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Sandy Schnepf to step down as Fair Board Administrator

July 29, 2015
by McKenzie MacDonald

After serving eight years as Boundary County’s Fair Board administrator, Sandy Schnepf has decided that this upcoming fair will be her last in that position. Over the years, Sandy has gotten to know many, many community members and has worked with them to provide our county with a fun annual event that everyone looks forward to.

For Sandy, being able to give back to the community has been the most rewarding part of her job. “It’s the fair,” she said, “It’s the social event of the summer.” She likes seeing everyone, young and old, head down to the fairgrounds and have a great time. It is where people can gather and visit with friends they may not have seen since the last fair.

While Sandy has found her job to be very rewarding, it has not been without challenges. She believes that trying to keep everyone happy with the way the fair is going is very difficult. “You’re going to step on toes somewhere along the line,” she said. Her hope, however, is that while there may be some underlying issues, those will go unnoticed and will not be seen by the fair-goers.

Although Sandy will no longer be the Fair Board administrator, she is by no means stepping away from the fair. She hopes to return next year as a volunteer, which she believes in very strongly. “If we don’t have volunteers,” she said, “the fair won’t survive.”

“Life is in chapters,” Sandy said. She considers spending eight years as the Fair Board’s administrator to be a chapter, and will consider any time spent as a volunteer to be another chapter. In her opinion, change is necessary. “At some point,” she said, “you need new blood, new eyes and new thoughts.” The only way to do that is by recruiting someone who has a different way of looking at things. “Everything needs to be shook up every once in a while,” she said, “in a good way of course.”

To initiate this shake-up, Anna Fuller has been hired to replace Sandy as the Board’s administrator. Anna is a lifelong resident of Boundary County and looks forward to the fair every year. With that, comes a strong belief in our fair which, in Sandy’s eyes, is imperative.

As Sandy thinks about stepping down, there are many things that make her feel very sad. One of those things, is not being able to work with many people in the same capacity as she has been. “Not being out there and a part of the community” will be difficult for her. “The fair is an important event,” she said.

This year, the community can expect the fair that we have always known and loved, with a bit of added celebration of Boundary County’s Centennial. “This fair will be the same that it’s been for many, many years,” Sandy said.

While this chapter of Sandy’s life is coming to an end, she is looking forward to the next one. Although she is sad to be leaving her role in the community she will remember it fondly. “It’s been a great ride,” she said.
 
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