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Rockford area residents take the “Polar Plunge Saturday” to raise money for the Special Olympics

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This had to be cold! Rockford area photographer Susan Moran shares these photos of brave area residents involved in the “Polar Plunge”---an event held at Rock Cut State Park and carried out to raise money for Special Olympics. Though Sunday’s high in Rockford topped out at 51-degrees----Saturday featured temperature extremes of 35-degrees and 17-degrees. Congratulations to all who participated and braved the cold for a good cause. And many thanks to photographer Susan Moran for the great photos!

Tom Skilling

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Photo courtesy: Susan Moran