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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
 



 

mystical_muzik

Hey hun how r u?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:01 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I am waiting for the Brett Favre clue.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:04 AM Permalink
New Daddy

I agree zyphy. Vulcan's haven't kissed people for several years.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:05 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Why was it pulled do you think...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:07 AM Permalink
zephyrus

airs= An affected, often haughty pose; affectation.

 A melody or tune, especially in the soprano or tenor range.

b. A solo with or without accompaniment.

11. Archaic Breath.

a. Public utterance; vent:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:07 AM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

I came across this nugget too when doing some googleing. Henrietta Goodhue is arguably the mother of the pioneer press (married to James, the founder of it) and she had twins (James & Mary).

Nothing exciting along Goodhue street though. But this jumped out to me.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:14 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Can't find the video for clue two? Can someone link it to me?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:16 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

It was seemingly pulled from the website.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:18 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Damn, I wish someone could pull it from my brain! That was bleepin freaky!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:18 AM Permalink
queenmalley

The TWINS mascot T.C. lives in White Bear Lake, that road rings Battle Creek Park. St Paul Fire Dept (soot),

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

T.C. -- Twins Mascot

HT: 6-4 WT: unBEARably heavy BATS: Both - mostly left-handed

THROWS: Both, but most of the time -- it's left-handed.

BORN: 1991 in Bear River, Minnesota

HOME: White Bear Lake, Minnesota

HOW OBTAINED: Signed as free agent, April 3, 2000

PRE-GAME MEAL: Dome Dogs, fresh fish, and the occassional pot o' honey
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:22 AM Permalink
queenmalley

google map link i posted didn't work....
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:23 AM Permalink
queenmalley

good noodling, TEMCMH.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:24 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

here's my issue with that tho... the person in the video clue pronounced soot.... like boot....not like foot...that's why I'm not so sure it's Sooty..... there's a reason it was pronounced differently...I'm still going with a possible Soo Line reference.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:28 AM Permalink
Eags

soot. instead of Soo, could they have been alluding to suit?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:29 AM Permalink
queenmalley

wasn't the Med found in 1969 or 68 near Ruth St/Ave by that Battle Creek area?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:30 AM Permalink
ares

1970. 50 yard line of the football field off of upper afton road.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:33 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

it could mean suit..but I dunno. I googled the Soo Line....and it shows the intersection of Conway and Etna
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:38 AM Permalink
wolfpac

If I remember from last year there was a Soo line bridge that once passed over SH.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:40 AM Permalink
queenmalley

lots of little parks within WBL. In Ramsey County.
http://www.explorewhitebear.org/trails_parks.htm

Some say that White Bear Lake was the object of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's Winter Dreams, as he describes life in Black Bear Lake, Minnesota. The late 1920Â’s and early 1930Â’s brought dubious distinction to White Bear Lake area as a temporary hideout for gangland figures. Ma Barker, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Al Capone are all said to have sought refuge here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:43 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

I thought maybe Etna might have been a famous person in Minnesota history but I couldn't find anything.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:45 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

So Nina Clifford married into a German family, she was born in Canada to Irish immagrants....wow thought she was German lol.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:51 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

She was born Nina Crow.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:52 AM Permalink
Love4Vino

hey guys - little late on this game.. what is up with the whole video thing? I don't get it.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:13 AM Permalink
barefootguy

The Victorian era was much later, from 1840ish-1901, during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:24 AM Permalink
Randahl

alex were you able to help the damsel in distress last night? :grin:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:29 AM Permalink
New Daddy

I hope the questionable video does not cause to much problems for the paper, cause the hunt could be in jepordy.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:35 AM Permalink
barefootguy

eh her friends from green bay showed up just in the nick of time :angry:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:35 AM Permalink
Randahl

what do you mean doc?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:42 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

I posted this last night and got no reaction

her airs elizabethan = anagram = rehear a sizable hint

It could be telling us that there is a hint in the video. The two obvious ones that Me2 and MM pointed out are the southern accent, and the pronunciation of soot.

Southern part of the city or park

soot= suit - lawsuit, laywer, businessman
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:46 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

WoW! good noodles...mmmm
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:47 AM Permalink
Randahl

me likey!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:57 AM Permalink
ares

when i originally read that last night i read it as "rehear a sizable hunt" and immediately thought of como with its red herrings, :smile: its a good possibility, considering her airs elizabethan, with no punctuation on airs, makes no sense whatsoever. not that air's would change the anagram at all.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:57 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I dont know about the pronunciation part, but I like the anagram. But just what sizable hint? It would have to refer to something offline, as in the rules you just need to get the clues from the paper...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:59 AM Permalink
zephyrus

airs is not possessive, thus air's would be wrong.It is right the way it is written.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:00 AM Permalink
brasscat

I stand corrected...sorry.. did they overlap a bit?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:04 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

I still have not been able to view the video (f'n satelite internet) I even updated adobe flash player. The box finally popped up but half of it was blocked by the ads on the right. And it would do 20 sec pause play 2 words 20 second pause another 2 words- choppy. With other video players, once it's downloaded you can hit replay to see in one stream, not with these videos. I wrote to the site managers to see if they can help EVERYONE see the videos, waiting for reply.

Can someone who has broadband and a digital video camera record the video as they're watching and post them on here or YouTube?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:09 AM Permalink
ares

yes but air's is also a contraction of air is

as in her air is elizabethan.

as it is written, the only thing that could be gramattically correct is her elizabethan airs (following latin language flips of adjectives and the nouns they describe. wouldn't be the first time that's happened in the clues either. this one's just more obscure.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:10 AM Permalink
Randahl

I mentioned COMO at the press but no one seemed to liek the idea and the tie in of twin polar bear brothers of Neil and Buzz.....I always like como so who knows!! i like como at this point :grin:

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:10 AM Permalink
zephyrus

her reign was from 1558-1603, so near then I guess.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:10 AM Permalink
lilslim

Now that the video has been pulled- either the videos were never intended to give anything extra or they may have to rewrite future clues.

That being said, It would make sense that the video clues are really just red herrings- meant to throw off those of us that spend time on the web, boards, etc. Otherwise, those with web access would have an unfair advantage- and I don't think ma P would do that without stating it in the rules.

Sorry if that didn't make sense... Thinking as I type.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:11 AM Permalink
ares

<-- agree completely.

red herrings, but fun red herrings.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:13 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Emerge from the den sure sounds like the zoo and the bear den
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:15 AM Permalink
me2

I like the idea of virginal, in the way of it's hidden in a park its never been in before.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:15 AM Permalink
me2

good ear mm.

I think closing eyes and listening are important to find sound index differences.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:16 AM Permalink
Andrea

That's what I think too.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:17 AM Permalink
me2

I think she/he looks like Michael but also Cher...

and what caught my eye this morning was this picture of her the Golden Globes (just watched it from DVR late last night so I was checking out the grades on the dresses this morning and came across this).... look at her right hand. Yikes!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:18 AM Permalink
me2

I still don't see what you are all seeing with Klondike Kate fitting Elizabethan

can someone please be more specific on this. If I wanted everyone to know the word "Klondike Kate", how would I tie it in with the word "Elizabethan"?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:21 AM Permalink
lilslim

So true... Which is probably why the 1st video said "listen well to each avatar". Telling people to pay attention to intonation, pronunciation, and possible homonyms.

Even if all of those things lead to red herrings...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:21 AM Permalink