Red Cross, local volunteers make best of iced-out holiday week

A warm place to stay, a bed to sleep in, and three hot meals a day. These are things many take for granted in an ordinary situation, but during the aftermath of the ice storm that pulled the plug on Waldo County when it arrived Monday, Dec. 23, those comforts — and a lot of caring volunteers — were what got locals through the ordeal. As many as 40 Waldo County residents celebrated Christmas at Troy Howard Middle ...