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Pre-Polar Bear Plunge fun gets weekend off to a good start

Weather calls for sun, air and water temps in low 40s for Special Olympics Delaware event
The 33rd annual Polar Bear Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Delaware is Sunday, Feb. 4. Event organizers got the weekend started Feb. 3 with several activities across Rehoboth Beach. John Gramlich of Maryland eats a wing at the Fire & Ice event at the Atlantic Sands. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
February 4, 2024

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Thousands of people will raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Delaware during the 33rd annual Polar Bear Plunge Feb. 4 in Rehoboth Beach.

Hundreds of those athletes and plunge participants got the weekend started Feb. 3 by taking part in Fire & Ice Festivities, watching a sand sculpting demonstration and walking through town as part of a restaurant chili tasting contest.

Winners were announced shortly after the food contests ended.

In the chili contest, Downtown Blues won Best Overall 1st Place and Judges’ Choice, Mariachi won Best Overall 2nd Place, The Pines won Best Overall 3rd Place, and Dos Locos was named Most Unique.

In the wings contest, Kiwi’s Kove was named the Polar Bear Pick and Zogg’s Raw Bar & Grill was named Judges’ Choice.

Kara’s Sugar Kitchen was named Polar Bear Pick in the ice cream contest, with Woodside Farm Creamery being named Judges’ Choice.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the results of the different food contests.

A crowd gathers to watch the crew make this year’s sandcastle.
Kallie Tokash, 18 months, was a little too young for the chicken wings, but the ice cream was just fine.
107.7 BIG Classic Rock radio host Steve Monz wears his money suit while getting some chili at Tiki Jac’s.
Iron Hill Executive Chef Nate Maggioli and staff member Nora Perez do their best to keep up with the line.
Anna Miller, of Virginia, has attended the plunge for 14 years.
Here she’s serving wings, but Kiwi’s Tiki Hut’s Suzanne Gustafson will also be serving alcohol-infused hot chocolate during the plunge.
Coming from Pennsylvania, Dan Person takes a selfie with his soon-to-be-eaten wing.
Morgan Newman dishes out the chili at Rehoboth Ale House on Wilmington Avenue.
Sharon and Izzy Schwartz get a chili sampling at Downtown Blues from Jim Weisgerber. Between the two of them, they have 38 years of plunging experience.
Sandcastle maker Heather Williams answers questions about the process.
Ellendale’s Lynn Williams looks like she’s playing in the sand, but she’s using the palm of her hand to form the ears of a polar bear.
These welcome signs are all over the place in Rehoboth Beach.

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