2019 Year in Review...

June 5, 2019

Plummer American Legion Post 623 and Auxiliary held Memorial Day Services at 10:30 am in the Veterans Park in Plummer. The guest speaker Specialist was Brandi Malwitz.

Commander Dulka of the Oklee American Legion, commended Christian Baker for enlisting and told him to come back and one day take over his job as commander of the Oklee American Legion.

The Red Lake County Rebels last game of the regular season, they lost to the Sacred Heart Eagles with a score of 6 to 11. 

Retiring from the RLCC School District were Bernadette Rosten and Mark Bagaason from the Elementary and Anita Bachand and Bonnie Cote from the High School.

It is mowing time again, and the lawn is growing along with the trimming that needs to be done as well as the pruning. In summer there is no want to look for something to do. The outdoor things seem to abound.

June 12, 2019

Red Lake County Track Banquet in Red Lake Falls was held on Wednesday, June 5th. Award winners were: Connor Lambert, Brody Moen, Brendan Larson, Marquis Paradis, Makenzie Willams, Hollie Knott, Kia Bachand, and Marissa Shiebe, Carter Williams, Brock Tvedt, and Damon Ferguson.

The RLC Track Relay team 4x800 rebroke their record at sub-sections in Warren on May 23rd with a time of 9:34 seconds! The record they set on May 2nd was 9:37.88. 

The storms that rolled through the area were windy and some were scared by the velocity of the wind. There was hail in some places, and some rain. Varying reports of rain from a half inch to an inch came down. It was water that we needed for sure. Clarence Gagner said they had over an inch and a half of rain.

A baby shower was held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 1st for Hannah Gerardy and son Sawyer. She is the wife of Brett Gerardy. Cupcakes and coffee were served. Sawyer is the grandson of Tony and Sheila Gerardy.

June 19, 2019

The RLCC Trap team competed at the Minnesota Trap tournament in Alexandria, MN on June 10th. 8,300 students from 362 schools participated in this 8 day tournament. This competition will determine who will qualify for the state competition on June 21st in Prior Lake, MN. The RLCC team members and their coaches are: Coach Rodney Duden, Tristyn Ferguson, Jed Duden, Noah Hanson, Tyler Hanson, Gunnar Thompson, Sidney Olson, Coach Mike Illies, Gunnar Sandeen, Damon Ferguson, Paige Olson, Kaleb Fougner and Brett Anderson.

May 14th, the old tennis courts in Oklee got a new surface laid down. On half of the old tennis court, three pickleball courts have been set up. There are classes on Friday nights and on June 23rd there will be a Pickleball Picnic.

Twenty three athletes and two managers received letter awards and twenty six athletes and three managers were recognized with participation certificates. 

A baby boy was born to Tyler and Lynn Gagner of Battle Lake. He is the great grandson of Clarence and Dianne Gagner. He was born on June 12 and was named Bennett Robert.

Rick and Arlene Froiland, their daughter Jerilee Carpenter and her three children, Lexi, Brock and Cole traveled to Stavanger, Norway to visit Elisabeth Brekke, Borge Vatland and they son Kristian on the North Sea. They live at Hunvag, the last of a series of island connected by 6 bridges. Very beautiful view from their home. And the streets are very narrow making it difficult to meet traffic.

June 26, 2019

Bonnie Borene recently retired after 39 years at CHS Northland Grain and was honored at a retirement party held at the Oklee Community Hall on June 7, 2019. Bonnie moved to Oklee in 1979 when her husband Brad got a job as a teacher at the Oklee High School. Brad retired in 2013.

The 2019 Red Lake County Fair has three fun filled days, June 28-29-30, of activities for everyone and starts in the Oklee Community Hall with a Community Supper. 

The Oklee and Plummer American Legion were represented at the annual Flag Day picnic/potluck at the Oklee Area Veteran’s Park for the proper disposal of flags that have been damaged. Commandor Rick Dulka led the members in a Flag ceremony.

It has been cool and threatening rain. We need rain and all week there were forecasts of rain. We got none or rather close to none. Some got a bit more than us but the dust dried out really quickly after the tenth that we got. The garden and yard is showing its thirst in dried up plants and dry grass. It helps with the mowing jobs, but I’d rather mow. I like green. Now they are predicting hot and muggy over the end of this week. That is kind of natural during fair week.

Karen Tvedt, Anne Traxler, Bunny DuChamp, Anna De- Hate, and Alice Jobe went to the Bite Me Grill for lunch (at the American Legion). Kristie Hesse, the cook, had the first day for lunch.

This week at the Site we will have a special party. Eleanore Christianson celebrated her 99th Birthday.

Mckenzie Hamm enjoyed dinner with her grandma, Sue Carriere at the Security State Bank Appreciation Dinner.