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2021 Washington County Spring Training Mini Hunt

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NEW for 2021! The Rose Festival Four-County Spring Training Treasure Hunt

 

 

 

It's an exciting time, with four new chances to find Rose Festival treasure!

Just like ballplayers, you've got Spring Training to help you become a good Treasure Hunter! The four Training Hunts will run for six days each beginning April 20 and ending May 16. Clues to each hunt will be available daily at 10:00 a.m. at this website.

  • Hunt #1 - Multnomah County, Tuesday, April 20. 2021
  • Hunt #2 - Clackamas County, Tuesday, April 27, 2021
  • Hunt #3 - Washington County, Tuesday, May 4, 2021
  • Hunt #4 - Clark County (Washington), Tuesday May 11, 2021
 
 
 
 

Come for the bragging rights -- stay for the fun!

Start by straining your brain as you work through each cleverly designed clue -- you'll be thankful for Google and those library research books! Then climb in a car, or hop on your bike, and head to some interesting location as you begin the actual hands-on hunt! Is it down on the ground? Behind a tree? Up on the top of a wall? Get out there and put your ideas to work!

Once you've participated in Spring Training, it will be time to jump in for the real deal -- our annual Rose Festival Treasure Hunt!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
click to see CLUES!

 

 
 
Clues are written not only to help people learn how to hunt, but to also explore the individual histories and geography of the counties that are part of the Rose Festival Family. The four Training Hunts will run for six days each, beginning April 20 and ending May 16. Clues to each hunt will be available daily at 10:00 a.m. at this website. (See the CLUES button, or go directly to NEWS at this site.)

See the 2021 rules:

 
 
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2021 Rules
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due to the increased popularity of the Rose Festival's annual Treasure Hunt, this year participants can share something totally new! There will be four separate Spring Training Treasure Hunts -- one a week for four straight weeks -- starting on April 20 (2021). Each hunt will be limited to a six-day period, and the first hunter to find the Treasure will be declared the winner -- and be allowed to keep the treasure they discover!

Winners will receive a $20 gift certificate to Voodoo Doughnut. (Additional sponsor/donor promotional prizes may be included -- to be announced.)

Participation is free of charge and hunters may encourage others to join in the fun -- the more, the merrier! (Please see the RULES above for details.)

Hunting should be limited to daylight hours, only, please. The treasure will not be hidden on private property and hunters are strictly forbidden to hunt on said property. There should be one winner per each Spring Training Treasure Hunt, and it is the sole discretion of the Rose Festival to confirm each winner. Winners will be required to participate in standard publicity, and to fill out any necessary paperwork.

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Find Date
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Prize
Maximum Prize
$20 Voodoo Donut Gift card
Location
General Location
Winkelman Park, Beaverton, OR
Pinpointed Location
Near the parking lot's west side fence

45.446822, -122.858318

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Monday, May 3, 2021, 7:00 PM
An immigrant from an isle across the sea
Durable man of the community was he
He bought eighty hectares as his tract
For sixty years the family’s land stayed intact.

After he died, though, his son’s finances sunset
The Depression left colorful Joe owin’ great debt
Now the land is a strip mall, but his name’s still quite near
Find his eponymous road and west of it adhere.
The official meaning of the clue.
This clue references Owen Murray, an Irish immigrant who settled in the area now known as Cedar Mill. The land he once owned is now known as the Sunset Mall. His son, Joe, was an eccentric person who had to sell the farm to pay his debts.
Murray Road is named after Owen – stay west of it.
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Clue 2
Published Date
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 7:00 PM
To improve your plan, you’ll need to obtain the code.
But you don’t need another four digits to find the treasure’s abode.
It could be for your eyes only with determined success
Decipher this clue and become Dr. Yes.
The official meaning of the clue.
Code plays a double meaning here. This clue references Zone Improvement Plan codes, what we now know as ZIPcodes. As Portland has zip codes that begin with 97, this clue points to the last three numbers (as you can ignore the ZIP + 4 for this clue). The last two lines have two references to James Bond movies (For Your Eyes Only, Dr. No). 007 is the famous code number for Bond. This means that 97007 is the zip code in which the treasure is hidden.
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Clue 3
Published Date
Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 7:00 PM
Far less than a Cascade’s spur
Wouldn’t even qualify for the west hills
But you’ll elevate your hunt at the same level
as Portland’s home for curvy bills and sharp quills
The official meaning of the clue.
The Oregon Zoo, which is the only place in Portland to find hornbills and porcupines, has elevations between 597-744 feet; the treasure is located at Winkelman Park on Cooper Mountain, which is approximately 720 feet in elevation. Cooper Mountain’s elevation, even at its highest points, is much lower than Cooper Spur of Mount Hood or even most of the West Hills.
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Clue 4
The district had quite the hassle
Adding another site to get a tassel
Meetings were had, folks were sad
But the process ended with a brand new pad.
A maverick will narrow this down – don’t be late
But think about the name first given by forty eight.
The official meaning of the clue.
This clue references Mountainside High School, the newest high school in the Beaverton School District (48J). Over the last decade, the addition of the high school caused a number of redistricting meetings with significant tension, but eventually decisions were made and Mountainside opened. The mascot for the HS is the Maverick, and its original name was South Cooper Mountain HS – Cooper Mountain Nature Park is on the south side of the mountain.
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Clue 5
Over forty years ago, an historic park near university
People just wanted some specific biodiversity
How’ll this movement point your way?
Pause at this one, sniff around, don’t stray.
The official meaning of the clue.
In 1979, activists created what is widely considered to be the first dog park in People’s Park near UC-Berkeley. The site of numerous protests during the 60s and 70s.The last two lines have numerous dog puns. Winkelman Park is home to one of three dog parks in THPRD and the only one in the search area already identified.
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Clue 6
Verna and her husband we have to applaud
But a park is not made with a wink and a nod
Find the action that enabled this site
While most were focused on Renegade’s magic night

It will help you now, so get ready to count
The first two numbers will give you the amount
If you wonder on which side to begin
Find two on one, then dig in!
The official meaning of the clue.
Winkelman Park was donated to THPRD by Paul and Verna Winkelman in 1998. But it was not ready yet to be a park – it needed many improvements before that point. Those improvements were funded by Bond Measure 34-156, passed in an election on November 4, 2008, the same night that Barack Obama (Renegade) won election to the US Presidency.

The parking lot in Winkelman has distinctive PVC pipes on the chain link fences. Count 34 on the west side, and the treasure is within ten feet. The first set of chains on the west side has two pipes instead of one.
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