07/31/2018
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (7/18/2018) — Eighty-one families from throughout Minnesota are being honored as 2018 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota.
The farm families will be recognized in ceremonies beginning at 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9, at the annual Minnesota Farmfest on the...
07/24/2018
Oklee Market Day is just around the corner. August 11th will be a great day to be in Oklee! There will be a lot going on that day, starting at 7:45 AM with the hero hustle 5K registration. The actual 5K will start at 8:30 at the Oklee Veterans Memorial site. Come be a hero for the day and dress up...
07/24/2018
The Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Arch Allies, Post Monroe and The Johnny Holm Band will be headlining RiverFest, August 4 and 5, in Hartz Park, Thief River Falls.
Entertainment will begin Friday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. with performances by Saphire Brown with special...
07/17/2018
Aurel (AJ) Parenteau hosted a golf tournament on his July 3rd birthday for 23 years from 1995 to 2017. Aurel passed away in December of 2017. His daughter Patti organized a memorial golf tournament in his honor on what would have been Aurel’s 90th birthday. Fifty-six golfers enjoyed a wonderful day...
07/17/2018
GONVICK
For a place so unassuming, the lost golf course at Gonvick did have its moments.
I never said they were momentous. I said only that they were moments.
The lost golf course with the prophetic name — Lost River Golf Course — was established shortly before 1960, according to the admittedly...
07/03/2018
The Red Lake County Fair held demonstrations on Saturday, June 23 at the Oklee Community Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There was several items for sale and to make and it was fun for all ages!
Louise Manecke Cullen demonstrated how to make Polk Country Barn Quilts. Hickory Backroads was there...
07/03/2018
Saturday morning the Fair started out with the 5K Walk/Run for Autism. Contestants lined up to register at 8:30 a.m. and were off and running or walking at 9:00 a.m. There were quite a few this year, but the numbers were down compared to last year. The proceeds ($252.50) from the Run for Autism...
06/26/2018
The Red Lake County Fair opened with the American Legion Posts #159 Oklee and #627 Plummer advancing the Color Guard to raise the flag. Red Lake County Fair President Lowell Hamrum invited all to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Red Lake County Fair was officially open.
During the morning hours...
06/19/2018
This winter there were some changes at Security State Bank with two new tellers. Janell Walstad decided to take a job in Plummer at Ultima Bank and Mandy Roisland took a full time position with Cenex in Brooks.
If you live and bank in Oklee, you most likely have already met the two gals, but if...
06/19/2018
The Red Lake County Fair is coming to Oklee, June 22-23-24.
The Red Lake County Fair will kick off fair week with an opening ceremony on Friday, June 22, at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Red Lake County Central School. Starting at 9:00 a.m. the public is welcome to enter their projects in the Open...