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2010 Sheldon's Wrench Treasure Hunt

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Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Find Date
Friday, January 15, 2010
Finders
Name
Scott Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Karen Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Logan Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Cooper Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Kylie Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Macy Pedersen
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Name
Kristin Shim
Hometown
Eden Prairie
Prize
Maximum Prize
$200 Gift Card
Awarded Prize
$200 Gift Card
Location
General Location
Staring Lake
Pinpointed Location
In the center of the skating rink
Concealer
On the "Isle of Land" in the middle of the rink

44.833961, -93.463697

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 6:00 PM
Sheldon travelled in Eden all over the parks,
drank coffee at home and went in the dark.
With sunlight all gone he went out so fast,
come seek the prize he lost in the past.
Six more clues are coming your way,
now find it and laugh where you all play.
The official meaning of the clue.

Clue 1 only sets up the hunt, and clarifies that the wrench will be in an Eden Prairie park.

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Clue 2
Published Date
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 6:00 PM

Put on your best boots “oh don’t cha know”,
tennis shoe sports all covered in snow.
Skates much more useful this time of year,
and if it’s needed a warming house near.

Sheldon boot tracks all over the place,
oh really so many, he walked at this pace.
Round trees, fields and hills on Mr. Smith’s hike,
follow the paths and poke with a pike.

The official meaning of the clue.

This clue gives some landmarks that can be found at Staring. There is wordplay involving Round Lake and Riley park, but they were tricks. The word round was intended to be an allusion to the ice rink.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Monday, January 11, 2010, 6:00 PM

Sheldon saw Patrick and Matthew were fishing?
Having the wrench was what Smith had been wishing.
Rather than show his face of dismay,?
he quickly left and went on his way.

The official meaning of the clue.

Patrick and Matthew are two Rileys who originally lived on Lake Riley. This clue is intended to say that the wrench is not there.

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Clue 4
Published Date
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 6:00 PM

Having leisure and skates he left for the ice.?
With Mary in hand, he knew it’d be nice.?
The time you have is little you know,?
so hurry my friend and go go go.??

The official meaning of the clue.

Clue 4 told the hunters to look near ice rinks. Also, Mary is Sheldon’s wife, a little EP history.

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Clue 5
Published Date
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 6:00 PM

Sheldon strolled onward for wrenches sake
when he came to cross a beautiful lake.?
From cold blowing wind he lowered his head,
he did not know but it was beet red.?

He show like an arrow, now on the fly,
aiming like you are at the “bulls eye”.?
You see, to some it’s just an old tool,
but not to the finder who’s nobody’s fool.

The official meaning of the clue.

While many thought that the bulls eye reference meant to go to the archery area at Staring Lake, it meant to suggest the bulls eye pattern of Staring ice skating loop. Also, this park has a lake.

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Clue 6
Published Date
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 6:00 PM

If you're hunting with a friend or looking with a pal,
remember dear old Jonas on the Erie Canal.
The nearby was lake was Caroline in 1854,
now it holds the Captain’s name for all your treasure lore.

To find the magic wrench, to center court come forth,
to the free throw line the farthest to the North.
Shoot the ball in Sheldon’s boots with a perfect touch,
you’re close now to the prize which you love so much.

The official meaning of the clue.

Jonas Staring was a captain on the Erie Canal before he settled in Eden Prairie. He originally named the lake after his wife Caroline. With this information, you could be sure that Staring was the right park.

If you stood on the basketball court’s free throw line, took a shot and missed just to the right. Your ball would likely have rolled right to where the wrench was laying. It was about a foot or two from the base of a tree in the center of the ice skating loop.

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