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The moment many Minnesotans have been waiting for has finally come: “Blizzo” is officially on the streets. The snowplow was revealed on Thursday at the Camden neighborhood truck station in north Minneapolis.

Blizzo, a mashup of the name of the singer-songwriter Lizzo and the word “blizzard,” was one of the winners of 

the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s annual “Name a Snowplow” contest

 last month. The plow is assigned to the Twin Cities.

While the name was submitted by many, it was 

a sixth-grade class at Osseo Middle School

 that rallied for it to win. History teacher Ann Mack’s class Minnesota history class came up with the name and submitted it to MnDOT and, weeks later, it became a big winner.

“She understands music and has this passion. I love her body positivity and the message she sends to young girls and all women alike,” Mack said last month.

Lizzo herself even commented on the win at the time, saying that out of all the awards she has received, “this one is by far the highest honor.” Lizzo moved to Minnesota in 2011 and although she only lived here a short time, her impact was big.

Blizzo was not on the roads for the winter storm last month that 

dropped more than a foot of snow across much of southern Minnesota

, but we can hope that we see her on the streets as we finish up winter.

Snow is expected to return Sunday afternoon and evening

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The moment many Minnesotans have been waiting for has finally come: “Blizzo” is officially on the streets. The snowplow was revealed Thursday at the Camden truck station.

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