Coin promo back at county fair

A few years ago, Colusa County Fair CEO Carolan Meek devised a fair promotion using wooden coins.

It turned out to be so popular that it earned the title of Small Fairs Best Single Day Promotion from the Western Fairs Association, and resulted in a number of other county fairs picking up the idea for their fairs.

Thanks to a generous sponsor, $1,000 in wooden coins redeemable at any Colusa County Fair food vender are once again being handed out by fair “spies” around the county.

If a fair patron is wearing his or her fair button, or is overheard by a fair spy promoting the fair, they will receive a wooden coin.

This year, the coins will be available at Bank of America, US Bank, Umpqua Bank, Butte Community Bank and Wells Fargo Bank in Colusa. In Arbuckle they can be found at the Umpqua Bank and at the U.S. Post Office. In Williams they are at the U.S. Post Office and at US Bank. In Maxwell, Stonyford and Princeton, the coins are at the U.S. Post Offices.

Each year, collecting the coins has become competition among some coffee groups and Meek said she anticipates that competition to spark again this year.