And so it goes for anudder year...

You know, I led a very happy, productive, very nice life until three years ago. That year, it went to 7734 in the proverbial handbasket.

At least I'm not alone in this obsession. I'm glad for the validation of bummed feelings, feelings of being "betrayed", lost, led astray, set a drift.

Now a wwwwhhhhoooollllleeee year. Oh! A year's so long! I HATE waiting for this dumb hunt I can't get enuff of!!!

I DON'T WANT IT TO BEE OVER!!! WWWWAAAAAA

All Diggers, a week from 2day, 12:00ish, Newell Park, for the Third Annual Re-Hash Bash. Bring sumpin' to share. If you want to bring your own meat, do so. There's GRILLS *there* (of course... gggggrrrrrr) and I'll have one and prolly Inks and Ter will, too. There will bee PLENTY o'food if you don't feel like doing dogs or a steak - so the meat thighy (<------ DDave, that's a Bee-ism. Ittiz pronounced "thing-y") is opptional. After Hunting and Digging, food's the second obession o'The Cool Heads. We NEVER go hungry.

King Boreas iz bringing his reknowned Sloppy Joe Medallions. Eags, a.k.a. Eagle Eye, a.k.a. The Dip Goodess - given the name by Bee - is bringing her Artie Chokes Dip. Hopefully Mom and Dad will do the coffee again this year????

I'm bringing my Chile Cheese Dip, carn-on-the-cob (another tradition. Can't have a pic'a-nic, Booboo, without carn-on-the-cob!) and maybee sumpin' else. Don't know. I'll bee bringing a gal (or two) o'milk for kiddies, Moms and DDY. Hopefully Mom and Dad will do the coffee again this year????

NO ONE IZZ ALLOWED TO BRING POTATOE SALAD! Especially 24 lbs o'it. Thiz is kind'a one o'those ear-muffy things with me... Lettuce not go there...

Hay, Pops!!! Good to see you again!

Put <> where I put ():

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Pops, use carats <> where I use parenthases

Hay, Laura!!!

I gots home about 3:00 a.m. Yuppers! LOL!

A bunch o'us went to Inks and Ter's. Mom and Dad went and got Natalie and I got to hold her!!! She's only six weeks old!

Hay, King and Guide!

Thanks for the book Steve

Update for next year's guide:

Guess not, Guide... LOL!!!

Green:

hhhhuuuummmmm.... Conjures up all kinds o'images... What with Johnson Parkway...

http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/parks/userguide/rates.html

Newell Info

Was quite nice o'that Mr. Parks Personnel to not roust us from our fire last nite.

Catch you later, Guide!

Hey Crew:

Just like to say thanks, my sister and I had a great time last night and appreciate the open arms. I look forward to seeing you'll next week.

Same as it duz for *this* soon-to-bee 44 year old's life! LOL!!!

Thinker, you couldn't have found a better group o'folks that don't have lives! :>

I wunner if I can sell the Newell folks on us being a not-for-profit group. As in very poor, in-a-deficit kind'a group. You, know? Maybee they'll *donate* the use o'the building fur a couple o'hours????

Laura, you've either three 'e's or no 'n' in your green...

I'll write the first chapter... ON PHALEN! LOL!!!

Good Morning!

It's so nice to see Little Laura and pops here now too! Hello!!!

It was great putting more faces with more names last night. And it was fun meeting some not yet informed of the find hunters as well.

Brando - If you log on here....hello! Glad to have met you last night. You may have been late for the hunt, but you weren't too late to meet some other obsessive hunting types. Hope you can join in the rehash bash next Sunday.

Hay, GRed! Hay, Tim.

GRed, I've NO idea where you send the clues! When you find out, let me know! I *think* to MomPress, but I'm sure...

Hay, Ter!

Thank you so much for again opening your home. Ittiz ALWAYS such a warm, happy, fun time there.

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This is the only info that I could find about where to send clippings. Even after the medallion is discovered, hunt participants still have a chance at a payoff. As soon as the medallion is recovered, immediately mail in all the clipped clues from the paper, and you will become eligible in a drawing for vacation packages provided by Sun Country. All clips must be received no later than three days after the hunt ends.

Yup, Timmers! Ittiz habit now.

Ter, yeah... But I figured the core folks would get there 11'ish and get things going.

hello to all,

I had to steal the computer from my sister just to get on here! I think the "pity party" got her exited!

P.S.

"hehehehehehe" yourself, Mz. Newell! :>

Pre-Hunt Prediction:

OK FYI.... I called and was told to mail your Clues along with your name and address to:

Pioneer Press c/o Promotions Department St. Paul Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt 345 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101

WHOA, Tim! Good job! You figured out the number thingy! Naw. Too much work. I'm too lazy.

Too, the green with yust using "green" is dark enuff to be easily read. The lighter colour are harder on the eye. At least on mine! :)

I'll prolly be lurking, but I'm off to do some catfish studying. I've a lonesome Clown Loach and I *think* there's this like spotted loach I've seen. I *think* ittiz a loach. I want to find out and see if they'll school together.

I think I best get something done around here too. Too many days of hunting and noodling.

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

We want to say Hello
To all are hunting Fellow
When over we heard a loud Bellow
You all were so kind you deserve a Halo

We are really Blue
We had every Clue
But it was so hard we got the Flue
Still we did not know what was True

We worked at our own Pace
Thought we would win the race
We were sure to be the Ace
Put only ended with red on our Face

We had fun reading Green
On the computer Screen
We thought we would Screem
When it was over for the Team

I say we all through in $100 each and hide two items leading up to the 3rd!

