Over 3,000 volunteer labor hours later…

Dear Editor,

Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel were thrilled to host an open house at the WOE fairgrounds Saturday, August 4, 10-2. This unveiling of the assembled carousel, which is 85% complete, accumulated over 3,000 volunteer labor hours. The remaining work consists of electrical lighting – carousels are famous for lots of lights — graphic paintings and design work on the rounding boards, representing past and present history of Cottage Grove, and of course,…