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Get your ticket to try hotdish from some of St. Paul’s best chefs

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IMG_0285.webp, The judge’s choice winner from the Jan. 27, 2019 second annual Fancy Hotdish Competition came from In Bloom restaurant. (Jess Fleming / Pioneer Press)
ticket to try hotdish from some of St. Paul’s best chefsBy JESS FLEMING | jfleming@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThere are still tickets available t

Third time is the charm for winner of 2020 Klondike Kate competition

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jea-3289-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, reacts as she is sashed as the 2020 Klondike Kate during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South , jea-3374-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, reacts as she is sashed as the 2020 Klondike Kate during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South , jea-1663-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, strikes a pose in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest Jan. 8, 2020, at the enVision hotel in South St. P, jea-0333-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, performs during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 2020. (Jo, jea-2841-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul hams it up during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 2020. (J, jea-0004-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Past Klondike Kates perform a song to warm up the audience during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., jea-3192-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Jennifer Prichard, from St. Paul performs during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 2020. (John , jea-2977-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Tammy McCanna, from St. Louis Park, performs during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 2020. (Jo, jea-1389-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Susan Barry, from Inver Grove Heights, sings in the second round during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, jea-1243-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Vonda Braun, from Cottage Grove, sings in the second or of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 20, jea-1206-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Vonda Braun, from Cottage Grove, sings in the second or of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan., 8, 20, jea-1149-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Susan Barry, from Inver Grove Heights sings in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan, jea-1061-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Susan Barry, from Inver Grove Heights sings in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan, jea-0980-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Jennifer Prichard, from St. Paul makes a face during a song in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul o, jea-0838-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Jennifer Prichard, from St. Paul kicks up her heels during a song in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. , jea-0586-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Jennifer Prichard, from St. Paul, shoes match her dress as she performs during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel in South St. Paul on We, jea-0535-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Vonda Bruan, from Cottage Grove, laughs as she flubs a line as she performs in the first round during the Klondike Kate contest at the enVision hotel , jea-0198-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, The 2020 Klondike Kate hopefuls, from left, Jennifer Prichard, from St. Paul, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, Susan Barry, from Inver Grove Height, jea-0233-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, The 2019 St. Paul Winter Carnival’s King Boreas Monte Johnson holds a curtain for Aurora, Queen of Snows Alison Gunter as they are introduced to the a
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA South St. Paul woman won the Klondike Kate competition Wednesday night.It was Shelly Pabst’s

2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Junior Royalty announced

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2020JuniorRoyalty.jpg, The 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Junior Royalty was announced on Jan. 4. From left to right: Princess of Snow: Grace Westpfahl, 15, of South St. Paul
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe court of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Junior Royalty was announced on Saturday: J

2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival: Applications due this week for royalty candidates

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royal-coronation0121.webp, Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, blows kisses to the crowd after she and Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, were crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival
2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival: Applications due this week for royalty candidatesBy MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressApplicatio
qos_collage.webp, The Queen of Snows of the St. Paul Winter Carnival is a royal title dating back to the 1800s. (collage by Molly Guthrey / Pioneer Press)
The program is open to all women. There are no restrictions with regard to marital status, dependents, place of residence or employment status. The mi

Winter Carnival activities returning to Rice Park, expanding to Landmark Plaza

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IMG_20190202_181014-2.webp, Vulcans pass by at the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press)
Winter Carnival activities returning to Rice Park, expanding to Landmark PlazaBy KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe St. Paul W

Winter Carnival royalty honor loyal volunteer at her memorial

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cst-18334-Klondike-Kates-sing.webp, Kathy Rustin, left, and Paula Berends sing “How Great Thou Art” on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at the funeral of long-time Winter Carnival volunteer June La
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhat happens when a loyal volunteer of the St. Paul Winter Carnival passes away?In the dea
cst-18363-Klondike-Kates-sing.webp, Dan Stoltz, King Boreas LXXIX in 2015, gives his condolences to Joyce Lacey, at the funeral of long-time Winter Carnival volunteer June Lacey, who die
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Underdog team from Minnesota wins U.S. snow-sculpting title after Trump controversy

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snowpeople1-e1549323556610.webp, Adam Turner, Jaymie Stocks and Heather Friedli stand in front of their winning sculpture Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Courtesy of Team Dino Fight)
When the No. 1 snow-sculpting team from Minnesota was bumped from the national competition over the political theme of its entry, a runner-up was pres

Photos: Warmer temperatures made for a fine Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade

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IMG_20190202_180238.webp, Royalty from the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest greet the crowds at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, IMG_20190202_173317.webp, Vulcans, ready to overthrow King Boreas and winter, at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Jul, IMG_20190202_181014-2.webp, Vulcans pass by at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_180550.webp, Unicyclers strut their stuff at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pione, IMG_20190202_175324.webp, A scene at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_175421.webp, More royalty at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_180727.webp, Dancers kick high at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_174544.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt winner John Collins, right, presides from a hot-air balloon gondola at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torch
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe climatological timing was impeccable.St. Paul had been in a deep freeze, but the weather w
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