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2026 Cooler Crew Pre-Dig GIg

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Join us for the 2026 Pre Dig Gig, Saturday January 17 starting at 6! We are excited to announce a new venue this year, Eagle Street! Note: This is the new Eagle Street on the north side of the Kellogg/W 7th intersection, in the space that formerly housed Apostle Supper Club. The old Eagle Street grill is now Zambonis. There is nothing going on at the Xcel/Grand Casino Center that night, so traffic/parking shouldn't be a problem. They advertise 2 hours free valet parking in the Courtyard ramp for Eagle St customers too.

Thanks go to Cindy Gardner for getting the initial arrangements set up for the event!

The Eagle Street
253 Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55102

Silent Auction for Cluey

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Cluey

Bradley Alan TeGantvoort, age 60, of Inver Grove Heights, MN, passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2025. He was comforted in his final moments by his partner in life and love, Jana Armstead.

Born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1965, Brad was the first child of Carol (Tomsich) and Larry TeGantvoort. He grew up in Cottage Grove, where he forged lifelong friendships and created the cherished memories that his family and friends will hold close forever. The Clue Master, Brad had a big heart and a deep love for the people in his life. His passions were many and legendary among his friends and family.

Brad always had a special love for skyscrapers, he could instantly tell you the name, country, and height of structures from all over the world. As we say goodbye, we like to imagine him standing tall above, watching over all the people he loved.

A loyal Minnesota Vikings fan, Brad had a profound love for the Minnesota Vikings and rarely missed a game, cheering on his team with passionate dedication every season. He enjoyed disc golfing throughout his entire life and going to concerts, soaking in the energy and the music around him.

Affectionately known as our “Clue Master or “Cluey,” he loved treasure hunting, especially participating in the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt every year. His charismatic presence and all-encompassing nature were key to the many deep, lifelong friendships he cultivated.

Brad is survived by his fiancée & love, Jana Armstead; his daughter, Alicia TeGantvoort; and his father, Larry (Susie) TeGantvoort. He will be dearly missed by his siblings: Kurtis (Jill) TeGantvoort, Kevin (Sheri) TeGantvoort, and Kari “Sis” (John) Knodle; his uncles, Louis “Butch” Tomsich (Linda) and Jack Tomsich; as well as numerous extended family members and special friends.

Brad was preceded in death by his wife, Amy; his mother, Carol TeGantvoort; his great-grandparents, Christine “Tini” and Louis “Cedar” Tomsich; and his aunt, Sue Tomsich.

A celebration of Brad’s incredible journey will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove, MN with a visitation from 2:00-4:00 PM. All are invited to a luncheon following the service at the funeral home and after that, friends and family will be gathering at the Park Place Sports Bar, 200 Broadway Ave.; St. Paul Park, MN.

The family encourages all attendees to come & share their favorite “Clue Master Brad” stories. Please honor his passions by wearing your Minnesota Vikings or favorite concert t-shirt!

A Silent Auction will also be held on Saturday, December 20th, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Carbone’s, 7155 Jorgensen Ln. S., Cottage Grove.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to help the family with expenses via Paypal: @me2minnesota or Venmo: @jminnesota

LIVESTREAM INFORMATION: For those who would like to participate in the service via livestream, you can watch the service by scrolling to the bottom of this page and click “PLAY" to begin. Please leave a message of support on our Tribute Wall to let the family know you were able to watch the service. If you are having trouble with the Livestream, the service will be available to watch later in the day.

Cluey's Celebration of Life

Submitted by ares on
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Cluey

Bradley Alan TeGantvoort, age 60, of Inver Grove Heights, MN, passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2025. He was comforted in his final moments by his partner in life and love, Jana Armstead.

Born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1965, Brad was the first child of Carol (Tomsich) and Larry TeGantvoort. He grew up in Cottage Grove, where he forged lifelong friendships and created the cherished memories that his family and friends will hold close forever. The Clue Master, Brad had a big heart and a deep love for the people in his life. His passions were many and legendary among his friends and family.

Brad always had a special love for skyscrapers, he could instantly tell you the name, country, and height of structures from all over the world. As we say goodbye, we like to imagine him standing tall above, watching over all the people he loved.

A loyal Minnesota Vikings fan, Brad had a profound love for the Minnesota Vikings and rarely missed a game, cheering on his team with passionate dedication every season. He enjoyed disc golfing throughout his entire life and going to concerts, soaking in the energy and the music around him.

Affectionately known as our “Clue Master or “Cluey,” he loved treasure hunting, especially participating in the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt every year. His charismatic presence and all-encompassing nature were key to the many deep, lifelong friendships he cultivated.

Brad is survived by his fiancée & love, Jana Armstead; his daughter, Alicia TeGantvoort; and his father, Larry (Susie) TeGantvoort. He will be dearly missed by his siblings: Kurtis (Jill) TeGantvoort, Kevin (Sheri) TeGantvoort, and Kari “Sis” (John) Knodle; his uncles, Louis “Butch” Tomsich (Linda) and Jack Tomsich; as well as numerous extended family members and special friends.

