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2006 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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tim_the_hunter

THX 1138
Wed, 12/21/2005 - 8:05 PM Permalink
Pay Me

hahah@!!!!
Wed, 12/21/2005 - 8:07 PM Permalink
unomas

hey people any one seen marley,i think he got lost in the woods?

were digging forsure this year,its at como....>---->----->on our way >----->----->to como

Thu, 12/22/2005 - 12:04 AM Permalink
Clue Master

I just seen a huge smoke cloud in the shape of Marley. 

I sent a holiday toast in his honor ;-)

Thu, 12/22/2005 - 12:15 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

never got to hook up with him, but talked to him late summer (August?) when i was up north.

Thu, 12/22/2005 - 1:06 AM Permalink
Clue Master

I met up with him in a field once.  A beautiful wonderful field.

In fact, I remember you being there too Ian.  Maybe you were taking on the shape of a unicorn or something but I knew you were there anyway.  ;-)

Thu, 12/22/2005 - 1:49 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

oh thatmillenium!

Thu, 12/22/2005 - 4:51 AM Permalink
me2

fountain cave can be accessed via the labyrinth.

not that I know of

I'm interested in going between Christmas and New Years if he wants to check it out-and you let me go

The cave under Irvine is on hold til after the first of the year.
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 5:50 PM Permalink
Scribe

Attention:

You are all cordially invited to join the Coolercrew at the Liffey on December 26th at 7:00pm until whenever.

The King's Tax Collectors will be in attendance for your entertainment and button registration needs.

Perhaps a few other ragtag Carnival folks will be there, so be polite and don't make them feel as if they are the second class citizens that they really are. Not everyone can be Cooler ya know. Reality sucks. :wink:
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 8:40 PM Permalink
KITCH

make it 9pm...
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 8:57 PM Permalink
Scribe

No.

you can't make me.
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 9:02 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I wasn't sure if it could be or not. I read some rumors on the net that made mention of it. If it can be, it's not really an entire opening, more of a hole in a tunnel that you can see into.

I'm still not quite sure I'd be going, he was going to discuss it with some other explorers over the weekend and get back to me (that was last weekend) and he hasn't brought it up since. I'll let ya know if that changes though.
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 11:00 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Ans thanks 3M, Kitch, and ESD. I'm just hoping the people that got a card appreciate it. As I hope every year.
Thu, 12/22/2005 - 11:03 PM Permalink
diggin4it

Hi Crew! Diggin' checkin' in. I hope everyone had an aewsome summer. I am so excited to think about the next hunt.
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 6:54 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Hi Diggin'

welcome back!
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 7:22 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

hola!
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 7:33 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

What up D4I
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 7:42 AM Permalink
diggin4it

Let's get this Christmas/holiday crap over with and get on with the serious time for vacation - Medallion Hunting!
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 8:14 AM Permalink
KITCH

dig!!!

wooohooo...

I was expecting everybody 2 be showing up next week...

but I guess the fever is starting early with a nice warm diggin' kinda day...
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 8:29 AM Permalink
me2

hiya dig!
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 11:38 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

this is my 3000th post.

woo woo
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 5:54 PM Permalink
Clue Master

You can tell by your avatar, :eyeroll:

What are you? Bob Fricken Barker or something?
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 5:59 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

well since tim did his. I'll do mine.


MY 1000th POST!



 :ooh: :ooh: :ooh: :ooh:

Fri, 12/23/2005 - 6:36 PM Permalink
Pay Me

I was so busy posting crap I missed my 2000 post :frown:
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 6:41 PM Permalink
Pay Me

My 7 year old has his first loose tooth!!! YAY!!! bout time. :sillygrin:
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 6:42 PM Permalink
OTiS

He was trying to figure out the mysterious force that makes him want to wiggle it more even though it hurts.

He wanted to know if that was the same force that makes mommy have to keep smoking :eyeroll:
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 9:01 PM Permalink
East Side Digger

Thanks for the link OTiS I will save that for the years to come :cool:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 4:08 AM Permalink
KITCH

huh??

katies 5 and working #3
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 6:02 AM Permalink
KITCH

watch the video of the dad smoking...and the smoke flys all the way upstairs to the baby in the crib...

then the smoke makes a "hand" and puts it around the kids throat...

watching that with katie...after her nightmares...

