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Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is on: What would YOU do with $10,000?

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wpid-20150114__150118wc-treasure_Looking.webp, Nighttime didn't deter these Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt medallion searchers. (Pioneer Press File), wpid-20150114__150118wc-treasure_tuma_winners.webp, Nighttime didn't deter these Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt medallion searchers. (Pioneer Press File), wpid-20150118__150118_treasure_hunt_skybox.webp
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt officially kicks off Sunday, with thousands of folks scouring Ramsey County pa

Jim Ragsdale, former Pioneer Press reporter and Treasure Hunt clue writer, dies

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By MARY DIVINE | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEveryone in the Twin Cities news business admired Jim Ragsdale for his gentle wit and seamles
Saving the Peeps: Second in a series of videos exposing Peeps abuse
“I remember driving to the morgue with Jim to conduct a Peep autopsy with a real medical examiner and laughing out loud as he was brainstorming all th
Treasure Hunt: Clue writer James Goodhue IV returns to berate medallion hunters
He left the Pioneer Press in 2011 to return to the Star Tribune to cover the Capitol. He stopped working earlier this year because of his illness.Pers
Holly Jolly Ragsdale
Rachel Stassen-Berger, a reporter for the Star Tribune and longtime friend, organized the caroling flashmob. She said Ragsdale “traveled the cancer jo

Video: Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt press conference

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20140127__BenHaselman_Facebook_cropped.jpg, Ben Haselman found the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in St. Paul’s Como Park on Monday morning, Jan. 27, 2014. (Facebook photo)
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2014 Treasure Hunt winner talks about finding the medallion
With a strike from a hoe, Benjamin Haselman uncovered the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion Monday morning in Como Park.Copyright 2014 Pi

2014 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues explained

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20140127__1-27medallion2.jpg, Benjamin Haselman holds the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion, a gold-tinged plastic rectangle with an embedded jewel, which he found sewn into a
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCLUE 1Boreas roared and blew winds from the North —A Polar Vortex then snow he brought forth.S

Medallion finder can forgive dad for dismissing 1993 diaper

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20140127__TreasureHuntX.webp, An X of sticks marks the spot where the medallion was found. (Pioneer Press: John Brewer), 20140127__BenHaselman.webp, Ben Haselman found the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in St. Paul's Como Park on Monday morning, Jan. 27, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Ben Hasleman, 20140127__1-27medallion.webp, "My adrenaline is kind of peaking right now," said 27-year-old Benjamin Haselman of St. Paul, who gets a smooch from his 25-year-old sister Jillian, r, 20140127__BenHaselman_Facebook_cropped.jpg, Ben Haselman found the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in St. Paul's Como Park on Monday morning, Jan. 27, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Rob Brass), 20140127__TreasureHunters.jpg, Como Park was tore up by treasure hunters over the weekend. (Pioneer Press: John Brewer), 20140127__1-27medallion2.jpg, Benjamin Haselman holds the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion, a gold-tinged plastic rectangle with an embedded jewel, which he found sewn into a , i-hFQWz2q-XL.jpg, Mary and Tom Steiner of Roseville clear snow in Como Park on Sunday, looking for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion. “Here’s how the d, i-jgLGdMp-XL.jpg, Nicole Hinzie of Hugo and Richelle Nelson of Richfield dig in the snow Sunday at Como Park looking for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medall, i-5MdDsdC-XL.jpg, Hunters for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion excavated a giant swath of snow in Como Park Sunday, Jan. 26, in their search for the $
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressWith a strike from a hoe, Benjamin Haselman uncovered the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion Monday morning

Hunt evolution: from treasure chest to medallion

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i-RqR6rZ4-XL.jpg, Jake Ingebrigtson, right, and his new wife, Sara, incorporated the Pioneer Presss Treasure Hunt medallion into their wedding ceremony Saturday, August, i-6qXcpXp-XL.jpg, Jake and Sara Ingebrigtson at their 2010 wedding. (Courtesy photo), i-JBFCv4N-XL.jpg, Pam Olson, from left, and Ray and Diane Wood hold 1979's medallion. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-QkQWCVQ-XL.jpg, 1979's medallion was found taped to a piece of bark and stuck near the base of a tree in Marthaler Park in West St. Paul. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-dS8t75C-XL.jpg, 1973's medallion is shown fastened into part of a doorknob bracket. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-fJ9vsQh-XL.jpg, One side of 1973's medallion. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-pMdwM69-L.jpg, In 1973, the medallion was embedded in the heavy section of steel rail. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-NtMvMPT-L.jpg, These fake medallions were found in Central Park during the 2007 Treasure Hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-qKmJvgn-XL.jpg, In 1966, the prize was called a medal. Winners Peggy Fritzke and Iola Mossbrugger display it where they found it on Harriet Island. (Pioneer Press fil, i-GcX7wZB-L.jpg, To mark the 60th anniversary of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, this medallion, used in the past five hunts, was retired in 2012 and given away in an, i-ZMtsbdR-XL.jpg, n 1953, people searched for a treasure chest. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-PwqfbG2-XL.jpg, Inside the treasure chest was a certificate. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressParticipants in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt didn't always search for just a medallion. At
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