Tony Howell’s plans for his upcoming retirement after 42 years with Linn County’s Alcohol & Drug program is a version of a popular restaurant menu item – surf and turf – although in his case, it means time spent whitewater rafting and working in his garden, not prawns and prime rib.
The 69-year-old’s new adventure will begin Jan. 1.
The best part of his four-plus decades with the county has been the “people,” he said.…