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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic ...

So they enlisted wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad to transform ... To keep the point pointy, they haul a giant, custom-made pencil sharpener up the scaffolding that is erected for the event.