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2002 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

Submitted by Casey Trauer on

Yes, the medallion has been found, but there's still lots to talk about. Feel the need for more than virtual discussion? Then join the Re-Hash Bash, Sunday, Jan. 27, at noon at Merriam Park in St. Paul.

mrmnmikey

I;m thinking the tip of the park by montreal and w 7th below the hill. you have to use your legs on the stairs there and kids sliding hills comming out of the woods.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Dart Head

MR News why don't you try and post maybe your ideas on the med i and not all that bull s---. thanks from all of us

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Marie Smith

Mr News...you are kind of rude.....cooler is a nice place

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Frosti

My friend Golddigger is in complete denial about Como

Golddigger is very wise...

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
GeckoGrl

Anybody down with Newell, we were there last night and that looks pretty promising

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Mac-Grove Man

It's called Riverside...wandered around there a couple of days ago...

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Terry

The medallion hotline says the hunt is still on. Surprising - NOT! This year the clues really have us noodling all over the city.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Mr.News

get out of my room

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Senior Beaverino

SysOp has been notified of MR. SNEWS.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Mcpher911

I dont think I am going to lurk any more. I'll see all the real hunters out there. These people wasting space are too much a pain for me. I am still looking at the wreck clue and thinking over by the impound lot, or on old Barge Road...Barges carry coal. Going for a drive now! Good hunting to all!

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
GeckoGrl

Frostillicus.... you are a god :)

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
Marie Smith

Newell...hmmm...not sure about that one. Think they would go there so soon?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
couldyourepeat…

So, was anyone here, downtown at the Pioneer Press last night? What was up with those clown guys??

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
Randahl

Dall...you there???..Frosti...explain the coal=phalen ref??? The old train that ran on the east shore n&S???

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Terry, I wonder if this year's clue writer comes from the St Paul tourist board. "Come see all of St Paul!"

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:16 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

CYRTQ- A bunch of people were down at the PP last night as was I why do you ask?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:17 PM Permalink
GeckoGrl

We were there last night and there were people digging... it has some very good points

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:17 PM Permalink
couldyourepeat…

I was down there too. I thought that van was pretty cool. What was up with those Clowns?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:17 PM Permalink
Randahl

TMK...You go home last night>>???

The clowns are kewl....violent J and shaggy 2 dope..nice guys

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:18 PM Permalink
Hiya

where do I find the rules for the hunt....pleaseeeeee

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:18 PM Permalink
Senior Beaverino

Hiya-

Top of this page, there is a link.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Randy was Dal here a while ago or is she still around?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
Terry

Hiya - Follow the link at the top of this page for the rules.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
couldyourepeat…

do they do that face paint every day for the hunt? i think i saw them last year too. we were thinking that maybe they work for the winter carnival or something.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
Hiya

Thanks alot senior :-)

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
No user inform…

I am thinking Newell is good too, only I dont know where it is... hehe... why do you think it sounds good?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

CYRTQ, there were a lot of people down there. Myself, Randy, Lisa's mommy, Scribe, THX, Green, Kris Digger, Allison Wonderland, TreasureHunter's Guide, Tim the Hunter, etc. The clowns were Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope.

Randy, I went home last night after the clue.

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:19 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

TMK don't forgeth My Dalliance, Lil Slim too!!

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:20 PM Permalink
Hiya

thanks mr

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:20 PM Permalink
couldyourepeat…

TMK, thanks...wow..i guess alot of people from in here actually hang out together then?

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:20 PM Permalink
No user inform…

I was just at So. St. Anthony and then Highland. there were a few people at each

Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:21 PM Permalink
Frosti

Psychological symptoms of addiction:

  • Do you see the medallion as the solution to problems?
  • Do you spend a lot of time figuring out how you can get the medallion?
  • Have you been withdrawing from your relationships with your friends or family?
  • Have you lost interest in school, sports, or hobbies that used to be important to you? Have your grades slipped?
  • Are you experiencing anxiety or depression?
  • Do you only hang out with friends who hunt the medallion?
  • Have you tried to stop hunting but can't?

    Physical symptoms:

    • Have your sleeping habits changed? Has your physical health been affected by hunting? Do you feel shaky or sick when you try to stop hunting?

