Take the plunge into the New Year

PENTICTON – You can make a New Years resolution to start 2015 with a splash – into Okanagan Lake, that is.

The 30th Summerland Kinsmen’s Annual Polar Dip is coming up on January 1 in the frigid waters off Sunoka Beach, Trout Creek.

This year’s event promises to be great fun for participant and spectator alike as air temperatures are expected to hover around minus 6 degrees Celsius. There will be a warming fire, hot chocolate and hot dogs available to participants and spectators, by donation.

The event is scheduled to run from noon until 1 p.m. The swim begins at noon, and in most cases, will end immediately after.

Don’t come dressed just for the swim – there will be prizes for best costume as well.

All proceeds collected from the event will go to local families and parks.

The Summerland Kinsmen Club invites everyone to come out and support this annual kick-off for the Summerland Kinsmen’s 2015 programs.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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