Hundreds braved temperatures that hovered around 20 on Tuesday morning for the annual Great Polar Bear Plunge at Lucky Peak’s Spring Shores Marina.
Hundreds braved temperatures that hovered around 20 on Tuesday morning for the annual Great Polar Bear Plunge at Lucky Peak’s Spring Shores Marina.
The event is a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho, which will use the money to grant wishes to children battling life-threatening medical conditions.
Besides taking a quick dip in the icy waters at 11 a.m., some participants chose to water-ski.
Bonfires on the shore helped the swimmers warm up after their dips in the frigid water.
But it's still very cold, so tubing is not advised.
Kennewick will be experimenting with a novel way of making sure the city has enough water to meet peak demand during the summer months.
The $4 million project involves using an existing aquifer in the Southridge area to store water removed from the Columbia River during the winter when water is plentiful.
Construction is expected to go to bid in the next month, said Evelyn Lusignan, Kennewick customer service manager. It should be finished in early 2014.
Pikes Peak is much more than a 14,115-foot heap of uplifted granite.
100 YEARS AGO TODAY
The Lacey City Council has unanimously approved an update to the city’s water comprehensive plan and rescinded an 8-year-old water moratorium.
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