MIss Douglas County Program 2021

welcome 2021 judges
darla pugmire - darla became seriously involved in the miss america organization after being asked
to decorate the lobby at a local pageant. she was hooked! she is honored to now serve as co-executive
director of the miss coos county scholarship program, which gives her a close up view of the
tremendous impact this program has on a young woman’s life. darla has spent most of her professional
career working in the bookkeeping/accounting field, where she enjoyed the challenge of keeping things
in balance. today being semi-retired, she enjoys exploring beautiful central oregon with her husband
michael, reading, watching sports, and spending time with her 14 grandchildren.
melissa high - melissa high currently resides in klamath county and is the city administrator for the
city of dorris, ca. melissa is the proud momma to her dog daisy. she has volunteered on & off for
several years in the miss america organization and genuinely believes in the four points of the crown
and what they represent. melissa has made many friends throughout her time in the organization and the
douglas county program holds a special place in her heart. melissa wants everyone to have the best
opportunity to be successful in life and wishes all the candidates good luck!
virgle osborne - virgle osborne was born and raised in douglas county and attended douglas high
school and umpqua community college. he currently works for fcc commercial furniture as a senior
account manager. during his tenure at fcc, he has been sales manager, account executive and primary
company representative to mcdonalds, burger king and kentucky fried chicken. in 2016, he founded his
own company to chase a passion he has had for years and established twin peaks off road, specializing
in 4-wheel drive vehicle accessories and builds. virgle has also spent a lot of time giving back through
volunteerism having served 4 years on the city of winston planning commission, volunteered for the
douglas county sheriff’s department search and rescue team, serves as the chairman of the douglas
county planning commission, and is also the chairman of the dcso non-profit “friends of dc sar”. in
2019, he established champagne creek ranch as a non-profit that benefits greater douglas united
way and helps handicap people have access to outdoor recreation.
christian “the grubes” gruber - grubes was born and raised in placerville, california. he started
music in 4th grade on the universal recorder, and was an absolute prodigy. he began symphonic study
with the trombone and stuck with it until he graduated from university of california chico in 2005. he
majored in fire sciences but interned at a local radio station in sacramento during summer breaks.
always having an interest in radio entertainment, he began studying communication and engineering.
while visiting friends in roseburg, he met rob thomas and visited the morning country show and guest
hosted. in 2011, grubes began working at brooke communications as a night board operator for
k.s.k.r – fm with dan bain and friday night sports. in 2014, he began operating the live remotes for
the i101 morning show and was later offered a position as morning show host on the morning brew. over
the years, grubes has worked at brooke communications as radio show host, sales, and marketing, and
ultimately promoted to program director of i101, host of the afternoon show on i101, and co-host of
the morning show on best country 103.
tammy rondeau - tammy was born and raised in the roseburg area. she attended douglas high school,
umpqua community college, and oregon institute of technology. for 17 years, she owned and operated
her own business. volunteering runs in her family, and her mom taught her by example about the
importance of giving back to our community. she took those lessons and went on to volunteer for various
programs including junior miss scholarship program, citizen review board, ladies auxiliary of wildlife
safari, phoenix school fundraiser, and mercy foundation board. through mercy foundation, she sits on
several committees; tree of hope, the learning children’s and the one that is most dear to her heart,
t1d beyond the diagnosis. tammy was also recently appointed to douglas county fair board. she feels
very blessed that she was and is able to give her time to these programs.