Pre-Dig Gig, Rehash Bash and other Cooler events

u talking about the old fhima's, mikey?

Idea .... brought to you by the Diggin' Darlins':

Fabulous Ferns for the RHB......?????

Drink and food specials galore...and etc.

Think and talk about it and just let us know :litesmile:

Idea for a game at the PDG... got it from my Class Reunion. May have been suggested before, but...

Cooler Bingo.

Each 'square' on a 5x5 bingo card has a bit of relatively unknown 'trivia' about each of the Coolers... you have to ask around and figure out the name that matches up to each square. You could give prizes for 'first' bingo or picture frame, but I'd think that would happen very quickly. First to get all 25 spaces right wins a prize. Someone with more phone numbers than I have could get that together relatively easily and make a few photocopies....

Damn it!

Not sure what is was before. Just like 2 blocks down from the burger place

I agree with you before even reading the rest of this thread.

Keep it in St. Paul

keep going to the same place and stop moving every year!!

Obbs or Matty B's new place.

re-hash will have to be moved since the masonic lodge sold- but we should always just stick with a place unless we are pushed out. Like with Mcgoverns - they didn't have room for us so we had to go. People need to know where to go if they arn't online much. It should be tradition to go to the same place year in and year out.

However nice it is of Beth to talk about the Crew (US!) - it would be nice to have known she was doing it. I don't recall ever hearing BEFORE hand that she even cared about us since last years pre-dig. She was wonderfully nice but who is her contact in the coolercrew and why isn't she or that contact letting us know in the Cooler that she was talking and planning? All I read or heard was that she booked us and we wern't told. What if we all showed up at Obbs NOT KNOWING that she booked us elsewhere? I am all for peoples opinions and help and having someone get us set up for events. But if one of us wouldn't have contacted the old Matty B's we may not have known until it was too late and all was a go with Obb's.

I am fine with either place.

fully agreed

good point on their hours - are they open on Sunday nights too?

remember the other places there wernt.

sounds fun - especially after drinking :smile:

Would anyone consider a restaurant for the Re-Hash instead of potluck?

For some reason DaVanni's off White Bear & 94 popped into my head. Their 'party room' is not big enough, but we could probably take over the whole place (or 2/3 of it) for an afternoon since their sit-down dining is kinda sparse...

I don't think liquor is on the menu, though... :frown:

repeat post ................

Idea .... brought to you by the Diggin' Darlins':

Fabulous Ferns for the RHB......?????

Drink and food specials galore...and etc.

Think and talk about it and just let us know

potluck has been a tradition.

The place also has to be a big enough space and not spread us out too much. we took up alot of tables at the masonic lodge. And we had exclusive noise (only us and not a bar of others) where we could talk and give away items and sing made up Cooler songs.

It should be a place where we have our own space or own room.

liquor was not really an issue for re-hash because we always moved the party to the local bar afterwards anyhow for those who hung around.

Obbs last year was cool because we got to play No Time For Cold Feet on the big screen.

Ferns is like Obbs or Gabes...a place to go after the potluck rehash.

Ferns doesn't have a room to reserve and and area exclusive to us.

otherwise I love the idea as an afterparty.

I would hate to see the idea of a potluck go away.

I wonder if Phalen Rec Center is still open on Sundays. I know it was during the Phalen hunt and they had a nice rec center. Perhaps they would let us use a portion of that space.

The other place I wish were available is the Newell Park space, but they close that whole thing down for the winter.

I wonder if the Conway rec center is open on Sundays. I know they let us use that space for the rehash for the Conway hunt, but I don't know that it's usually open.

And with budget cuts, if they were open Sundays, they may not be any longer.

I like your thinking...

I think Newell may be available to rent

I was recently looking at the St. Paul Parks for rental info about Crosby. (Next Fall a major geocaching Event will be in the Twin Cities, and I'm hosting the opening Event: a bonfire at Crosby.)

Anyway, I believe two Park pavilions/buildings are available year-round, and I'm sure Newell was one of them.

The 2009 Picnic Season ended October 4. The Como Historic Streetcar Station and the Newell Building are available for rentals year-round.

http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?nid=3227

Como Streetcar Station - 1224 No. Lexington Parkway, 55103. The Streetcar Station is a heated and airconditioned

facility available for year-round rental. The building is not available for rentals on Sundays from

10:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. as it is open to the public every Sunday as a Streetcar Museum from 12:00 p.m.

