Looking for family fun? ‘Mooks’ just say cheese By Katy Moeller Orogo/I Uatff I ”****! 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. 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