Vulcan Krewe to deliver check today to MN fire foundation for new memorial
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By BRADY GERVAIS | bgervais@pioneerpress.comVulcanus Rex and the 2011 Vulcan Krewe will present a $2,000 check to the Minnesota Fire Service Foundatio
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Ex-Vulcan accused of hit-and-run in St. Paul
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By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressA former St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan allegedly backed his own firetruck into a car and a retaining wall Saturday nig
Meet the candidates who want to be Queen of the Snows
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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 12 candidates for the Queen of the Snows include a 21-year-old University of St. Thoma
Teatime fit for a queen
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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressI had the unique opportunity of attending the St. Paul Winter Carnival Queen’s Tea on Jan. 17
'I'm a little persistent. I don't give up on dreams,' says new Queen of the Snows Gretchen Spier
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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe fourth time was the charm for the new Queen of the Snows.Gretchen Spier, a 33-year-old
'I don't want them to look at me as an ex-cop,' says new King Boreas Art Blakey Jr.
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By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressArthur “Art” Blakey Jr. is used to being a pioneer of sorts.In his family, he was the first grandson, the first to serve
The Winter Carnival begins with the naming of the Royal Family
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By ANDY RATHBUN | arathbun@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2010 St. Paul Winter Carnival officially kicked off Thursday night with a coronation of
Life is a cabaret
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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press recently queried Suzanne Leisman, a 47-year-old North St. Paul day-care
It ain't easy being royalty
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By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressHow should a Winter Carnival princess stand on stage?When can the West Wind fire blanks from his pistol?Is it OK for the
Meet the candidates vying for the crown
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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 13 candidates for the title of 2010 Queen of the Snows include a figure-skating coach,