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January 18, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress 5 Astoria logger named Operator of the Year Submitted photo A parent stands by while two Girl Scouts wait on a customer outside a mall. Thin Mints, Samoas and other cookies help girls in business Girl Scout Cookie season has arrived. Girl Scouts will sell cookies door-to-door, at booths and through a digital cookie plat- form, an innovative and edu- cational web-based site that helps girls run and manage their Girl Scout Cookie busi- nesses online. Now in its fifth year, the Digital Cookie platform con- tinues to bring Girl Scout programming into the fu- ture by providing girls with invaluable business and sci- ence, technology, engineer- ing, and math (STEM) skills that prepare them for 21st century leadership, scout of- ficials said. Local Girl Scouts will take orders from customers be- ginning Jan. 5 for delivery beginning mid-February. C OOkie BOOths Girl Scouts will sell cookies at booths in front of local re- tailers from Feb. 15 through March 10. Signature Girl Scout Cook- ies, including Thin Mints, Samoas and Trefoils will be offered among the eight Girl Scout Cookie varieties at all cookie booths. Back by popular demand are Girl Scout S’mores cook- ies and the gluten-free Tof- fee-Tastic. Locally, booths will be set up in front of Fred Meyer, Walmart and the Safeways in Astoria and Seaside. Customers can find a Girl Scout Cookie booth near their location with the Cookie Finder at girlscoutsosw.org or use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder app available for i- Phone or Android. All of the net revenue earned from cookie sales re- mains within the local region. “As girls interact with pro- spective customers, they are explaining their cookie business and trying to initi- ate a sale,” said Paige Walk- er, chief operational officer. “Just as important as getting to a ‘yes,’ is how the girls learn to process the ‘no thank you’ and keep trying.” Girl Scouts use their cook- ie proceeds for astronomy adventures, Horse Camp, snowshoe hikes and other ac- tivities. Jay Browning of J.M. Browning Logging of Asto- ria was named regional 2018 Operator of the Year by the Oregon Board of Forestry. He was selected for the top award in Northwest Oregon. Other winners were Brad Clemens of B&M Logging in Burns for Eastern Oregon and Dave Wilkerson of Dave Wilkerson Logging in Eagle Point for Southern Oregon. The three men will be hon- ored at the Oregon Board of Forestry’s March 6 meeting in Salem. The Board gives the Op- erator of the Year awards to recognize those who, while harvesting timber, protect natural resources at a level that goes above and beyond requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act. The law requires people and compa- nies to harvest responsibly, protect streams and water quality, protect and enhance habitat, and reduce landslide risks. The law also requires land- owners to replant forests af- ter harvesting. The awards honor opera- tors who consistently meet or exceed Forest Practices Act regulations. “These operators have shown how they can harvest needed wood products in Or- egon forests while protecting natural resources,” said Lena Tucker, private forests divi- sion chief. “We’re pleased to honor the excellent care and diligence they demonstrate, often in challenging circum- stances.” Browning earned his award for protecting a fish-bear- ing stream within Hampton Lumber’s Big Creek Forest. Browning removed aging alder to allow for regener- ation by large conifer trees along the stream, making it a better habitat for fish in com- Courtesy Oregon State Board of Forestry Jay Browning stands in front of some of his equipment. The Astoria-based logger was named 2018 Operator of the Year by the state Board of Forestry. ing years. His work reflected Hampton’s long-term con- servation strategy for Walker Creek. The award also recogniz- es Browning for decades of consistently applying best management practices to safeguard forest resources, even under challenging cir- cumstances. “At Hampton, we’re com- mitted to the sustainable management and use of forest resources, and water quality and fish population management is a huge part of that,” said Steve Zika, chief executive officer at Hampton. “Our foresters are passion- ate about the land they man- age and regularly lend their expertise to leave the land better than we found it,” he said. “We’re thrilled that our partners at J.M. Browning Logging were recognized for keeping working forests and the habitat they provide sus- tainable and healthy over the long-term.” In addition to the honors at the March board meet- ing, Browning and the oth- ers were expected to receive special recognition at the Associated Oregon Loggers training and education event Jan. 17 in Eugene and at next month’s Oregon Logging Conference. 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