Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here
13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Newell Park Pavilion
900 N. Fairview Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
11:30am-2:30pm
The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings.
In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park
Conference Call Info for Clue 11:
There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.
- Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
- Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
- Everyone will be muted initially
- Lines open at 11pm
- lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
- After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
- 60 ports are available for the teleconference
Line Placeholder Schedule
1/26/2010-
5-6 Redbear
6-7 Jake
7-8 Jerilyn
8-9 Kathy
9-10 Mikey
10-Clue Steph
1/27/2010-
12-1 Redbear
1-2 Andrea
2-3 Nimrod
3-4 jengerm
4-5 Barefootguy
5-6 Wicked Nick
6-7 Chris Digger
7-8 Art V
8-9 CM & Me2
9-Clue Sara
When January’s slanting snow,
Makes us dream of Mexico
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep
To search for treasure buried deep
Notice to every hunting battalion,
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion
Where? You ask in husky shout,
That’s for us to know, and you to find out
Turn off the tube, leave your hovel
Grab your walking stick and shovel,
Whether you be giant or runt,
The only way is to join the hunt
For to the hunter belongs the spoil,
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil,
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove,
Hunt with pal, or old true love
For you who hunt each and every year,
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer
“Good Luck”
And now, let us be blunt,
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing
Thy blast of winter heat scorches
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches
Emerge from the den as we once again
Offer a bodacious bounty
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen
To public land in Ramsey County
Clue #1 Video
Hear ye all crews, now come the clues
For this task I am the Czar
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift
Listen well to each avatar
Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\'
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\"
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen,
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Look high, look low, wherever you go
Follow a picturesque route
There are ways to travel away from the gravel
That keep you in hot pursuit
Code by Morse should set your course
To long dashes that dot the landscape.
You or your avatar should park your car
On your way to this great escape.
Take a westerly tack up from the stack,
A landmark most uncouth.
Figures grand in scale point to a trail
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag,
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Escape your troubles where the water bubbles
Or gurgles like a stream.
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin.
Look for a productive seam.
Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta
The purple horde raids a golden legion
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off
If you search in just the right region
To find the seed, energy you need
In search for your clues to glean
What once was planted is taken for granted
Stored in one of fifteen
Not far from stones and ancient bones
Lay clues that are fit for Jim
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets
And you should satisfy him
Get your kicks by hitting the bricks
Admiring the trees and view
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad
Like amphibians in\'52
Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town
Not far from the lights of the city
If you would hike away from the pike
You might stumble on something pretty
Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing
Where people prayed, God willin\'
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur
Is nothing by murder and killin\'
This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river
In neither is the prize to be found
Look for the goods among timber and woods
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Go for a lark in Lilydale Park
Between Water Street and the river
The city boundary sign and the old rail line
Define the zone that will deliver
You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail
It\'s not to be found near the tracks
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property
On public land launch your attacks
Within this area lies medallion hysteria
A tangle near the river - not too close!
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
this makes me nervous! I betcha it ends up somehow impacting the paper clues...
The nine county parks are generally lakefront properties offering a variety of outdoor recreation activities, such as boating, picnicking, play areas, and swimming.
Beaver Lake - 1050 Edgewater Boulevard, St. Paul (Map) (Directions)
Lake Gervais - 2420 Edgerton Street, Little Canada (Map) (Directions)
Island Lake - 3611 North Victoria Street, Shoreview (Map) (Directions)
Lake Josephine - 3027 North Lexington Avenue, Roseville (Map) (Directions)
Lake McCarrons - 1795 North Rice Street, Roseville (Map) (Directions)
Lake Owasso - 370 North Owasso Boulevard, Shoreview (Map) (Directions)
Poplar Lake - (undeveloped)
Turtle Lake - 4979 Hodgson Road, Shoreview (Map) (Directions)
White Bear Lake - 5050 Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake (Map) (Directions)
Regional Parks
Ramsey County, as an implementing agency for the Regional Recreation and Open Space System, is responsible for six regional parks and five regional trail corridors consisting of over 3,774 acres.
Funding for acquisition and development of these properties is provided from the Metropolitan Council through state and metropolitan area bonds. The State of Minnesota provides limited supplemental funding to assist in the operation and maintenance of these regional park units.
Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes - 5800 Hugo Road, White Bear Township (Map) (Directions) (Directions to Tamarack Nature Center)
Battle Creek - 2300 Upper Afton Road, Maplewood / St. Paul (Map) (Directions)
Keller Lake - 2166 Maplewood Drive, Maplewood (Map) (Directions)
Long Lake - 1500 Old Highway 8, New Brighton (Map) (Directions)
Tony Schmidt - 3500 Lake Johanna Boulevard, Arden Hills (Map) (Directions)
Vadnais-Snail Lakes - 4191 Snail Lake Boulevard, Shoreview/Vadnais Heights (Map) (Directions)
Vadnais-Sucker Lakes Picnic Area - 4500 Rice Street, Vadnais Heights (Directions)
http://www.rchs.com/index.htm
sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside let freedom ring!
2. My native country, thee,
land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.
3. Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song;
let mortal tongues awake;
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.
4. Our fathers' God, to thee,
author of liberty, to thee we sing;
long may our land be bright
with freedom's holy light;
protect us by thy might, great God, our King.
