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In the search for the medallion, it’s all about the tools

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Robert King of St. Paul finds a metal detector useful while searching for the medallion during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), A lone hunter pokes at the snow with a pitchfork at Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Scott Orr and Julie Haberman, both of St. Paul, check clues in the newspaper during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Dave Lyons of St. Paul digs for treasure during the 1985 hunt on Kellogg Boulevard near Cedar Street. (Pioneer Press file photo), Agnes Herner of Roseville goes after the medallion with a big spoon during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Ron LaValle of St. Paul pokes around in a snowbank at Fifth and Wabasha streets during the 1982 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Donnie Kelly and Gary Kurth, both of St. Paul, use a metal detector to hunt for the medallion in Como Park during the 1986 hunt. (Pioneer Press file p, With rake in hand, Dan Heiller of Cottage Grove looks for a fresh place to dig at Schmidt Park during the 1988 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Ed Terry of St. Paul took a swing at finding the medallion with a golf club during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), A rake is the implement of choice for this hunter in Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), This hunter has a shovel at the ready and a thermos full of warmth during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), More searchers and their preferred implements at Keller Park in 1976. (Pioneer Press file photo), Don Deutsch of Maplewood and Judy Strand of St. Paul search Wakefield Park with metal detectors in 1971. (Pioneer Press file photo), Armed with garden tools, Charles Shafer, left, and Ole Strand, both of St. Paul, walk down a snow-covered road in Como Park on their way to hunt treas, Charles Skon of St. Paul demonstrates his treasure finder in 1953. (Pioneer Press , Actor Robert Cummings hams it up with his wife, Mary, and his "invention" for hunting treasure during the 1953 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOnce upon a time (as in the 1970s), metal detectors were de rigueur for those searching for th

Pioneer Press to print at Star Tribune plant, close St. Paul facility

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Carts of bundled papers are wheeled to waiting trucks at the St Paul Pioneer Press printing facility in St. Paul late Wednesday night, March 9. 2006. , Copies from the first run of the St. Paul Pioneer Press are moved by conveyor belt to the mailroom, where inserts and preprints are added and the pape, Assistant Press Manager John Galarneau takes a close look at one of the first papers of a press run at the St. Paul Pioneer Press printing facility in
By NICK WOLTMAN | nwoltman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressUnder a deal announced Wednesday, the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune will begin printing th

St. Paul Bruce Vento Sanctuary's could become outdoors activity hub

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A man and his dog go for a walk in St. Paul's Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, just east of the downtown, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Pioneer Press: Sc
By LEAH SMITH / PIONEER PRESS | lsmith@pioneerpress.comA number of proposed projects soon could turn the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul from
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