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St. Paul Winter Carnival ice carving delayed: too warm

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20130117__130120sl-WC-Ice-Carving.webp, Eden Prairie resident Deneena Hughes saws pieces of ice to use in creating the piece “Breaking Free” in the Multi-block Ice Carving Competition during
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWe’re not looking at classic St. Paul Winter Carnival weather this weekend.The afternoons ar

Winners of sculpting and carving competitions announced

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sel626WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Dusty Thune concentrates on carving his team's snow sculpture called "Frozen" on Sunday morning before judging began at noon. The competition was held, 1-WinterCarnival_SnowSculpture-L.jpg, Trophies for the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition's First Place and People’s Choice winner sit at the base of the sculpture "Frozen," by Hou, sel627WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Jaymie Stocks works on her team's snow sculpture called "Minnesota Rumble" on Sunday morning. Teams were not allowed to use power tools. (Pioneer Pres, sel622WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Families make it though the icy maze at the 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Snow Park. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), sel623WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Team MS Krackers' Kurtis Klett, foreground, and Keith Klett, back, work on taking out snow with an old logging saw as they put the final touches on th
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe First Place and Peopleâ s Choice winner at the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition is "Frozen" by House of T

Winter Carnival ice-carving contest winners announced

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20140124__140125-Ice-1.webp, Shannon Erkenbrack, Lakeville, carves through an ice block with his chainsaw to make a treetop scene on an African safari themed sculpture at the St. , 20140124__140125-Ice-2.webp, Derek Pasley, St. Paul, carves a rabbit on a sculpture called "Icechanted Forest" at the St. Paul Winter Carnival multi-block ice carving competition , 001IceCarving-XL.jpg, Deneena Hughes of Eden Prairie uses a chainsaw as she carves a herd of impala for an African safari-themed ice sculpture called "Kenya Feel the Heat" , 003pod1-23-XL.jpg, Derek Pasley, St. Paul, carves a rabbit on a sculpture called "Icechanted Forest" at the St. Paul Winter Carnival multi-block ice carving competition , 009IceCarving-XL.jpg, John Njoes of Minneapolis uses a model of a T-Rex dinosaur as he makes a dinosaur for his "Dinosaur Showdown" sculpture. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), 003IceCarving-XL.jpg, Tools and sketches sit on a table in Rice Park as ice sculptors take a lunch break. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri), 004IceCarving-XL.jpg, Chad Peterson of Monticello chisels away on a sailfish ice sculpture, named, i-fSQvqfW-XL.jpg, Deneena Hughes refers to a drawing of impalas as she works on her ice sculpture Friday. This is her 18th year of carving with her husband, Paul Hughes, i-tzpwTVL-XL.jpg, Melissa Proud of Virginia Beach, Virginia, holds her gloves in her mouth to take a photo of ice sculptures. "It's pretty neat," she said. She is in Mi, i-KKw3tWt-XL.jpg, Greg Schmotzer, left, of Hastings and Chris Swarbrick of Hudson, Wis. put a head on a wolf of their ice sculpture "Dream Chaser." (Pioneer Press: Jean, i-PJkXfm8-XL.jpg, Visiting Winter Carnival royalty attend the ice carving competition Friday in Rice Park. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe winners of the St. Paul Winter Carnival multiblock ice carving competition were announced

St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculpture winners announced

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20120129_071826_icesculp.webp, Winner of the Individual Block Competition is "Dream Catcher," by Greg Schmotzer., 20120129_055600_Individual-Professional-First-Place.webp, Winner of the Individual Block Competition is "Dream Catcher," by Greg Schmotzer., 20120129_055627_Individual-Professional-Second-Place.webp, Second place winner, Individual Block Competition, is "Swordfish," by Tom Schiller.
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2012 Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest winners were announced Sunday afternoo

Judges warmed up to chef’s ice carvings

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20100125__100128-eat-ice1.webp, Greg Schmotzer, a chef at Treasure Island, tries to match both sides of a mountain lion's face during ice sculpting competition at Rice Park January 2, 20100125__100128-eat-ice3.webp, Greg Schmotzer, a chef at Treasure Island, tries to match both sides of a mountain lion's face during ice sculpting competition at Rice Park January 2
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressChefs aren’t the ones deep-frying the mini doughnuts and cheese curds sold during the St. Paul Winter Carnival. The real

Frigid weekend conditions will cheer Winter Carnival's ice sculptors

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20090123__090124icescupt.webp, "We'll just plump up these lips," said Chad Peterson of Robbinsdale, who grinds on Mr. Wally Eye, part of his team's sculpture, "A School of Fish," at, 20090123__090124icesculpt2.webp, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team's entry, "Fountain of the Unicorns," at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January, 20090123_091002_090124WinterCarnivalTorchlight_CXNA.webp
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThe temperature might have dropped below zero as the wind wailed Friday, but the ice-carving teams in Rice Park loved it
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