ADVISORY/Tillamook Kicks Off Ice Cream Month in Downtown Seattle With Free Cones for Everyone.

City Desks & Assignment, Business & Food Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (July 1)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:     July is ice cream month, and to kick off this "holiday,"
          Tillamook will be handing out FREE Tillamook(R) ice cream
          cones to everyone who comes by. Three flavors will be
          available: Brown Cow (white and dark chocolate ice cream
          with chocolate flakes), Oregon Strawberry and Vanilla Bean.

WHEN:     Tuesday, July 1
          11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (or until ice cream runs out)

WHERE:    Right in front of Westlake Center, located on SW 5th Ave.
          and Pine St.

DAY-OF
CONTACT:  Erika Simms, 503/704-8320
          Sherry Brenton, 503/471-0683

WHO:      The Tillamook County Creamery Association has remained a
          cooperative for 94 years, owned and operated by 145 dairy
          families. Tillamook's renowned varieties of cheese, ice
          cream and other dairy products have made them a Northwest
          favorite.

FUN
FACTS:    Ronald Reagan designated July ice cream month in 1984.

          More ice cream is consumed in July than in any other month
          (and on Sundays more than any other day of the week).

          Vanilla is the nation's favorite flavor (50% of all ice
          cream consumed is Vanilla), followed by Chocolate and
          Butter Pecan.