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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 Cutter: Crew members got to meet McCormick’s family, see site of rescue Miss Clatsop County Out- standing Teen Peyton Sims is crowned by Miss Clatsop County Outstanding Teen 2016 Caitlin Hillman. Taryn Miller, Miss Co- lumbia-Pacific’s Outstanding Teen 2016, at right. Continued from Page 1A R.J. Marx The Daily Astorian Crowned: Judges evaluate ‘overall package’ Continued from Page 1A More than beauty The annual scholarship program — celebrating its 67th year — is far more than a beauty contest. Program director Sandy New- man said judges evaluate the “over- all package,” with winners serv- ing as ambassadors for the county at parades, charitable and special events. Judges seek “somebody who’s likable, can go with the flow,” New- man said. “Great speaking skills are very important.” Garhofer entered her first contest while an eighth-grader at Broadway Middle School in Seaside. She was named Miss Clatsop County Teen in 2013. “Over the past six years I’ve evolved into the woman I am,” she said onstage after the show. “I am so thankful for this organization.” She was chosen among four Miss Clatsop County contestants, joined by Anna Kaim, Hayliehe Bell and Kayla Warwood. Garhofer is a student at North- west Christian University. During her winning talent display, she tap- danced to “Emergency” by Icona Pop and described her platform as “Live Your Dash — Leave Your Legacy.” Garhofer also won service above self, fitness and congeniality awards. She was crowned by Alexis Mather, who is Miss Oregon and the winner of Miss North Coast Outstanding Teen 2011. Outstanding teen Sims wowed judges with an emotional rendition of composer Leonard Cohen’s “Hal- lelujah,” while Ramsdell’s perfor- mance of J.P. Cooper’s “We Were Raised Under Gray Skies,” and a platform of promoting school and community music programs contrib- uted to her success. Scholarship funds Along with recognizing the talent of the county’s young women, Miss Clatsop County Scholarship pro- gram distributed thousands of dol- lars in scholarship funds. “I think the experience of inter- viewing with a panel of judges for 10 minutes is invaluable,” Newman said. “You have no idea what ques- tions they are going to ask. They are applying for a job of Miss Clatsop County. Potentially Miss Oregon, potentially Miss America.” Contestants gain self-confidence and skills in interviewing and public speaking, Newman added. “Some of these girls have been competing as teens and now onstage today. In fact, all four Misses competed as teens. Seeing them grow is just amazing.” Next up for competitors: the Miss Oregon and Oregon’s Outstanding Teen competition in Seaside at the end of June. “I will be going to Miss Oregon at the end of June,” Garhofer said as she enjoyed congratulations from organizers, family and friends. “I am so thankful for this opportunity! And I cannot wait to represent Clatsop County!” McCormick was a commanding officer on the wooden motor lifeboat Triumph — stationed in Hammond — in March 1938 when he rescued a crew member who fell overboard. He received the Gold Lifesaving Medal for the rescue. Jarmer, 56, of Portland, said her grandfather did not talk about the rescue much to her or her three sis- ters, preferring to remember it as just part of his job. She coordinated with the crew to develop the ship’s crest, which includes a salmon drawing commemorating McCormick’s love for fishing. Top speeds Near the time of McCormick’s death at 85 in 1986, the new 110-foot Island-class patrol boats were just being commissioned. Three decades later, the cutters are replacing many of these boats. “I think he’d be amazed at the ship and everything it has on it,” Jarmer said. The most noticeable upgrade from the Island-class is the ability to maintain top speeds. Both boats can reach speeds of roughly 30 knots, but the 20-cylinder engine on the Senti- nel-class cutter allows it to maintain those speeds for a longer distance. Three generators significantly reduce the possibility of it losing power. The cutter also holds a 26-foot stern launch boat that can glide from a lowered platform on the back of the vessel into the water. Its ability to slide into the water as opposed to being lowered allows crew members to use it on larger swells. “We can get there farther and faster and once we’re at a scene, it makes it much easier to do law enforcement,” said Lt. Mike Moy- seowicz, the cutter’s commanding officer. Upgraded communication and electronic capabilities allow the cut- ter to function more independently, allowing the crew to handle certain tasks themselves rather than asking questions of a nearby station over radio. “The technology just supersedes any other platform in the Coast Guard fleet,” electrician’s mate Pat Connolly said. “It blows your mind the stuff this boat can do.” Upgrades to the living quarters such as separated