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2010 - Lilydale Regional Park

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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 

 

 
First Video - The Deed is Done 

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
Clue #1 

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
Clue #2 

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.
Clue #3 

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
Clue #4 

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.
Clue #5 

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.
Clue #6 

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
Clue #7 

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.
Clue #8 

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
Clue #9 

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
Clue #10 

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
Clue #11 

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
 



 

Brassmonkey

It's a good thought.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:38 AM Permalink
tom

Could the twins happen to be Tina Fey and Sara Palin?

The one arm bandit is Charles Fey, who invented the first slot machine. Only thing is, why would the clue writer wait a year to bring up a old current event.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:40 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I was thinking that too, but they have done that more than once.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:40 AM Permalink
Randahl

steph said that about a hundred posts ago...casino slots thingy
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:45 AM Permalink
Randahl

a park like HIGHLAND? lol
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:46 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

here comes the golf course clues / battle clues?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:47 AM Permalink
tom

I thoguth that- but where in Ramsey County was there a casino?

Only thing I know off is a Treasure Island billboard behind the downtown car wash off 94.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:48 AM Permalink
Randahl

I can't believe the dude kicked us out of the lobby right around midnight - and the first n00b security guy pokes his head out the door and says what are you all doing out here.....

someone needs to bitchslap Ma!!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:51 AM Permalink
Randahl

st. paul had tons of gambling joints for all the crooks that hung out in st. paul back in the day...most of them were probably in the underground network of tunnels.....I would assume this so called brothel had to have a few slots and card games going on!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:54 AM Permalink
green

There was nightclub with gambling and booze under Chair-O-Key, in the Wabasha St Caves.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:56 AM Permalink
Randahl

no - just replying to his thought of a park reduced or resized - highland with its make over this past year or so got more park as they took a street away and added parkland.....right across from the circus juventus (sp?) entrance the street that was once there is now gone - off like an arm - lol

could the mannequin reference mean that these/this clues is/are fake and they will come off when the actual clues mean something?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:57 AM Permalink
Posen

Hamms had twin daughters? now... what park is anywhere near the Hamms' house (where you might leave your hovel and grab a shovel)? :wink:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:01 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

it wasn't me, it was the one armed man..
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:06 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

COMO! err, i mean swede
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:06 AM Permalink
tom

theres the HAMMS waterfall across from the Black Bear coffee shop
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:11 AM Permalink
Eags

Did the video get pulled? Can't find it on the clue page at Ma Press.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:11 AM Permalink
temcmh

just happened to be in the neighborhood, so I drove through and around Vadnais lake park. Lots of twins. twin lake blvd, twin lake road, twin lake court, twin lake drive, and of course, twin lake itself. Then, the roads were lined with vulcan kisses: black V's on yellow backgrounds marking the curves, hundreds of 'em. Not to get stuck in the frog pond too early. No sign of anything Elizabethan, except, it's a stretch to say Mayfair, and the connection to the London stage. And, hard to figure where they would put a lot of people, if the hunt got intense.

Lederhosen? Koehler Rd. Koehler was one of the original settlers, and one of the only 2 who weren't french canadians. They were austrians. See? She may be crazy, she's not stupid.

Keep an open mind. Just not so open that your brains fall out.

Pop On!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:12 AM Permalink
tom

Goto clue one, the video will load and after the first clue the option will appear for the 2nd
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:12 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Hi Mystical
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:13 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

nice
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:15 AM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

OK, so I'm way behind on posts because last night was dedicated to catching up with an old friend in Jack Bauer and getting some sleep. In any case here's my take from either thoughts I've had or theories here I liked. Apologies if this comes of repetitive since I have a ton of posts yet to read.

The first couple lines are either Kate V Richardson or Jamie L. Kissel (the waitress from Alary's). I'm guessing a name of a business or street near by?

The last two lines, I like the ma press theory with the twins referring to the Press and Dispatch when they were separate. How that ties in I'm not sure. Were they printed in different locations? What year did they merge? I looked up the history of newspapers and wikipedia tells me that the first official newspaper was printed in Germany in like 1605, which is the Elizabethan period. Could support the reference to ma press, and another posable German tie.

