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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
 



 

Posen

Heading out now...come on, lucky day!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:11 AM Permalink
green

Would't you kick yourself later if you dodn't go?
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:11 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

No doubt, that's why I'm heading out. Hope I get lucky.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:15 AM Permalink
Eags

Como, as in comotose?
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:17 AM Permalink
green

Very good! Your little gray cells are in fine form this AM!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:23 AM Permalink
Eags

Yeah, kind of surprised myself! Thanks!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:34 AM Permalink
Terry

Hope someone finds it today - and I really hope its one of the Crew.

Keep warm, have fun, and good luck!

I'm off to work. :frown:

Coolerheads Will Prevail!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:41 AM Permalink
green

I wish I had been the one that came up with "hopping shopping" equalling Lilydale. I think it was Kitch or Mikey. That to me was a revelation and I had sparklies in my HEAD!!!!!! Good clue, great noodle. I grin every time I think about it.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:50 AM Permalink
Andrea

I agree!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:51 AM Permalink
hnts2mch

lil slim.....you are awesome! Thanks for standing in line and reading us the clue!!! We really appreciated it last night! We had a great time out there! :grin:
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:00 AM Permalink
green

Come on Cooler Crew! The sun is up! FIND IT!!! GO 'Heads!!!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:12 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Looks like I was right that it wouldn't be found last night. I'm still betting though it will be found by 10am so if anyone is thinking of going out there today, I'd get out there quick!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:23 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Maybe if there are hundreds of people still out there.

I'm guessing we see clue 12.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:27 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

It's funny I was freezing in line and for the paper and when I was out in the park for the first 30 minutes or so but then I got hot out in the park and almost wanted to take my jacket off....wonders what shovelin will do for ya.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:28 AM Permalink
green

I too am guessing (and hoping for) the last clue. Last night was fun and would like to do it again.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:31 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

Good luck to the crew :cool:
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:45 AM Permalink
KITCH

Medallion hunting is cleverly simple and endlessly complicated......

Its frustrates the intellect and feeds the soul. At the same time it is gratifying and maddening...and it is without a doubt one of the greatest things in St. Paul.

I just wish the CW felt the same way...
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:51 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

It's the "great escape"...
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 6:54 AM Permalink
Nimrod

I'll be in the blue snowsuit, have my cc button on, crazed look and either windburned or frostbitten face- can't miss me...
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:01 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

DOUBLE PRIME JOE!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:01 AM Permalink
Nimrod

Is this location I'm going also where the medallion is to be brought? If so, is there a point man (woman) to call out in the park when someone shows up screaming they found it waiving the medallion in the air?
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:05 AM Permalink
ares

wd, i've been watching you for a while, and i'm just trying to figure out your double prime joes, because 51 is 17*3 and not prime.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:09 AM Permalink
mucluck

I always put on a full face of make up to go hunting :eyeroll:
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:18 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

41st post out of 5,171 total posts.

Both numbers are primes.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:18 AM Permalink
ares

thanks! i was thinking you were just talking about 5171. that clears it up!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:28 AM Permalink
KITCH

I think that was the girl that was 1st in line last nite...
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:28 AM Permalink
KITCH

JOE!! just because I can... yes this post is a joe...for no other reason than I said it was
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:29 AM Permalink
green

It would be so Cooler if Monkey found it - him tipping Jake off and all. Would be almost like a double find, but not really.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:29 AM Permalink
KITCH

so is this...

JOE
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:29 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Is "waterline" the river's edge or "water street" or both?
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:31 AM Permalink
ares

i'll claim this back spasmin' joe. going to the chiro @ 330 today to get everything put back where it belongs.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:32 AM Permalink
Terry

Could be either - or from the lake?

I'm just checking. The sun is shining in my window here and all I could think about is hunters out in the field chopping snow in the glorious sunshine.

Go get it!!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:32 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Neither 5181 nor 19783 are prime but a joe in the hand is worth

two in the ....
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:38 AM Permalink
Andrea

My plan (if that happens) is to text LilSlim and have her use her cool phone to put it on the board and spread the word.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:42 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Not sure if I'll make it out today... :frown: I started to get a sore throat last night... this morning woke up feeling like crap. Plus I have a doctors appt from something unrelated. Drugs drugs hopefully I'll rally later.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:42 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I got special permission to leave work at 1:30!

