MY TURN: An exceptional fair
I was treated this year to a visit to the North Idaho State Fair and Gem State Stampede. I am a fair manager from a very small fair in the Sierra Nevada area, and am the chairperson for the Western Fairs Association; a trade organization for county fairs across the 13 western states. Each year, our association chooses a fair to tour, and as the chair, I selected your fair in Coeur d’Alene.
I see many fairs in my position, and while all fairs are special to me, I felt your community should know how exceptional your fair is. Most noticeable is the fact that your fairgrounds are located front and center in the heart of your community. Oftentimes, fairgrounds have been relegated to the outskirts of towns, which only serves to further distance the population from a facility that actually binds a community together. From what I sensed from my visit to Idaho, it is not a stroke of luck your fairgrounds are where they are. State pride and common sense accomplished that.
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