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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
 



 

queenmalley

I was in a port-a-loo on the Rosebud Indian Reservation during an anthropology college trip last summer. it was on the edge of a cliff. One of the more interesting ones.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 9:54 AM Permalink
green

There went my udder lung!!!!!!!!!!!!

911!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 9:56 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Normandale.College Archeology Field School. I graduated with AA in Anthropology, then got scholarship to finish my BA in NYC. Just got it at Christmas time. I still go on the Field School digs as an alumni. Two at Lake Shetek this summer. Just had a meeting this week. Also, Archeodome in Mitchell, SD. Been digging at Lake Shetek for about 5 years now.

Archeology digs are great, but lots of back-breaking excavation.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:01 AM Permalink
Liquor Lady

haha! same thing happens to me, babies always tend to cry when I hold them, gordy is the opposite, babies love him, I have more patience with the older kids, he doesn't :sillygrin:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:06 AM Permalink
green

Take your honey for a ride, and over the cliffs it goes!

See?
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:07 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Congrats on the BA! I will have to look into that program at Normandale - I've been wanting to get into something like that for years now!

digs are great, but lots of back-breaking excavation :grin: sounds wonderful!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:07 AM Permalink
zephyrus

You should see some of the ones here... Some of them don not have seat, but scuffy spots where you put your feet to squat.

I don't know about you guys, but I am picturing a nasty splash...
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:07 AM Permalink
zephyrus

That's really cool! Sounds like a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work. Congrats on the BA! I am hoping to start school for something when I get home.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:09 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

OH gosh... :confused:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:13 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

you gave her a scary look I watched you do it...you mean Zephy you
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:14 AM Permalink
frostbite

There are several things that make me like Harriet more, but I'm still missing gravel and the stack for it. Any ideas?
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:19 AM Permalink
ares

still slogging....

what'd i do now? i don't think i dropped anchor.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:19 AM Permalink
green

I thought it was just me. (wiping sweat off brow)
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:19 AM Permalink
treasure chest

hmmmmm... she just loved Mrs. Zephy. You sure you didn't pinch her? :wink:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:22 AM Permalink
green

You can slog for my ideas.

No pain, no gain.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:23 AM Permalink
ares

hey. everyone knows that urine is sterile unless the tract through which it passes is otherwise contaminated. therefore, a #1 does not require hand-washing. and no self-respecting man is going to do a #2 in a port-a-potty.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:24 AM Permalink
queenmalley

so THAT's how they clean those!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:26 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I did not! :angry:

I am a nice boy!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:27 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Zeph, Normandale has a great Veteran's area and support. I did a big story on it and a returning Iraq Vet for the student newspaper on it. Gov. Pawlenty has really pushed for Mn college/universities for Veteran's services and Minnesota colleges have done some terrific things for returning college vets.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:30 AM Permalink
leelabell

Completely off topic. I still subscribe to a St. Anthony Park message board. This is what showed up today:

Yesterday, we had an unwelcome (understatement) sewer rat appear in a

toilet at 2172 Como. Is anyone else having this issue?

I just got off the phone with St. Paul Animal Control, Mike @ 651-266-1100,

and he said that:

1. When a sewer rat appears in a toilet, it means that the sewer rat

  population is too high.

  2. When the sewer rat population gets too high, rats squeeze through the

  pee trap between the public sewer line and the resident line.

  3. They get 1,000 calls per year in St. Paul, with 5,000 more incidents

  where people just take care of it and don't call.

  4. They get calls from residents close to Como and Carter due to the food

  establishments (more food, more rats).

  5. It's best NOT to use garbage disposals for garbage as it feeds the

  rats.

  6. They will bait the sewers @ Como and Carter, in addition to the

  sewer close to our address.

  7. They will check the bait traps weekly and refill them until

  there is no longer remaining bait in the traps.

  8. These procedures, will, according to Mike, "Knock down the rat

  population."
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:30 AM Permalink
queenmalley

...about the only thing he's done.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:30 AM Permalink
queenmalley

You should try living in NYC some time!!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:31 AM Permalink
zephyrus

My great-grandma got bit by a rat while going potty when she was little. Being born in 1905, I doubt there was a sewer there, but I wanted to share her misfortune anyway.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:34 AM Permalink
zephyrus

Thanks :smile:

 With the post 9/11 GI Bill, I should only have to pay 10% (I will be one month of active duty time short for a full ride)

Como. <------Now I am still in compliance of the terms of this thread.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:37 AM Permalink
excavating stud

Victoria Crossing (Grand and Victoria) could be the hopping place to shop. The main drag could be either Grand Ave or Victoria (if you pull in the "Thank Her" reference)
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:37 AM Permalink
OT

I always check for rats or snakes. I've heard or read about both of those being found in a toilet.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:40 AM Permalink
zephyrus

That's why I no longer use the toilet.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:41 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Zephy's back yard is full of small holes. He blames gophers, but we all know better!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:45 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

I was happier not knowing that rats can come up the toilets to bite me in the @$$.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:55 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I'm sorry, but the Harriet stage has to be one of the ugliest I have seen. very uncouth. But note the building in background, they produced something back in the day....
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:58 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

"Sir Soot" Sir Cus circus
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:08 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Clue 1 " once again" = Como (spanish)

The viking avatar = Viktor victoria st.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:21 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Did you get your chores done? I am not getting a whole lot done at work. Is it 5 yet? <3
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:29 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

What are u leaving at 3? Is that a clue.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:31 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

bison ave = twins :sillygrin:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:34 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

No, not a clue, and I'm not leaving early :sad: -its a heart :pbpt:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:37 AM Permalink
ares

ya know, don't we have a rule around these parts about not using other people's accounts. looks like two people using one account right there.... :smile:

j/k guys. although one of youse still needs to accept my facebook friend request.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:37 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

avatar = a rat av
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:38 AM Permalink
green

Too funny!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:39 AM Permalink
green

So glad you did. I shall cherish my unbit, virganal patoot now knowing the status could change at any sitting...
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:46 AM Permalink
zephyrus

:smile:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:49 AM Permalink
green

I'd love to find a snake in my toilet. (I'd rather find one in my bed, but if wishes were horses...) I've 9 as pets. What's one more? Poor drowmed baby!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:51 AM Permalink
green

I MEANT by rats. With 4 feet and furry.

Quit laughing.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:58 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

:wink:
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 12:14 PM Permalink
Randahl

snake in your bed......ummmmmmm LOL

so the consensus on a park is?
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 1:27 PM Permalink
ares

powderhorn.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 1:55 PM Permalink
ares

3k joe!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 1:55 PM Permalink