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Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year

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Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad touches up his 20-foot-tall pencil sculpture ahead of its annual sharpening on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP photo/Mark Vancleave)
Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad touches up his 20-foot-tall pencil sculpture ahead of its annual sharpening on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP photo/Mark Vancleave)

Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad touches up his 20-foot-tall pencil sculpture ahead of its annual sharpening on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP photo/Mark Vancleave)