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Mineral County DUI Task Force members Sheriff Ryan Funke, Commissioner Dawn Terrill, Anna Schreck, Prevention Specialist for Mineral County/Western Montana Mental Health Center, Ernie Ornelas, Barb Jasper, Mineral County Health Department, and Stephanie Quick, Frontier Counseling presented Ornelas with an appreciation plaque for his eight years as the DUI Task Force Coordinator. He remains on the task force as the advisory committee approaches the new year with underage drinking a higher priority from new research in Mineral County. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

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Ornelas honored for work on DUI Task Force
November 1, 2023 midnight

Ornelas honored for work on DUI Task Force

Montana has 36 approved county-level DUI Task Forces serving 39 counties. Officials say effective DUI task forces are an important mechanism for decreasing the state's alcohol-related injury and fatality rates.