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PolaRotary Bear Plunge photo gallery

Feb 10, 2022 | Front Page

People running into chilly lake near rescue boat.

Click here for more photos from the PolaRotary Bear Plunge.

The king and queen of the PolaRotary Bear Plunge: Dr. Patrick and Jo Bonita Rains.
Pastor Randy Buecheler of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church has raised more money than anyone else over the years of the Plunge.
Bob and Diane Gladwell advertised the upcoming Art & Wine Festival, set for May 21 and 22.
These Lake Arrowhead Resort staff members were tutu cute.
Those don’t look like Elks!
The Rim of the World Educational Foundation superheroes.
Dr. Hugh Bialecki and his wife, Lori, jumped for the Blue Jay Jazz Foundation.
The knights bowed to each other prior to descending into the lake.
Paul Fournier of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club stayed in the cold Lake Arrowhead waters for five minutes.
Yabba-dabba-doo! This Flintstone gang jumped for the Mountains Community Hospital Foundation.
Jumpers for the Rim of the World Historical Society wore old-timey bathing suits.
Polly Sauer, jumping for the Mountain Jewish Community, was the first brave soul to jump into the lake.
Charlie Harrison and Nina Hidajat were ready to pass out the medals.
Stacey and Marc Lippert announced each jumper or group of jumpers.

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