Manhattan Polar Plunge raises over $14K for Special Olympics Kansas
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The wind was blowing but the sun finally made an appearance Saturday as several came out for the 2021 Polar Plunge at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
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The sun was no consolation for the nearly 60 plungers, many who arrived in costume, braving a 30-inch tall, 12-foot wide pool with bags of ice in it, provided by Manhattan Brewing Company. The plunge-time temperature Saturday at noon was just 56 degrees.
Organizers say over $14,000 was raised surpassing this year’s goal of $13,000, to benefit Special Olympics Kansas. Last year’s Polar Plunge was cancelled due to the pandemic.
Only in 2020 would we have a story about alligators being found in Wildcat Creek.
For a brief time in June the public was advised to avoid Linear Trail and Wildcat Creek after two alligators were stolen from Reptile World. Public reports of seeing the gator in the water led to a social media frenzy including memes of the Manhattan flag changing from an apple to a gator.
The female gator, named Pebbles unfortunately died in June after a trap slipped under the water, which the owners believe was tampered with. The other gator Beauregard was returned safely to his tank a few weeks after the ordeal.