[Vision2020] Elephant Ears make Donuts an Endangered Species

[Bev Bafus]

Having made MANY a batch of dough at the elephant ear booth, just wanted to
remind you all that this is the BIGGEST and ONLY fundraiser for the Troy FFA
program.

 

This program, run by Steve Braun, is the best FFA program in the state (my
opinion), and has helped numerous kids learn various skills, most
importantly, learning to be independent, intelligent, hard-working adults.

 

Many kids have gone on from this program to start their own businesses,
including my daughter at Café Artista.

 

If we are going to discuss fairness at the fair – we also need to discuss
the fact that there is currently a two year waiting period for commercial
booths in the commercial building – and I haven’t figured out yet exactly
what the criteria is.

 

Just my two cents, for what it’s worth.

 

Bev Bafus

Moscow – formerly Deary, and with kids who graduated proudly from Troy

 

 

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of deb
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:16 PM
To: Robert Dickow; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Elephant Ears make Donuts an Endangered Species

 

I agree with you, even though I can't eat any of the fried dough products
(though they smell FABULOUS!).  Seems silly to limit concessions when they
are not even the same thing at all at all....

Debi R-S

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Robert Dickow <mailto:dickow at turbonet.com>  

To: vision2020 at moscow.com 

Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:45 PM

Subject: [Vision2020] Elephant Ears make Donuts an Endangered Species

 

I heard that a local downtown Moscow business ( ‘Buy the Dozen’ ) donuts,
will not be having a booth at the county fair this weekend. I learned that
the Elephant Ears vendors had ‘exclusive rights’ to sell fried dough
products. I would like to complain about this policy—if this report is true.
This policy prevents local vendors from selling products that are
sufficiently different in character than elephant ears. Multiple vendors at
the fair sell hot dogs, I don’t see why the public (me) has to be deprived
of the variety of offerings available in the  way of “fried dough” products.
I could find both types of products on sale in past years at the fair. I
could have donuts at lunch and then for dinner a bag of donuts as hors
d’oeuvres, then elephant ears main course, followed by more donuts for
dessert.  Now it’ll  just be boring ol’ elephant ears, elephant ears,
elephant ears every meal. ;-) 

 

Maybe Buy the Dozen should consider bringing a Federal Anti-Trust suit
against the 4-H or Future Farmers of America or whoever for monopolizing the
fried dough market and for unfair competitive practices.  ;-)

 

Disclaimer: I do like the 4-H/FFA. But I also like donuts.

 

Bob Dickow, troublemaker

 

 


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