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Hall Mountain Firefighters practiced different techniques to rescue victims from the rotten ice.
April 19, 2018
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April 19, 2018 1 a.m.
Rotten ice serves a great purpose
BONNERS FERRY — Spring in Boundary County can be unpredictable and even as the weather warms, many lakes hide beneath a thick layer of ice, enticing people to venture out on its surface to ice fish or just play on the last residuals of a winter wonderland.