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Vendor pulls out of Columbia County Fair after alleged rude conduct by fair board vice president, speaker says

5592594 · August 6, 2025
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A vendor removed her business from the county fair over what she described as rude and offensive behavior by the fair board vice president; she says she received no response after writing to the fair board and asked the commissioners for information on fair operations and vendor procedures.

A Columbia County vendor told commissioners Aug. 6 she withdrew from the county fair because of what she described as rude, offensive behavior by the fair board vice president and said she has not received a response after writing to the board.

“I am here to lodge a complaint against the vice board president of the fair board, mister Butch Gass,” said Dr. Rachel Del Toro, identifying herself as a business owner. She said she brought free coffee for volunteers and that the manner…

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