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2010 - Lilydale Regional Park

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Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here 

13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities 

Sunday, January 31, 2010 
Newell Park Pavilion 
900 N. Fairview Ave. 
Saint Paul, MN 55104 
11:30am-2:30pm 

The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings. 

In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park 

 

Conference Call Info for Clue 11:

There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.


 

  • Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
  • Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
  • Everyone will be muted initially
  • Lines open at 11pm
  • lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
  • After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
  • 60 ports are available for the teleconference



Line Placeholder Schedule 

1/26/2010- 
5-6 Redbear 
6-7 Jake 
7-8 Jerilyn 
8-9 Kathy 
9-10 Mikey 
10-Clue Steph 

1/27/2010- 
12-1 Redbear 
1-2 Andrea 
2-3 Nimrod 
3-4 jengerm 
4-5 Barefootguy 
5-6 Wicked Nick 
6-7 Chris Digger 
7-8 Art V 
8-9 CM & Me2 
9-Clue Sara 

 

 
First Video - The Deed is Done 

When January’s slanting snow, 
Makes us dream of Mexico 
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep 
To search for treasure buried deep 

Notice to every hunting battalion, 
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion 
Where? You ask in husky shout, 
That’s for us to know, and you to find out 

Turn off the tube, leave your hovel 
Grab your walking stick and shovel, 
Whether you be giant or runt, 
The only way is to join the hunt 

For to the hunter belongs the spoil, 
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil, 
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove, 
Hunt with pal, or old true love 

For you who hunt each and every year, 
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer 
“Good Luck” 

And now, let us be blunt, 
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Clue #1 

All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing 
Thy blast of winter heat scorches 
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet 
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches 

Emerge from the den as we once again 
Offer a bodacious bounty 
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen 
To public land in Ramsey County 

Clue #1 Video

Hear ye all crews, now come the clues 
For this task I am the Czar 
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift 
Listen well to each avatar
Clue #2 

Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\' 
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\" 
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen, 
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Clue #3 

Look high, look low, wherever you go 
Follow a picturesque route 
There are ways to travel away from the gravel 
That keep you in hot pursuit
Clue #4 

Code by Morse should set your course 
To long dashes that dot the landscape. 
You or your avatar should park your car 
On your way to this great escape.
Clue #5 

Take a westerly tack up from the stack, 
A landmark most uncouth. 
Figures grand in scale point to a trail 
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
Clue #6 

You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping 
And storeowners once dropped anchor 
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag, 
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Clue #7 

Escape your troubles where the water bubbles 
Or gurgles like a stream. 
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin. 
Look for a productive seam.
Clue #8 

Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta 
The purple horde raids a golden legion 
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off 
If you search in just the right region 

To find the seed, energy you need 
In search for your clues to glean 
What once was planted is taken for granted 
Stored in one of fifteen
Clue #9 

Not far from stones and ancient bones 
Lay clues that are fit for Jim 
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets 
And you should satisfy him 

Get your kicks by hitting the bricks 
Admiring the trees and view 
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad 
Like amphibians in\'52
Clue #10 

Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town 
Not far from the lights of the city 
If you would hike away from the pike 
You might stumble on something pretty 

Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing 
Where people prayed, God willin\' 
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur 
Is nothing by murder and killin\' 

This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river 
In neither is the prize to be found 
Look for the goods among timber and woods 
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Clue #11 

Go for a lark in Lilydale Park 
Between Water Street and the river 
The city boundary sign and the old rail line 
Define the zone that will deliver 

You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail 
It\'s not to be found near the tracks 
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property 
On public land launch your attacks 

Within this area lies medallion hysteria 
A tangle near the river - not too close! 
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places 
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
 



 

jakeinge

Well said Tim. Supposedly, people I do *like* are the ones that decided that my post was inappropriate. I'm done with this, on to the next Jake bashing. Just not worth my time.
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Sweet, let's bash Jake :grin:
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 1:23 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

One time Jake incorrectly interpreted a clue.
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 1:25 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

One time I incorrectly interpreted a clue!! lol

I think we are all guilty of that one!

so one time jake found the thing and then a movie turned in to a movie about jake! LOL
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 1:27 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Let's dig!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 3:24 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I was trying to lay down the sarcasm since Jake doesn't get bashed enough on the public boards... :cool:
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 4:56 PM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Remember when Jake found the medallion after clue 2, what an idiot! :smile: I actually don't know you well enough to bash you Jake, but watch out, I work in a junior high and have no shortage of "your mama" jokes! :pbpt:
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 5:18 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

You guys have to rember if its not about Jake it not about anything!!

the World revolves around him! and no one else I guess he most have felt no one was talking about him enough! That's why I didn't say anything about his waste of space post!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 5:31 PM Permalink
me2





Internet fighting is so Tuesday. :goofy:
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 1:42 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics...

