The official meaning of the clue.
A completely isolated clue, a backdoor goose chase. A lost pet poster was placed on Ames Ave on a tree on the west shore of Beaver Lake. Lying = Lion, the name of the white rabbit on the lost pet poster. One Step Closer = Linkin Park song and the neighborhood of Lincoln Park in Saint Paul which borders Beaver Lake. Border hop = Just over the border. Points = Ames street, where the poster was placed on a tree. The acronym IOWA was given as the first letter of each sentence to hint at Ames. Ames Iowa. Answer call = Calling a recorded message, that said " My pet rabbit named Lion went missing on the north end of the lake, if you find him please notify me as there is a reward."