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Yahoo
13-02-2025
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MnDOT announces statewide Name a Snowplow winners: ‘Anthony Sledwards,' ‘I Came. I Thaw. I Conquered,' among them
Eight winners emerged Wednesday from the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Name a Snowplow contest after nearly 23,500 cast votes. The winner for the Twin Cities snowplow is Anthony Sledwards, presumably in honor of Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. Other winners include We're Off the See The Blizzard, Snowtorious B.I.G., Plowabunga!, You're Welcome, Don'tcha Snow, Skol Plow and I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered. 'Anthony Sledwards is officially ready for Minnesota winter,' said Gov. Walz in a release. 'And let's remember it's not just the plows, but the 1,600 Minnesota snowplow drivers who keep us safe and our roads cleared all winter long. A big thank you to those drivers and the Minnesotans who continue to demonstrate unrivaled creativity in naming our snowplows!' Drivers should remember to slow down and give snowplow drivers space so they can safely do their jobs, said Nancy Daubenberger, MnDOT commissioner. Minnesotans were invited to submit their snowplow name ideas in December. The department received more than 7,300 submissions, with most ideas submitted multiple times by multiple people. The list was narrowed down by staff to 50 finalists for the public to vote on. This is the fifth annual Name a Snowplow contest hosted by MnDOT. Statewide, the department has so far named 44 snowplows, as well as helped name four other snowplows in acknowledgement of highways the state plows along tribal lands. All 50 finalists can be found at Local News | 'Winter Walk to School Day' to take place across Minnesota Wednesday Local News | St. Paul Downtown Airport increased operations in 2024, improvements on the horizon Local News | Delta flight makes emergency landing Sunday at MSP Airport following mechanical issue Local News | Crime down 6%, ridership up 6% on Metro Transit year-over-year, officials announce Local News | MN DVS counter leaves St. Paul's University Avenue for Transfer Road
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Here are the finalists for MnDOT's 'Name a Snowplow' 2025 contest
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released the 50 finalists of its now-annual "Name a Snowplow" contest, even if snow has been mostly missing this winter. The public can now vote on their favorites between now and Friday, Feb. 7, with the eight most popular suggestions being announced in February. Winning names will then be added to eight plows operating in each individual MnDOT district over the next year. More than 7,300 submissions were put forward, with MnDOT said it "considered a variety of factors, including uniqueness, frequency of submissions, Minnesota-specific ideas, and names that would be easily identifiable and understandable to most audiences." Don't let it influence you in any way, but we're fans of Snowtorious B.I.G., 867-530 Brine, and I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered. Here's a look at the finalists: 867-530 Brine A Little Salty Aaron Brrrr, Sir Accumulus Removeus Albert Icestein Anthony Sledwards Austin Plowers Best In Snow Blizzard Buster Bob Chillin' Brrrtha Catch My Drift Chilly Eilish De-Iceman Cometh Don'tcha Snow Flake Superior Frosty The Snowplow Hot To Snow! I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered In My Blizzard Era James J. Chill Joe Plower Just Scraping By Lady Slippery Land of 10,000 Snows Little Plow on the Prairie L'Plow du Nord Make Snowbegone Meltin' John MinneSNOWta N'ice Miracle On Ice No Business Like Snow Business Oh Snow You Didn't! Orange Peeler Plowabunga! Plowin' In The Wind Plower Power Rudy GoBrrr Salt Me Baby One More Time Say It Ain't Snow SKOL Plow Snow Big Deal Snow Country For Cold Men Snow Place Like Home Snowtorious B.I.G. Sub Zero Hero The North Plow We're Off To See The Blizzard Winter Warrior You're Welcome
