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Snow sculpture winner puts moose, wolves into battle

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20130128__Snow-sculpture.webp, Mike Majerus of Rogers, David Ryding of Minneapolis, and Adam Turner of Arden Hills, sculpting as the team “Snow Cowboys” won First Place and Artists
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe “Snow Cowboys” team took first place and artists choice awards at the St. Paul Winter Ca

Winter Carnival ice carving contest winners named

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20130127__ice-carving-pic.webp, Greg Schmotzer of Hastings won first place in the Winter Carnival ice carving competition with his “Parrot in a Cage.” (Courtesy photo)
By ANDY GREDER | agreder@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGreg Schmotzer of Hastings took two 300-pound blocks of ice and crafted them into first-place

Downtown St. Paul's big weekend a boon to businesses

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20130126__130127parade.webp, St. Paul Osman Shrine band members march past the Landmark Center during the King Boreas Grand Day Parade in St. Paul, January 26, 2013. (Pioneer Pres
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressDave Cossetta said he would be hard-pressed to think of a bigger weekend for his century-old

Winter Carnival: New Aurora, Queen of the Snows finally wears the crown she's had her eye on

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20130126__130127_Winter_Carnival_Queen_2013.webp, Melissa Hoffbeck is crowned the 2013 Aurora, Queen of Snows by Ashleigh Hayes, the 2012 Queen of the Snows, at the 2013 Winter Carnival Royal Family C
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMelissa Hoffbeck of Burnsville now knows: It’s never too late for dreams to come true.Hoff

Winter Carnival royalty: North End businessman Ted Natus new King Boreas

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20130125__130125_Winter_Carnival_royalty.webp, Ted Natus, Boreas LXXVII, right, and Melissa Hoffbeck, center, Aurora, Queen of Snows, are presented to the audience at the 2013 Winter Carnival Royal
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressTed Natus was driving back to Montana from a job picking cotton down South in 1967 when his car broke down in St. Paul.O

Winter Carnival: 2013 Senior Royal Court crowned

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20130122__winter-carnival-senior-royaltyL.webp, Members of the Winter Carnival senior royal court are, from left, Randy Burger, Lou Michaels, David Forsell, Jackye Whitner, Lee Shovell and Patricia
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2013 St. Paul Winter Carnival has crowned its Senior Royal Court.During festivities on Tue

Video: Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt weather forecast

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wpid-20130122__cold_winter_weather_TwinCities.webp, The temperature on this Minneapolis thermometer barely registered above zero, as cold weather gripped the Twin Cities on January 21, 2013.  (Pioneer P
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer Press 
Video: St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt weather forecast
In short, it’s cold out there. Sub-zero temps, snow and more mind-bending clues are on tap for treasure hunters this weekend. Dress warm and hunt safe
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