250 brave icy Hyrum waters to take ‘Polar Plunge’ for Special Olympics
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on 250 brave icy Hyrum waters to take ‘Polar Plunge’ for Special OlympicsBy Kristi Ottley Photos by Mallory Jones HYRUM—Cold temperatures, wind, rain and a forecast of snow didn’t deter plungers or spectators from coming out to support the annual “Polar Plunge” fundraiser for Special Olympics Utah at Hyrum Dam Friday and Saturday. An ...
Crazy or dedicated? Scores leap into freezing reservoir for 6th Polar Plunge
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Crazy or dedicated? Scores leap into freezing reservoir for 6th Polar PlungeBy Jess Allen HYRUM—The crowd huddled behind a fence on the shore of the Hyrum Reservoir, watching shivering polar bears walk the long, wooden walkway and onto the ice to jump into the freezing water. It was the 6th annual “Freezin’ for ...
‘Freezin’ for a Reason’ at 5th annual Polar Plunge
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘Freezin’ for a Reason’ at 5th annual Polar PlungeStory by Jess Allen Photos by Christian Hathaway HYRUM—Shrieks and cheers fill the chill air above Hyrum Reservoir as another head bobs to the frigid surface of a square of near-freezing open water cut in the ice. After volunteers clear the icy water ...