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1999 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Casey Trauer on

It's time for the Medallion Hunt! The first clue will appear on PioneerPlanet just after midnight Saturday, Jan. 22. Come back here to compare notes with other treasure seekers, but be certain you read the rules on the Planet's Winter Carnival page.

javajoe

cal tru how bouts the arlington hs idea / arlington ave runs into como park?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:16 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

I don't know joe...I just don't think it's at Como. I'm still thinking Highland. Don't know if this has been mentioned earlier, but the last time it was at Highland was 5 years ago in 1994...that may explain the 954 thing?!?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:16 PM Permalink
calvinator

Now you have me stumped big guy, I thought my female persuasiveness would have pulled you to como, but I am so confused

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:16 PM Permalink
No user inform…

Did Battle Creek Park ever have down hill skiing. That would work with clue No. 2.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:17 PM Permalink
javajoe

belly any barnes and noble the button however is now mute if not postmarked lastr night

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:17 PM Permalink
javajoe

carole battle creek is up the hill from holman field/flying downhill

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:18 PM Permalink
christopher campbell

the medallion needs to be postmarked by tonight, and Battle Creek doesn't have askiing hill, but the have a sledding hill and they just opened up a lighted cross country ski trail

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:18 PM Permalink
calvinator

Ok I am looking at a hudson's atlas and I don't see Arlington HS anywhere

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:18 PM Permalink
christopher campbell

meant the button

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:18 PM Permalink
No user inform…

thought that it had to be post marked by today.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:19 PM Permalink
javajoe

sister i am trying to lean toward the hi-park idea but help CLUE <weg> me in LOL

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:19 PM Permalink
lildebi

vikes mike, i like your rational thinking!!! anything else???

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:19 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Belly- Joe is mistaken. The registration for the button has to be postmarked by tonight (the 28th)

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:19 PM Permalink
Sensei

Doesn't just about every park have a school (or library) near it?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:20 PM Permalink
javajoe

cal hoyt and galtier just east of elmhurst cemetary

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:20 PM Permalink
BIG HUNTER

ALRIGHT YOU FOOLS BEEN LISTENING TO YOU FOR 5 DAYS AND NO ONE IS MAKING ANY SENSE ! 10K ON THE LINE LETS GET WITH THE PROGRAM !! NEED JUST THE FACTS AND ONLY THE FACTS

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:20 PM Permalink
javajoe

sis is right <sorry still sleep walking feels like saturday to me>

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:21 PM Permalink
lildebi

but with the 954 thing -- 9, 5 and somewhere a 4-- you cant add the 4 into the equasion....

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:21 PM Permalink
javajoe

sister tell me this couldnt iconoclast also mean a dramatist which would link the down town theatre thing to rice or mears?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:22 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Joe,

Highland has a sledding hill, iconoclast = highlander, 954 could be what I explained earlier...or it could refer to any of the sports activities that are out there.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:22 PM Permalink
javajoe

how 'bout this 9 a 5 and somewhere a 4 figure these out and youll shout figure= mathe problem 54 divided by 9 = 6 6 = indian burial mounds?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:23 PM Permalink
calvinator

Joe, in the dictionary I had this is the exact defintion of iconoclast 'one who destroys sacred images.one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:24 PM Permalink
Dingo Man!

Guess i am goin to find it tommorow cause i have no skewl (i know how it is spelled) and i am goin to gathher the clues and makin my dad skip work and goin huntin all day yay!

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:24 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Joe - I don't think iconoclast = dramatist. Besides, do you really think it would be downtown at Mears (isn't that where it is?) And, aren't all the ice sculptures at Rice? I don't think it would be there.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:24 PM Permalink
Sensei

Sister Sister, why does iconoclast = highlander? Please explain.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:24 PM Permalink
javajoe

sister i somewhat agree but if you look at the general meaning of iconoclast i think it has more to do with the religous meaning hence, the indian connection or church sites which were torn down?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:25 PM Permalink
BIG HUNTER

FOR SERIOUS HUNTER'S ONLY . GOT THE ANSWER, ALL NON BELIEVERS EXIT THIS SIGHT NOW !! OR MEET US ON THE BATTLE FIELD .

