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Charish Ingram crowned 2013 Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador BY SAYDE MOSER smoser@countrymedia.net

The 55th annual Tillamook County Dairy Princess contest was held last Saturday to continue the tradition of celebrating the dairy industry. Eighteen-year-old Charish Ingram was crowned this year's ambassador by Taryn Martin who

wore the responsibility last year. Ingram was the only young lady to participate in this year's contest - but it was her third time competing. Ingram even went through the motions in 2010 as a sophomore, even though she wasn't eligible to be crowned due to her age. "It was mostly just for the practice," she said. "To get used to the feel of being on stage and going

through the motions of giving a speech and doing the commercial and getting the feel of what the dairy princess contest is all about." While she wasn't crowned her second time competing, she said she was proud to see Martin given the title and she knew she would keep trying until she achieved her goal - a trait she referred to in her speech as "country strong."

"I am proud to take on the country strong responsibilities [of being the dairy ambassador]," she said during her speech. "I will be proud to represent our dairy farms… I've had to learn to be country strong and it is how I will represent our dairy industry." Ingram is a senior at Tillamook

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Ninety pilots gathered in Oceanside over the weekend for the 2013 Oceanside Open. They were greeted with drizzly, cloudy skies on Saturday morning, but before long the skies opened up and the 810 mile-an-hour winds that are ideal for paragliding started blowing. The event has gone on for the last 15-20 years, with pilots coming in from as far away as Wyoming and Canada this year. It’s a chance to gather for their passion: running off a cliff and gracefully gliding over the Pacific Ocean for several minutes until coming in for a gentle landing on the beach. On April 20, the pilots competed in a spot landing competition. A green dot was placed in the sand with rings emanating out around it like a

bull’s-eye. Several skilled pilots were able to get within five or six feet and some managed to land dead on the spot. (Others not so elegantly landed in the brush or the surf, only to be helped out by the other pilots standing by.) Landing with such precision is remarkable when stopping to consider pilots leave from a cliff 550 feet above sea level, soar upwards of 1,000 feet into the air while flying over the ocean and along the shore before circling around for their descent. Other competitions included the flight with the longest duration of time. One pilot managed to stay in the air for an hour and a half. Mark Sanzone of the Cascade Paragliding Club organized the event. For more information, visit cascadeparaglidingclub.org or oceansideopen.com.

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Congratulations 2013 winners Hang gliding Duration: 1- Ray Berger 2 - Bart Weghoust 3 - Aaron Rinn Distance: 1 - Ray Berger 2 - Aaron Rinn 3 - Bart Weghoust Spot Landing: 1 - Ray Berger 2 - Aaron Rinn 3 - Bary Weghoust Paragliding Duration: 1 - Rich Morren 2 - Luke Danielsoon 3 - Mathew Kegan Distance: 1 - Steve Forslund 2 - Debbie Vosevich 3 - Luke Danielson Spot Landing: 1 - Jay Zollinger 2 - Rich Morren 3 - Ryan Wagner Tandem Spot Landing: Dave Cantrell

PUD to appeal Tillamook’s denial of proposed line BY JOE WRABEK jwrabek@countrymedia.net

Tillamook PUD will be appealing the Tillamook City Council’s denial of a conditional use permit for the PUD’s overhead transmission line to Oceanside. The PUD’s board of directors voted unanimously on April 16 to file a Notice of Appeal with the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), the state’s land use court. The Tillamook City Council voted March 5 to deny a conditional

use permit for the PUD’s overhead transmission line through the city along Front Street; the city planning commission had earlier approved the conditional use for the line, but that action was appealed to the city council by two landowners in the area, Dennis Johnson and Don Aufdermauer. The council’s denial became official April 1, when the “Order” prepared by the appellants’ attorney, Greg Hathaway, was approved by the Tillamook City Council and signed by

Mayor Suzanne Weber. The PUD had 21 days – until April 22 – to appeal the city’s decision to the state. The PUD’s Notice of Appeal starts an 11-week clock, attorney Tommy Brooks told the PUD board. A decision would be expected by July 29, he said. LUBA could decide to affirm the city council’s decision, overturn it, or remand it back to the city to do it over again.

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Solid waste Management promotes healthy schools BY SAYDE MOSER smoser@countrymedia.net

This year in conjunction with Earth Day, Tillamook County Solid Waste Department conducted a school lab clean up in all three school districts. The project is sponsored by DEQ, and Solid Waste Manager David McCall called it, “a great idea.” An expert on school chemicals traveled to Tillamook County from Washington to educate personnel from all three school districts on the latest information about school chemicals – most importantly which ones are considered safe to have in high school labs and other areas. He also provided an extensive database on chemical and compound safety and upon completing the workshop, each school district will have the required OSHA Chemical Hygiene Training and employees who have the understanding to handle chemicals in the school.

“The real intention is to ensure that schools are as safe as possible for educators and students and that the educators have the best possible environment we can give them to educate their students,” McCall said. Following the workshop, Solid Waste Management performed a walk through with the educators to identify any chemicals that are not safe for schools and make sure they are packaged properly and transported to the hazardous waste facility for safe keeping until they can be disposed of. “Tillamook County has the only hazardous waste facility on the Oregon coast,” McCall said. “We are very proud of that.” McCall said for this Earth Day he wants Tillamook County residents to focus on reducing waste. And waste doesn’t just mean garbage, he said.

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