Yada yada yada
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 4:50 AM Permalink
becksie

:sillygrin:
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 5:15 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

:goofy:
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 5:39 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

It seems like they cannot keep the pioneer press forum up...
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 5:40 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

What does Jake have in common with the Pioneer Press forum?
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 6:31 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Nothing, just saying the forum is down again. :cool:
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 6:39 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

They as in the PP.
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 6:47 AM Permalink
ares

Make sure you have proof of that or it could be defamation :smile:

Snerk
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 7:53 AM Permalink
jakeinge

I thought I heard something, but the english is so broken up I can't understand it.
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:45 AM Permalink
jakeinge

Brassmonkey,

You going to be at the predig?
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:27 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

For sure, See you there.

Not sure if Steph will make it, she's due in 4 weeks.
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:35 AM Permalink
jakeinge

I was going to give you crap about poor family planning. What if the kid comes 2 weeks early? Ask Mapguy about that...
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:42 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I know, I'm sweating it. Right now we have her brother willing to sit with her on the weekend of the hunt in case she goes into labor early so he can drive her.

She knows how much this means to me so she wont keep me from hunting.

But if she goes into labor early I'm cooked.

As for the planning we didn't think it would happen so fast, very first try...
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:52 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Make arrangements for her to get in line for the Clue at the PP - at least that way she'll be within a few blocks of the hospital most evenings... :wink:
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 12:08 PM Permalink
jakeinge

Well, at least now you know you aren't shooting blanks!

Dachsund, I like where your head is at!
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 12:33 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

sweet!
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 8:42 PM Permalink
green

Battle Creek. :sillygrin:
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:33 AM Permalink
green

Actually, Chair-O-Key is my firstest bet.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:34 AM Permalink
brasscat

Long Lake Regional Park :cool:
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:40 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

In my pants!
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:50 AM Permalink
Terry

Sylvan Rec Center
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 10:11 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Highland.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 10:28 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Swede Hollow
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 10:54 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

A new park
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:26 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

I just joined the Cooler Crew Facebook page - apppears to be the right Group because of the membership - but I don't see any activity on it whatsoever since the last hunt - I thought it was being used year round?
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:12 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I like Beaver.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:35 PM Permalink
ares

mike, i prefer the mounds.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:38 PM Permalink
Art Vandelay

I hear that one! Boing! . . . and the park is cool too. :goofy:
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:46 PM Permalink
lilslim

I am hoping it will pick up during the hunt!
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 6:47 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Everybody in my house loves Jake. Jake is a finder. Neither me, or my wife or my cat has ever medallionated.

That bit of business completed, Highland. I mean, for years I lived above Kellogg Park, and nothing. So, now after many other years, I think I need a park that I can walk to. My map shows dragons and fire east of Lexington.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 6:47 PM Permalink
lilslim

You know who hates conflict? This girl. This thread made my butt clench :ooh: Can we start over?
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 6:48 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

I will also accept Mattocks. Or Hidden Falls again. Really, I know we all say this, but I was ____________> this close <_________________
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 6:49 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Really, I like when it is near a good place to eat. Swede Hollow resurrected my warm feelings for Yarusso's. I used to go there to buy ice cream pails full of red sauce for parties. The Dariette on Minnehaha also does good red sauce by the pail. St. Paul rocks.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 7:03 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I'm ready for a Highland hunt.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 7:09 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Within view of St. Denis, and a certain PP columnist's house. Just sayin'
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 7:25 PM Permalink
Nimrod

I don't get it...is Jake running in the special olympics Tuesday?.....I gotta keep up.......
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 8:57 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Don't worry, Nimmy - you ain't missed a thing - this is just pre-hunt hubris raising its ugly head. Just make sure you got long johns with no holes in the seams and you're golden.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:20 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

palace and all the lost rec centers..
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:43 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

If there was ever a year to go to a small park, this will be it. Lots of snow to dig through with lots of ice at the bottom of it. Assuming the thing is frozen to the ground now, someone could easily dig up the snow over it and miss it, and then others will think that area is already dug up. Plus, like I posted on my site, pretty much every hunt since 2002 has had an element to it that violated conventional wisdom. A lot of people say they can't do a hunt in a small park anymore. I strongly suspect the cluewriter will try to prove them wrong this year. You won't see a Highland hunt this year. Could be the year for Linwood. Might even be something like Arlington Arkwright or even something downtown. I'm thinking it will be a rec center though like North Dale, or for those who didn't do my mock hunt last year, Highwood Hills is surprisingly viable. If the clues are as obscure as they were at Indian Mounds, people may not even be at the park in numbers until clue 10.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:36 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I just had a thought when reading your post...

If I suspected a certain place had the puck under the ice, I think a good way to dig through it would be to dump some salt there the day before and come back the next day and dig it up. Just a thought....

I like the small park idea about "it can't be done" thingy
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:54 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

As far as the hunt goes this year I have my ideas and I am taking the Jake route and not saying if you want to know ask me in person and I will tell you!!

But Like Jake I will tell you what I want to tell you! LOL :wink:
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:59 PM Permalink