WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
Members of the board that oversees the St. Joseph County Grange Fair appear confident that operations can continue indefinitely without a fair manager.
Tom Miller, president of the 14-member board, said there was talk shortly after former manager Bill Johnson was relieved of his duties in mid-October about finding a successor. Since then, however, Miller said several committee members and community volunteers have agreed to step up and keep operations rolling.
Making decisions with equal input from all 14 fair board members is a prudent course of action for the time being, Miller said.
He said there have not been urgent matters that the board hasn’t been able to handle in the past three months. Some heavier decisions will have to be made soon, however, as planning for September’s weeklong fair begins in earnest within the next month.
Miller said the board in a few weeks will have a day-long planning session and begin piecing together the 2019 fair. The agenda will be full and decisions related to everything from vendors to entertainment will be addressed.
