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01/22/2019
The Red Lake County Commissioners reorganization meeting was held on January 8, 2019 and was called to order by County Auditor Bob Schmitz. All members that were re-elected were sworn in by the Court Administration Deputy before any further business could be held.
First order of business was...
01/22/2019
March 7: The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) was excited to exhibit Midwest Grain, a collection of watercolor paintings by Debbie Aune, which feature familiar landmarks to all of us living in northwest Minnesota: grain elevators. A longtime artist of Gatzke, Minnesota, Debbie grew up on a...
01/22/2019
On January 14th, the new Oklee Council met at the Oklee Cafe for their first meeting of the year.
Present for the meeting were Matthew Genova, Paul Cyr, new members Kelly Brekke and Larry Olson. Mayor George Burthwick called the meeting to order. Minutes were looked at and there were no corrections...
01/15/2019
The Minnesota State High School League recently awarded 35 Spotlight on Scholarship certificates to Red Lake County Central High School students in grades 9-12 for their achievements in the classroom and their participation in fine arts and athletics during the 2018-2019 fall season.
Spotlight on...
01/08/2019
On January 19, 2019, the Oklee Moonlighters Snowmobile Club will be hosting their 52nd annual Safari Ride and Family Day.
This is an annual event that promises to be lots of fun for snowmobile enthusiasts and a great way to spend time with your family and friends.
The fun starts at noon when all...
01/08/2019
January 3: Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office teamed up to provide a pharmaceutical waste collection site at the Courthouse in Red Lake Falls... A nice donation of money to the Oklee Senior Site from two little girls was received. It was Emma and Natalie Hendrickson. They wanted to give something to...
01/02/2019
On December 24th, the Red Lake County Commissioners met at 10:00 a.m. for the final meeting of the year.
The meeting was called to order by Dave Sorensen and there were no additions or changes to the agenda.
Treasurer Nick Knott was the first one on the agenda to discuss the Mutual Fund that the...
12/11/2018
Red Lake County Central School Readiness classes from both Oklee and Plummer took a field trip to the Peatland Red Potato Company. It is a potato farm and wash plant located north of Gully. There was a lot to see and learn about potatoes. Each child brought home a “HUGE” potato from Peatland Reds.
12/11/2018
The Minnesota State High School League recently awarded 63 Spotlight on Scholarship certificates to Red Lake County Central High School students in grades 9-12 for their achievements in the classroom and their participation in fine arts and athletics during the 2018 spring sports and fine arts....
12/04/2018
December 13th is the day for fun with the Holiday Train coming to Plummer with musical show featuring The Trews and Willy Porter.
The schedule for that day starts in Glenwood, MN at 10:00 a.m. and the last stop is in Thief River Falls at 7:30 p.m. Cities in between are Alexandria, Detroit Lakes,...
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