06/13/2017
Pastor Margaret Jacobus will be retiring from the Oklee Lutheran Parish. Her last Sunday will be Sunday, June 18th. Being at the Oklee Lutheran Parish was Pastor Margaret’s first call parish. She was in Nebraska for one year for an internship.
Pastor Margaret will be moving to Onalaska, Wisconsin...
06/13/2017
The Red Lake County Commissioners met on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 with all board members present.
Chairman Anthony Flage called the meeting to order. The agenda was approved with one addition to add Angie Lundeen later in the meeting.
Tanya Hanson from the Red Lake County Soil Water and Conservation...
06/06/2017
Red Lake County Rebels Track and Field Team honored its athletes with recognition on May 31st in Red Lake Falls.
Ten athletes and one manager received letter awards and twenty athletes and one manager were recognized with participation certificates. The following were the letter winners Ashley...
06/06/2017
The Red Lake County Central High School had their Commencement Program on Friday, May 26th. The Oklee American Legion Post #159 did the Presentation of the Colors. “Pomp and Circumstance” was played by Peggy Miller. Mr. James Guetter introduced the Program.
Mary Auman made her address. Auman...
05/31/2017
The end of the 2016-2017 school year brings a significant change at Red Lake County Central Elementary School in Plummer. Five teachers with a total of 183 years of teaching experience will retire including Nancy Bray, Dan Brustad, Melody Brustad, Mary Fore, and Sue Hagge. All five have spent their...
05/23/2017
The AWANA clubs that meet a New Journey Church recently concluded their club year with an awards night. Besides club and Sunday School/Church attendance awards, very special awards were given to clubbers who completed a scripture memory book.
Pictured are those who received book awards from...
05/23/2017
The Huot Hustlers 4-H Club received a check for $500.00 from the DuPont Pioneer Giving Program to help with the costs and maintenance for the Red Lake Falls Area Community Swimming Pool. The Huot Hustlers were able to apply for this Matching Funds Grant by helping with the bake sale during a local...
05/23/2017
The idea of having a wall of honor started with Oklee’s Post Office gal, Mädchen Mero, NTFT (non-traditional full-time clerk), or Mae as we all call her affectionately.
Mae had on display a photograph of her grandfather, Glen Walizer who served in WWII holding her mother. She thought of making...
05/09/2017
For the second year in a row, an Envirothon team from Red Lake County Central High School will advance to the State Envirothon to be held Monday, May 15 at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch near Stewartville. The team of Taylor Bushelle, Sydney Melby, Hannah Kolstoe, Jayden Fore, and Nick Pahlen...
05/09/2017
The 4-H “Make It and Take It” Project Night was held on May 2, 2017 at the Community Hall in Red Lake Falls. Participants were able to do all three projects that were being offered. The projects included: “Butterfly Craft Project, Bath Bombs Project, and Ice-Cream in a Bag Project. The 4-H Club...