It's time for the Medallion Hunt! The first clue will appear on PioneerPlanet just after midnight Saturday, Jan. 22. Come back here to compare notes with other treasure seekers, but be certain you read the rules on the Planet's Winter Carnival page.
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Goodnight for real this time! Good luck to all you hunters!
Imagine this Park Digger, "A rec center in the spot, but a golf course is not..." Realistically what were they going to say? If they didn't say it was in a park, people
might start looking under highways again and digging up all kinds of public property. I think they were just caught in a quandry and decided to use the word "park".
There you have it, Ter! No say like that cuz they *ain't* there!!!
I've this like... fantasy... You know???
The Cooler Crew numbers have like increased to the HUNDREDS... And we noodle the correct park, you know???
And we get together, en masse, and hit the park... One big HUGE long line!!! Like folks combing the woods/fields for... ah... well, you know... A body??? (ISH!)
And we line up, like in this case on Ruth... And off we start - from Wilson to Conway, one big huge mawing, snow eating line!!! And slowly progress to the eastern
Eagle Eye: Am I planning to come to the 2nd annual re-hash bash this Sunday? Perhaps it would be better if I remained the mystery man. In all sincerity, I would like
to meet you commiserating coolerites, but I have a scouting event to go to on Sunday. Once again, good luck to me tomorrow....
I've thought it would be a good idea to get a whole bunch of people with long sticks and go through the park like they go through an avalanche looking for victims. In
fact, that's been my most common method so far, so if you see/saw a guy out there poking holes with a cane, that's me. And if you see my holes, you know where
Pie says it is where it is and it's not anywhere that needs to be destroyed!!!!!!! Let's respect the park and use common sense you fools who need the cash as bad as
I do! DON'T WRECK ANYTHING AND DON'T BE STUPID OR YOU'LL PAY!!!!!!!!!!
Unless someone lucks out it won't be found until wed late or thurs early!!!!
Sethmon - that's a pot-luck picnic of sorts where we can meet face to face and rehash these clues that become a part of our lives for 12 days each year. This year it
will be on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11:30. Can you come join us?
There were probably about 400 people when I got there at 12. Then 150 now. Unreal how dug up it is. They just need to get specific with the remaining clues.
The discussion yesterday was probably me again. Its just a joke referring to the movie "Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World where a treasure is hidden under a big
W. I saw three trees by the rec center connected at the base and it made me think of that movie.
Do you all really think it is still at Conway? I mean shit, we were out there for about 4 hours tonight before and after the clue came out and there were about 200
people out there. The park is not that big. With all the digging that has been done out there, don't you think it would have been found already? I still believe that it is
But think about this: I've noticed that there has been TONS of indiscriminate digging. Meaning: snow has been tossed into HUGE piles and nothing was dug up
under the pile first.
Said anudder way, there's many, MANY a HUGE pile o'snow sitting on virgin snow.
Sethmon - We would like to have it at the park that ittiz found...but we are trying to work out something for this year because Conway does not have picnic facilities
and their indoor space isn't large enough. Early thoughts are to have it at Battle Creek in that picnic area. We'll have it pegged down and posted here before Sunday.
It can't be anywhere but Conway, but where is it? I still think Clue#4 and its reference to being an iconoclast is our brightest hope at the moment. I think it may be
trying to tell us that the medallion is hidden in some new, very unusual way and thus no one has found it yet. I noticed a lot of people looking up in the trees which I
thought was a good idea, but it may be somewhere even stranger yet.
We have also heard that the medallion is often tossed out of it's original hiding place without being found till the area is gone over again. I don't know if that's
accurate though. I do know it's happened a time or two.
I saw your posts for the first few days green, but until tonight, I haven't seen you since then. I even saw a couple of posts saying, "Where is green?"
Just got back from Conway with my son. (Oops...was it past curfew? Please don't snitch.) Conway's much bigger than I had imagined. I'm having a real hard time
with the glowing translucent peak. The one people point to is made of transparent glass. The Standard gas station sign is glowing and translucent, but is it a peak?
The translucent windows in the rec center are not exactly at the peak of the building, and they were only a few barely "glowing" at one end. The other big unknown is
those cryptic numbers "9, 5, and somewhere a 4." I am doubting that they have nothing to do with the location, but perhaps are inscribed on the container that holds
the precious medallion. However, one fellow did find a house with the number 495 that fronts the park.
Hundreds of people at Conway, but oh so much snow to scoop, sift and resift. This could take until June unless the Pioneer Press gets it act together and starts to
get a bit more specific. Aren't the clues lacking in that respect compared to previous years? Has the medallion ever NOT been found?
