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08/19/2015
On August 26th, the new Brooks Travel Plaza will be holding a Grand Opening. A Grand Opening ribbon cutting will be held at 10:30 and then at 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. the public is welcome to come and enjoy a pulled pork meal, ice cream, coffee. There will be drawing all day and F’real specials.
The...
08/19/2015
On August 5th, volunteers for Senior Citizen programs in Northwestern Minnesota gathered for the annual RSVP Banquet with 200 plus volunteers gathered at University of Minnesota Crookston for the 2015 Volunteer Appreciation Banquet.
The theme of the program was based on the movie ‘Wizard of Oz.”...
08/19/2015
This year, Oklee’s Market Day was the most perfect day ever. It was sunny and not too humid and a perfect day to explore the events held in Oklee.
The Paul’s 5K Walk/Run was held in the morning with 60 participants. There were prizes given for Males & Females in three different age groups. The...
08/04/2015
The Minnesota Red River Valley Development Association has sponsored a $100 Youth Leadership Award to a Red County 4-H Member. The award is given to a 4-H Member who shows good leadership and who has done good things for the 4-H Program. This year the 2015 Youth Leadership Award is presented to...
08/04/2015
On July 28, 2015, the Red Lake County Board of Commissioners met at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners present were John Lerohl, Dave Sorensen, Chuck Flage and Chair Ron Weiss. Chuck Simpson was absent.
The agenda was approved with one change, to add Treasurer Nick Knott to the agenda.
Treasurer Nick Knott...
07/31/2015
Oklee Market Day is almost here and there are more events than ever.
This year the Committee has added a Northern Pullers Tractor Pull contest to be held on August 8th. If you like to pull tractors, come on down to Oklee for a fun day of pulling with your favorite tractor or two.
Also this year,...
07/22/2015
The Delage family had run the business for many years, had a good clientele and were ready for retirement, so it was a win/win for both parties when Carol Connell recently purchased the Cozy Bar & Grill in Brooks.
Carol took over the business on May 9th and has been a very busy lady ever since...
07/16/2015
The weather was perfect for a 4th of July celebration, with a sunny warm day, but not too hot or humid. The people who organized this event did a wonderful job and kudo’s to them for their hard work.
The celebration actually began the night before with a street dance sponsored by D & K Corner...
07/16/2015
Day two of the Red Lake County Fair started with events in the city and out at the South Park.
In Oklee, at 9:00 a.m. the morning was a beautiful day and many people came out to join in the 5K Walk/Run for Autism. There were quite a few participants and there were prizes given to three categories...
07/10/2015
Day one!
This year was probably one of the most weather friendly fairs the past few years in Oklee. Usually, there is a storm or two that makes things interesting, to say the least. But this year, other than a few black clouds and some sprinkles, it was about as perfect weather-wise as it could be...
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