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Hardy souls take the plunge

SUTHERLIN — A lot about Will Vogel’s annual Polar Bear Plunge has stayed the same over the past 17 years. Every year on New Year’s Day, Vogel and his friends and family gather on his 200 acres east of Sutherlin. They wear outlandish costumes. They inflate their courage with alcohol. They light a bonfire. They jump into his pond. “I always say, if we can do something like this on the first day of the year, then who knows what we can do the rest of the year,” said Vogel, who owns Pinnacle Healthcare of Eugene. On Tuesday at Vogel’s …

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The News-Review Updated Jan 4, 2013 10:42AM Published Jan 2, 2013 04:53PM Copyright 2013 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.