01/29/2019
April 4: Eleven members of the French ITV Classes, their teacher, and four other adults visited Quebec City March 17 – 20, 2018. Breckenridge students were Olivia Eichhorn and Jennifer Puchalski. Lafayette High School students were Shayla Lallier, Marcus Paradis and Rachel Wieland. Red Lake County...
01/29/2019
The 52nd Annual Oklee Moonlighters Snowmobile Safari was held on January 19th with very cold temperatures in the area, but that didn’t stop members from going out and having fun. The frigid temperatures, the trails were beautiful and the sun was shining making for a great ride.
Special recognition...
01/22/2019
This year’s Red Lake County Central 1-Act play is called “The Complaint Department and Lemonade” by Kamron Klitgaard. In this play the students each go into the complaint department with a problem/complaint ranging from not being able to hear, to having a song stuck in their head. After going to...
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...