From left: Heather Boyce, Cottage Grove Speedway general manager; Ken Schwieger of Western Oregon Exposition; Ellen Hogue, Distinguished Service awardee; Teresa Cowan, First Citizen awardee; and Michele Rose, P.A.CE. awardee, are all-smiles at the Cottage Grove annual Awards Banquet after receiving their awards on April 15 at the Cottage Grove Armory. Other notable nominees at the event included The Crafty Mercantile and Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant for Business of the Year, South Valley Farmers’ Market and Opal Center for Arts and Education for Nonprofit of the Year, and Julie Johns and Samantha Duncan for First Citizens of the Year. The event was themed “a night under the stars” and featured catering from Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant.
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