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Found: Treasure Hunt medallion recovered in Swede Hollow

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Father Daughter 2009 Treasure Hunt Medallion Winners Joe and Jessica Horwath, of South Maplewood, smile after confirming thier win at the Pioneer Pres, Joe Horwath, and daughter Jessica Horwath, both of Maplewood, at the St. Paul Pioneer Press building after confirming they are the winners of the 2009
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressPUBLISHED: January 27, 2009 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: November 13, 2015 at 12:49 a.m.With luck, she plucked the puck from

St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia collections contain as much history as kitsch

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Howie Register (cq Howie), a collector of St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia who is in charge of the exhibit this year at the Landmark Center, at ho, Howie Register (cq Howie), a collector of St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia, who is in charge of the exhibit this year at the Landmark Center, with, Howie Register holds buttons from 1946 when the Winter Carnival was called the St. Paul Victory Carnival after WWII. Howie Register (cq Howie), a coll, Howie Register said that earlier St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons had a theme, as indicated on these buttons, January 21, 2009. Howie Register (cq How
By ANDY RATHBUN | arathbun@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhile thousands search for a medallion during the Winter Carnival each year, Howie Register

Woodbury couple's wedding gets the royal treatment from King Boreas and the Queen of the Snows

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King Boreas LXXIII Christopher “Chris” Schneeman, left, knights Sally and Sam Olson in Rice Park in St Paul on their wedding day during the 2009 St. P
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhen Sally and Sam Olson decided on a winter wedding with a snowflake theme, they didn’t k

Frigid weekend conditions will cheer Winter Carnival's ice sculptors

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"We'll just plump up these lips," said Chad Peterson of Robbinsdale, who grinds on Mr. Wally Eye, part of his team's sculpture, "A School of Fish," at, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team's entry, "Fountain of the Unicorns," at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThe temperature might have dropped below zero as the wind wailed Friday, but the ice-carving teams in Rice Park loved it