Rainy River Trade Show - Saturday, May 14th

By: Ken Johnston, Editor (Rainy River Record)

The doors of the 6th Annual Rainy River Trade Show open at 10 a.m. and remain open until 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 14th, 2011 at the Rainy River Rec Centre.  Most booths will be offering their own prizes, but this year, the Rainy River & District Chamber of Commerce (the event host) will be offering a special door prize.   They have (2) three-day passes for the Kickin Up Country music festival to be held in Karlstad, MN, this summer.   It is a prize worth over $300!  To qualify, the public needs to pay the $2 admission for 12 and over.  Kids aged 11 and under are free.

Andrew Hartnell, the show's coordinator, said that they have secured two food vendors already and are working on securing two more.  "The canteen (at the arena) will open, and the Knights of Columbus will have food on the floor of the arena."  

The Chamber will have a booth on the floor this year with a sound system to make announcements throughout the event.  They will also have centennial cookbooks which will be for sale in the booth.

They are also pleased with the slate of participants this year noting that there are many new ones.  There will be kids activities held in and outside of the arena.

Last year about 600 people visited the trade show and Hartnell expects the numbers to be strong again this year.  Anyone wanting to rent booth space needs to get a hold of Hartnell at the Chamber by calling 852-4551.