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Vulcans unmasked: Go behind the scenes with the 2017 Krewe

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The 2107 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe includes, Greg Needham, General Flameous front; and from left at rear: Mike Schmidt, Count Embrious; Sh, The 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe is, from left: Mike Schmidt, Count Embrious; Shawn Meyer, Grand Duke Fertilious; Joshua Pelton, Count o, Signage identifies the Winter Carnival home of the seven Vulcans and their Fire King at a St. Paul hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (Pioneer Press: J, Vulcan Chris Stengel, Baron Hot Sparkus, holds a rooster mask that will be given to the Royal Court Guard that will ride with them on Wednesday. In th, The Vulcans eat breakfast in their "den" before heading out to visit schools in St. Paul on Wednesday. Photos of past Vulcan Krewes line the walls. (P, Vulcans Joshua Pelton, Count of Ashes, left, and Shawn Meyer, Grand Duke Fertilious, put their makeup on as they get ready in the bathroom of their "d, Shawn Meyer, Grand Duke Fertilious, paints his face before heading out with the Vulcan Krewe. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Shawn Meyer, Grand Duke Fertilious, gets his cape straightened by a fellow Vulcan before the Krewe heads out for the day. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Mike Schmidt, Count Embrious, left, a third-generation Vulcan, gets hydrated before heading out to a school with the Vulcan Krewe. Schmidt's dad was a, The Winter Carnvial Royal Court gave the Vulcan Krewe this clock so they don't oversleep. The rooster mask will be worn by the Royal Court Guard who w, Rennie Smith, Prince of Soot, points to a photo of the Royal Family that includes his daughter, Johanna Smith, Princess of the North Wind, left.(Pione, The Vulcans have this prop in their "den" -- a Royal Guard in a faux coffin -- that they made in jest for King Boreas, Jason Bradshaw, who is a funera, Vulcans from left, Mike Schmidt, Count Embrious, Joshua Pelton, Count of Ashes, and David Breen, Vulcanus Rex laugh at a cell phone video taken the pr, A cell phone video shows Joshua Pelton, Count of Ashes, being tormented by Mike Schmidt, Count Embrious, after her fell asleep on a sofa. (Courtesy ph, David Breen, Vulcanus Rex, center, and the Vulcan Krewe sport a mix of footwear choices as they pose for photo at early Wednesday morning at their "de, David Breen, Vulcanus Rex, gets ready to go out with the Vulcan Krewe. Breen, who has been with the Roseville Fire Department for 25 years, said that , David Breen, Vulcanus Rex, shows a sword he made. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Chris Stengel, Baron Hot Sparkus, center, and other Vulcans load their pockets with Vulcan buttons to hand out at the stops they make. (Pioneer Press:, David Breen, Vulcanus Rex, puts the finishing touches on his outfit before heading out with the Vulcan Krewe. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Vulcans scoop up Vulcan buttons to hand out at the five stops they have scheduled for Wednesday. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Before leaving the "den" for a day of appearances, David Breen, Vulcanus Rex, selects a cough drop for his sore throat. The bag was then shared with o, Denise Ring, the front desk agent at the Best Western Plus Capitol Ridge hotel in St. Paul, greets the Vulcans as they head through the lobby Wednesda, The Vulcan Krewe heads out on their vintage fire truck to visit a school, the first of their scheduled five stops, in St. Paul on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2
By NEAL LAMBERT | nlambert@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMeet the 2017 Vulcan Krewe as they get ready for a day of appearances at the St. Paul Winte

A behind-the-scenes look at the 2016 Vulcan Krewe

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The 2016 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe sit for a photograph in St. Paul, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. In the front row, from left, are: Emilio , The unmasked Vulcan Krewes includes, in the front row, from left, are: Emilio Munoz, Prince of Soot; Jeff MacDonald, Count of Ashes; John Utermoehl, V, The Vulcan Krewe leave their St. Paul hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. On the agenda; 13 appearances as part of the Winter Carnival. (Pioneer Press: , Jeff MacDonald, Count of Ashes, paints his face before the Vulcans leave their "den" Wednesday. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), John Hoeft, General Flameous, looks in the bathroom mirror early Wednesday morning before getting ready to go out for the day's activities. (Pioneer P, Hoeft gets ready in the "den" at their hotel. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Doug Johnson, Grand Duke Fertilious, first puts Vaseline on his face, then makeup. He said that the Vaseline protects his face from the cold weather a, "That's my best heart all week," said Emilio Munoz, Prince of Soot, as he admires his handiwork. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), "I try to keep the pounds down," said John Utermoehl, Vulcanus Rex, as he peels an orange. He talked about how it is hard to gain weight while eating , The Vulcans eat breakfast in the "den," which has a wall covered with photos of past Vulcans. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), On the "den" wall of historic photos of the Vulcans is the very first Fire King Coal from 1886. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Randy Graff, Duke of Klinker, left, talks with John Hoeft, General Flameous, right, before the Vulcans leave their "den." (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), John Utermoehl, Vulcanus Rex, signs a knighting certificate before heading out with the Vulcans on a day with 13 scheduled appearances. (Pioneer Press, Mitch Hoglin, Count Embrious, adjusts his goggles as the Vulcans get ready for their day. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Emilio Munoz, Prince of Soot, center, and theother Vulcans get ready to leave their "den." (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), The Vulcans, including from left, John Hoeft, General Flameous; John Utermoehl, Vulcanus Rex; Jeff MacDonald, Count of Ashes; and Randy Graff, Duke of, John Utermoehl, Vulcanus Rex, gets his cape on. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Being the youngest of the Vulcan Krewe, Mitch Haglin, Count Embrious, travels with a baby bottle and pacifier. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), Jeff MacDonald, Count of Ashes is helped up by John Utermoehl, Vulcanus Rex, right, as he swings from the Vulcan truck. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)
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Donors come to the rescue of Vulcans’ firetruck Luverne

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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
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

You know the Vulcans — but what about the Vulcanettes?

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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
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

For Vulcanus Rex 2015, role is a boyhood dream fulfilled

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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, Vulcanus Rex Steven Fischer, center, is flanked by 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans. Front row from left are Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertiliou, 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, 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 , 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, 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 Vulcans truck needs nips and tucks

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Dave Breen, a Roseville firefighter and Vulcans caretaker of "Luverne," starts the 1932 Luverne Fire Truck in its garage in Vadnais Heights on Tuesday, St. Paul Vulcans ride their truck, Luverne, at a 2014 event at Bridge View School in St. Paul. (Courtesy of St. Paul Vulcans), The windshield shows the wear and tear of the years on "Luverne." (Pioneer Press: John Autey), The steering wheel and dashboard of the open-cab 1932 Luverne Fire Truck. (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Rust shows above the truck's name plate. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressLuverne, the 83-year-old firetruck and chariot of the the St. Paul Vulcans, has rust in her undercarriage. She needs an

Winter Carnival: Vulcans' Snow Park becoming festival of its own

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David White scrapes the chin of a enormous ogre head, part of a gigantic snow carving at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January , Pat Mogren works on a gigantic ogre's head at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The sculpture, at the site of the
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJust a couple weeks before the start of the 2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival, organizers gave the
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