Cottage Grove ambassador changes follow feud over royalty program

Disagreements over pageantry and promotion led to the formation of a new Cottage Grove ambassadors program and the dissolution of a long-standing royalty organization. Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest organizers are gearing up for their first-ever Scholarship Ambassador Program this year, just as the Cottage Grove Royalty Scholarship Program is waving farewell.

By: Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin