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Winter Carnival board member is living the legend

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20140122__140123tamburo.webp, Winter Carnival Board member Jennifer Tamburo, 31, from Afton at the ice throne in Rice Park with the logo for this years Winter Carnival and Landmark
By JOSEPH LINDBERG | Pioneer PressFor Jennifer Tamburo, the St. Paul Winter Carnival doesn’t just run in her blood. She’s basically married to it.Enga

Treasure Hunt’s appeal is ageless

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i-QPjsH9p-XL.jpg, Eugene Longtin and his family find the treasure during the 1959 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-Hz5VFHJ-XL.jpg, Janna Kollach fights to stay on the sled as her uncle John Darst of Oakdale pulls her through Tony Schmidt Park in Arden Hills while searching for the, i-XcHcQc6-XL.jpg, Max Bollman, 6, searches for 1999's medallion near the fence outside Como Zoo while his brother Nick, 5, takes a snow break behind him. (Pioneer Press, i-TGbNXbb-XL.jpg, Mrs. Edward Bibro bundled up her children and walked two miles to Como Park to participate in the 1955 hunt for the King Boreas treasure chest. Three-, i-WdghCxf-XL.jpg, During the 1985 hunt, the Gough family -- from left, Bill, Mark and Ruth -- look for the medallion at Harriet Island. The family found the medallion d, i-dHVHPS6-XL.jpg, The action was in St. Paul's Como Park during the search for 2003's medallion. Among the hunters were Tammy Leigh and her son, Jackson, 3, who came in, i-8nS2V4H-XL.jpg, Sean McGowan, 2, of St. Paul pitches in during the 1971 medallion hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-SHxFMcz-XL.jpg, Using a hoe, Jordan Lundberg, 8, searches at sunset during in Cherokee Park for the 2003 medallion. After reading the latest clue in the Pioneer Press, i-2hQgrSF-XL.jpg, Darren Lazan holds the clues while Dave Dunleavy digs for the elusive medallion in a frozen fountain at Como Park during the 1979 hunt. (Pioneer Press, i-PkcwZQ8-XL.jpg, Richard Lang, 11, left, and his brother Greg, 16, of Maplewood use a blowtorch to melt snow in search of the medallion at the State Fairgrounds in 196, i-L9MQgLh-XL.jpg, Catharine Harmon re-enacts finding the treasure chest in 1953, with the help of some younger friends. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is for all ages, but being younger sometimes makes battling th

Winter Carnival: This year’s Queen of the Snows candidates

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2014-QOS-1.jpg, Twelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. While only one will be crowned queen Jan. 24, four others will be named , 2014-QOS-2.jpg, Samantha Axt, 30, Fridley, 2014-QOS-3.jpg, Elizabeth “Lyz” Carlson, 25, Maplewood, 2014-QOS-4.jpg, Ashley Galloway, 24, Vadnais Heights, 2014-QOS-5.jpg, Dawn Gleason, 49, Eden Prairie, 2014-QOS-6.jpg, Abby Hoglin, 27, Lakeville, 2014-QOS-7.jpg, Janessa Hollie, 22, River Falls, Wis., 2014-QOS-8.jpg, Shakira Jones, 24, St. Paul, 2014-QOS-9.jpg, Abby Massee, 23, Savage, 2014-QOS-10.jpg, Dana Schachtner, 27, St. Louis Park, 2014-QOS-11.jpg, Christine Schrader, 33, Lakeville, 2014-QOS-12.jpg, Laura Werk, 35, Anoka, 2014-QOS-13.jpg, Jennifer Westerhaus, 35, Chanhassen
By MOLLY MILLET | mmillet@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. They include a

Winter Carnival: Meet the Queen of the Snows candidates

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20140120__QueenoftheSnows.webp, Twelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. While only one will be crowned queen Jan. 24, four others will be named
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. They include

Winter Carnival: where to eat

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20130729__130801eat-Buttered-Tin-7.webp, Alicia Hinze, right, pastry chef and co-owner of The Buttered Tin, a new bakery and cafe in Lowertown talks to customers Thursday July 25, 2013. (Pion, 20131216__130119eat_cossetta_Louis_bar.webp, Happy Hour fills the bar area of Louis Ristorante & Bar, located on the third floor of the newly renovated Cossetta Alimentari, St. Paul, Minnesota, F, 20140116__140119WC-eat_meritage.webp, Bartender Matthew Barthelemy pours a freshly mixed Pimm's Provencal at the Meritage in St. Paul on Wednesday September 5, 2012. The drink is made with, 20140116__140119WC-eat_amsterdam.webp, A group of Ecolab employees gets together for drinks after work at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St. Paul, December 15, 2011. L-r: Andrew Strob, 20140116__140119WC-eat_faces.webp, Renae Miley, a bartender at Faces Restaurant, pauses while making drinks in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, December 3, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
By JESS FLEMING | jfleming@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIf it has been awhile since you were out and about in downtown St. Paul, here’s a look at p

Winter Carnival: 12 things to do with the kids

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20130117__130120sl-WC-moonglow.webp, With the Landmark Center as a backdrop, the Vulcans formed a torch-lit entrance to Rice Park, during the official kick-off to the 126th Saint Paul Win, 20140116__140119wc-torchlight-Parade.webp, Aliya Strong, 1, with her mother Alexa Strong, dances to music in the street as Minnesota State Fair mascot "Fairchild" comes by near Rice Park during, 20140116__140119wc-snow-sculpture.webp, he snow sculpture competition event of the St. Paul Winter Carnival took place from Friday-Sunday, with the finished sculptures on display at the Stat
By PIONEER PRESS | ppress@pioneerpress.comOther than boisterous late-night parties with the Vulcans and King Boreas’ court, the Winter Carnival is des

St. Paul: Come for the Carnival, stay for the culture

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20140114__140119WC-travel_history-theatre.webp, History Theatre's "The Incredible Season of Ronnie Rabinovitz", 20140114__140119WV-travel-park-square.webp, 20140108__OmniFest_BluePlanet.jpg
By AMY CARLSON GUSTAFSON | Pioneer PressWinter Carnival gives downtown St. Paul an excuse to sparkle. Now that you’ve found a parking space, stay for

Winter Carnival: four new events

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20140116__140119wc-ice-carving.webp, 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 PressAfter being cooped up during the life-threatening cold of early January, folks in the east metro need an excuse to get o
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