Ruralite BENTON REA
MARCH 2025
Take the Plunge Celebrate 50 years of Special Olympics Washington at the Tri-Cities Polar Plunge on March 22 Page 28 Polar plungers leap into the water at Columbia Point Marina at last year’s plunge. PHOTO BY EMILY MCLAUGHLIN
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