Category Opinion & Editorial

Let the campaigning begin

Election time is coming in about two months and campaigning is just getting going. We don’t have a lot of influence in the state, county or national elections. But we do have the responsibility to vote for our local government and who is installed to…

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…

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, As many of you may remember reading, or seeing stories in Oct. of 2016, telling and showing the volunteer firemen distributing carousel animals to storefronts in and around Cottage Grove, this was done to promote public knowledge of the Friends of the Cottage…

Through the eyes of the colonel

There is a new manager at Emerald Valley Golf Course as of the first of this year. His name is Laine Wortman, a gentleman that has expressed a true desire to be an active participant in Creswell activities. I am truly impressed by Laine’s plans…