News
07/19/2016
On Friday afternoon, July 15th, Oklee Quilting held a celebration honoring Loretta (Flatgard) Syrtveit 50 years involvement in the quilting business.
As written in last week's paper, she started working for Oklee Manufacturing Company and eventually purchased the business, renaming it Oklee...
07/12/2016
Plummer Fire Department's 5-10K Run
Winners of each class from the Plummer Fire Department’s 4th of July 5k-10k. Front Row L to R: Nora Benshoof 5k Female 31-40, Joy Torkleson 5k Female 41-50, Ashley Longtin 5K Female Under 20, Kyla Bays 5k Female 20-30, Mary Thorstad 5k Female 51-60, Brad Bosch 5k...
07/12/2016
The County 4-H Demonstrations were held at the Community Hall in Red Lake Falls on June 16th. The 4-H Members doing a demonstration were: Sidney Olson, “Have Fun with Painting,” Tyler Burthwick, “How to make Pudding” and “How to make Fire Starters,” Emma Knott, “From Drab to Fab-T-shirt to Scarf...
07/12/2016
The Security State Bank Agency held a customer appreciation day on June 30th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. They served hotdogs, salads, chips, choice of beverage and an ice cream cone for dessert.
The employees set up a tent for the public to sit under while they enjoyed their meal which was cooked...
07/12/2016
The Red Lake County 4-H Leader’s Council presented $100 scholarship to three members. They are Akayla Rondorf, Tanner Solie, and Matt Weiss. This scholarship program is open to graduating Red Lake County High School Seniors who have been active 4-H Members for at least three years. The...
07/07/2016
The Red Lake County Central (RLCC) High School Trap Team recently competed at the Minnesota High School League Clay Target State Championship in Prior Lake on June 25th. The top thirty-eight teams out of the 292 high school trap teams from across Minnesota were invited to the Minnesota State High...
06/28/2016
The City of Oklee held their June 13th meeting at the Oklee Café with all council members present. Also in attendance was JoAnn Hamm, Gin Berns, Sandra Tougas, Gloria Anderson, Gail Flateland, Robert Torkelson, Deputy Lovely, Sheriff Bernstein, Accountant Gale Schmitz and Darrell Tougas.
The...
06/21/2016
The Clearwater Church was organized on February 21, 1898 with a congregation of thirty people. These people took turns holding the church services in their homes until seven years later when the foundation for the church was built.
The lot for the church was donated by Hage Fore and was built...
06/21/2016
Patrick Kruchowski and Lori Wold are the proud owners of the newest business in Oklee called Kinsley’s Kloset and Consign All, named after their daughter.
They offer clothing for any size from casual to high end and formal clothing, also antiques, household items, furniture, tools, outdoor items...
06/14/2016
Red Lake County Fair is coming to Oklee June 24-26. The fair is one of the best events of the summer! Stop by Oklee to take part in all the activities described below.
Red Lake County will kick off fair week with an opening ceremony on June 24, at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Red Lake County Central...
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