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Funeral for Christopher Dewey
Judy Koskie salutes as a hearse carrying the remains of Deputy Christopher Dewey passes following the funeral of Dewey in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
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Driking from the Cup
Dustin Byfuglien's dog, Walter, drinks beer from the Stanley Cup in his family's home in Roseau Minn. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Byfuglien won the National Hockey League championship with the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this year, and the Stanley Cup is rotated around to each of winning team's players for to have for about a day.
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Funeral for Christopher Dewey
Judy Koskie salutes as a hearse carrying the remains of Deputy Christopher Dewey passes following the funeral of Dewey in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Thunderbolt 1000 siren
Mike Nelson, a Burnsville college student, has his own Thunderbolt 1000 siren. He restored the siren and painted it with stripes to match a 1950's era civil defense film, "Let's Face It". He says the siren is too loud to crank all the way up in his back yard.
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson

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