03/22/2016
Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls was the site for a Young Authors Conference for grades 5-8 on March 10, 2016. It was sponsored by the Northwest Service Cooperative. Ten RLCC Elementary students attended including fifth graders MiReya Gibbs, Shawna Majeres, Caleb...
03/15/2016
Sami Smith, a senior at RLCC High School, has turned a hobby of sewing into a community service project.
While sewing a blanket for a baby she babysits, her sister, Stephanie, who is a nurse in Fargo, ND, mentioned there was a need for baby blankets at the hospital where she is employed. With...
03/15/2016
On Sunday, March 13th, the 95 quilts were blessed at Zion Lutheran Church. The quilts were made by mostly Zion Lutheran WELCA members, Ardell Opdahl, Ione Nelson, Joyce Austad, Liz Follmann, LaVonne Brown, and a former Oklee resident, Leona Brekke, who sewed tops at her home.
The quilts are many...
03/08/2016
On Sunday night, the Relay For Life team Kamp Kenneth, held a evening of food and fun. The food was Klub, a Norwegian specialty enjoyed my many in the area.
The fun was a concert held after the good food, was the musical talents of North Country Gospel group.
The evening began at 5:30 p.m. with a...
02/23/2016
The night was a great night to be out and about at the Oklee Hall. The place was packed by 6:30 p.m. with more coming in. As of 6:30 p.m. the Oklee Firemen had served 160 meals and the line was still filling in with more people, coming to eat and enjoy the evening, all the way to the door.
The...
02/16/2016
Red Lake County, MN— The Minnesota School Boards Association has set February 15-19 as School Board Recognition Week in Minnesota as a time to build awareness and understanding of the vital function an elected board of education plays in our society. Red Lake County Central ISD 2906 & Red Lake...
02/16/2016
The Oklee City Council met on February 8th at the Oklee Café. The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. with all members present: Kent Bergerson, Lori Melby, Kaye Munt, Mayor George Burthwich, and City Clerk, Derek Cross. Gale E. Schmitz, Oklee's CPA and Deputy Lovely.
There were many citizens...
02/16/2016
RLCC High School seniors Holly Vettleson and Seth Johnson were selected to represent Red Lake County Central High School in the Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award program, RLCC’s High School Principal Randy Pederson announced February 2, 2016.
Established in 1988 the Academics, Arts, and...
02/09/2016
Red Lake County’s basketball player Austin Waliser scored his 1,000th point February 2, 2016 in Karlstad when the RLC Rebels played the Northern Freeze. The basketball season is not over and Waliser will be adding to his total career points in the upcoming games. He currently has 1,005 points. His...
02/09/2016
Red Lake County Central High School in Oklee recently announced two students named as the January Students of the Month. They are Devin Lambert and Marie Johnson.
The RLCC Senior High Student of the Month was Devin Lambert, a senior who is 17 years old. His parents are Scott and Shannon Lambert,...