St. Paul Winter Carnival has its royalty.
Their highnesses, named Friday night, are:
Boreas LXXVII: Ted Natus, 74, of Maplewood
Aurora, Queen of Snows: Melissa Hoffbeck, 35, of Burnsville (formerly of South St. Paul)
Prime Minister: Matt Wallace of Eagan
Titan, Prince of the North Wind: Mike Maranda of North St. Paul
North Wind Princess: Jill Volkert of Hammond, Wis., a native of White Bear Lake
Euros, Prince of the East Wind: Mike Canine of Minneapolis
East Wind Princess: Shannon O'Brien of St. Louis Park
Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind: Ryan Rutzick of Minnetonka
West Wind Princess: Carrie Paetow of Eden Prairie
Notos, Prince of the South Wind: Chris Stout of Minneapolis
South Wind Princess: Megan Erickson of West St. Paul
Klondike Kate: Anita Mack of St. Paul
Guard Captain: Bryan Johnson of Bloomington
Guard Sergeant: Christopher Villella of Little Canada
Guards: Tom Kreuser of Maplewood, Jeff DeKuester of Roseville, Chris Kruse of Anoka
Royal Coordinators: Kelly Karwoski and Brent Reykdal, both of Minneapolis
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
