Category Community

Meet the candidates: Greg Ervin for Ward 4 Cottage Grove City Council

Name: Greg ErvinAge: 38Hometown: Cottage GroveMarital status: MarriedPartner occupation: HomemakerChildren: Ages 11, 9, 8, and 6, homeschooledWard/neighborhood: Ward 4Employer and occupation: Partner in United ACA Solutions LLCPublic sector work experience: Chair of Lane Economic Committee, Cottage Grove Community Foundation board member, Cottage Grove Budget CommitteePrivate…

Meet the candidates: Candace Solesbee for Cottage Grove mayor

Name: Candace Lamb SolesbeeAge: 55Hometown: Cottage Grove nativeMarital status: Happily married to my best friendPartner occupation: South Lane Fire & Rescue division chief & fire marshalChildren: Proud mother of 3 grown childrenWard neighborhood: Ward 3Online election platform: Candace Solesbee for City MayorEmployer and occupation: Small…

Meet the candidates: Dana Merryday for Cottage Grove Mayor

Name: Dana MerrydayAge: 69Hometown: Madison, Fla., fifth-generation born there — still a third of the size of Cottage GroveMarital status: MarriedPartner occupation: GeneticistChildren: 2 adult stepchildrenWard/neighborhood: Ward 3, Wynne’s AdditionOnline election platform: Merryday for MayorEmployer and occupation: retired science teacher, active substitute teacher with South…

Civic Engagement Calendar: Oct. 26-Nov. 5

SATURDAY, OCT. 26  ■ Creswell Coffee with a Cop, 10 a.m. at 116 Melton Rd. MONDAY, OCT. 28 ■ Springfield City Council Executive Session, 5:30 p.m. at Springfield City Hall, 225 5th St.  ■ Cottage Grove City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. at Cottage Grove City…