      Recognizing that you have a problem is the first step in getting help. lol

  • Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:21 PM Permalink
    Terry

    couldyourepeatthequestion? - lots of us have met face to face! Hope to meet you sometime soon too.

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:21 PM Permalink
    l and a mommy

    I'm telling Dal you forgot about her TMK!!

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:21 PM Permalink
    GeckoGrl

    Well for one you can see a radio tower, not too far from the fair, b-ballfields there, woods, hills.....

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:21 PM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    I gotta go rest. Bye

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:22 PM Permalink
    Marie Smith

    bye Mr MM

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:22 PM Permalink
    Jenny Schuette

    ..Hey DartMan? Did you leave me? Sorry I got booted!! Still thinking about Como, and BC.. of course MM too

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:22 PM Permalink
    brwneyes

    nite nite

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:22 PM Permalink
    couldyourepeat…

    Well,nice to actually talk to you guys for once. Im going on my lunch break now. Talk to you all soon.

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:22 PM Permalink
    l and a mommy

    UH oh frosti I think I have an addiction.... ha ha ha but it will go away after about a week or so :-)

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:23 PM Permalink
    ThoseMedallingKids

    Lisa's Mommy, I don't know all that were there last night. I could list them all, but there was A LOT of people there. Just wanted to give her an idea of how many. My apologies to those left out :)

    CYRTQ, all the Cooler Heads that are down there don't know each other totally. We know each other, you could say, from the board here. Some have good, long friendships, some are just recently getting to know people. :)

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:23 PM Permalink
    SNAKE88

    The Medallionator 1988 and Jake Have teamed up today. Just look for the MEDALLIONATOR VAN and you should be in the right park!!!!!!!!

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:24 PM Permalink
    Dart Head

    Hay maybe I will head down there tonight myself I remember alot of you from last years postings.Want to put faces with names.

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:24 PM Permalink
    Jenny Schuette

    So where are ALL the people at.. BC? It was hoppin yesterday over there, whew!

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:24 PM Permalink
    Terry

    I call my addiction Medallion Fever. It rises to a fevered pitch every year about this time and then settles down - but doesn't go away - the remainder of the year.

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:24 PM Permalink
    l and a mommy

    I met a lot of people for the first time last night and it was awsome putting a face to the name :-) And honestly I thought some people were the wrong sex until I met them but I won't mention who....lol

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:25 PM Permalink
    Marie Smith

    Hey anone wondering about Mears park? A coworker just asked me that.

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:25 PM Permalink
    Broomball stick

    DT Dave and others.... I see you are coming around to my way of thinking on McMurray field. I will be there from 4-5 on til I get too tired... Come find me, remember what I'll be wearing? Would love to meet you guys as I've never really met any of you, just probably dug next to you.

    I was there for awhile last night before the 6th clue came out. Here is all the knowledge I can give you about McMurray field...

    1) Streets that border it - Jessamine, Lexington, Como, Beulah sp? 2) What's nearby - to the west The Park and Rec office, Animal Humane society - to the northwest - woods and a walking path through to Como. Also a deadend on Como. to the North you have a swimming pool, tennis courts across Como ave. To the East you have a busy street with houses on it. To the Southeast you have a RR Bridge underpass. To the South you have a long stretch with the RR tracks. 3) Signs in the park - Field Use by Permit only, a sign that shows which way to park and rec office, the McMurray Fields park sign, a sign that says no loitering in your car or parking lot, for visitor use only, and a couple of others 4) Park composition. Entire east end is dedicated to broomball ice, maybe 4-6 rinks. In summer this area is baseball fields. The middle and east end of park are fairly flat, no trees really to speak of. The west end of the park is a sledding hill encompassing entire SW, W, and NW sides of park, along with built-in benches for sitting. This area of the park is soccer fields (west) and baseball fields (middle). 5) Snow cover 1-3 inches. All footprints in park have turned to ice, and there are pockets of ice 2-3 feet in diameter under the snow everywhere. 6) What's visible - Space needle 7) Don't bother wasting your time around garbage cans, soccer nets and backstops, they have all be examined.

    See ya tonight

    Fri, 01/25/2002 - 12:26 PM Permalink