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Picture of the Month, February

Congrats to our POTM winners! Anna Rose Layden won first and second, Matteo Bracco won third and got an honorable mention,  and Ashley Crichton and Amelia Hamilton also received honorable mentions. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Members of Stearns Rescue team and law enforcement stand at attention for the singing of the National Anthem at the 2019 Polar Plunge on February 10, 2019. Security and rescue operators are required at the plunge in the event of a medical emergency, due to the below freezing temperatures of the water. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden)
Zachary Elder looks up after the end of his race during the Snowboarding Advanced Giant Slalom event at Swain Resort. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden)
18th century British troops, played by historical reenactors, ambush a French garrison on patrol in the east woods along Lake Ontario during the “Winter Woods Battle” event near Fort Niagara in Youngstown, N.Y. on Feb. 16, 2019. (Photo by Matteo Bracco)
Augstynn Willson, a figure skater from New Harford, N.Y., poses for a portrait at Genesee Valley Sports Complex in Rochester, NY, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Boxer Ronald Ellis, left, reacts after failing to land a punch on DeAndre Ware during their match in the ShoBox event at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, N.Y. on Feb. 1, 2019. Ware went on to beat Ellis in the super middleweight. (Photo by Matteo Bracco)
Thomas Lindsey comforts his daughter, Art Lindsey after a loss during the snow shoeing competition. Thomas hugs Art and spoke, “It’s going to be all right.” (Photo by Amelia Hamilton)