Hopefully it's still out there and I get another chance before the mad dash!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:47 AM Permalink
ares

drugs = good.

since my back went out, i'm walking funny, and my left hip is a bit out of joint now. thanks back pain!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:55 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

It sucks being here at work knowing it will get found today. Please someone from the cooler get it so that we can say we beat the rubes who just come out for the last couple of clues without doing the research and hunting.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:56 AM Permalink
brasscat

Maybe they heard it from me or they also came up with it. BrassMonkey was in Hidden Falls with the gang and I called him on Friday and told him, The entire gang left and high tailed it to Lilydale. I just figured the noodle got around...as it did.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:13 AM Permalink
green

I have a funky left hip that from time to time gets a pain right in the center of the joint. I really hobble when it hits. I just suffer until it goes away.

Day before yesterday I slipped on an icy step and bumped my fat arse down two wooden steps. I've a huge black bull's eye on my rght butt check, two bruises on my back above the kidneys, a left arm that doesn't want to work right from hitting the railing, and a big black goose egg on my right wrist where it hit the right railing.

Yesterday I could hardly get out of bed. Nothing a chiro could help, but I feel your pain, Ares.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:13 AM Permalink
green

Maybe they did. Maybe not. I'm just going on what I read here. Did you post that thought? If not, I have to go with whomever posted it here as having the idea first as that's all I know.

Whomever was first to post it, you're great and I giggle everytime I think about it. What a great noodle! I so wish I had gotten it. That's my kind'a noodle!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:20 AM Permalink
queenmalley

It was a fun hutn this year, even though I was on the Como bandwagon since COde of MOres (still a great noodle). Found some great history of both Como and Lilydale. Top that with last year's fascinating Swede Hollow history, and I have learned much I didn't know about a city I grew up in.

I still say Lilydale is haunted. Swede too.

But I do archeology digs, so all this history stuff has been great for me. I also think the Cooler Crew members are fun, kind, brutal (!), and the best hunting instincts.

I did enjoy those videos.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:20 AM Permalink
Redbear

This song by Moby just played on my iTunes mix. I thought it was appropriate given the day and events:

"Extreme Ways"

Extreme ways are back again

Extreme places I didn't know

I broke everything new again

Everything that I'd owned

I threw it out the windows, came along

Extreme ways I know move apart

The colors of my sea

Perfect color me

Extreme ways that help me

That help me out late at night

Extreme places I had gone

But never seen any light

Dirty basements, dirty noise

Dirty places coming through

Extreme worlds alone

Did you ever like it then

I would stand in line for this

There's always room in life for this

Oh baby, oh baby

Then it fell apart, it fell apart

Oh baby, oh baby

Then it fell apart, it fell apart

Oh baby, oh baby

Then it fell apart, it fell apart

Oh baby, oh baby

Like it always does, always does

Extreme songs that told me

They helped me down every night

I didn't have much to say

I didn't get above the light

I closed my eyes and closed myself

And closed my world and never opened

Up to anything

That could get me along

I had to close down everything

I had to close down my mind

Too many things to cover me

Too much can make me blind

I've seen so much in so many places

So many heartaches, so many faces

So many dirty things

You couldn't even believe

I would stand in line for this

It's always good in life for this
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:31 AM Permalink
green

I am really really pleased with these last two hunts. coNoing different variations on the same things in the park leaves me COMOtose and showes a lazy-ass clue writer. This year was almost as good as Chair-O-Key and I agree with whomever said this year is as good as Conway.

I'm hopeful we got our piont across coNO year afer year is not acceptable.

I'm so tickled it was at an area this year I've always wondered about and am so thankhful they used the park while I was still alive.

This is the first ever year at Lilydale and that just flips my switch!
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:31 AM Permalink
brasscat

It doesn't really matter.. the cat is out of the bag..I don't remember if I posted it or not..

I do think the puck just might be on the blue avatar from McDonalds Happy Meal or in a gum pack equal to 1 of 15,,,double clue the grain bins and gum pack . Gum comes from trees that were once planted that we take for granted.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:33 AM Permalink
brasscat

Gum trees thrive in low areas close to river beds in rich soil.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:35 AM Permalink
green

VERY fitting! We should call it "11th, 12th Clue Blues."
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:36 AM Permalink
barefootguy

Just talked to Chris Digger, he volunteered to stand in line from 6-7 so Nick doesn't have to be there 2 hours.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:37 AM Permalink
barefootguy

Also, apparently there are already 5 or 6 people in line at the paper.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 8:42 AM Permalink