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F. Scott Fitzgerald series delves into ice palace history

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wpid-20131107__FScottFitzgerald_winterinStPaul.webp, A touch of snow from last night’s snowfall looks more like dandruff on the shoulder of the F. Scott Fitzgerald statue in St. Paul’s Rice Park. The Twi
By MARY ANN GROSSMANN | mgrossmann@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSt. Paul Winter Carnival historian Bob Olsen will present a short program on the ca

17th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig

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17th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Saturday January 17, 2015
Cherokee Tavern
886 Smith Avenue South
West Saint Paul, MN 55118
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Due to a little scheduling mixup with Joseph's, this year we will be re-enacting a bit of treasure hunt history and making a one time venture into West St. Paul as we head across Annapolis St. to Casper's Cherokee Tavern (also known as the Cherokee Sirloin Room).  We have a private room reserved there starting at 7pm.  Food will be available in the private room from a limited menu and we'll also have a bar.

The Pre Dig Gig is a great way to start off the hunt and get to meet or reconnect with your fellow hunters.  In addition to eating, drinking, and socializing, we often have park pools, games, music, a group picture, and lots of wild speculation on the meaning of the first clue.  Generally we have over 100 people so it's quite a gathering.  If you're new and worried about getting lost in the crowd, just find a place to sit and ask someone where they think the medallion will be this year and you'll be on your way.

2014 Pre-Dig Gig Group Photo

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2015 Predig Gig

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With Thanksgiving now past, you may have noticed that we're now less than two months away from the hunt with no announcement (save for the countdown on the page) of the details of the Predig gig. Due to a mix-up with Joseph's we're unable to hold it there again this year. Rest assured that it is being planned, and there will be a predig gig, and it will hopefully be announced very very soon. Keep an eye here and in the Cooler Crew Facebook group for details. 

Jim Ragsdale, former Pioneer Press reporter and Treasure Hunt clue writer, dies

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By MARY DIVINE | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEveryone in the Twin Cities news business admired Jim Ragsdale for his gentle wit and seamles
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“I remember driving to the morgue with Jim to conduct a Peep autopsy with a real medical examiner and laughing out loud as he was brainstorming all th
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He left the Pioneer Press in 2011 to return to the Star Tribune to cover the Capitol. He stopped working earlier this year because of his illness.Pers
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Rachel Stassen-Berger, a reporter for the Star Tribune and longtime friend, organized the caroling flashmob. She said Ragsdale “traveled the cancer jo

Red Bull Crashed Ice returns to St. Paul in January

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crashedice2015-1.jpg, An aerial view of Red Bull Crashed Iced competition at the St. Paul Cathedral, Saturday night, February 22, 2014 .(Pioneer Press: John Autey), crashedice2015-2.jpg, Winner Marco Dallago, right, and third place winner Cameron Naasz, right, of St. Cloud, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), crashedice2015-3.jpg, Ashley Volkenant holds her 5 year-old daughter Alexis in her arms so she can see the Red Bull Crashed Ice Ice Cross Downhill World Championship 2014. , crashedice2015-4.jpg, Fourth place finisher Andrew Bergeson, kisses his wife Samantha Bergeson, of St. Paul. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), crashedice2015-5.jpg, Gullaume Bouvet-Morrissette of Canada. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWinter in St. Paul means falling temperatures and rising scaffolding: The city will host a Red

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
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