(noon) to 4:00 p.m.

Newell Building - 900 N. Fairview, 55102. Accommodates a maximum of 100 people, has a kitchen area

with a stove, refrigerator, sink, serving window, tables, and chairs. The setup of tables and chairs is the

responsibility of the permit holder. The building is heated and is available for rental year-round. Please

contact the Park Permit Office at 651-632-5111 for information on how to reserve the building outside of the

picnic season.

Reservations for the Newell Building and the Como Streetcar Station ONLY: City of Saint Paul

residents and businesses may apply for a permit the first business day of the month, 13 months in advance

of their desired event date. Nonresidents and businesses may apply beginning the first business day of the

month, 12 months in advance of their desired event date.

BASIC RENTAL FEE: $136.00 FOR 3 HOURS (MINIMUM)

EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR: $ 34.00 PER HOUR

Non-Profit/Tax Exempt Rate: $112.88 for 3 hours

Each Additional

Well I'll be. The last time I had inquired about Newell - and that was a few years ago now - it wasn't available at all during the off season.

The only problem is renting it for a certain day and then the medallion is found in the first week.

I also wonder if North Dale is open on Sundays. That's also a nice place.

Setting the record straight:

Beth NEVER booked anything, nor did she do anything on the crew's behalf...

She has been talking about the crew all year long! She talks about the group just like she talks about the Vulcans, the Royal Family, the Gurads etc... after meeting the group last year at the pre-dig she looks at the crew as another important facet that makes up the Winter Carnival.

And as far as you wanting to know that she has been talking about the crew... well I have been trying to tell everyone since last year's pre-dig how the carnival office wanted to give us more recognition, but no one wanted to listen to me.... I even brought up the conversation on how the Royal Guard was looking for a way to join forces too (since they also heard about the crew).

Any ways - I just wanted to set the record straight that Beth did nothing on the crew's behalf. Whatever you heard was a rumor.

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around downtown Saint Paul and surrounding areas. However, before the official festivities can kick-off, a few customary events must be held, such as:

• The Saint Paul Winter Carnival Button Bash will take place on Saturday, December 5 at 10:30 a.m. Salut Bar American (917 Grand Ave., Saint Paul). This event is the official unveiling of the 2010 Winter Carnival Button Collection and will be attended by key members of the Royal Family, Vulcan Krewe, Klondike Kates and other dignitaries.

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• The lecture, “The Hunt is On: Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt History and Tips,” will be led by librarian James Moriarity at the Saint Paul Public Library on January 17 from 2 – 3 p.m.

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• Securian Frozen 5K and Half Marathon, Downtown Saint Paul at 7:30 a.m., 6th & Jackson

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Conway is a good idea

and Merriam is centrally located - I liked our re-hash there

good idea with the street car COMO.

oh well nix that idea with Como.

too bad we arn't non-profit or somehow get a tax exempt.

$112 isn't bad. and 3 hours is about what we usually do anyhow before moving to a bar.

North Dale may be like Merriam .... because it is a rec center with kids there year round they probably have rooms for rent. The "Key" rec center... nice thinking. Can someone call them?

that looks toasty!

Where is that?

haha nice :smile:

Yeah - its his basement. :eyeroll: Remember, his deck is so huge it has to stay outside. :goofy:

And that explains how someone could hurt herself carrying his package in the house!

well i was thinking that the package was the nice big deck.

I've heard it's actually a pretty small deck, it's just the trimmed bushes around it that make it look bigger.

I didn't know it was family...that you was pushing it because you know somebody that knows somebody... :frown:

damn i hate sticks in this hot fire..

:frown:

fwiw...as you know the crew is a hell of a lot bigger than us 10 or 12 rubes that hang out here all year long....

so thank you :smile:

That's hilarious.

Sooooo PDG at Obbs, right?

Jan 16th?

The nightly gathering is too hard to make official, people go wherever they want. That being said Galivans has the huge location advantage so as long as they don't mess it up I think they'll end up winning a lion's share of the business for that.

Votes in favor of Obbs - but I would suggest fewer tables downstairs for more elbow room.

I know a lot of people ate dinner there (myself included) but after we ate the tables were really in the way. I'd probably go for dinner upstairs if it meant more room downstairs. (Stick with same rough numbers of chairs, though...)

you guys just want the ladies to have to sit on your laps!

and your point is ...

:ooh:

Yes.

At Obbs?

Name the day and time!

and YOUR POINT is?

 :sheepish: