GIRARD As Matthew Hynes ran / walked the red Girard High Arrowhead Stadium track, his mother, Kim, kept pace with him filming as he competed against himself
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Gage Tichenor, 20, of Cortland, and Tyler Littell, 22, of Champion, stand next to a frozen Mosquito Lake on Saturday. In years past, the men competed in the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Ohio, but it was canceled this year because of the pandemic. Instead, individuals were asked to complete their own challenges, such as taking a cold bath, dumping an ice bucket on their head or making a snow angel.
BAZETTA For many winters, Valley residents often dressed in costumes have run in and out of the often-icy waters of Mosquito Lake for the annual Polar Plunge.