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Snow sculpting competition

Team Wisconsin member Annemarie sculpts the lips of a woman during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Michigan Team B member Alphonso Foster, of Flint, Mich., scrapes and shapes his team's sculpture during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Michigan Team A member Jonathon Martinez, of Bridgeport, Mich., sweeps snow off one of the party girls on his team's sculpture during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. His team's sculpture will feature two party boats f…

Snow sculpting competition

Michigan Team A member Jonathon Martinez, of Bridgeport, Mich., saws details into his team's sculpture during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The sculpture will feature two party boats filled with partying people. (AP…

Snow sculpting competition

A class of school children walk past the sculptures of the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Team Ohio member Eric Miller, of Paulding, Ohio, scrapes and shapes his team's sculpture which will feature frogs and a huge fish during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Team Ohio member Charlie Schreier, of Columbus, Ohio, chops away at his team's sculpture with an axe during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Team Ohio member Megan Dobbelaere, of Oakwood, Ohio, shapes her team's sculpture which will feature frogs and a huge fish during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Team Indiana members Nick Manley, of Edwardsburg, Mich., left, and Jeremy Cook, of Bristol, Ind., sculpt a moose during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Competition in Frankenmuth 2013 on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Team Indiana member Jeremy Cook, of Bristol, Ind., sculpts teeth on a bear during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Team Wisconsin's sculpture is in the background, left. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, …

Snow sculpting competition

Team Saginaw members Chandra Stark, left, and David Jensen, both of Saginaw Township, Mich. chip and saw their sculpture during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Sculptors work as people walk by at the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Snow sculpting competition

Cliff Gilbert of Team New York scrapes and shapes his team's sculpture during the Zehnders Snowfest World Class Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

Animal shots of the week

A woman walks her dog under spectacular fall colors on Morson and Peale Streets in Saginaw, Mich. on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)

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