St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2017 Klondike Kate wins by a song
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Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. Lef, The 2017 Klondike Kate, Kristen Oster sings at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Mio Tubman, 7, from North St. Paul, center, joins her older Kates on stage to sing Roll Out The Barrel after the naming of the 2017 Klondike Kate, Kri, Candidate Rachel Orzoff of Bloomington performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 20, Candidate Crystal Therese from St. Louis Park performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan, Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welch, sport what old fashion shoes as she performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center, Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan , 90 year-old Phylles Chickett, the 1996 Klondike Kate sings during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday,, Feather boas litter the stage during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press, Contestant Deborah Hess of St. Paul performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017., Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan , Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welsh, during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pion, Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pi, Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul, shows off her sash after sh is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on
By JOHN AUTEY | Pioneeer PressKristen Oster of West St. Paul received the Klondike Kate sash Wednesday after she was named the winner of the 2017 comp