Work approved for PEF stage

A refinishing project for the stage in the community building of the Palouse Empire Fairground was approved at the July 23 Palouse Empire Fair board meeting. Work on the stage surface is expected to start Monday. Cost of the project will be paid through the Palouse Empire Fair Foundation.

Work on the stage has been undertaken as part of a plan to upgrade the community building which has become a major source of rental income for the fair. Wedding receptions, reunions and other gatherings are located in the building which is often rented in tandem with the fair’s gazebo.

New curtains for the stage have been ordered and new chandelier-style lights are expected to be installed some time after the fair. The foundation plans to include the lights in the format of its annual benefit auction dinner next December.

Farm Credit Services has donated $1,000 for the project. The work is expected to be finished at the end of next week so the stage will be available for practice sessions by Miss Palouse Empire Fair entrants.

Mighty Oak of Moscow will be contractor for the stage finishing. Cost of the job is expected to be $2,500.