The medallion was found on Monday. See next week's paper for more details. The daily clues are posted below.
Clue 1:
Towns were once considered incomplete without it.
Clue 2:
The first was "The Marble Heart."
Clue 3:
It cost $12,000 to build it 118 years ago.
Clue 4:
It had 4,000 people come in September 1936 for US Senator Magnus Johnson's Funeral. The largest to date in Meeker County.
Clue 5:
2007 it was placed on the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota's "10 most endangered" historic properties List.
Clue 6:
It was almost demolished in 2006 but now making a comeback and is Fun for the young and the old.
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The lucky person who finds the medallion can claim the grand prize of $200 by presenting it to KLFD, Community Education or Watercade Board member, Mary Bollin at 320-434-0642.
To be eligible for the $200 grand prize, treasure hunters must have purchased a $4 Watercade button from a Miss Litchfield candidate or local business. Anyone without a button who finds the medallion will be eligible for a $100 prize.
The medallion will be hidden in the Litchfield area on public property. Finding the medallion will not require digging, climbing, cutting, hammering or any destructive means to retrieve it.
Medallion hunters are urged not to search on private property or damage trees, shrubbery, buildings or other public property in their search.
Clues for the medallion hunt will be posted daily beginning at 10 a.m. July 9 in the window of the Independent Review office, 217 Sibley Ave. N., and on the newspaper’s website at www.independentreview.net. Clues also will be read live on the air at KLFD 1410 AM/95.9 FM. Clues will not be read over the telephone.
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