISER.

>>> WELL, IT'S TIME FOR WEATHER.

STACY HAS TONIGHT OFF.

SYDNEY IS HERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM UP THIS WEEKEND BUT IT COULD BE WET.

>> Sydney: A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM UP, YES.

WE WILL BE UP INTO THE 50s AND UP INTO THE HIGH 60s ON SUNDAY, BUT WE WILL ALSO SEE SOME RAIN AND A LITTLE BIT OF [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Sydney: THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT SOME WARMER WEATHER.

IT WILL BE UP IN THE 50s AND UP THROUGH THE 60s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME RAIN, SOME WIND, TOMORROW IT WILL BE GUSTY BUT TONIGHT IT IS CURRENTLY 34 DEGREES.

THERE IS NO WIND OVER HERE IN BEMIDJI AND THE PEAK WIND TODAY WAS 3 MILES PER HOUR, SO IT WAS PRETTY CALM.

OVER IN BRAINERD, THERE IS CLEAR SKIES UP THERE, CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WIND, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 45% HUMIDITY.

ON THE RADAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, WE DID SEE CLOUDY SKIES COMING THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY.

IT DIDN'T REALLY CLEAR UP VERY MUCH, BUT IT WILL BE CLEARING UP AS WE GET INTO THE MORNING.

WE WILL BE STARTING OUT WITH CLEAR SKIES FIRST THING TOMORROW.

ON TO OUR EAGLE EYE, WE HAVE SOME PICTURES COMING IN.

WE HAVE ARLENE IN MENAHGA SHOWING US SIGNS OF SPRING.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD WITH THE SUN POKING THROUGH THE TREES.

SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER SHOWING ICE DRIPPING OFF OF HER ROOF, SHOWING TEMPERATURES RISING LIKE I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WE WILL SEE MORE OF.

GARY SEEING SOME SWANS OUT ON THE LAKE.

RALPH WITH A DEER OUT IN HIS YARD.

AND THERE IS A NICE RED SKY SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US THOSE.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTED CALM AND A HIGH OF 49.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CHILLY, LOW OF 24.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SAME THING, LOW OF 22, SUNNY SKIES TODAY.

SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER SAID IT WAS SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH OF 44 DEGREES.

A HIGH OF 50 IN DEERWOOD AS REPORTED BY CHRISSY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD SAID IT WAS A HIGH OF 51.

A LITTLE BIT OF WINDS, 7 MILES PER HOUR, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR AND A LOW OF 25 DEGREES.

ON TO OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, THERE WAS A HIGH OF 53 DEGREES, LOW OF 30, SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ABOUT AT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, SUNSET TONIGHT WAS AT 7:58 P.M.

IN BEMIDJI, THE HIGH WAS 46 DEGREES TODAY, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THAT AVERAGE.

RIGHT ON AVERAGE FOR THE LOW AT 27 DEGREES, SUNRISE AT 6:40 A.M.

ON TO OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT CLOUD COVER, A LITTLE BIT OF FOG IN THE MORNING.

THAT WILL CLEAR UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT THEN AGAIN THOSE AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE VIEWING AREA.

AS WE GET LATER IN THE DAY TOMORROW, PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE IN OUR VIEWING AREA WILL BE SEEING THOSE AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

THEY WILL BE TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 50s DOWN IN CENTRAL -- EXCUSE ME, HIGH 40s DOWN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO THE LOW 50s.

STICKING WITH THE HIGH 40s, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A LOW OF 25 DEGREES, 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR WINDS, PRETTY CALM TONIGHT.

TOMORROW, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE THOSE AFTERNOON SHOWERS, A HIGH OF 50, UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR GUSTS, SO IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT WINDY TOMORROW.

ONCE AGAIN, RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND SOME THUNDER SHOWERS COMING IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT IT WILL BE WARMER, TOPPING OUT AT NEARLY 70 DEGREES, A HIGH OF 68.

MONDAY, WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

WE'LL SEE THAT WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUE, SUNNY SKIES, CLOUDY SKIES, AND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.

THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, IT WILL REMAIN IN THE HIGH 50s AND THE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING AS WELL.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WELL WE'RE GOING TO MELT OFF SOME SNOW HERE, SO THAT IS GOOD.

>> Charlie: WEAR SOME SHORTS.

>> Dennis: HOBEY BAKER WINNER FROM MINNESOTA.

>> Charlie: YES, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT TODAY.

