Gone fishin’: RSH Volunteer Council holds first ever ‘fish-out’ Saturday

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    Photos: Quinten Boyd Saturday was a good day for a few bites as the Rusk State Hospital Volunteer Council hosted its first annual fish-off at the Fredrick M. Hedge Wilderness Lake on the state hospital grounds. Approximately 35 were in attendance to cast their lines into the lake.


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