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Submitted by diggorius rex on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:25

The Annual D-Rex & D-Ng Medallion Hunt:
A Ten Clue Hunt, officially starting October 22nd
Kickoff @ Sweet Pea's 4pm - Free Snacks + Happy Hour = WIN
Bonus: Finder keeps the 2016 Medallion!

Game Play:
1. Follow the rules, decipher the clues, find the medallion, win the prize!
2. Registered Hunters (before Clue 4 release) are eligible for prize total
paypal: ken_ng3@yahoo.com
2. Unregistered Hunters are eligible for partial pot total

Game Plan:
1. Clue will be released each day at 4:00pm
2. Hunt expires at midnight 10/31/16
3. If medallion is not found, prize money will be incorporated into next hunt)
3. Have fun!

Game Rules:
1. Medallion will be hidden on public land in Ramsey County
2. No destroying of property, use common sense, you know the drill
3. 2016 D&D Medallion awarded to the physical finder

A 2016 Dig-Rex, David Ng and Uncle Harry Production

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Saturday, October 22, 2016
Found on:Thursday, October 27, 2016
Finders:
NameHometown
Steven Sanftner Saint Paul
Matt Koskie Hastings
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$125 + hunt materials
Awarded Prize:$125 + hunt materials
Location:
General Location:Pleasant and Irvine Avenues
Exact Location:Under handrail about 3/4 way down stairs
Concealer:In a camouflaged box
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Saturday, October 22, 2016
Summer's warmth -- pale in intensity,
Daylight shortens each day.
We embrace the darkness,
Won't you join our soiree?

The air becomes cold and dry,
It's quite the wake-up call.
Life starts all over again,
When it gets crisp in the fall.

Public land our medallion awaits,
Private? You must not trample!
Within this fair city we solidly state,
You’ll find it's more than ample.

The story -- be it short and sweet,
will challenge both your wits and feet.
Let’s begin the D&D Hunt,
The treasure is yours to reap!
Explanation:
Beer, fair city, and solidly state references, bring you to St. Paul proper/Summit Ave.
A soirée would be typical of an elegant evening gathering at the James J. Hill house.
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall" - direct quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The great american author wrote several short stories before his first novel was published.
Fitzgerald resided for a short time at the nearby Commodore hotel, as well as Fitzgerald's bar/rest. on Selby and Western.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Sunday, October 23, 2016
The sun sets on a red horizon, night winds fill the air.
Globes of light dot the sky, pause to stop and stare.
The puck is hidden in plain sight yet cleverly disguised;
Only those with careful eyes will happen upon the prize.
Explanation:
Horizon red/Summit Ave.
Globes of light/lampposts
Stare/stair
Careful eyes/Children's Hospital is visible from hiding spot
Pause to stop/slow sign
Clever disguise/hidden in something (not naked)
Night winds was written by Ella 'Fitzgerald'
"Tender Is The Night" was a short written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
*a shit-ton of night winds sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Monday, October 24, 2016
Searching for a place to strike some gold, perhaps this could lend a hand?
Think of a Hoosier who came to town and rose to a position of command.
There's that feeling you'll get when you look to the west.
If you're the first, you'll win the medal -- for this we can attest.
Explanation:
The nurses 'strike' on Smith Avenue in front of the hospital
The Hoosier was mayor, Robert A. Smith (1887, 1892)
The bottom of the steps start in the west end/west 7th area
The line from led zeppelin's stairway to heaven/Western Avenue+stairway
Marshall Sherman, St. Paul's first Medal of Honor winner - Sherman Street.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Gaze up to the heavens, look to the skies, you'll get some help from above.
Have some patience, say a prayer, look to the city you love.
"Saints be praised!" you might say from atop this perch.
Your journey begins where pavement ends; thus begins your search.
Explanation:
Hheavens above, prayer, saints/St.Paul's Cathedral dome/search in St. Paul.
Patience/patients/Children's Hospital
Where pavement ends/step off street to stairs
*Also a hint that Don Empson's book, The Street Where You Live
 
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Clue #5
Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Slowly descend, reach out a hand,ensure things are steady -- don't hit the skids!
Travel not too far, or you'll end in a place meant for kids.
Oh, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run,
Posted signs will draw you near the spot the pucks hidden.
Explanation:
Slowly descend down the 'stairs'. reach out a hand to the 'railing'.
Don't hit the skids/carefully descend the steps/decline
Place for kids/Children's Hospital
Posted signs/Irvine & Irvine street signs on lamppost
 
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Clue #6
Published on Thursday, October 27, 2016
Don't let bad weather bring you down, up on your feet, explore!
Twisting streets at crossings meet, at this bend you'll score.
From stately house to fowlish pond, winding roads and hill,
There's still time to change the road you're on, two signs gladly fit the bill.
Explanation:
Don't concentrate on the wrong end of town near Bad Weather Brewery.
Up/down on your feet/steps stairs/pedestrian bridge
The twisting streets/winding roads/bend/Irvine & Irvine & Pleasant & Grand
Crossings meet/pedestrian bridge/path along the freeway/stairs/roads
Stately house/James J. Hill house
Hill/James J. Hill /Summit Hill/Ramsey Hill/7 Hills/Grand Hill/Crocus Hill/Cathedral Hill
Fit the bill/grand/Grand Avenue
fowlish pond/geese(nicknamed duck pond)/cochran park
another line from stairway to heaven/irvine/pleasant/grand
 
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Clue #7
Maintain your health, don't get sick, or you'll need to be on the mend.
Need a lift? Spirits down? Onward and upward, my friend!
Take a break if you get winded, no need to go all the way.
At some point step off the path, enjoy a comfortable stay.
Explanation:
Health/sick/mend/Allina/Children's Hospital
Lift/down/upward/stairs
Break/landing at Irvine & Irvine
Comfortable stay/Pleasant Ave.
 
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Clue #8
Something, something -- stairs! plus Led Zep and Summit's beer.
Railing, steps, bending down, bronx cheer, hey look what's under here!
Built a billion dollar Empire - Railroad Magnate, what luck.
Bought a super duper magnet for just under a buck.
Explanation:
Clue was still under development at the time of the find:

Lack of sleep, crappy job, alcohol, and the tail-end of a two week cold.. my bad
 
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Clue #9
From the top of the hill at the crest the city, make your way down the stairs.
At a stop, step off the block, and search for a unique pair.
Two signs entwine that shouldn't be--yet here they do exist!
Look behind the light above, an iron will couldn't resist
Explanation:
Hill/crest/Summit Ave
At/stop/the stairs/landing at Irvine & Irvine
Two signs/Irvine & Irvine street signs
Light/lamppost
Iron/iron railing
 
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Clue #10
Walk or drive, it's your choice, from Summit Avenue begin.
Down the stairs by J. Hill's house, or Irvine for the win.
At a break in the stair or where three roads combine,
On a lamppost at a crossing, twin street signs you will find.

Pleasant is a step too far, at Irvine & Irvine you should be.
Once you're at this corner, the lamppost you shall see.
Behind the post, on the rail, cleverly in disguise
A box is stuck, magnetized, and inside it, the prize!

Now you've found it, hooray for you! Our contest is at an end.
It's been our pleasure to host this hunt, enjoy Halloween, my friend!
Explanation:
X marks the spot

Thank you again!
Ken, Harry, and David

"There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings"
 
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