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!
2
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
3
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
4
Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King.
5 (added to celebrate Washington's Centennial)[4]
Our joyful hearts today,
Their grateful tribute pay,
Happy and free,
After our toils and fears,
After our blood and tears,
Strong with our hundred years,
O God, to Thee.
Additional verses by Henry van Dyke
6
We love thine inland seas,
Thy groves and giant trees,
Thy rolling plains;
Thy rivers' mighty sweep,
Thy mystic canyons deep,
Thy mountains wild and steep,--
All thy domains.
7
Thy silver Eastern strands,
Thy Golden Gate that stands
Fronting the West;
Thy flowery Southland fair,
Thy North's sweet, crystal air:
O Land beyond compare,
We love thee best!
Additional Abolitionist Lyrics 1843 A. G. Duncan Jarius Lincoln, [ed.] Antislavery Melodies: for The Friends of Freedom. Prepared for The Hingham Antislavery Society. Words by A. G. Duncan. (Hingham, [Mass.]: Elijah B. Gill, 1843), Hymn 17 6s & 4s (Tune – America.) pages 28–29. Some of these verses can be heard in the Arizona State University recording of the Antislavery Ensemble.
8
My country,' tis of thee,
Stronghold of slavery, of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Where men manÂ’s rights deride,
From every mountainside thy deeds shall ring!
9
My native country, thee,
Where all men are born free, if whiteÂ’s their skin;
I love thy hills and dales,
Thy mounts and pleasant vales;
But hate thy negro sales, as foulest sin.
10
Let wailing swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees the black manÂ’s wrong;
Let every tongue awake;
Let bond and free partake;
Let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.
11
Our fatherÂ’s God! to thee,
Author of Liberty, to thee we sing;
Soon may our land be bright,
With holy freedomÂ’s right,
Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.
12
It comes, the joyful day,
When tyrannyÂ’s proud sway, stern as the grave,
Shall to the ground be hurlÂ’d,
And freedomÂ’s flag, unfurlÂ’d,
Shall wave throughout the world, OÂ’er every slave.
13
Trump of glad jubilee!
Echo oÂ’er land and sea freedom for all.
Let the glad tidings fly,
And every tribe reply,
“Glory to God on high,” at Slavery’s fall.
my country tis of thee - britian
czar - russian
international theme?? ti to the olympics??
{Watch for addresses in Zero, perhaps}
The letter was derived from the Semitic `Ayin (eye), which represented a consonant, probably the voiced pharyngeal fricative (IPA: [ʕ]), the sound represented by the Arabic letter ع called `Ayn. This Semitic letter in its original form seems to have been inspired by a similar Egyptian hieroglyph for "eye".
It is the 15th letter of the alphabet.
time to have some schnops around the devils den
Nice seeing you last night, by the way.
“Rubber is one of the most elastic materials on earth, and even vulcanization can’t stop hockey pucks from bouncing,” Hache wrote. "To minimize this unruly behavior, someone discovered a long time ago that freezing the puck before a game would make it slide better and bounce less, owing to its increased stiffness.”
A hockey puck is made of vulcanized rubber which means sulfur has been added to it and then heated.
{Maybe a hockey rink near-by?}
A term for grooming cross country trails. Maybe CC trails near-by? Also, snow mobile trails are groomed.
"...a newly groomed trail isn't the best for skiing: 'Once a tiller goes over a trail, the snow is very soft. It can take 15 minutes to an hour for the trail to set up—kind of like concrete. We try to encourage skiers to stay off the trails until they set up.'"
Cross country skiers have worn those lederhosen outfits...isn't there some ski event near Mora, Minnesota that does that.
{Pretty general, though.}
Named after US Minister to the Netherlands in the 1800-early 1900's (Do people in the Netherlands wear Lederhosens!)
(Map Guy Guide)
Mora Vasaloppet - February 14, 2010
Mora, MN, 800-368-6672, http://www.vasaloppet.org/
This is from a webpage about Birkebeiner at http://www.birkie.com/
queen - the clue said it's in Ramsey County. That doesn't mean it would a "Ramsey County" park. Newell is in St. Paul. St. Paul is in Ramsey County so it fits as a park in Ramsey County.
welcome to the Cooler!
Welcome turtle :smile:
Cherokee anyone? :cool:
I've got goosebumps and sparklies!
81,82,88, they told us Ramsey County and it was in Ramsey County, not Saint Paul proper...
No real good pattern here.
I know CUB is headquartered in Washington Cnty, but they have locations all over. As far as I could find Fury is only in S STP. It just seemed strange to me that a business that's not in Ramsey Cnty would sponsor The Hunt. Does Fury have multiple locations?
I always like the idea of a Chair-O-Key hunt! Doesn't matter if the clues fit or not. LOL.
There, BC and Phalen. I know they move The Medallion... :eek:
Do you know if they have a place in Maplewood and Roseville? Those two places are mentioned - as is Lake Elmo - on their web site.
St.Paul the first 150 years by Virginia Kunz has some information about the german history but not a lot.
German heritage was down played and shuned in minnesota during and after WW1. Minnesota dept of public saftey was formed to root out Kaiser sympathizers in the German american community.
first german catholic church was on exchange st.
the jewish sector in st paul are mostly german. 1860's st paul had a large german immagration