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20140122__1993TreasureHunt_screengrab.jpg, Screen grab from video of the 1993 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt. Here, people wait to get clues that could only be had through hot-off-the-presses news, 20140122__1993TreasureHunt_screengrab2.jpg
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThe video begins outside the St. Paul Pioneer Press building in downtown St. Paul. Cedar Street is clogged with cars, an

St. Paul council votes to privatize Phalen, Como golf course management

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20131017__Comogolfcourse_skybox.webp, A photo of the 18th hole at Como Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday September 23, 2009. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA divided St. Paul City Council voted 4-3 on Wednesday to support privatizing the management

Treasure Hunt’s appeal is ageless

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i-QPjsH9p-XL.jpg, Eugene Longtin and his family find the treasure during the 1959 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-Hz5VFHJ-XL.jpg, Janna Kollach fights to stay on the sled as her uncle John Darst of Oakdale pulls her through Tony Schmidt Park in Arden Hills while searching for the, i-XcHcQc6-XL.jpg, Max Bollman, 6, searches for 1999's medallion near the fence outside Como Zoo while his brother Nick, 5, takes a snow break behind him. (Pioneer Press, i-TGbNXbb-XL.jpg, Mrs. Edward Bibro bundled up her children and walked two miles to Como Park to participate in the 1955 hunt for the King Boreas treasure chest. Three-, i-WdghCxf-XL.jpg, During the 1985 hunt, the Gough family -- from left, Bill, Mark and Ruth -- look for the medallion at Harriet Island. The family found the medallion d, i-dHVHPS6-XL.jpg, The action was in St. Paul's Como Park during the search for 2003's medallion. Among the hunters were Tammy Leigh and her son, Jackson, 3, who came in, i-8nS2V4H-XL.jpg, Sean McGowan, 2, of St. Paul pitches in during the 1971 medallion hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-SHxFMcz-XL.jpg, Using a hoe, Jordan Lundberg, 8, searches at sunset during in Cherokee Park for the 2003 medallion. After reading the latest clue in the Pioneer Press, i-2hQgrSF-XL.jpg, Darren Lazan holds the clues while Dave Dunleavy digs for the elusive medallion in a frozen fountain at Como Park during the 1979 hunt. (Pioneer Press, i-PkcwZQ8-XL.jpg, Richard Lang, 11, left, and his brother Greg, 16, of Maplewood use a blowtorch to melt snow in search of the medallion at the State Fairgrounds in 196, i-L9MQgLh-XL.jpg, Catharine Harmon re-enacts finding the treasure chest in 1953, with the help of some younger friends. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is for all ages, but being younger sometimes makes battling th

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

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i-chFS5qV-XL.jpg, Robert King of St. Paul finds a metal detector useful while searching for the medallion during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-T8vDrQ5-XL.jpg, A lone hunter pokes at the snow with a pitchfork at Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-dX6vzXG-XL.jpg, Scott Orr and Julie Haberman, both of St. Paul, check clues in the newspaper during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-qSQCbKd-XL.jpg, Dave Lyons of St. Paul digs for treasure during the 1985 hunt on Kellogg Boulevard near Cedar Street. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-fGBKcq6-XL.jpg, Agnes Herner of Roseville goes after the medallion with a big spoon during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-kXNjwRp-XL.jpg, Ron LaValle of St. Paul pokes around in a snowbank at Fifth and Wabasha streets during the 1982 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-Pp8xTbm-L.jpg, 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, i-x5dQjHj-XL.jpg, 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), i-zBXJ5t5-L.jpg, Ed Terry of St. Paul took a swing at finding the medallion with a golf club during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-KcfHF9C-XL.jpg, A rake is the implement of choice for this hunter in Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-nhjfhdv.jpg, This hunter has a shovel at the ready and a thermos full of warmth during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-XRDrCws-XL.jpg, More searchers and their preferred implements at Keller Park in 1976. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-rPM7VWS-XL.jpg, Don Deutsch of Maplewood and Judy Strand of St. Paul search Wakefield Park with metal detectors in 1971. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-BcBZbn8-XL.jpg, 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, i-b8VCwdj-XL.jpg, Charles Skon of St. Paul demonstrates his treasure finder in 1953. (Pioneer Press , i-VLmJpCq-XL.jpg, 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
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