Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
POLKA DOT team members Mary Hitt, left, and Ricky Kelly react after taking a plunge into Wakefield's Sunday Lake on Saturday afternoon.
WAKEFIELD - "Go jump in a lake" is a command that was followed by about 50 people who participated in the 10th annual Regional Hospice Polar Plunge on Saturday.
On a sunny afternoon with temperatures around 32, hundreds of spectators watched as young and old participants dove into frigid Sunday Lake for a worthy cause, namely to raise money for end of life services.
Announcer John Oberto, of Iron Belt, Wis., said 40 people signed up for the event and another 10 showed up on Saturday afternoon.
"We had a lot of people jumping in groups this year," Oberto said.
Tom DeCarlo, of Ironwood, who will...
