When it comes to real estate, it is said the three most important things to keep in mind when selling a house are location, location, location.

When it comes to hunting, many will tell you the three most important things to remember are safety, safety, safety.

A pair of conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Matthew Loftness and Doug Lage, recently helped to honor volunteers who spend time teaching safety education with a banquet at the Minneota Sportsmen’s Club. The banquet was for instructors who teach in Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine and the northern half of Pipestone counties. The instructors ranged from firearm safety instructors, to ATV instructors and snowmobile safety instructors.

“These women and men volunteer their time to teach these courses, so we thought this was a good way to show our appreciation for the work they do,” Loftness said.