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
If you click the link that BFG posted... the tinyurl one, the video box should pop up in the upper left corner. First you must click play... wait... when the clue number pops up then hit pause... then wait for an eternity while it downloads at a snails pace, then go back and hit play againg you should be able to see w/o all the long pauses.
With that said good night to everyone...Type with you all 2morrow
Not saying it's in bandana square, but like they used the french school with the north star as a clue last time in como..
Grab your walking stick and shovel,
again here even before the hunt starts the clue writer warns us that we have to leave our homes this year to do any real hunting....AND says we might be walking a bit since we have to grab our walking stick....I like the idea of the bike/walking path concrete not gravel.
lights on the airport "dot" the landscape
runways point toward Kellogg (sort of)
Runway 32 points toward Lafayette Bridge
Runway 31 points more toward Swede Hollow.
Park your car and walk along the paths "bike path" along the river shepard road...
dots - dashes - away from gravel - harriet island is near there - harriet tubman lead the 'great esacape via the underground railroad'
tons of german heritage in the area - first zoo was at como, "den"
ugh. i'm confused
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29
I know the clue writer tends to write current events into the clues. I never really understood why they insist on doing that though. I think the best clues tend to be timeless, not just what's popular this year.
My best guess on this clue is it's in a large park with lots of trees and trails. Park your car and go for a walk. Same old hide as the last few years, it's off in the woods, yada yada.
I would be delighted to be proven wrong though :smile:
tired.
line downtown went to just past the bus shelter tonight.
we are just heading out from the American Burger.
goodnight everyone
I am amazed that Co Mo is in tonights clue.
I wonder if this trend is twofold. One, it makes for a longer hunt. Two, there's not really much damage a huge group of people can make out in the woods. At least it's not really visible damage, or damage to expensive property. The kind of things the rules often warn about, because of course the Press is very leery of having to pay fines, legal fees, or anything else.
To me, OT nailed it... COde by MOrse = Como
The rest MIGHT have meaning but it also might just be filler.
With this much snow on the ground if they are going to give us just the park it almost has to be this early.
Snail Lake Regional Park is huge. You're parking and walking a long way.
From Long Lake RP and Tony Schmidt RP you should also be able to see the towers.
"All Hail, the Flashlight King!"
Reminiscent of line 1, Clue 1.
If I turned my set on now, there would be far more morse code activity than voice.
The first thought I had with the long dashes was competitive running. The 50 yard dash, etc. Any of the parks hold track meets for local schools?
I think Joe's unmasking and rant may support the idea that the video clues are not really worth much...
Clue 2, 2005
I fell asleep before the clue so doing some quick noodling before heading to work.
The great escape when I first read the clue had me thinking about the conservatory at Como.
Now I have to go see the video.
Have a great day and happy hunting.
HF, Como, BruceVento, Central,Cherokee, Crosby and +Marydale & +Summitparkway(just cuz of park pool).
Leaning towards HF & Cherokee
Other takes on it - I agree with whoever just mentioned it above here about the flashy lights for the towers... As well as the runway dashes. Maybe the two in conjuction form the dots and dashes.
- dots and dashes on a map represent county lines, I think, since my map is 7400 miles away.
_ I like the idea of train tracks, especially in conjunction with the above noodle.
- If Great Escape means the tunnels, or the trains, or the planes...
Most of these toss IM, Cherokee, HI in the mix, but I believe you can see flashy lights and stuff from CoNo and HF as well. (I'd check if I could)
Another thought on Mom's Noodle.... Minnehaha was Morse St or Ave... the bend in Minnehaha Ave (and Minnehaha Park) is directly across the street from the hiding spot of the 1954 Treasure Chest at Hidden Falls,
My $.02, for whatever it's worth
I can't get this to fit Chair-O-Key or Harriet. I need a tunnel. CoNO, Swede, Bruce Vento. Brucie Boy is leading the pack due to the gravel.
But really, I'm pretty clueless as to a park.
Course would also fit Como with the golf course.