strengthen ongoing wildlife conservation efforts and help educate college students on safe and effective ways to harness our immense timber resource across Northern Michigan,” said Borton, R-Gaylord. “Our taxpayer dollars should be sent to where they would have the greatest possible impact, and I can think of no better place than investing these resources into our rivers and streams or into educating our timbermen of tomorrow.”

“The work that Loki has done during his 982 calls, including locating missing seniors and children, detecting narcotics, and tracking innumerable suspects, has surely been felt by the entire community,” Borton wrote in the tribute. “In the eight years since Loki joined the Michigan State Police (MSP), his training, demeanor, performance, and obedience have made Houghton Lake a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. We also want to make sure we thank Trooper Whited for the dedication, patience, and care he has shown Loki, who is surely one of the most important and unsung heroes of the Michigan State Police family.”