If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was an elaborate April Fool's prank. Members of the Genoa Town Board voted 3-0 to support the permits of two competing festivals on Candy Dance weekend. There were some conditions, but nothing insurmountable. Now permits for Phil Stoll and Martha Williams's events got before Douglas County commissioners on Thursday.
The town also voted to allow non-juried vendors to participate in the Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire. The town has about 260 applications for booths, which is down from 290 last year, according to Town Manager Sheryl Gonzales. The deadline for booths passed on March 15, but was reopened and booth applications will be accepted until the fair is full. Under the plan approved on Tuesday night, 220 juried booths will go down into Mormon Station. Non-juried booths will go into Genoa Town Park.
Minden's trying to find a way around state law to keep Town Secretary Sheila Byington at work. Like so many county employees, Byington faces being kicked out of the state's Public Employees Benefits System. Several county and school district employees have retired in the last year because of the change and several more are expected to retire before the deadline. Minden Town Board members meet at 6 p.m.
The 30 percent chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. today looks like a lie. The skies are expected to clear this evening with the sun coming out on Thursday to stay for a couple of days.
