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1998 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Casey Trauer on

Hunt for the Pioneer Press medallion!

The Pioneer Press medallion has been found. Details are at our Winter Carnival page.

The hunt's over, but the discussion rages on ...

Rob Norris

shovelboy? whats the to and fro of cherokee and the pace and race part?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:40 PM Permalink
wallflower

besides me, that is....

only 1 hr to go!!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:41 PM Permalink
ShovelMaster

had to respond quickly here. To and Fro has been interpreted by several to mean the large swingsets at CP and the 3 pyramids are the roof of the bathroom buildings. the smoke in the sky is the powerplant stack on the river. translate demo and mode from clue 4 and you get 2 domes, the capitol and the Cathedral.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:42 PM Permalink
Nathan.Trivette

The woods may be a waste of time because if little kids went in there they may get hurt... it depends upon how dense they are i guess...

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:42 PM Permalink
Fair Trade

I suppose you're right about the woods being more dangerous. They're not absolutely off-limits though?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:43 PM Permalink
Red DOG

JayBird are you and Yeller going out tonight? If so do you need someone to stay on line. I have a good connection tonight and should be able to help out. I will be doing the dinner and cocktail thing shortly but should be back before the next clue. E-Mail me if you need the help GOOD LUCK

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:45 PM Permalink
Chasing Amy

Wallflower your lucky I am stuck til 8. As for the others don't read too much into the clues. That is atleast what I have picked up from the other water coolers. Also, who knows maybe it is in the woods. I am sure it wouldn't hurt to look.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:46 PM Permalink
Chasing Amy

That to and fro bit with the swings makes sense. That never came to me.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:51 PM Permalink
B.J. Mack

Fair Trade, I question whether the woods down the bluff would be considered park of the official "park." I doubt it's down there.

Anyone been out to see if you can see the church "aspire" from near Chippewa? That area near the sledding hill could be the ticket.

Stop looking until later! I can't get out there until at least 9.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:52 PM Permalink
wallflower

oh, yeah...we looked down the treacherous sledding hill last night. The one at the bottom of the hill and slides toward Anapolis into that ravine. I'm not sure they'd put it down there...but what do I know???? HA!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:52 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

They wouldn't put it in a place where someone could get hurt-they dont want to be liable for anything that goes wrong.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:53 PM Permalink
Fair Trade

Okay, I just thought since "spire" is a synonym for "steep" which can mean "downhill" ... you get the idea.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:55 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Every single object at CP has been completely looked over. I am starting to think that it's just buried in the snow, somewhere really remote.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:57 PM Permalink
oz

its on top the hill between playground ,woods ,and building where the smoke stacks in plain view

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:58 PM Permalink
Chasing Amy

If everyone in the world read into everything like this the world would be much better off, ya know.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 5:59 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Where DD? I dont understand. I think that all of the ground near the building, and the playground has been completly DUG UP!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:00 PM Permalink
DOG

Yea! My paws sure show it too!! 6 hour last night ..wheew! I mean Ruff!! Be out again tonight though..getting outfitted with an icepick.

I'll be wearing my bandana so say Hi Cooler Gang!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:04 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Am I the only one here?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:05 PM Permalink
oz

its more towards the hill corner of annapolis and chippewa

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:05 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:06 PM Permalink
wallflower

Chasing--ain't that the truth!

Hey Dog...you might have better luck with the bandanna around your neck instead of over your eyes :-)

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:06 PM Permalink
Chasing Amy

I'm thinking the action will pick up later on, I'm bugging out!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:08 PM Permalink
DOG

O.K. you might be right...but remember, dogs have a keen sense of smell. I'll be sniffing clues tonight. See Ya at 11:30 Dog of Cherokee

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:09 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Was anybody here when Joe M. said he was gonna release his horrible wrath on CP? What a nutcase!!! :-)

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:09 PM Permalink
wallflower

ya itsin i saw him!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:11 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

Well, I'll be leavin, I'll see y'all later, probably once before and once at 11:30.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:11 PM Permalink
Itsinmypocket

WHAT A DORK-JOE MEDALLION, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, BRING YOUR BOMBS AND S**T TO POCKET!!!! YOU HERE ME; POCKET!!!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:13 PM Permalink
Nathan.Trivette

Actually I think Joe M. did take a bomb to that place after being there last nite..... there's one fresh patch of snow in the park though..... and i'm gonna take the shovel to it all day tommorrow when the sun peeks out.... all i had yesterday was a pair of boots which i kicked the snow up with but they didnt work too well on the area i just mentioned....