If my interpretations of the clues are right, I think they're using the softball fields as a red herring. I think Clue #3 has nothing to do with sports, though it was made to
sound that way, and Clue #9 makes you think of the softball fields, even if its only subconsciously. My guess right now is that its not on the fields, though perhaps
you can see the fields from the hiding place. Anyone agree or disagree?
Fellow hunters - I'm calling it a night. Might as well get horizontal. Inks will be up at 5 wanting to get out there...and then I'll have trouble getting vertical.
Sweet Cooler Dreams everyone! May coolerheads prevail!
A friend of mine keeps insisting that there's some secret reference to the hiding place in one of the clues, and we must have overlooked it. I think there isn't and it is
exactly as narrowed down as they would like it to be at this point, considering Conway's size. Personally, I feel we're at about the same point as we were last year
Goodnight for real this time! Good luck to all you hunters!
He better! Not getting vertical tonight!
Imagine this Park Digger, "A rec center in the spot, but a golf course is not..." Realistically what were they going to say? If they didn't say it was in a park, people
might start looking under highways again and digging up all kinds of public property. I think they were just caught in a quandry and decided to use the word "park".
And it's more park-like than many rec centers.
It was the absence of the park type clues that had me pretty sure that the Capitol Mall was a bit of public land to search through.
There you have it, Ter! No say like that cuz they *ain't* there!!!
I've this like... fantasy... You know???
The Cooler Crew numbers have like increased to the HUNDREDS... And we noodle the correct park, you know???
And we get together, en masse, and hit the park... One big HUGE long line!!! Like folks combing the woods/fields for... ah... well, you know... A body??? (ISH!)
And we line up, like in this case on Ruth... And off we start - from Wilson to Conway, one big huge mawing, snow eating line!!! And slowly progress to the eastern
side o'the park!
And we will have been VICTORIOUS!!!!
Fantasizing is fun!!!
If you think its not at Conway, how would you explain Clue #10?
That's a good point Allison. I was maybe being too literal with the word park. Who knows?
Eagle Eye: Am I planning to come to the 2nd annual re-hash bash this Sunday? Perhaps it would be better if I remained the mystery man. In all sincerity, I would like
to meet you commiserating coolerites, but I have a scouting event to go to on Sunday. Once again, good luck to me tomorrow....
Allison, my respect for you is growing leaps and bounds tonite... You change your colour with the company you keep!!!
Such deep, good thoughts!!! I think you're rite on with the 'park/rec center' bit.
My! You do SHINE when with the Old Farts!!!
(And this izz my burfday month!!! YIPPEE SKIPPY!!!!)
I've thought it would be a good idea to get a whole bunch of people with long sticks and go through the park like they go through an avalanche looking for victims. In
fact, that's been my most common method so far, so if you see/saw a guy out there poking holes with a cane, that's me. And if you see my holes, you know where
I've been.
Did I unimpress you earlier Green?
Pie says it is where it is and it's not anywhere that needs to be destroyed!!!!!!! Let's respect the park and use common sense you fools who need the cash as bad as
I do! DON'T WRECK ANYTHING AND DON'T BE STUPID OR YOU'LL PAY!!!!!!!!!!
Unless someone lucks out it won't be found until wed late or thurs early!!!!
Sorry! You guys mite have missed the segue there...
Am old fart... Getting older!!!
I LUB MY BURFDAY!
At this rehash, do people wear nametags with their cooler names, or do you just have to guess?
Hi everyone. I just got home from Conway.
I think we did do nametags last year...but guessing first is fun! I think I have some name tags here.
For you old farts then, have you checked under the Big W?
Ishy, Al. Don't ask pointed questions, then I'm not put on the spot...
Otay??? PAALLEEZZEE?
Hey Seth,,, what's goin' on at Conway?
The big W. I saw some discussion about that earlier...yesterday maybe? What is that idea about?
What's a re-hash bash?
Sethmon - that's a pot-luck picnic of sorts where we can meet face to face and rehash these clues that become a part of our lives for 12 days each year. This year it
will be on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11:30. Can you come join us?
There were probably about 400 people when I got there at 12. Then 150 now. Unreal how dug up it is. They just need to get specific with the remaining clues.
Did name tags last year. But I've lost my source (don't work there any more... Maybee SueBee can do the name tags...).
Mine was just a big glump o'green!!!
Usually you don't gotta guess as folks are going up to everybuddy saying, "Hi! I'm Allison Wonderland. Who are you?" And yapping and laughing.
I'm telling you Al, ittiz the greatest time. Last year we were there from 11:30 until about 5:00. Folks toin' and froin' as they wanted, time allowed.
And the stories!!! And having it in the park where it was found, just drew us closer.
In a way, ittiz like a wake for The PP Medallion Hunt - at least for the current year...
