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St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans truck needs nips and tucks

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Luverne-1.jpg, Dave Breen, a Roseville firefighter and Vulcans caretaker of "Luverne," starts the 1932 Luverne Fire Truck in its garage in Vadnais Heights on Tuesday, wpid-20141111__1-Vulcans_Luverne.webp, St. Paul Vulcans ride their truck, Luverne, at a 2014 event at Bridge View School in St. Paul. (Courtesy of St. Paul Vulcans), Luverne-3.jpg, The windshield shows the wear and tear of the years on "Luverne." (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Luverne-4.jpg, The steering wheel and dashboard of the open-cab 1932 Luverne Fire Truck. (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Luverne-5.jpg, 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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20140122__140124wlbb-snow.jpg, 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 , 20140121__140122SnowSculpt2.jpg, 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

Vulcans take the heat for cold-and-snowy spring

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20130201__130202vulcanjp3.webp, Grand Duke Fertilious entertains the young pre-schoolers and answers all questions as John Brewer imitated a Vulcan for a first-person piece on the Vu
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThis has been a tough winter to be a Vulcan.As the caped bad guys of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the Vulcan Krewe has

Winter Carnival: A day in the lives of the Vulcan Krewe

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20130201__130202vulcansjp2.webp, Pre-schoolers pose with the Vulcan Krewe as John Brewer imitated a Vulcan for a first-person piece on the Vulcans and the Winter Carnival at Summit Av
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressSomething you might not know about the 2013 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe: They apply their own makeup.They also

Fire truck used by former Vulcans reportedly involved in hit and run outside bar

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20110131_023405_vulcanKrewe.webp, A group of Vulcans cavorting in the streets during the 2009 Winter Carnival.
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressA fire truck used by former Vulcans — the red-cloaked rapscallions of the St. Paul Winter Carnival — was allegedly invol