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Donors come to the rescue of Vulcans’ firetruck Luverne

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Luverne-1.webp, Luverne, the Vulcans newly restored firetruck, participates in the Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Pioneer
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhen you’re battling for control of an entire city and its climate, you can’t afford to be c
Luverne-2.webp, The view from Luverne during the Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
David Breen headed the committee that raised the funds and organized the overhaul. He said they collected about $18,000 on Give to the Max Day last ye

St. Paul Winter Carnival crowns its youngest King Boreas

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By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
2016Boreas1.webp, The 2016 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, Alyssa Sigafus and King Boreas LXXX, Jim Flaherty are introduced during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Corona, 2016Boreas2.webp, Jim Flaherty if introduced at King Boreas LXXX at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the St. Paul River Centre on Friday, January 29, 20, 2016BOREAS3.webp, Alyssa Sigafus is announced at the 2016 Aurora, Queen of the Snows at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the St. Paul River Centre on Fr, 2016BOREAS4.webp, The outgoing Prince of the East Wind: David Medernach, left, lights the 201t6 Euros, Prince of the East Wind, Duane Tesser's sword on fire at the St. , 2016BOREAS5.webp, The 2016 Titan, Prince of the North Wind, Joe Gallagher and Princess of the North Wind, Shannon Cherep are introduced at the St. Paul Winter Carnival , 2016BOREAS6.webp, Notos, Prince of the South Wind, Joe Bennett introduces the new Princess of the South Wind, Peggy Ly at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation , 2016BOREAS7.webp, The 2016 Princess of the East Wind, Chelsea Bolier and Euros, Prince of the East Wind, Duane Tessmer are introduced at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ro, 2016BOREAS8.webp, The outgoing Prince of the West Wind, Christian Weinhagen, right, fires his pistol with the new Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind, Scott Oien the St. , 2016BOREAS9.webp, The 2016 Kings Guard march to duty at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the St. Paul River Centre on Friday, January 29, 2016. (Pioneer, 2016BOREAS10.webp, The Queen Candidates wait to go on stage at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the St. Paul River Centre on Friday, January 29, 2016. (P, 2016BOREAS11.webp, Vulcanus Rex LXXVIV and his crew crash the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the St. Paul River Centre on Friday, January 29, 2016. (Pionee
The youngest King Boreas in St. Paul Winter Carnival history said he hopes to be a bridge to the next generation of carnival lovers.Jim Flaherty, 37,

You know the Vulcans — but what about the Vulcanettes?

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Vulcanettes3.webp, Vulcanettes Marlys Aukee, left, and Kelly McDonough, right, put some red smudges on the face of Pat Warner at Sweeney’s Bar in St. Paul on Jan. 25, 19
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe year was 1991. The city was St. Paul. The place was Sweeney’s. The time was Winter Car
Vulcanettes-2.webp, Some of the Vulcanettes pose for a portrait in costume on Jan. 21, 1991. They are, back row, from left: Kelly McDonough, Marlys Aukee and Jill Fiebige
With this backdrop, let us return to 1991.It was the year of Operation Desert Storm, when U.S. women soldiers served as part of the coalition that lib

Queen of the Snows candidates have one thing in common: hot cocoa

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2015QueenofSnows_KrystleIgbo-Ogbonna.webp, 2015’s Aurora, Queen of the Snows Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOne of these 18 candidates will soon be crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows of the 2016 St.

St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcanus Rex resigns

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wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-Unmasked.webp, Vulcanus Rex Steven Fischer, center, is flanked by 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans. Front row from left are Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertiliou
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe 2015 Vulcanus Rex has resigned, citing personal reasons, according to the chair of the 2015 Vulcan Krewe Advisory.S

For Vulcanus Rex 2015, role is a boyhood dream fulfilled

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wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-costume.webp, The St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans in St. Paul on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015. Front row (from left): Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertilious, Steven Fisc, wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-Unmasked.webp, Vulcanus Rex Steven Fischer, center, is flanked by 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans. Front row from left are Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertiliou, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans001-L.jpg, Grand Duke Fertilious, Trever Harwell, and Count of Ashes, Matt Fleming paint their faces before going out and about with the St. Paul Winter Carnival, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans002-L.jpg, Duke of Klinker, Leigh Halvorsen gets some help putting a stencil on his cheek in a hotel room bathroom before going out with the vulcans in St. Paul , TheWinterCarnivalVulcans003-L.jpg, Vulcanus Rex, Steven Fischer gets his cape on before going out and about with his crew in St. Paul on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pi, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans004-L.jpg, Empty boxes of wild sardines, attributed to General Flameous, sit by Winter Carnival buttons on a hotel room table where the vulcans gathered before g
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressSteven Fischer, Vulcanus Rex for the 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival, raved about his 12-year-old granddaughter between b

St. Paul Winter Carnival: Vulcan Krewe prowls dawn to dusk

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wpid-20150128__150129Vulcans1.webp, The Vulcans greet students at Falcon Heights Elementary School on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Falcon Heights. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), wpid-20150128__150129Vulcans2.webp
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIn its 30th appearance since Saturday, the new St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe surprised

History-making Queen of the Snows: 'I love St. Paul, this is my home'

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs a child of Nigerian immigrants growing up in and around the old Rondo Avenue neighborho
20150123__150123_carnivalcoronation_krystleigboogbonna.webp, Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna takes a moment after being crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCe
This year, 10 candidates vied for the position of Queen of the Snows and the princesses of the North, South, East and West Winds. Together, these four
wpid-20150123__150124queen.webp, King Boreas Daniel E. Stoltz, left, and Aurora, Queen of Snows Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverC
Igbo-Ogbonna, whose candidacy is sponsored by Dar’s Double Scoop, was born at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis in 1988, just eight years af
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