WE ALSO HAD A LITTLE BIT OF BOYS VOLLEYBALL GOING ON AS WELL, THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> ALTHOUGH BEMIDJI BOYS' VOLLEYBALL ONLY HAS TWO HOME GAMES THIS SEASON, IT'S TWICE AS MANY AS LAST YEAR, WHICH MEANS DOUBLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR FIRST EVER WIN AT HOME.

THE LUMBERJACKS UNABLE TO GET THE DUB IN THEIR FIRST TRY VERSUS SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE, TONIGHT IS THEIR SECOND SHOT AS THEY HOST SPRING LAKE PARK.

FIRST SET, JACKS TRAILING BY 8, SENIOR ADAM BAUMANN GOES RIGHT DOWN BROADWAY, TRYING TO START A RALLY.

A FEW POINTS LATER, ANOTHER SENIOR, WEISS SUTTON OPTS FOR FINESSE, IT WORKS FOR THE POINT BUT BEMIDJI DROPS STILL DROPS THE FIRST SET 25-12.

EARLY IN THE 2ND, JOHN SCHERLING TRYING TO SET THE TONE FOR THE LUMBERJACKS, SENIOR'S KILL TOO HOT TO HANDLE, GOT THEM STANDING UP IN THE CROWD.

BUT THE PANTHERS START TO PULL AWAY SOON AFTER, BEN LO, RETURN TO SENDER.

BEMIDJI WOULD FALL IS SETS TWO AND THREE, THEY NOW HIT THE ROAD FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, PLAYING IN AT LEAST 3 TOURNEYS AND 4 OTHER MATCHES, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE THEM FROM AFAR.

>>> SOME SCORES FOR YOU IN BASEBALL, LITTLE FALLS WINS.

STAPLES MOTLEY TOPS PELICAN RAPIDS.

AITKIN AND CROSBY-IRONTON ARE COLLECTING WINS AS WELL.

PIERZ BEATS PILLAGER.

ON THE SOFTBALL SIDE OF THINGS, BRAINERD GOT THE WIN.

PIERZ WINS.

SAINT CLOUD CATHEDRAL SWEEPS PEQUOT LAKES.

SEBEKA GETS BOTH WINS OVER PILLAGER.

IN GIRLS LACROSSE, BRAINERD WINS.

CENTENNIAL GETS THE WIN OVER GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY.

IN BOYS TENNIS, BRAINERD IS SWEPT AT THEIR TRIANGULAR.

>>> HE WAS LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION AT AUGUSTA, BUT RORY MCILROY DID NOT COME INTO THIS YEAR'S MASTERS WITH THE SAME VIGOR.

IN HIS LAST TWO TOURNAMENTS, THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITE AND THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, HE WITHDREW AND FINISHED 46TH RESPECTIVELY.

YET, HE LED THE FIELD AFTER ROUND ONE TIED AT 5-UNDER, WE'LL GET BACK TO HIM LATER FOR HIS SECOND ROUND.

FIRST WE WILL START WITH JUSTIN CAME IN AT THE DAY 2-UNDER.

HE IS SET UP FOR BIRDIE.

HE SITS AT -5 AFTER 36 HOLES.

PATRICK, HE MADE A CHARGE TODAY AS WELL, GOES 6-UNDER.

HE SHOT BACK-TO-BACK 69s.

MAN OF THE DAY AGAIN, RORY MACROY.

THEN THE SHOT AT THE PAR 4-17.

JUST TRYING TO CHIP IT ANYWHERE CLOSE.

IT'S JUST THAT KIND OF DAY FOR RORY.

HE GETS THE BIRDIE AND BIRDIE 18 AS WELL, HE IS LEADING THE FIELD BY 6-UNDER OF THE LAST 9 GUYS TO LEAD AFTER 36 HOLES BY 6-UNDER, ONLY ONE OF THEM HAS NOT WON THE TOURNAMENT AND THEY FINISHED SECOND.

IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS TOP THE TWINS, DESPITE AN EARLY TWINS 3-0 LEAD.

IN THE NBA RIGHT NOW, THE THIRD QUARTER, HOUSTON ROCKETS BEATING THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES.

>>> MINNESOTA DULUTH FORWARD MAX PLANT SCORED 25 GELS, TOTALING 52 POINTS, THIRD IN THE NATION THIS SEASON HEADING INTO THE FROZEN FOUR.

HE WAS VOTED THE TOP MEN'S NCAA HOCKEY PLAYER AHEAD OF MICHIGAN'S T.J.

AND ERIC, WHO IS A BAXTER NATIVE.

BRETT VESEL WILL BE THE NEWEST HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE.