Lastly the airs vs heirs. My first thought was anagram (yes, we all love anagrams). But "airs" is not a word (at least according to M-W.com), but when read sounds the same as heirs the word that should be there. I haven't tried anagramming anything yet, and maybe someone's on that already, but that's what I got out of the word selection.

That's what I got for now. I'm off to shower before my daughter wakes up from her nap (your welcome for the visual).
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:18 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Agree.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:21 AM Permalink
wolfpac

Nice to meet you at the PDG.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:21 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I love that song....
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:24 AM Permalink
zephyrus

Welcome to our humble abode... Hope you have the time to filter through our nonesense :smile:

Like this post.

But welcome anyway :smile:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:25 AM Permalink
Terry

I'm not finding the clue 2 video anywhere.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:25 AM Permalink
New Daddy

looks like they pulled the video.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:27 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Airs is a word,

a. Public utterance; vent: gave air to their grievances.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:27 AM Permalink
Andrea

and:

airs, affected or unnatural manner; manifestation of pride or vanity; assumed haughtiness:

(from an online dictionary)
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:29 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Only a matter of time before that was to happen
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:29 AM Permalink
Andrea

3. heathenish, barbarous. Heathen, pagan are both applied to peoples who are not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim. Heathen is often distinctively applied to unenlightened or barbaric idolaters, esp. to primitive or ancient tribes: heathen rites, idols. Pagan, though applied to any of the peoples not worshiping according to the three religions mentioned above, is most frequently used in speaking of the ancient Greeks and Romans: a pagan poem; a pagan civilization. 4. philistine; savage.

I can't figure out how to make the text bold, underlined or colored on this computer (the little icons aren't working for me) but the part that stands out is:

is most frequently used in speaking of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Gets us back to mythology?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:33 AM Permalink
wolfpac

The pp probably pulled the video because the "bleeping" word. How they let that out is beyond me.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:34 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Either that or just because it was bleeping creepy.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:38 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

only problem is Her airs Elizabethan doesnt make sense with the word airs.

Elizabethan refers to a period of time which makes me think the correct use would be heirs.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:39 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I can't agree that this has anything to do with the Vulcan tragedy from a couple of years ago.

The Clue says he kissed her, not what was supposed to have happened in the recent ordeal.

 The Clue says "Sooty", the recent ordeal was carried out by Vulcanus Rex himself.

...or so I thought
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:41 AM Permalink
wolfpac

Why the video's in the 1st place?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:42 AM Permalink
Eags

I've heard the term Elizabeth airs (not heirs) often.

I think Ma Press would go out of their way not to allude directly to plaintiffs in lawsuits. That would just be asking for trouble.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:44 AM Permalink
Randahl

hamms mansion is about 5 blocks east of swede!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:44 AM Permalink
brasscat

Also known as the Victorian era :smile:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:45 AM Permalink
Terry

Elizabethan refers to the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

E·liz·a·be·than (ĭ-lĭz'ə-bē'thən, -běth'ən)

adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Elizabeth I of England or her reign.

To me that would be the same as putting on airs - acting snooty as it were.

I'm sure you've heard that someone was putting on airs. Boils down to acting better, smarter, than they really are. Not being themselves.

My interpretation related to the clue is someone who acted quite the proper lady, but her language when she was being herself was not so proper.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:45 AM Permalink
mucluck

My interpretation related to the clue is someone who acted quite the proper lady, but her language when she was being herself was not so proper.

so the cluewriter is talking about me :confused:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:46 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I can run with that.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:47 AM Permalink
Terry

That made me laugh. Thanks mucky. :sillygrin:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:47 AM Permalink
Terry

I have to get back to reviewing what I spent most of the day reading yesterday. BBL
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:50 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Sir soot must be the Prince Soot from the Vulcan legend.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:51 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

5
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:53 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

4
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:53 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

3
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:53 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

2
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:53 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

joe
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:54 AM Permalink