Rainy River Record

The swimming areas in and around Hannam Park and the Marina were posted with signs telling people not to swim there due to high bacterial counts last week. They remained closed as of Monday.

“Arrrgh, There be pirates in Rainy River, Matey!” chimed this swashbuckling crew, participants in RR Library’s Summer Reading Program. The villains are (l to r) Rebekah Pchajek, Taylor Armstrong, Rian Jonassen, Penny Shumaker, Chelsea Stamler, Lara Wood, Paige Stamler, and Christian Tiboni (front).

The inside of the new RR Evangelical Covenant Church with all 14,000 feet of heating lines installed thanks to the help of the missionaries last week.

RRVSC rep. Hugh Dennis and Chesterfried Chicken owner Rob Cooper present Doug Irish of the OPP with Rainy River’s Helmet tickets last Thursday.
–Anne Mailloux photo

Sandra Ottertail of Rainy River with her new found friends in Guatemala. Ottertail was one of eight area residents who chose to spend a ‘vacation’ offering a hand up to provide housing and deliver aid to the poorest of the poor in that country.

Pequana Playhouse performed Alice in Wonderland over the weekend in Baudette. Here are some of the cast members from l. to r. Elizabeth Fraser, Alexandra Schell, Emma Brandon, Kristina Rencher, Emily Fraser, Bethany Sinninghe - back - Nadia Johnson (Caterpillar)

The annual Pequana Playhouse children’s production, in Baudette, MN., was held over the weekend and this year they did Alice in Wonderland. There were thirteen children from Rainy River in the production.

Heidi Ivall, left, of the NWHU, presents Kathy Rose of Rainy River, right, with the grand prize for the Hike and Bike Challenge.

McCrosson-Tovell Gr. 8 Valedictorian Lewis Linkletter, left, receives the Principal’s Award from Principal Kendal Olsen and VP Anne Carradice.