I'd quit smoking if I smoked...

oh wait...your kids would think that's cool. :eyeroll:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 6:04 AM Permalink
OT

I forwarded this to my kids with children. They'll love it! Thanks! :smile:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 7:00 AM Permalink
Pay Me

YEP, he is 7 and working on #1, I was 8 when I lost my first tooth. I didnt get my 12 year old molars until I was 18. Guess he takes after me :smile:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 7:22 AM Permalink
OT

The later you get your permanent teeth, the fewer years for the permanent teeth to get cavities. :sillygrin: Works in theory anyway.
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 7:27 AM Permalink
Clue Master

We follow that every year. It's educational and they don't even realize it.
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 8:22 AM Permalink
Pay Me

The boys have been asking to look every ten minutes. If your kids want they can also cal 1-877-hinorad. There is a live operator that will tell you what Santa is doing and will answer any questions from the kids. Joey asked when he will be here and they said he was scheduled between 10-12 tonight. He was flipping his lid!!

:sillygrin:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 10:26 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Here comes Santa! I can hear him on my roof! Better get to bed...
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 8:55 PM Permalink
Clue Master

I really love being a dad right now. :smile: :smile:
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 9:34 PM Permalink
me2

its great- can never get the kids to bed when we want cept on christmas eve .... heard on the news that he was scheduled here around midnight... 11:20 and the kids say they need to get to bed! HA!
Sat, 12/24/2005 - 10:20 PM Permalink
KITCH

I'm going back to bed...
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 3:06 AM Permalink
Clue Master

I'm almost there myself.
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 8:26 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Asti on ice, ham in the oven, beer in the fridge, batteries in the camera, all is good.

Cheers!
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 10:19 AM Permalink
Clue Master

To you too Ian

Sun, 12/25/2005 - 1:45 PM Permalink
OTiS

What a great Holiday!
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 5:07 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 5:44 PM Permalink
KITCH

JASON ANDERSON

A.

rmy mechanic Jason Anderson was serving in Iraq in January, but he didn't let that keep him from searching for the medallion in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt.

The sergeant read clues posted online and sent location tips to his wife in Rosemount. When another group of hunters found out about his search from afar, they made a cardboard cutout of him and toted it along.

"It was kind of unreal. Especially where I was at," Anderson said of seeing his cardboard double "Zephy" making the Winter Carnival scene: with the Vulcans, Klondike Kate and the Cooler Crew hunters. "I looked at that as a representation of everybody who was over there. When I was there, I never really sat and thought I could blow up at anytime. It was good to know that the people at home were thinking about us."

Anderson, 31, returned home to his wife, Stacy, 29, and three elementary-age children in September. Other than a short leave, he had been gone 18 months.

"It's like he never left," Stacy Anderson said. "It's different for everybody. It was emotional when he left. But I had so much to focus on. You can't shut down; you just keep on going. Before I knew it, he was home."

Jason Anderson said the adjustment between war and home was made easier by his almost daily online instant messaging with his wife. He had a hard time adjusting to driving on bomb-free streets in Minnesota and sometimes thinks "last year" means 2003, the year before he left.

He's working full time now as a National Guard mechanic in Rosemount, and he says there is always a chance his unit could be redeployed.

Regardless, this winter he'll be back in the hunt — in person.

As for Zephy, it will be loaned to a touring Winter Carnival museum in the Landmark Center.

"I guess I'm on display this year," Anderson said.

— John Brewer While Jason Anderson was serving in Iraq, he was still a presence at St. Paul's Winter Carnival — as a cardboard cutout. The Army mechanic was deployed in January, but he read clues for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt online and sent his wife, Stacy, tips on finding the medallion. Another group of treasure hunters learned of his search and began toting along this cardboard double of Anderson. Anderson is now home and plans to hunt for the medallion in person this winter
Sun, 12/25/2005 - 6:53 PM Permalink