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COLD REALITY – Rick Dole (left), John Leaver and Kelly Payne (right) symbolized the high tide of folks here and elsewhere eager to get rid of 2020. They jumped into the new year and a chilly Swinomish Channel Friday. Annie Taylor (not pictured) joined the trio. The four substituted their “Polar Plunge” for the now regular “First on First” extended shopping hours in town. – Photo by Sarah Walls