Looking for family fun?
‘Mooks’ just say cheese
By Katy Moeller
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T!l.LAM(X)K — Cheese
You i (in't w»v il without smiling
This summer, thousands of families will
peck their belongings into the family truck
ster ond head to Disneyland, the lug cheese
of fun parks Or is it just the cheesiest?
This year, instead of heading south for
the fantastic fabricated fun in i rowded
Anaheim, avoid the rush Head north to
Tillamook to the fourth-biggest tourist
dmw in Oregon: the Tillamook Cheese Fac
tory.
l.oi.aled in one of the classiest cow
towns in northwestern Oregon, the fac
tory. which is the biggest of its kind in Ore
gon. attracts more than HOO.OOO people a
year Visitors from as far away ns New
Brunswick. Canada, pass through this
podunk town of about 4.000 More than
half the visitors are high school age or
younger
Driving to Tillamook on Interstate lf)t
will take you past black and white spot
ted Holsteinsand yellowish -brown Jerseys
that meander around tint lush green < ar
■ >et. rarely looking up Many of them sit or
lie sprawled, happily chewing their cud
Cows to the left of tile car Clows to the
right of the i ar
It's a veritable cow heaven
fust before rea< hing the Tillamook, you
will pass a sign for the blimp museum. So
what if it's the largest dear-span wood
building in tin* world, you're on your way
to the cheese factory You can always stop
on tiie way home.
As you enter Tillamook, you will sis- the
word "cheesemakers" painted in large let
ters on the outside of a building It is the
hack of the stadium in Tillamook High
School's Dt>i Adams Field Inside the sta
dium. the wall simply snvs "Home of the
Mooks."
The Mixiks seem to have a healthy sense
of humor about their reputation In the lob
by of the high school there is a large map
of Oregon that shows where seniors are
going after graduation. I.argu letters above
the map read. "Seniors on the Mooove,"
Iligh school senior C hrissy Halllierg said
tiie m bool now has a mascot. One of the
proud Mooks dresses up like a cow lor
sports events
As you drive through the business dis
trict |>art of town, you will easily spot the
cheesy punsters in town If you need to.
you (.an do your laundry at the Little
Cheese Co in-Op or buy a CD at Cheddar
Records
As you stroll down Main Stnmt. you will
see a few broken and boarded-up store
windows and a grand old-fashioned the
ater that was built in 1023. Nearly every
store has an excess of bovine-related
objects. Cow hats Cow potholders Cow
pies made of < hocolate You name it.
they’ve got something with a c ow on it
The Tillamook Cheese foi tory is not far
from the center of town, but then ogam
nothing really is
There's a boat silting outside the facto
ry. and the signs an* hard to nuss The fxiat
is tile Morning Star, a full st ale replica
of the boat that initiated the delivery of
choose to Portland via the Columbia Riv
er in 1H55.
Entrance into the factory i« free, but
unless you leave your wallet at home, it’s
almost a given you’ll buy something In
addition to the cheese, the factory has a
wealth of other dairy and Oregon-made
products.
For chocolate lovers there is tasty choco
late "moo"se ice c ream, and for the health
conscious, "moo'se berry lite
Because they serve ice cream in so many
different ways, there is a chart listing the
various cones and dishes that are avail
able.
A phenomenal variety of c heeses, jel
lies, honeys, mustards, jerky and confix -
tions line the shelves.
The exhibits explain the history of the
factory, whit h extends hack to the mid
IH'IOs
A large fiberglass cow is set up with
milking equipment strapped to it so that
visitors can s«*e how cows an* milked these
days.
The technology used in the factory might
surprise more traditional dairy farmers,
who remember the days when all you had
was a (ow. a bucket and a stool
Large glass windows allow visitors to
watch how tin* cheese is made and
processed
On one wall, there an* pictures of Rab
in Aharon Simkin The rabbi comes to
factory two days per month to help make
kosher cheese The caption points out
that Simkin always wears a while coat
marked with the insignia "rabbi
Though the Tillamook Cheese Factory
employs an average of 330 people, which
is die largest number of people employed
by a single business in Tillamook, logging
and lumber industries are also large
sources of employment.
New billing system planned
By Jen Ellison
O^gon Ot0y fmtraks
This week the business office Is
sending out legal forms for students to
sign and return, informing them about
the change in the University's billing
policy.
In the past there have been a number
of charges for all late payments such as
$50 for tuition. $15 for dorm payments,
and $5 for student loan repayments
Starting this fall, all late fees will be
dropped and the new system will
charge a single $5 billing charge and 9
percent interest on the late balance
every month. Interest will not be
charged on parts of the balance that are
not late, said Assistant Director of Busi
ness Affairs Larry Tergeson.
"The new system will consolidate all
accounts receivable so they carry the
same weight," Tergesen said. “There
will no longer be separate late
charges."
The billing system will automatical
ly calculate each student's minimum
monthly payment, dividing tuition into
thirds In case the student wants to pay
in deferments, Tergesen said.
The deferred tuition payments will
not accrue interest until they are a
month late. There will be no penalty
for paying bills early. Tergeson.
"This keeps peoplo who are a day
late paying tuition from gelling charged
$50." Tergesen said. "They have a
whole month before they have to pay
the $5 and 9 percent interest. We also
dropped the S6 charge to defer tuition.
It's now free "
Only tuition is deferred, however.
All other charges hilled to students'
accounts are due the month thoy show
up on the bill except for student health
center charges.
The student health center is extend
ing its grace period for payments to 60
days without interest being charged to
the balance. Tergesen said.
Students are optimistic about the
change.
"It's about time they came up with
an easier system,” said Dylan Glockler.
a business student. "It's good to see
some changes that are advantageous to
the students."
Other students said they believe the
change will cut down on extra work.
Guest Muslim professor to speak
The Muslim Student Association is
sponsoring a lecture by the president of
the Islamic Committee of Palestine.
Sami Al-Arian. a professor at the Uni
versity of South Florida, will speak on
"The insurgence of Islam and the Impli
cations for the West" today from 11:30
a m to 12:30 p.m.
Al-Arian is editor of the magazine
Inquiry.
Abbes Seyedolali. MSA president, said
tlu; lecture will provide students with a
historical ({rasp of problems in Muslim
countries. Al-Arian will also bring stu
dents up to speed on current issues.
"Unfortunately a lot of people don't
understand the complexity of problems
in Muslim countries,” Seyedolali said.
The free lecture will in the EMU Ben
Linder Room. Refreshments will be pro
vided
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