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June 2, 2017 CapitalPress.com 3 Tillamook’s new visitor center to open in 2018 By GAIL OBERST For the Capital Press Tillamook County Creamery Association coffee and retail areas; en- hanced viewing of the cheese making and packaging area; interactive exhibits; a small theater; a workspace where Tillamook staff can conduct focus groups to get feedback on new products; a private event room for small parties; and improved parking. In the meantime, a small temporary visitors’ center combines some features of the old and new: the smell of waffle cones greets visitors at the door, just as before. The sound of mooing cows and calves fills the main hall, where children push buttons to hear and see the variety of sounds a cow makes. Visitors can check out — and play with — the latest milking parlor equipment and tractors and can watch a video of the Seals family’s dairy, a multi-generational operation in Tillamook County, or look at educational displays of farm life. There’s the popular line of cheese samples, just as in the old center. Racks of jams and jellies and local goodies, T-shirts, stuffed cows, color- ing books and jewelry, fudges and candies fill the temporary gift shop. From the refrigerators, visitors can still purchase Til- lamook products — from cot- tage cheese to smoked ched- dar. As before, they can buy a scoop (or two or three) of Til- lamook’s famous ice cream, packed into fresh waffle cones or served in a dish. Coffee, fancy or plain, with real Tillamook cream or not, is also available at the temporary center café. KILN DRIED BEDDING SHAVINGS • 16-18 Unit Loads • Dry Shavings • Consistently Fair Pricing CALL TODAY FOR PRICING! 503-849-0216 • FOREST GROVE, OR OTECO WHEEL TRACK FILLERS Oak Lea Mixers • Fills ruts properly and with the correct material. • Completely fills ruts with one pass. • 10 cubic yard (28,000 lbs.) total capacity. • One-man operation. • Off-season uses include filling ruts in roads and transporting grain. THE ONLY SOLUTION Branson Model 4020R THE TRACTOR STORE (541) 342-5464 5450 W. 11 , Eugene, OR th TIM BIELENBERG 503-769-2090 Cell 503-932-2059 • Aumsville, OR All else is just another problem. D17-2/#7 SERIES 3120R 3520R 3510H 4020R 4525R 4720H 6640 8050 24 - 80 hp., 4 wheel drive, Compact Synchro Shuttle; Hydro 24, 28, 35, 47hp The temporary center is open year-round from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June through Labor Day and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. after Labor Day. (307) 331-0734 (307) 322-9415 www.otecomfg.com D-17-1/#4x enclosed patio for the atrium and a new upstairs observa- tion deck. In 2003, the center got an- other makeover — its last one. The Tillamook Cheese Factory’s visitors center is as big an attraction as the Space Needle in Seattle, says the association’s CEO, Patrick Criteser. Tillamook is one of the Northwest’s largest dairy cooperatives. “This project represents a significant investment in our local presence here in Tilla- mook County and one that we anticipate will attract even more visitors to our area,” said Criteser. The new center will feature a larger cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and a new, cheesy menu including wood- fired pizza and local wine and beer; improved ice cream, Tillamook County Creamery Association The new 38,500-square-foot visitors center will feature a larger café and a new, cheesy menu including wood-fired pizza . D17-7/#T1D The new visitors center at the Tillamook Cheese Factory is due for completion in the summer of 2018. D17-4/#5 TILLAMOOK, Ore. — To more than 1.3 million visi- tors each year, the Tillamook Cheese factory, operated by the Tillamook County Cream- ery Association, has been more than just a production facility. The Tillamook Cheese Factory became a must-see family attraction shortly after it was built in 1949. This year, that attraction is growing to accommodate those visitors. The old visi- tors center at the Tillamook Cheese Factory will be torn down, and built in its place will be a new 38,500-square- foot facility. The new center is due for completion in the summer of 2018, but a tempo- rary center is open across the parking lot from the factory. The Tillamook Cheese Factory’s first visitor accom- modations were simple: re- strooms, a small cheese store and guided tours, according to TCCA spokeswoman Tori Harms. In 1968, the company built a special entrance and obser- vation area where visitors could watch the cheesemak- ing process through windows. The now-old visitors cen- ter was part of a 1979 ex- pansion, and was remodeled several times in the following 38 years, adding a gift shop, a dining and kitchen area, an
