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HAWLEY, Minn.

Photos: Training for the biathlon

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Danelle Card
Danelle Card practices her marksmanship at a makeshift shooting range near her rural Hawley, Minn., home on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. She and other members of the North Dakota National Guard biathlon team will test their shooting and skiing skills at Minnesota's Camp Ripley in late January.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News

National Guard soldiers from eight states will be in Minnesota next week to test their skiing and shooting skills. The Guard sponsors regional biathlon competitions for guard teams from across the country. Winning brings bragging rights for the Guard teams, as well as the chance to compete against national teams around the world.

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Biathlon practice
The western Minnesota prairie provides a picturesque backdrop as Robby Melland, left, and Danelle Card, right, ski around a small snow-covered lake near Card's rural Hawley, Minn., home on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Melland, Card and other members of the North Dakota National Guard biathlon team will test their shooting and skiing skills at Minnesota's Camp Ripley in late January.
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Danelle Card
Danelle Card practices her marksmanship at a makeshift shooting range near her rural Hawley, Minn., home on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. She and other members of the North Dakota National Guard biathlon team will test their shooting and skiing skills at Minnesota's Camp Ripley in late January.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News
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Spent casings
Spent bullet casings rest in the snow near a makeshift shooting range near Danelle Card's rural Hawley, Minn., home on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. "We'll clean them up in the spring," Card said.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News