Ruby, right, and Dee, mated 21/2 year old Black Footed Penguins, visited downtown Excelsior Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Hundreds of people, in groups of about 30, got to spend a few minutes with the two coastal South African birds while Joan Hemker, from Hemker Park & Zoo in Freeport, Minn., gave an educational talk to visitors to the Lake Minnetionka community.

Dan Keppel, left, and Gil Myvett strategize before the deployment phase of their 'World of Warhammer 40,000' session at Phoenix Games in Deephaven Saturday, Nov. 27. Games are played on four-foot by six-foot tables covered in custom-made terrain.