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>>> MORE THAN EVER THIS IS A TIME TO CHECK IN AND BE SAFE
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
WE BEGIN CHECKING IN WITH OLD
FRIENDS FROM THE LAND OF 10,000
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. IN A MOMENT WE WILL SEE WHAT
EMMETT RYCHNER HAS BEEN UP TO .
FIRST, THE STORY THAT ENDEARED
EMMETT RYCHNER AND HIS FRIEND
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
REAKING THE NEWS
WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE
TONIGHT AT 10:00.
44.
44.
44. >>
44. >> FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON
EMMETT IS DRIVING WITH HIS EYES
CLOSED.
CLOSED.
CLOSED. WHICH WOULD NOT APPEAR TO BE
GOING PARTICULARLY WELL.
>> FORTUNATELY HE HAS A MENTOR.
>> Reporter: ERLING KINDEM IS
89 GOING ON 90.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR
NEARLY A YEAR.
EMMETT'S PARENTS HAD TO LAUGH.
THE FIRST TIME THEY SAW THEIR
PRESCHOOLER RACING A MAN WHO
FOUGHT IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
>> I TOLD YOU HE WAS FAST.
>> I AM SUPER FAST.
DO YOU WANT TO PLAY CROQUET?
>> WHICH STICK ARE YOU GOING TO
HAVE?
HAVE?
HAVE? >>
HAVE? >> DEMAND THAT THEY WAIVE TO
BUT BARELY KNEW FROM THE HOUSE
NEXT DOOR.
NEXT DOOR. >> THEY ARE TOGETHER PRETTY
MUCH EVERY DAY.
>> DID YOU FIND A WORM?
>> NO, IT IS A BECK.
>> Reporter: EMMETT FIRST FOUND
HIS FAVORITE FOOD IN ERLANG YARD
.
.
. >>
. >> CAN
. >> CAN YOU THROW BASEBALL WITH
ME?
ME?
ME? >>
ME? >> Reporter: EVERY DAY IS A NEW
ADVENTURE.
ADVENTURE. >> WE SAW ERLING KINDEM WORKING
ON A BIKE THAT LOOKED LIKE IT
WAS FROM THE 60s.
WE THOUGHT THERE IS NO WAY HE'S
GOING TO GET ON THE SPIKE. HE
DID.
DID.
DID. IT
DID. IT TOOK HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES
TO GET ON HIS BIKE.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE TO CALL
911.
911.
911. SHE
911. SHE WONDERED IF SO WARM A
FRIENDSHIP WITH SURVIVE THE
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. >> ONE DAY I LOOKED UP THE
WINDOW AND I TOOK THIS PICTURE.
IT WAS SO CUTE.
HE WAS SNOW BLOWING A PASS FROM
HIS BACK DOOR TO OUR BACK DOOR
SO THEY COULD VISIT.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS
FROM?
FROM?
FROM? IT
FROM? IT IS FROM ERLING.
>> HE LIKES TO SHOW HIM THINGS
AND DRAW HIM PICTURES AND TEACH
HIM THANKS.
HIM THANKS. >> Reporter: WHICH IS WHY THOSE
TEARS HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE
OFTEN.
OFTEN.
OFTEN. SPIN WE DECIDED A MONTH AGO TO
MOVE.
MOVE.
MOVE. >>
MOVE. >> THE GROWING FAMILY NEEDS
MORE SPACE.
MORE SPACE. >> I LOVE HIM.
>> IT IS THE HARDEST PART ABOUT
MOVING.
MOVING.
MOVING. >> IT IS TOUGH.
IT IS TO.
IT IS TO.
IT IS TO. >> CHANGE IS COMING FOR ERLING
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: SOON HE WILL BE
90.
90.
90. HIS
90. HIS WIFE IS ILL.
JUST DAYS AGO ERLING'S KIDS
CONVINCED HIM THAT IT IS TIME
TO TRADE HIS HOUSE AND YARD FOR
A SENIOR APARTMENT.
MOVING TRUCKS ROLL. GOODBYE
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
>> PUT A WASHER ON.
>> Reporter: THIS JANUARY
DECEMBER FRIENDSHIP HAS A
BITTERSWEET JULY.
BITTERSWEET JULY. >> THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR
ERLING.
ERLING.
ERLING. YOU DON'T FIND A NEIGHBOR LIKE
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> SO YOU PUT THE WASHER IN
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? >>
FIRST? >> THAT IS RIGHT.
THE NIGHT AS LONG AS IT GETS
TIGHT.
TIGHT.
TIGHT. >>
TIGHT. >> Reporter: BELIEVE IT OR NOT
IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE
THAT STORY FIRST AIRED.
ERLING SADLY PASSED AWAY IN
2016.
2016.
2016. WE
2016. WE THOUGHT WHAT A GREAT TIME
TO CHECK IN WITH EMMETT.
>> Reporter: EMMETT HOW OLD ARE
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? WHAT
YOU? WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN?
>> I AM IN THIRD GRADE
>> Reporter: WHAT ARE YOUR
FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN SCHOOL
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? >>
NOW? >> MATH AND SCIENCE.
>> THERE'S A MODEL AIRPLANE
STORE IN EAGAN AND WHEN WE TAKE
HIM THERE, HE HAS THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH GROWN MEN
ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE
COMPLETELY OVER MOST PEOPLE'S
HEADS.
HEADS.
HEADS. >>
HEADS. >> Reporter: ERLING FLEW IN
WORLD WAR II.
>> HE DID, YES.
>> Reporter: SO, WOULDN'T HE
ENJOY EMMETT'S INTEREST IN
AVIATION?
AVIATION?
AVIATION? >> HE WOULD LOVE THAT.
ONE OF THE LAST THINGS ERLING
SAID TO EMMETT ON OUR LAST
VISIT WITH HIM WAS, "EMMETT,
YOU AMAZE ME."
AND WE SAY THAT TO HIM A LOT,
BECAUSE IT JUST REMINDS US OF
ERLING.
ERLING.
ERLING. HE'S BURIED HERE IN NORTHFIELD
CLOSE TO US, SO WE VISIT HIS
GRAVESITE AND TALK ABOUT HIM.
>> Reporter: DOES EMMETT EVER
WATCH THE OLD STORIES?
>> WE PULL THEM UP EVERY ONCE
IN A WHILE.
HE HAS A LOT OF REAL MEMORIES
OF ERLING, BUT HE ALSO HAS EVEN
MORE MEMORIES OF HIM BECAUSE OF
ALL THOSE VIDEOS AND THOSE
>> Reporter: DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW
UP?
UP?
UP? >>
UP? >> BE
UP? >> BE AN ENGINEER.
>> Reporter: WHY AN ENGINEER?
>> THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN
AND BUILDING THINGS HAS JUST
BEEN MY HOBBY.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE PLAYING, FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> Reporter: IT WAS REALLY GOOD
TO SEE YOU EMMETT.
>> YOU TOO.
>> Reporter: TAKE CARE BUDDY.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> BYE. >> Reporter: WE WILL BE BACK
AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
ANOTHER CHECK-IN FROM A STORY
FROM THE LAND OF 10,000 STORIES.
>> WE WILL LOOK BACK AT EMMETT'S
SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP.
SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP. WE HOPE