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:25 PM Permalink
Birdie15

KARE said that "information on the medallion" whatever that means

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:25 PM Permalink
javajoe

cal where you diggin 2 night

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:25 PM Permalink
calvinator

big hunter your gonna get mobbed you know that

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:26 PM Permalink
javajoe

?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:26 PM Permalink
javajoe

anyone believe the mounds connection

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:26 PM Permalink
javajoe

well gotta jet

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:26 PM Permalink
calvinator

I don't know joe, I am checking como and now maybe mounds??? I'll be the crazy one standing with a flashlight looking into outerspace for clues

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:27 PM Permalink
calvinator

good luck hunting everybody

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:27 PM Permalink
Birdie15

I still believe Newell, believed it since clue #2. Como is a close second though. Will be at Newell tonight unless clue #6 reveals otherwise

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:28 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Sensei - Do a search to see previous explanations of iconoclast = highlander. Lots of people were giving explanations.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:28 PM Permalink
No user inform…

Hi~just a couple of quick ideas...I'm thinking one of two parks:

Linwood--has the NEW rec. center, but is in the OLD neighborhood, has sports teams which would be KEEPING SCORE, has the hill on St. Clair Avenue (since it is for traffic and not sleds, meets implication to STAY AWAY FROM THE ACTION), rec center presumeably has NUMBERS ON THE FRONT DOOR, also has Linwood School nearby, and now the big giveaway--reverse "nil," and you get "lin," hence "LINWOOD!!!"

or...

Langford--has the St. Anthony elementary school IN THE PARK, is in historic (OLD) neighborhood, "flying downhill...(stay away from the action)" could imply the nearby State Fair giant slide or rollercoaster, I don't know, figure it out yourself!

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:28 PM Permalink
Dingo Man!

allwell i am tired and i am outta here i will be on l8er ok guys thanks for the tips and sorry i dont like big hunter he is dumb or mentally challenged big time if he doesnt like what we are sayin tough stuff for him but he seems like a jerk sorry for comeing to a conclusion

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:29 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

JD #2 - you're linwood theory is good.

But todays clue talks about learning...HP schools are across the street from the park. Also, "goal" is used. There is a HP ice arena in the vicinity, too. ITS GOTTA BE HP!

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:34 PM Permalink
Sensei

Is it just me or is posting on here a real pain in the butt?

Why do I have to effectively re-login in every time (or at all, for that matter)?

Anyway, Linwood sounds like a real possibility. Not sure how the iconoclast fits in, though.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:35 PM Permalink
Randy Moss

What's up everybody?

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:36 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Heh Sister, you and I seem like the only ones that still think that its in HP....

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:36 PM Permalink
SueBee

Wish the server worked better. The board isn't nearly as useful as last year. I'm really surprised to see that there was very little discussion about last night's clue. Did everyone assume is means a school? I don't necessarily think so. It says "yearning for something worth learning", not a "place of learning". What about a museum (has things worth learning)? I like the library idea too. Any other ideas? Hope tonight's clue is a little more informative.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:36 PM Permalink
BIG HUNTER

(DINGO MAN ) SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING I WOULD HUNT. AND YOU BETTER RUN

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:37 PM Permalink
Life-Long Bronco Fan

I'm still not convinced the 'yearn to learn' isn't Univeristy Avenue. After all, how many clues to we have that indicate streets? Last year, there were LOTS of street clues.

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:37 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Kids - FINALLY, somebody who agrees!

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:38 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:38 PM Permalink
lildebi

JOHN DOE # 2, ok so theres the nil are you gonna supply the wood??? where do you get the wood???

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:38 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Sensei, what trivia? Sister, I suppose I'll see you out there, since we are the only ones who still think that its out there...

Thu, 01/28/1999 - 4:39 PM Permalink