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Washington County Receives Education Award
The Oregon State Marine Board presented Klamath County Marine Patrol for service to Oregon’s boaters. The award was presented at their annual post season conference on October 17, in Bend.
Deputy John Crecelius accepting the Education Award of Excellence on behalf of Washington County Marine Patrol.
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Washington County's Marine Patrol was honored with the Education Award of Excellence for a seasonal program for conducting 91 school education presentations reaching 3,411 students in the county.
“Washington County really stepped up and through their initiative, were able to teach boating and water safety in the schools and tried to reinforce the key safety measures of wearing a properly fitting life jacket and to never swim alone,” said Bill Rydblom, Law Enforcement Manager for the Marine Board. “Educating children to be safe around the water can impact an entire community. Children often share what they’ve learned with their families and Washington County’s waterways were safer for everyone this season,” Rydblom added.
Other awards presented during the conference included: Most Improved Yearly Program to OSP -NW Region; Most Improved Seasonal Program to Yamhill County; Program of the Year, OSP –NW Region; Program of the Year –Seasonal to Benton County; Education Award to Klamath County; Officer of the Year to Deputy Steve Dangler, Multnomah County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to Deputy Jerry Roley, Washington County; Rookie of the Year, Deputy Nathan Thompson, Clackamas County; BUII Enforcement to Deputy Paul Vitus; 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 Bernie Altishin, OSMB Cadre; Special Instructor Award to Deputy Jim Drew, Clark County, Washington; Manager of the Year to Lt. Pat Rowland, Jackson County; Program Administration Award of Excellence to Clatsop and Lane Counties; Volunteer of the Year to Bernie Altishin, OSMB Instructor Cadre and Paul Cody, Deschutes County.
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