THE DULUTH NATIVE BRINGS OVER 4-DECADES OF COACHING EXPERIENCE TO THE RAIDERS, INCLUDING 30 YEARS AS A HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, MOSTLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

THE RAIDERS WENT 6-13 OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS, BUT ACCORDING TO C.L.C.

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR KRYSTAL BRODEEN, VESEL HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR TRANSFORMING STRUGGLING PROGRAMS INTO COMPETITIVE TEAMS WHILE PRIORITIZING ACCOUNTABILITY, STRONG CHARACTER, AND THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT-ATHLETES.

>>> WELL, TWO WARROAD GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE ON THE MOVE.

SENIOR TAYLOR HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR SAINT THOMAS NEXT SEASON.

THE STANDOUT FORWARD AVERAGED 40 POINTS AND 23 GOALS A SEASON IN HER 3 YEARS ON THE WORLD VARSITY SQUAD, GUARDING HER TEAM TO A STATE TITLE.

REESE WOULD HAVE BEEN JOINING RILEY BUT THE JUNIOR FORWARD HAS TRANSFERRED OUT OF SAINT THOMAS AND SIGNED WITH OHIO STATE, A TEAM THAT HAS PLAYED FOR THE LAST FIVE NATIONAL TITLES AND WON TWO OF THEM.

>> Dennis: WOW, THAT'S A BIG MOVE.

>> Charlie: A LOT OF BIG MOVES GOING ON WITH THE NEW RULES.

YOU CAN CHANCE -- TRANSFER IN AND OUT WHEREVER YOU WANT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

THE WATERMARK ART CENTER IN BEMIDJI OPENED ITS ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL GALLERY LAST FRIDAY.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE OPEN HOUSE OF THE GALLERY TO GIVE US AN INSIDE LOOK AT SOME OF THE ARTWORK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THE WATERMARK ART CENTER HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL IS ONE OF THEIR HIGHLY ATTENDED EXHIBIT, DRAWING IN HUNDREDS OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

IT FEATURES ARTWORK OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF MANY DIFFERENT FORMS, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA, AND MUCH MORE.

>> I PUSH MY KIDS TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO.

WHEN DEALING WITH ART, IF YOU ARE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO, YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD OUTCOME.

SO, WHATEVER INSPIRES THEM, I REALLY PUSH THEM IN THAT DIRECTION TO DO IT AND DO THE BEST THEY CAN AND WE END UPCOMING OUT WITH SOME REALLY GREAT PIECES AND SOME REALLY HAPPY STUDENTS.

>> MY WIFE AND I, SHE RUN AS NATIVE AMERICAN NON-PROFIT.

WE BEGAN WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND WE EVENTUALLY TURNED THOSE HIDES INTO MOCCASINS.

I USE A COUPLE DIFFERENT STYLES, COMMON TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS FROM BEMIDJI, VOYEUR EXPEDITIONARY, ALL COMPUTE FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

>> THE TEACHERS WILL ARGUE THIS EVENT IS NOT ABOUT THE COMPETITION BUT IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THESE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN AN ACTUAL ART STUDIO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO SEE.

>> I AM VERY HAPPY.

IT'S BEEN INSPIRATIONAL.

>> IT'S PRETTY GREAT.

YOU CAN SEE THE PRIDE THAT KIDS TAKE.

MAYBE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN WHEN THEY WALK IN HERE WITH PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, AND YOU SEE THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES, IT'S AWESOME WE GET TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: IN-PERSON VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 18TH AND THE AWARD CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON THE 23rd AT THE ART CENTER AT 4:00 P.M.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE WATERMARK ART CENTER WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ITS ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EXHIBIT, FEATURING THE ARTWORK OF YOUNG ARTISTS FROM 5 DIFFERENT AREA SCHOOLS, ON FRIDAY, MAY 5TH BEGINNING AT 5:00 P.M.

>>> TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO SYDNEY.

>> Sydney: TONIGHT, ONCE AGAIN NOT TOO MUCH TO REPORT ON.

WE WILL HAVE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE GUSTY, GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR, STILL SEEING THAT 5 TO 15 RANGE.

ONE MORE LOOK AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, COMING IN ON SATURDAY RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON, SAME THING WILL CARRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> Charlie: BSU WOMEN'S TENNIS IS HEADING TO BISMARCK TO TAKE ON JAMESTOWN AND U-MARY.

THEY MAY CLENCH ONE OF THE SIX SPOTS OF THE NSIC TOURNAMENTS.

>> Dennis: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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