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09/14/2021
The Hero Hustle 5K was held at Oklee Market Day on August 14th, 2021. This was the 5th year the Hero Hustle 5K has been promoting organ, eye and tissue donation at the race.
A virtual 5k option was offered for the 5k as well as the race day event. The virtual 5K is a great option for people that...
09/08/2021
It’s not often that a town is able to continue an annual celebration for 50 straight years. That is amazing all by itself. But it is also amazing that the people of Brooks continue to always put on a great celebration year after year. Without all the people volunteering to their time, it wouldn’t...
08/24/2021
The residents of Oklee and the surrounding area has been sitting on pins & needles waiting to hear what is going to happen to their grocery store. No one wants to see the grocery store close. The news is that there is a buyer, waiting for the powers that be, to approve the sale of D & R...
08/24/2021
Oklee Market Day was held on August 14, 2021. It was a hot but beautiful day in Oklee.
The Day started with the Hero Hustle 5K which started at 9:00 a.m. There were over 50 racers and it was a perfect morning to run/walk. We also had 48 virtual racers.
The funds raised at this event go to the...
07/20/2021
Save the date: Okee Market Day will be held August 14, 2021. The road construction going on in Oklee has made some changes for our events this year. All the events will be held on the south end of town at the Pickleball Court block and Main Street area.
The Hero Hustle 5K for Organ Donation...
06/29/2021
The Red Lake County Fair this year was much scaled down as compared to past years, but with the restrictions of Covid-19, just starting to loosen up it was difficult to make plans to far ahead. So the Fair Board decided to concentrate of three areas of the fair. The 4-H program, the Senior Day and...
06/29/2021
This story ran in the July 12, 2001 Oklee Herald.
As of July 1st, Teresa Benson is the new operator of the Oklee Café.
Teresa, or “T”, as she likes to be called, is originally form Mound, which is on Lake Minnetonka.
“My dad worked for Tonka Toys,” Teresa commented. “For Christmas one year we got...
06/22/2021
For the a couple of years, except in 2020, the American Legion Post 159 has held a Flag Day ceremony to dispose of Flags that are torn and damaged properly according to the Flag rules of the United States.
This year it was only Legion members and their spouses and other family members that...
06/08/2021
Monday morning there was much activity at the Red Lake County Central school as the people gathered for the annual Oklee American Legion Memorial Day program in the gym.
Promptly at 9:30 a.m. the Post #159 Color Guard marched forward to advance the colors. Chaplin Don Stenberg gave the invocation...
06/08/2021
On a perfect Monday morning, the Plummer American Legion Post 623 held their 2021Memorial Day Service in the park. Commander Jerome Bakke welcomed everyone attending and then the color guard under the direction of Chuck Simpson advanced the colors. Following the invocation by Chaplain Les Hofstad...
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