The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2012
BOLI seeks business nominations
From page 5
“Oregon is fortunate to have
many great employers who are
great supporters of their work-
ers and their local communi-
ties,” Avakian said. “Winning
one of these awards, and the
assortment of prizes from
BOLI’s Technical Assistance for
Employers Program that ac-
company it, attests to the posi-
tive investments that an em-
ployer is making in Oregon’s
economy.”
Avakian created the BOLI
Business Leadership Awards in
2009 to recognize the good
work that Oregon’s employers
do every day for the communi-
ty, their workers, and the future
of Oregon’s economy. tland.
Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI
for more information about all
of BOLI’s work to support em-
ployers, the workforce and a
stronger economy.
Police/Court Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boat-
ing Under the Influence of Intoxi-
cants; CCSO, Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office; DWS, Driving
While License is Suspended; MIP,
Minor In Possession of Intoxi-
cants; MV, Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent; PCS, Possession of Con-
trolled Substance; ODL, Oregon
Driver License; FTA, Failure to Ap-
pear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District At-
torney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments.
Page 17
From the Sheriff’s Desk
by Jeff Dickerson,
Columbia County Sheriff
Labor Day coverage
The Columbia County Sher-
iff’s Office committed extra
manpower and boats to the Co-
lumbia River over the Labor
Day Weekend. The extra re-
sources helped ease the bur-
den on marine deputies as the
weather favored a large turnout
on the water.
Deputies put three boats on
the river during peak hours and
logged 152 man hours and 86
boat hours over the three-day
weekend. Deputies responded
to three Boating Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicant calls. One
culminated in the drowning
death of a SeaDoo operator
adjacent to Collins Beach on
Sauvie Island, while the other
two resulted in BUII arrests.
Deputies also were able to
make 28 boater contacts on the
water, as well as assisting two
boaters with disabled vessels.
Additionally, Deputies were the
first to respond to Collins
Beach on an additional medical
assist – a day after they had re-
sponded to the same area on a
BUII drowning.
“We prepared for this week-
end with additional personnel
to handle the expected in-
crease in boaters during the
holiday weekend,” said Sheriff
Jeff Dickerson. “The extra staff
enabled us to increase the
number of positive contacts on
the water, as well as to conduct
the criminal and death investi-
gations involving operators
who were boating under the in-
fluence.”
“The extra people on the wa-
ter paid off for us, especially
with the beautiful weather that
drew even more people to the
water for the three-day week-
end,” the sheriff said.
Vernonia Justice Court
July 31 - Aug. 7, 2012
Nicholas D Henson, 21,
pleaded guilty to Alcohol in a
City Park; $550 FF&A.
Traffic.......................... 17
Boating........................ 1
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