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February 7, 2020 T he C olumbia P ress Girl Scout Cookie sales begin in earnest The Girl Scout Cookie cam- paign has an uplifting mes- sage for 2020. A new cookie, Lemon-Ups, include inspiring messages baked onto the cookies such as “I’m a go-getter” and “I’m an innovator.” The scouts began taking or- ders last month, but you can find the young entrepreneurs with actual boxes of cookies to sell outside local business- es this month. • Fred Meyer, 695 S. Highway 101, Warrenton: 5-7 p.m. Feb. 14; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 15; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 16; 5-7 p.m. Feb. 21; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 22; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 23; 5-7 Feb. 28; 10-6 Feb. 29; • Walmart, 1791 Ensign Lane, Warrenton: Noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 15; Noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 22; noon-2 Feb. 29; Courtesy Girl Scouts Scouts get their table ready for cookie sales in the foyer of a large market. Wrestlers win third tourny title B y C ory C onant WHS wrestling coach The Warriors wresting team competed in the Beach Brawl last Friday and won the team title. It was the third tourna- ment win of the season. The team scored a lot of bo- nus points for falls and every- body contributed. Sam Irwin won the title at 220 pounds, and Jade Vollner and Isabella Carr each won in the girls divi- sion. The district is made up of al- most entirely different teams in our region. So, while we are thrilled to win, we still have work to do against dis- trict-relevant teams. We had a second day of duals on Tuesday this week. The du- als determine seeding for the district tournament on Feb. 13 and 14 in Amity. Jan. 29 was the first day of districts. We won some important match-ups against Ami- ty, Clatskanie, Rainier and Taft. We still have some tough competition coming up against Yamhill-Carlton, Dayton, and Willamina. It’s an exciting time and we can’t wait to wrestle at District. The girls travel to Century High School for the Northern Regional on Friday and Satur- day. The top four girls in each weight class qualify for state. This is an increase and an im- provement from last year’s top-two qualifying formula. Four girls will qualify from the Southern Regional to cre- ate an eight-girl competitive state bracket. There will be additional sales days in early March, and there will be scouts at the Safeway stores in Astoria and Seaside. All net revenue earned from cookie sales remains within the local region. “I am inspired by the life skills that are being devel- oped in the cookie program,” said Victoria Foreman, direc- tor of the product program for Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington. “Girls are developing a strong sense of self by participating, learning skills to succeed, and problem solve to manage setbacks as they build their Cookie businesses.” There are 14,500 girls in kindergarten through 12 th grade in the local region. 5 Comments sought on coastal plan The state seeks comments on a draft strategy and map- ping tool for Oregon’s rocky coastal areas. Comments will be accept- ed through March 1 at Ore- gonOcean.info. Just over 40 percent of Oregon’s 362-mile coastline is made up of rocky habitat, which includes dramatic headlands, tide pools, rocky beaches, cliffs, and offshore rocks. The sites are managed by multiple state and federal agencies using a coordinat- ed framework, known as the Territorial Sea Plan. Team beats Taft Jake Morrow grabs a play in the 65-34 game Tuesday night. Pam Ackley, Broker Looking for an investment? Warrenton UPS Store’s owners are retiring and it’s for sale. Location and all contracts and leases to carry over to new owners. To learn more, call Cindy at 503-791- 3972 or D.B. at 503-741-5977.