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Paul Bunyan Communications’ Brian Bissonette joined High Noon to provide an update on details for the 15th annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. Among the topics were a new early bird deadline for team registration, refunding if the event is cancelled due to the coronavirus, and assembling the teams.

Travis Peterson has resigned as Bemidji boys basketball head coach, according to an announcement from high school activities director Troy Hendricks on Tuesday. The announcement ends a five-year tenure for Peterson as the program’s head coach, highlighted by the team’s Section 8AAA title-winning season in 2018-19.

Another banquet celebration and a double dose of diamond days are among the “Lumberjack Classics” in store for this week on the Lumberjack Radio Network. All games will be broadcasted each weeknight beginning at 7pm on KBUN-FM 104.5 and kbunsportsradio.com.

Theresa Ebbenga is wrapping up her 9th month as the DNR NW Minnesota Regional Director. She joins Kev Jackson to talk about fishing, hunting and more in the Covid-19 era (spoiler alert: it’s on), discuss what is and isn’t available for residents at the moment, the “State of the Region” how she found her way to Bemidji. Listen in:

Longtime Bemidji State assistant coach Rich Jahner finished his 24-year tenure with Beaver football earlier this week, officially retiring from the program. Coach Jahner visited with High Noon on Friday to share memories and lessons from his lengthy tenure with the Beavers.

Governor Tim Walz announced a new executive order Friday morning that will permit golf courses and driving ranges in Minnesota to reopen Saturday morning. Shooting ranges, bait shops, public and private parks and trails, marinas, and game farms are also among the outdoor facilities that will be allowed to reopen across the state under safe outdoor recreation guidelines.