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| Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
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Crook County Honored for Service
For Immediate Release
The Crook County Sheriff’s Marine Program received two awards from the Oregon State Marine Board for service toOregon ’s boaters.
Sergeant Russ Wright received the Manager of the Year award. “He has brought balance in the program with excellent performance, efficient administration and management, and cooperation with other managers and Marine Board staff,” said Bill Rydblom, Law Enforcement Program Manager for the Marine Board. There are nearly 50 individuals that supervise or manage a marine program in Oregon. “Sergeant Wright’s efforts stand out, and Oregon ’s boaters reap the benefits,” said Rydblom.
And because of the program improvements, Crook County was also recognized with the Most Improved Seasonal Program of the Year award. “Every year there are a number of programs that are making significant strides to improve over the previous year. It is no small feat for a program to achieve status as most improved program, as it takes an awful lot of hard work by everyone in the program,” Rydblom adds.
Other awards announced during the conference include: Most Improved Yearly Program to Marion County; Seasonal Program of the Year to Polk County; Education Award to Marion County; Education Award –Seasonal Program, to Deputy Mark Jubitz,
Hood River County;Officer of the Year to Deputy Steve Dangler, Multnomah County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to Deputy Roger Pearce, Wasco County; BUII Enforcement to
Deputy Paul Vitus, Lane County, Deputy Jimmy Gyllenskog, and Ian Lance, Jackson County, and Deputy David Zahn, Marion County; Trooper of the Year to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP Oakridge and Trooper Martin Maher, OSP Cottage Grove; Tom Rice Instructor of the Year to Deputy Pete Wood, Douglas County; Special Instructor Award to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP Oakridge; Manager of the Year to Sergeant Russ Wright, Crook County and Sergeant Tim Steele, Marion County; Program Administration Award of Excellence to Clackamas, Josephine and Sherman Counties.
Deputy Rick Burch (behind right), Sergeant Russ Wright (front right), Deputy Bern Smith (behind center), Law Enforcement Manager Bill Rydblom (center), Sheriff Rodd Clark (front left), Deputy Bob Capehart (second right), and Deputy Rob Hartley (right).
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