And know what else! We were off noodling THIS year as the day wound down!!! YES!!! Like, "Otay. We've buried 1998. Now... Where do YOU think it will
bee in 1999????"
Thass how we got Phalen...
The discussion yesterday was probably me again. Its just a joke referring to the movie "Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World where a treasure is hidden under a big
W. I saw three trees by the rec center connected at the base and it made me think of that movie.
Do you all really think it is still at Conway? I mean shit, we were out there for about 4 hours tonight before and after the clue came out and there were about 200
people out there. The park is not that big. With all the digging that has been done out there, don't you think it would have been found already? I still believe that it is
there though cause all the clues point to there.
Terry, where does the re-hash bash take place?
Cute! It is a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there. That's actually very clever! A true noodling coolerism.
Say Green, were you away from here for a while, just lurking, or just not on at the same time I was?
Stone, ittiz Conway.
But think about this: I've noticed that there has been TONS of indiscriminate digging. Meaning: snow has been tossed into HUGE piles and nothing was dug up
under the pile first.
Said anudder way, there's many, MANY a HUGE pile o'snow sitting on virgin snow.
Get my drift???
(Did I *really* type that?????)
Sethmon - We would like to have it at the park that ittiz found...but we are trying to work out something for this year because Conway does not have picnic facilities
and their indoor space isn't large enough. Early thoughts are to have it at Battle Creek in that picnic area. We'll have it pegged down and posted here before Sunday.
Huh, Al? Don't get the ?. Come again???
You've gotta good point there Green
It can't be anywhere but Conway, but where is it? I still think Clue#4 and its reference to being an iconoclast is our brightest hope at the moment. I think it may be
trying to tell us that the medallion is hidden in some new, very unusual way and thus no one has found it yet. I noticed a lot of people looking up in the trees which I
thought was a good idea, but it may be somewhere even stranger yet.
If it's wrapped in white it wouldn't supprise me if someone dug it up, missed it, and burried it again. There is quite a bit left undug yet.
And I got my own special Joe! on that last post! Maybee The Med's mine????
Crap! Next thing you'll know I'll bee reading pig entrails!!!
We have also heard that the medallion is often tossed out of it's original hiding place without being found till the area is gone over again. I don't know if that's
accurate though. I do know it's happened a time or two.
I saw your posts for the first few days green, but until tonight, I haven't seen you since then. I even saw a couple of posts saying, "Where is green?"
there are lot of virgin snow piles and alot of indiscriminate digging going on. that is true green.
Seth, ittiz been in something white since 2 days bee4 dirt was invented. Gonna bee in white. Harder to find!
Just got back from Conway with my son. (Oops...was it past curfew? Please don't snitch.) Conway's much bigger than I had imagined. I'm having a real hard time
with the glowing translucent peak. The one people point to is made of transparent glass. The Standard gas station sign is glowing and translucent, but is it a peak?
The translucent windows in the rec center are not exactly at the peak of the building, and they were only a few barely "glowing" at one end. The other big unknown is
those cryptic numbers "9, 5, and somewhere a 4." I am doubting that they have nothing to do with the location, but perhaps are inscribed on the container that holds
the precious medallion. However, one fellow did find a house with the number 495 that fronts the park.
Hundreds of people at Conway, but oh so much snow to scoop, sift and resift. This could take until June unless the Pioneer Press gets it act together and starts to
get a bit more specific. Aren't the clues lacking in that respect compared to previous years? Has the medallion ever NOT been found?
Good luck to me tomorrow....
I actually suspect it went down during the first big snowstorm in January. The wind would blow any footprints outta the snow right away.
Ohh! Yes Virgin snoooowwwwww. That a good way to put it.
If my interpretations of the clues are right, I think they're using the softball fields as a red herring. I think Clue #3 has nothing to do with sports, though it was made to
sound that way, and Clue #9 makes you think of the softball fields, even if its only subconsciously. My guess right now is that its not on the fields, though perhaps
you can see the fields from the hiding place. Anyone agree or disagree?
Fellow hunters - I'm calling it a night. Might as well get horizontal. Inks will be up at 5 wanting to get out there...and then I'll have trouble getting vertical.
Sweet Cooler Dreams everyone! May coolerheads prevail!
Ok, excuse me this is my first attempt at finding the medallion
See ya later Terry
Allison - I have thought that for a long time...like since yesterday. But only time will tell. Goodnight!
A friend of mine keeps insisting that there's some secret reference to the hiding place in one of the clues, and we must have overlooked it. I think there isn't and it is
exactly as narrowed down as they would like it to be at this point, considering Conway's size. Personally, I feel we're at about the same point as we were last year
after Clue #10 in terms of area.