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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
 



 

Terry

Seems eventually we get all sorts of digs. Ice, fluffy snow, icy snow, deep snow, heavy snow, mud, wind, rain, sleet.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:15 PM Permalink
Nimrod

10:16 pm and I'm cross referencing Socrates and Plato with local events to English literature.....

I wait ALL YEAR to do this to myself...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:18 PM Permalink
ares

you should stick around for all the mock hunts. we do it to ourselves all year. no waiting.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:21 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

LSHIAPAL

laughed so hard I almost pee'd a little
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:21 PM Permalink
temcmh

airs Elizabethan????

wait, wait, don't tell me....

"Aurora is not one of the better-known goddesses. However, Shakespeare refers to her in his famous play Romeo and Juliet."

AND of course... Aurora is the proper name of our Queen of the Snows

any park connections?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:22 PM Permalink
green

And the locusts could be heard in the late hours of the night, into the early hours of the morning. The fireflies of winter - headlamps, lanterns, bonfire - warmed the night. As frentic and frantic the labor, the overall effect was peaceful and lulling. The sounds and sights of The Medallion Hunt.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:22 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

That's quite a list, LOL! And so true.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:25 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

Yep, beautifully said!

ETA: Don't forget the lovely sound of leafblowers, LOL!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:26 PM Permalink
Terry

I can't think of a park connection just now, but I love Aurora Borealis.

There is a car model Aurora. I think that's an Oldsmobile, but I'm probably wrong on that.

Maybe a connection to Fury Motors.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:28 PM Permalink
OT

Fury sells Chrysler products. Named after the Plymouth Fury.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:29 PM Permalink
Terry

That is still one of the best things Greg ever wrote. You can close your eyes. See it. Smell it. Feel it.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:30 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Does anybody have this book?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:31 PM Permalink
Terry

Well maybe they also sell used Auroras?!?!?! :sillygrin:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:32 PM Permalink
OT

Could very well! My father bought Chrysler's from the Leonard boys' father before he even had a franchise. He's drive them down from Duluth. I have an invoice from '59 showing he paid just over $4,000 for one of them, brand new.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:37 PM Permalink
Terry

The good old days when gas was cheap and the cars classic.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:39 PM Permalink
Andrea

I remember digging at Scheffer with the Triple E clue from one of the Como hunts. Ugh.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:39 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Aurora is near the Capitol
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:40 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

yes
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:40 PM Permalink
green

'Team, I was referrencing specifically to my memory of Chair-O-Key where where there were no leafblowers. The weirdest thing is I see in my mind tiny white lights - like Christmas lights - in all those big oak trees. I *know* there were none, but my memory of those nights is like that. And running into New Daddy... And the guy with the Great Minnesota Get Together-like hotdog stand... A Steven King-like memory.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:41 PM Permalink
OT

My friends and I used to dig between the seats for change for gas money. If my aunts had been visiting we might even get lucky and find a stray pack of smokes.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:41 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I actually was looking for that book a couple of years ago but it's out of print. Never got around to checking used book stores.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:41 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I ordered a used copy online today for kicks.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:42 PM Permalink
Andrea

Me too! But if you ask them for a kiss (which I will always stoop to do!), you can still get one. I love the Vulcans!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:43 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

second
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:46 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

i've got it too! great book.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:48 PM Permalink
leelabell

Aurora is also the name of one of the Disney princesses. Cinderella? Snow White? Not sure.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:48 PM Permalink
green

Those are all my own words, but using the Saxism of 'locusts' that has become a Coolerism. I didn't copy that from anywhere - it's how I remember the toin' and froin'.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:49 PM Permalink
ares

Sleeping Beuaty
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:50 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

also never ending story has a princess aurora
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:54 PM Permalink
Andrea

Good! Because I am starting to despair of ever slogging through all these posts!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:56 PM Permalink
green

Lettuce pray The Medallion Hunt is a Never Ending Story...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:57 PM Permalink
Andrea

and heathens
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:57 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

So what are the chances of this thing being on time tonight or do I have another half hour wait ahead of me?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:00 PM Permalink
green

Saints, sinners, heathens... Saint Paul with Kaposia nearby.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:02 PM Permalink
Andrea

Harriet Island...

no longer an island but once there were 2-- Harriet and Raspberry

from Our Mother (Earth)
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:02 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

It could be they didn't expect so many people last night and had to keep the doors locked until they brought up more?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:02 PM Permalink
Andrea

LOL!

But if you are right, I will never doubt you again!!! :smile:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:04 PM Permalink
ares

could be. i know the pp truck showed up with a puny stack and they had more by the time they opened the doors.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:05 PM Permalink
Andrea

Except the ONCE in

Our mother once blessed us with twins

could be taken to mean it is no longer the case
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:06 PM Permalink
Terry

I know those weren't his words, but I remember that feeling when I read his locust post the first time.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:10 PM Permalink
OT

Funny! Was he rocking out to Annie's Song? :sillygrin:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:10 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

is it just me, or is there no specific section on twincities.com for the treasure hunt this year? I know they have all the articles, but there's no one stop place on the site for anything related to the hunt.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:10 PM Permalink
green

Yes, that's what I originally said yesterday. But Eags pointed out that there is nothing to indicate twins no longer exist. Hence me having to rethink things.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:10 PM Permalink
Eags

I think it could go either way. I just don't want to lock into thinking one way over the other.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:13 PM Permalink
dharma lakreg

Truck just pulled in - soon we'll have clue 3
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:15 PM Permalink