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HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 2 months AGO
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Wonder Woman jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Wonder Woman strikes a pose before jumping into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A plunger from the Mann Mortgage team emerges from the water after jumping into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
The Whitefish Police Department group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Prince Frey Ethan Mercer and Princess Freya Myah Strauser jump into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group from North Valley Hospital jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
The Kalispell Police Department team jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
The Montana Highway Patrol team jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at hdesch@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4421. | February 4, 2017 3:26 PM
Hundreds of brave volunteers jumped in the icy waters of Whitefish Lake Saturday morning for the annual Penguin Plunge.
The annual event held at City Beach raises money to support Special Olympics Montana athletes so they can train and compete. Saturday’s plunge raised more than $50,000.
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