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Viewfinder: Pottstown's Polar Plunge And Tree Toss

Hundreds turned out Sunday morning for the borough's annual New Year's day Polar Bear Plunge into the muddy Schuylkill River.

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The event also included a bonfire -- manned by Pottstown's Philadelphia Steam Fire Company Station 69 B -- to warm the swimmers. 

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