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2005 Minbin.com and Minnesota Wild hunts

Submitted by KITCH on

Minnesota Wild Flag -Found by Tim the Hunter!

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Mouse 1 -Found by Mucluck and Kitch!

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Mouse 2 STATUS--FOUND BY TIM, JAKE, and CLUEMASTER!!

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Mouse 3 STATUS--FOUND BY CLUEMASTER!!

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Mouse 4-STATUS--FOUND BY PAYME!!

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Mouse 5-STATUS--FOUND BY ME2!!

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Clue Master

I've got half my stuff...

Sorry about your divorce Kitch :chagrin: :eek: :wink:
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 6:07 PM Permalink
becksie

you guys crack me up! :pbpt:
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 7:21 PM Permalink
becksie

I'm being optimistic that they can actually mail the check... :chagrin:

I swear, it seems as if they don't expect people to find the things they've hidden, because all hell breaks loose once you try to collect the prize. It's as if they put absolutely no thought into what they need to do next once the prize is found! It's been an "amazing" experience, really
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 7:26 PM Permalink
becksie

alrighty then...off to bed..
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 7:30 PM Permalink
Clue Master

I think they were hoping for it not to be found again this year like 2 years ago. Remember how the lady in the P&R office said that they definitely need to hide it better next year?
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 8:05 PM Permalink
ares

Sorry about your divorce Kitch

dammit, cm you beat me to it!
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 8:16 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

hehe, I'm thinkin keeping the darned medallions next year is in order. Everybody get out there and collect em. Forget jumping through hoops for prizes.
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 8:21 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

First stop for me, North St. Paul. Given this years clues that led you to every park BUT the one it was in, just take a day or two off and scour every north st. paul park. Shoot I can load up parking areas in mappoint and plan the most efficient route to do it. Besides, their prize is "medallion dollars" Heh, I'm thinking that metal snowman will look good hanging from my rear view mirror.
Wed, 09/14/2005 - 8:24 PM Permalink
KITCH

OK this is insane!!!!

in todays SUNCurrent is an AWESOME article of Becksie and the CREW!!!!

and a photo of her with the star!

(isn't it proof enough for your own newspaper>??)
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 2:30 PM Permalink
KITCH

ummm...my name is in your paper...what more proof do you want???
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 4:23 PM Permalink
Clue Master

"Um... sorry mamm, but you know you can't believe everything you read in the paper - Especially ours"
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 4:26 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

might make a good counter-story for an enemy paper......
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 5:27 PM Permalink
becksie

Apparently you may just call me "Pope"
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:07 PM Permalink
becksie

ot "The Pope" if it suits you better
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:07 PM Permalink
becksie

check it out..first I had to go to the IGH Park/Rec and retrieve the star. So today I take off from work at 1:00 to drive to Eden Prairie...btw, traffic on 35W between Mpls and 494 sucks no matter what time you drive it...
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:09 PM Permalink
becksie

so I get to the Sun Paper, and she says, "all we really need is your address and phone number, and the star" took all of 5 minutes...GRRRRRRRR
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:10 PM Permalink
becksie

seems the star belongs to them, and the good 'ol USMAIL isn't proficient enough to mail the thing from IGH to Eden Prairie. The article was nice, though...had some fabrications, but overall it was cooler! I'm so glad that Me2 and CM were there!! :cool: :cool:

And lastly, they will mail the check to me in about 2 weeks (sure, they'll trust the USPS with THAT!)
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:13 PM Permalink
becksie

It was a very nice plug for the CC!
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:14 PM Permalink
OTiS

I like the part - Luckily for Pope, the "Cooler Crew" doesn't require its members to share the wealth.

Wow.... why didn't we think of that before!!!

 :eyeroll:

Some people just don't get it :grin:

The idea of the prize is nice but it's the friends and the fun of the hunts that drives me most of the time.
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 6:32 PM Permalink
becksie

Yeah...finding the thing was MUCH more fun than the aftermath has been! Why do they want to dissipate my joy with all this hassle?

