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Honored with awards
Lawmen and a Ranier resident involved in a February rescue of five snowmobilers who drove into open water near Ranier were given awards Thursday by Koochiching County Sheriff Duane Nelson. They were (from left) International Falls Police Patrolman Michael Lee, Sheriff’s Deputy John Kalstad, Minnesota State Trooper Gary Harms, Sheriff’s Deputy James Kennedy II and local resident Murray Gushulak. The plaques read “In recognition of your bravery exhibited on Feb. 28, 2003, which resulted in the successful rescue of five individuals from the icy waters of Rainy Lake.”
	Excerpt from Int'l Falls Daily Journal published Friday, March 28, 2003
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