In an era of public-safety budget cuts, a corps of dedicated volunteers reaches the 20-year mark and wonders: Will anyone else step forward to help?

Sitting behind a desk wasn’t Miller Sardella’s style. The longtime Tuolumne County sheriff was far more comfortable on horseback or on his regular walking rounds of downtown Sonora. He was easy to spot, hunkered down on his heels in true cowboy fashion, telling stories of search and rescue and old rodeo days. If you had
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