Brad was preceded in death by his wife, Amy; his mother, Carol TeGantvoort; his great-grandparents, Christine “Tini” and Louis “Cedar” Tomsich; and his aunt, Sue Tomsich.

A celebration of Brad’s incredible journey will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove, MN with a visitation from 2:00-4:00 PM. All are invited to a luncheon following the service at the funeral home and after that, friends and family will be gathering at the Park Place Sports Bar, 200 Broadway Ave.; St. Paul Park, MN.

The family encourages all attendees to come & share their favorite “Clue Master Brad” stories. Please honor his passions by wearing your Minnesota Vikings or favorite concert t-shirt!

A Silent Auction will also be held on Saturday, December 20th, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Carbone’s, 7155 Jorgensen Ln. S., Cottage Grove.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to help the family with expenses via Paypal: @me2minnesota or Venmo: @jminnesota

LIVESTREAM INFORMATION: For those who would like to participate in the service via livestream, you can watch the service by scrolling to the bottom of this page and click “PLAY" to begin. Please leave a message of support on our Tribute Wall to let the family know you were able to watch the service. If you are having trouble with the Livestream, the service will be available to watch later in the day.

Why is the site draped in black?

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Cluey

It's a sad day today. Once upon a time that was the name of one of our Water Cooler threads (you can only see it if you're logged in to the site). We used it when we had to talk about things to do for someone in the group when they lost someone close to them.

Today, though, absolutely sucks, and is a very sad day indeed.

If you ever participated in the park pick pool, you knew him. If you ever came to a Pre-Dig Gig, you walked past him at the front door (unless you came in at the far end of Joseph's banquet room, and consequently missed out meeting a hell of a guy). If you ever got a bump out in the park at 2am, you met him. Heck if you were ever out in a prk hunting, you probably met him.

He is the reason the site is draped in black today.

On Monday morning, we lost Clue Master.

I'm beyond broken over it. To say Me2 is beyond broken is an understatement. The man was one of my best friends in the world. I've been contemplating for the last several months what I'd say when they got married. It'll be a funeral speech now instead.

It was a call we all knew would come one day. Realistically, we all know that call will come for ourselves some day. Monday was not supposed to be that day. That day wasn't supposed to happen for many many years.

Here we are though. He had so much life ahead of him. We were gearing up for January's treasure hunt. He never missed one. We would get his scooter loaded up into someone's vehicle and head on out to a park, and unload it when we got there. He had the easiest time of all of us on his "four wheel drive" scooter.

Man, for someone who was so well loved, and who loved everybody, for someone who I have so many great memories with, you'd think writing something like this would be easy. It isn't.

There isn't anything about this that even resembles easy, and as much as I want to, I just can't.

That said, its also hard on the family. Cluey didn't have any life insurance, and funerals aren't in the least cheap. As a result, we have a Go Fund Me set up to collect donations to help pay for his final expenses. Click here if you're able to donate anything. There will also be a silent auction fundraiser coming soon as well. I'll post details here about it and a funeral when they're finalized.

D&D Treasure Hunt Kickoff 2025

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Come on down next to Como Town and join us at the small pavillion next to the mini golf course and playground parking lot and celebrate the kickoff of the Annual D&D Treasure Hunt (in progress) Clue 3 release. Free food while it lasts, please bring your own beverage. Hope to see you there!

2025 D-Rex/D-Ng Kickoff Poster

2025 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt Kick Off

Submitted by Allison Wonderland on
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I injured my shoulder a couple of weeks ago and haven't been online much since then. Consequently I'm a bit late in announcing the 2025 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt, but it is indeed happening. The plan is to kick off on Wednesday, March 26th. The prize will be $250. There will be no registration fee this year. Clues will come out daily at 5pm and it will be hidden on public land in St. Paul. Otherwise all of the usual stuff applies. I'll try to make a more complete announcement later this week. But I do plan to have a kickoff event at Joseph's because my girlfriend really likes the pasta bar there. We'll start that at 6:30.

28th Annual Cooler Crew Rehash Bash

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THE REHASH BASH
Sunday February 4th
Frogtown Community Center
230 Como Avenue
St Paul MN 55103
NOON TO 3pm or so.
POTLUCK
DOOR PRIZES
NEWBIES INITIATION
FINDERS GOLDEN TOOL
PARK PICK POOK winners
& MORE!
* think abt bringing something hunt / winter carnival related to add to the door prizes - I see beer in the prize future lol
* Sometimes people try to fit food items to that year's clues
(I can only imagine all the pink food) or the hunt in general
but that is not necessary.
Anyone is welcome including kids, though of course the event is aimed at those with an interest in the hunt.
So plan to come out and join us for one last hurrah to this year's event.

27th Annual Cooler Crew Predig Gig

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The reservations are made and confirmed, the 27th annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be happening at Joseph's this year on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
 
Come join your Cooler Crew for the 2025 PDG!!
 
Cash Bar and Food.
 
$5 Park Pick Pool Tickets Available.
 
Talk past hunt memories and new noodles.
 
CC Buttons available