The Wasco County Commission unanimously approved Elaine Albrich to be the County’s representative on the Gorge Commission. Albrich is a lawyer with a background in land use, permitting, and policy issues, and recently purchased a house and moved to the Dufur area from the Willamette Valley. County Commissioner Scott Hege noted while they heard some concern about her relative recent arrival in the County, he said her experience with the Gorge Commission as a lawyer overrides that for him. Albrich succeeds Rodger Nichols, who served for 12 years in the position.