toilets and showers make it easier for the cutter to incor- porate men and women, Moyseo- wicz said. Three pictures of McCor- mick also adorn the wall next to the mess tables. Crew members said Saturday that meeting McCormick’s family and sailing past the site of the rescue was a fitting last stop before the commis- sioning ceremony. “It really adds that much more of a personal touch to it,” Moyseowicz said. “For the crew, it adds that much more camaraderie. It’s inspirational to add that much more of his legacy.” Blissett: Firefighter worked with many memorable firemen at the station Continued from Page 1A old, they wanted lots of repairs. I closed in 1992. Q: I heard something about oil company execu- tives getting worked up over the station’s decor? I painted whales on the gas station building. They got crazy. They said we’re tak- ing your dealership away from you. I said what differ- ence does that make? I can get the same damn gas and don’t have to do what you guys are telling me to do. After that I didn’t take Standard Oil cards, I took Bank of America cards. It didn’t make any difference to me. Q: What have you been doing since 1992? I was a fireman and I clam dug, commercial clam digger. I’m married. I have three boys. One boy lives in the area. He’s a captain on the Tidewater Barge Lines. The other two are out of the area, one in Seattle and the other’s in Grants Pass. Q: What kind of activities do you do with the Gearhart Fire Department? I have been there so long I don’t really have a desire to go in and breathe a lot of smoke. I feel like I was in it. We do have younger guys that are really into it, and it’s really good they are. Q: Things were different when you started? You might say they were different, but jumping on the trucks and going to the fires was the same. The difference is the improvements between now and then. We didn’t have the modern Plectrons we have now in our home. We had a siren. The siren would go off. We’d respond to the station. I’d be the first one. Pick up the phone and find out where the fire was, mark it on the bulletin board and then get up and go. Q: Serious fires? John Osburn, who owned the Gearhart Hotel, was my uncle. That was quite a build- ing. I worked there in high school. There were fires there. The golf course across the street caught on fire. That was a big one. One time, we were called into a structure fire. There was smoke coming out of the roof and the windows were black. All the firemen — including myself — thought it was a real serious fire. So we pulled the ladder out and got out the chainsaw and started to drill a hole on the roof to vent and I opened the door and there was just smoke in the building that wasn’t like hot smoke, just smoke. There was no smoke coming out of the chimney, but there was a fire in the stove. I said, I don’t think we need to ventilate by cutting a hole in the roof. It’s not hot in here. Well, a squirrel had got up into the chimney and built a nest and plugged up all the ventila- tion for the fire to go up out of the chimney. Smoke was just filling the room. Q: Who were some of the memorable people you’ve worked with at the department? Memorable firemen — there were a lot of them. There’s a plaque in front of the firehouse of all the people who built the station. Denny Holmes. Bill Heckenberg. They’re still alive. They’re older than me. Randy Curs owned the grocery store. When the siren rang, he and I would race down there to see who got there first. The story got out that one time the fire siren rang and I got halfway down to the station and came back and got my car and drove back to the station — which was a block. Q: Did you ever lose anybody? Yeah … yeah. We lost a small child in the house right next to the gas station. That’s not something you want to keep in the back of your mind. Q: You responded to the plane crash in 2008 that killed five people? Yes. Q: Any moments you couldn’t deal with? I could deal with all of it. The guy on the beach who covered himself with gas, and lit himself on fire, was burning when we got there. Some things we don’t want to remember. Q: Anything special you want to talk about? The Fireman’s Ball. I’ve been to many fireman’s ball. It’s always Memorial Day weekend. It’s a fun deal. We had it at the Gearhart Hotel for about seven years, then at a place called the Sands. Then we went to the Fire Hall, and had it in the hall itself by tak- ing the trucks out, which we still do. It used to be where the people would really dress up. It was a different clientele. There weren’t that many younger kids. Now the older people would rather sit at home. Now we have it at the station. We rent a large tent. Q: How do you feel about the idea of building a new firehouse? It’s definitely got to be in the making. Q: Any preference where it should be? Not really. The location where it is. Or across the street, "" W A NTED ! ! 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