Ice rescue volunteers follow tradition

Sheriff Jeff Hodge commends the 16 Pine Haven volunteers who recently qualified from the open water rescue class hosted by the Crook County Sheriff's Department. Six of the volunteers are now certified for the water rescues as well as vital shore support and ten others specifically for supporting the crew from the shoreline.

"This will have more people at the lake, ready to respond to any kind of incident until we get there if we're not in the area. It ups the county's response time to the lake," Hodge says.

The willingness of these current volunteers matches the disposition shown by municipal...