I first started at the Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer as an intern in the summer of 1996. That would begin six years as a news reporter, sports reporter and copy editor for a small, six-day-per-week daily newspaper in northern Minnesota. I wrote a large range of stories from multiple beats, to features to sports, my favorite being the coverage of the Red Lake Reservation High School basketball team named the Warriors. Here is a collection of my stories from my time at the Pioneer.
Dec. 10, 1999
By Devlyn Brooks
Regional temperatures should remain above normal through the weekend, with chances of snow showers Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D.
But next week, according to weather trends, Old Man Winter could be finally getting serious about this winter thing.
NWS Senior Meteorologist Pete Berg said that northern Minnesota's skies should be partly sunny with winds coming from the southeast at 10 to 15 mph today. Highs should reach into the mid-20s, and as of tonight, the skies should begin to fill with clouds, and lows will be 15 to 20 degrees.
On Saturday, Berg said, there are some "marginal chances for hit and miss" snow showers, but the high should still be in the high 20s.
There also will be a chance of snow Sunday with highs once again reaching into the 30s. Lows will be near 20 degrees. For now, Berg said, Monday looks to be similar to Sunday's conditions.
Entering next week, there will be chances for snow on Tuesday, and then winter just may lay the hammer down. Temperatures are expected to drop to normal December ranges, Berg said.
Wednesday and Thursday could produce lows near 10 degrees and near 0 degrees, respectively. Highs should be in the teens.
"There's some indications next week that suggest the weather may become more normal for mid-December," Berg said. "But the current weather pattern has been stubborn for three to four months. So we can't be sure."
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