Fair board covers many topics: Grange rep requests policy on mosaic booth displays

Whitman Pomona Grange Master Jim Lyle Monday night said the Grange organization would like to see a written policy on content limits for grange grain mosaics at the Palouse Empire Fair. The request follows the covering of the Pomona mosaic at the fair three weeks ago.

The Pomona request was among a variety of post-fair topics discussed at Monday night's two-hour fair board meeting at the fairground community building.

The Pomona mosaic included a large marijuana leaf as part of a display in which fairgoers could vote on whether marijuana should legally be grown and marketed in the state. Votin...