March 1, 2018
Vol. 18, No. 40
In This Issue BELLY DANCER
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FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Sunny High 59° Low 40°
SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Sunny High 63° Low 48°
SUNDAY, MARCH 4 Mostly cloudy High 67° Low 49°
PHOTO BY MELINDA INFANTE
Freezing waters greeted divers at White Water Bay in the metro over the weekend. It was all for a good cause as thousands of dollars were raised to help Special Olympics. By Josh Wallace NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman Batgirl, a teddy bear and a Minion were among the costumes worn by law enforcement who braved chilly and rainy weather Saturday morning to raise money for Special Olympics Oklahoma. With temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, officers, students and other people across the metro showed up at White Water Bay to take the Polar Plunge. “It was a little chilly, but it was for a great cause, so it was worth it,” said Trent Marsh, of Edmond, who jumped into the frigid water as part of Vallie Dunklin’s “froze before toes” team, which raised about $6,000 Saturday.
Frozen toes were exactly what team member and six-time plunger Ketha Welborn, 11, said she had as she sat shivering on a picnic table after coming out of the pool. “It was freezing. My toes are dead. My toes are going to fall off, I feel it,” she said. Dunklin, who has also participated at the Oklahoma City Polar Plunge for six years, said she couldn’t have accomplished the fundraising without some “loyal and crazy friends.” The event was one of 16 planned plunges across the state, with the Oklahoma City plunge raising more than $35,000, said Special Olympics Oklahoma Development Director Jennifer
Lightle. Statewide, she said she expected more than $250,000 would be raised this year from the plunges. All money raised is donated to the organization, helping to pay for more than 11,500 Oklahoma athletes to compete throughout the year. Jim Fisher, director of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Torch Run, said law enforcement officers always play a big role in supporting the Special Olympics, adding that his organization is the largest grassroots fundraiser and that more than $400,000 was raised last year by agencies across the state. continued on Page 3