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:15 PM Permalink
wallflower

looks like messages here have come to a grinding halt!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:21 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

heard a rumor you can get the clues at 11pm at the press, is this true or should i just have someone call me from my computer out there a 11:30. I hope they keep the fire going and the hot cider people along with the hotdog guy comes back. (no offense dog)

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:41 PM Permalink
Jeff Ryans

Wait a minute. 'Cape' rhymes with 'drape' and whip doesn't. So if you put 'whip' and 'drape' togather you get 'drip'. So it must be near water falling because kids like to go over rapids in innertubes. Hence "zoom" . And division these days means diversity which rhymes with 'university' and that divides everything south of University Ave. with everything north of University Ave. Hmmm.......Maybe John Clancy has something to do with the three pyramids . . . YES! The Vikings ! . . . . Probably sailed to Egypt after carving the ruinstone which, as everybody knows by now, is also thought of as a rosebud.. . . . . FOLKS, I'M OFF TO CONWAY HTS. PLAYGROUND!!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:42 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

the ice is too thick out there! i bent my hoe, (insert joke) but now im really considering the FLAME-THROWER to use instead. why not?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:45 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

hey jeff, YES the vikings did sail into arabian areas in the mederterian, even past constanople and probally inot egypt too, but me thinks its too far fetched. But if you all have seen the movie SPACEBALLS, i think pres. scrooge would want us to comb the park, so lets get out there tonight and COMB THE PARK! so far, we aint found sh-t

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:49 PM Permalink
groundhog

hate to tell you this but its not at cherroke

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:50 PM Permalink
ShovelMaster

Hello again.... Stopped in to see what was new... Doesn't look like too much. I hope to see the water cooler gang out there tonight. I will be there sometime after the 11:30 clue, that is if it makes any sense to me. Maybe because of this water cooler and the ability to sit in a car with a laptop, they are making things harder this year. However, I understand that Thursday is still the dead line. Good Luck cooler folk, see you tonight. By the way, whoever up there said that whole bit about drape=drip=tubing=etc, etc. Good Luck and thanks. That means one less person will be at CP.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:51 PM Permalink
Nathan.Trivette

tell us your reasons ground hog.......

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:53 PM Permalink
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Groundhog, if it isn't at CP where is it?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:54 PM Permalink
groundhog

think its in the tennis court

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:55 PM Permalink
Nathan.Trivette

theyre making things harder this year because it was at cherokee but 6 years ago... they had to think of clues that didnt match the 1992 ones hence they had to dig deeper for references.....

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:56 PM Permalink
groundhog

the medallion is in a little know park called my butt

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:57 PM Permalink
Nathan.Trivette

groundhog... nothing has been mentioned abotu nets, balls, rackets, etc....

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 6:57 PM Permalink
Terry

Last night part of the discussion was about a-spire. There is supposed to be a church near-by. Anyone been out there that noticed if the church has a spire and if it can be seen from the park?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:00 PM Permalink
Jameson

I think it's all just a matter of getting a Massive flame

thrower and melting the heck out of cherokee park...

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:01 PM Permalink
Terry

Is the dress for tonight the way cool bandana or did that idea get scrubbed?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:04 PM Permalink
Cindy Rulli

im new to this so bear with me...i think we might be overanalyzing some of this stuff..not every work or phrase in the clues mean something..we know its at cp but the heck of it is its a big park and i personnaly am dug out...its near impossible..another clue might help or so we can only help..he has to start narrowing it down more..geez

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:05 PM Permalink
Terry

Cindy, Welcome to the water cooler. We are probably over analyzing some of this, but then again, some idea might just be the ticket!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:07 PM Permalink
groundhog

will be back to drop science, hint analze the word FORE.

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:08 PM Permalink
Cindy Rulli

people that used their mind would be at looking mounds

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:08 PM Permalink
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Does anyone know where I can look at a map of CP on the internet?

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:09 PM Permalink
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HEY JAMESON I AM WITH THE FLAME THROWER IDEA! I HAVE DUG UP THE W HOLE PARK!!!!

Tue, 02/03/1998 - 7:09 PM Permalink