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UMN says stadium shoveling response overwhelming

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Volunteers clearn snow from TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, to make way for a Minnesota Vikings game to be played there on Monday after heavy snow collapsed the roof of the Metrodome over the weekend.
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The University of Minnesota says the response to a call for shovelers at TCF Stadium has been overwhelming.

With hundreds of people showing up to get the stadium cleared of snow for a possible NFL game, the university said Thursday at midmorning that it no longer needed help until Friday.

U officials say anyone interested in helping can check in at the stadium at 8 a.m. on Friday.

The university promised between $9 and $10 an hour to remove snow from seating areas, concourses and the playing field. The Minnesota Vikings are waiting for NFL approval to use the stadium for its game against the Chicago Bears after the Metrodome roof caved under the heavy snow.

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(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Snow volunteers
Volunteers clearn snow from TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, to make way for a Minnesota Vikings game to be played there on Monday after heavy snow collapsed the roof of the Metrodome over the weekend.
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson
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TCF volunteers
Volunteers wait in line TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. The volunteers were there to help clear snow off of the field and stadium to make way for an impromtu Minnesota Vikings game to be played on Monday.
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson