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WHS band takes tops at state Gulls in front at state NORTH COAST • 3A SPORTS • 4A 142nd YEAR, No. 230 TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 ONE DOLLAR No extra Camp 18 honors the logger life bucks for cop stops Police training IHHVKRWGRZQ E\&LW\&RXQFLO By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian KATHERINE LACAZE — EO Media Group Vince Bogard, the president of the Northwest Old Iron Club chapter from Tillamook, hammers away in a blacksmithing demonstration during the Camp 18 Logger’s Memorial Dedication and Logging Exhibition on May 9. The blacksmith demonstration was a new addition this year to the annual event. 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