OK, "co-workers",I'm off to bed...
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 7:07 PM Permalink
ares

The idea of the prize is nice but it's the friends and the fun of the hunts that drives me most of the time.

well said!!! after all, that's how the crew got its start
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 7:20 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I'da still kept the star instead...

Wonder what kinda article it'd been then? "Cooler Crew steals another Medallion: Authorities are looking over the case"
Thu, 09/15/2005 - 11:31 PM Permalink
me2

Animals aren't the only ones that hunt in packs.

Becki Pope of South St. Paul was quick to thank her fellow fortune seekers after she came across a $500 surprise in Oakwood Park in Inver Grove Heights Friday morning. After spending a considerable amount of time wandering through the park's wooded area, Pope spotted the Inver Grove Heights Days' medallion.

Part of the IGH Days annual festival, the medallion hunt featuring a $500 reward is sponsored each year by Sun Newspapers.



"I saw a brick sitting cockeyed and thought, 'I might as well look under it,'" said Pope. Sure enough, her curiosity paid off.

In the last two years, Pope has made a habit of searching for valuable hidden objects with a group of co-workers labeled the "Cooler Crew." While some may see these treasure hunts as a simple diversion, the "Crew" takes them quite seriously - they've constructed a Web site focused on such events: www.coolercrew.com.

Included on the Web site are hunter instructions, a mission statement and an archive of locations medallions have been hidden in the past.

While these rabid hunters consider the St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt their main event, Pope was ecstatic about her discovery during IGH's festival. Since she found the medallion during the morning hours, Pope and her hunting buddies had the whole day to celebrate with the spoils.

When asked what she would do with her prize, Pope said she was unsure, but her teammates had plenty of suggestions. Luckily for Pope, the "Cooler Crew" doesn't require its members to share the wealth.

that would be 30-40 dimes a person!

cockeyed - :sheepish:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 5:26 AM Permalink
OTiS

:confused: Old one eye eh?
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 6:45 AM Permalink
me2

I am pretty sure there were snakes out there...
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 6:56 AM Permalink
me2

How many men does it take to hold your snake? :pbpt: :sillygrin: :eyeroll: :sheepish:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 7:37 AM Permalink
KITCH

heh 651-228-5547 the flag has been captured...
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 8:51 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

The idea of the prize is nice but it's the friends and the fun of the hunts that drives me most of the time.

Really? :wink:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:07 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I called that the other day too when I was cleaning out my phonebook.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:08 AM Permalink
THX 1138

The idea of the prize is nice but it's the friends and the fun of the hunts that drives me most of the time.

On the slim chance that I ever find the puck, you sons-a-bitches ain't getting nothing.

:smile:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:14 AM Permalink
becksie

I hope you're not including me in that, THX :goofy:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:15 AM Permalink
becksie

Save yourself the hassle and don't turn it in...just keep it on your fireplace mantle or something
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:16 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

lol
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:16 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Save yourself the hassle and don't turn it in...just keep it on your fireplace mantle or something

That's why you sons-a-bitches wouldn't get anything.

:smile:

Now, if I had stumbled upon the Wild flag during those three whole minutes that I was out there looking, I would have given everthing but the Best Buy gift certificate to Timmers.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:17 AM Permalink
THX 1138

What are you laughing at, straw boy?
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:18 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

awww, thanks!
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:18 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

the notion that you might find the medallion!
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:18 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Not cuz I like you or anything.

Just cuz you're one of those hockey meat heads.

:smile:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:18 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

btw, the new one is not so much a straw, more of a tube. :neutral:
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:19 AM Permalink
THX 1138

the notion that you might find the medallion!

I don't get out there often, but I've been close many times.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:19 AM Permalink
THX 1138

I know exactly what you're talking about Timmers.

Been there, done that.

You think kidney stones are bad? Think blood clots.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:20 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

joe
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:21 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

what do you think was happening to me at 12:30 weds night/thurs am? a blood clot clogged the stent. thats why i had the last surgery stupid.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:22 AM Permalink
THX 1138

PalinaJOE
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:22 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Damn you Tim! I missed my JOE!
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:22 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

hehe
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:23 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Oh

Cool

So you do know what it feels like.
Fri, 09/16/2005 - 11:23 AM Permalink