1st hide = 20% 2nd hide = 30% the big one = 50%

Get 100 people which = $10,000

Make it a city wide hunt not limited to parks!

I had my own hunt the other day. I put up $5000, I made the clues, I went on the hunt and found it after the 5th clue!

I didn't have a button so I didn't get the extra $5000!

Treasure Hunt

P'o' Box 2215

St. Paul, MN 55102-0215

It's hard to stay away. For one week this and a park of choice have been my home all evening and a good chunk of the night. I must admit to a high point of depression last night when I found out, that I have not really experienced before. It's a let down every time the hunt ends and you are not the victor, but it was something to do with it being found on clue 7 that was too hard to take. Thought at first the clues were well written, after I found out what all the meanings were, I thought they were worse than last years, which were terrible. Congratulations to the champion. If this stays up all year maybe I will chat with you all occassionally, otherwise I am done till next time. take care all. Thanks Worthman for the excellent book! Thanks Allison for the prehunt party and the good info, which I will have to pay more attention to next year. Damn I hate Newell Park.

Thanks, Allison, and to all who were a help on the cooler. See you next year. Congrats to the medallion finders!!

Sounds like a LOT of new faces ;) :) :( at the 3rd Re-Hash Bash.

Hello again! Lots fewer messages to slog through now that the hunt is over.

Regalman - I was hoping to meet you last night. Can you make it to the rehash bash on Sunday? It's always fun putting a face to a name.

Deb with web-tv who couldn't post here....hope you can make it too.

Today we went out to get some stuff taken care of. I have to admit, it felt weird not to be doing the long johns and big boots...and I felt a bit out of whack without our digging implements of choice.

I got here following the link from Laura Billings' column...

How close was *I*????

Well, for the first six days I was RITE ON TOP O'THAT PUPPY, at Phalen, and then some RAPSCALLION moved the silly thing to Newell. Way *I* figure it, I was yust way too ASTUTE, ACING the clues like I did, and because I had a WELL-TRAINED EYE it caused an IMPROPER SORT O'REBELLION when the CAREFUL INSPECTION I was conducting did COME INTO VIEW.

Oh, they READ THIS WELL, got COOKING and moved THE LOOT!!! It was not a PLEASANT SCENE and I'm sure the words were FOUL since I was on THE RIGHT TRACK.

I was an OBSTACLE that did OTHERWISE MYSTIFY and they had to find RELIEF SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. Oh, yes! They were A BIT DOWNCAST.

KING BOREAS, ON THE ATTACK, DID EXTRACT from Phalen my JEWEL.

Henceforth I'll bee A GOOD HUNTER. I've learned my LESSON, and it I will APPLY. Gods know I don't want to COURT disaster and I again WON'T GO ASTRAY.

Ah, Regis? I'm sorry to bee so anal here, but, like... You know? Think you could get with the program a titch more????

Like these anagrams and all you had going...? Like....

Otay. I wanna poll the audience... I've not used it yet; I got it coming...!!!

AUDIENCE....

Reading Clue #11... IZZ THERE AN "A" IN HEWITT????

No!

So, Regis, SHAME ON YOU! You should NOT have had "with a vet" as the anagram for Hewitt.

Your bad, Regis. You should have stated, "Ittiz an anagram for 'A' Hewitt."

That brings me to "Midway", Regis...

You've not been around these partz ("Partz izz partz!") too long, have you, Reg???

Ain't no way, Jose, you can take "way" and "amid" and get Midway. Nope. You gots an xtra letter in thar...

You get " a Midway."

Regis, shamey, shamey, shamey. Your bad again.

May I suggest, Reg, you put a titch more effort into the mind-set and feel o'the community you COURT? Get your MEASUREs ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

Sheesh, Reg. MAKE IT EASIER TO LOCATE YOUR WAY....

green, you have been, and continue to be, one of the most entertaining "Posters" on this here board.

green

Congrats to all in the cooler crew. I think we did a great job of noodleing the clues where it was, where it could be, and what wasn't in the clues. I don't think i'll make the rehash this year.. with 2 young ones it is hard to find the time...

Hope to see you all at PHALEN PARK, or Linwood or West Park or.....next year

Good evening all - almost didn't know what to do with myself all day without going out to dig in the snow!

Dear VINYLagain;

BockFest 2000 will be held on Saturday, March 4th this year.

The activities will begin at 11:00 with the gates opening at 10:45.

and ending at 4:30.

There will the Great Bock Medallion Hunt, with clues released at 11:00. The Museum of Brewing will be open along with the Gift shop. We have several bonfires to keep you warm, (dress warmly as all activites are outside!!), along with wonderful hearty food and beverages, and our own BOCK FEST BOYS playing for your musical entertainment. Tours will be offered, but only on a limited basis---First come, first served!! We do try to accomidate as many people as we can. Admission cost of the event is $5.00, with children 12 and under free.

Hope to see you there!!

I wonder why so late with the Schell's Bock Hunt this year? Usually ittiz the weekend o'my burfday! :>

Ian, if you read this... Would you bee a dear and e-mail me the info on Newell sos I can call? Tho... I guess I could slog... (shudder).

Any word on Fitger's Bock Hunt?

And, yes. I'm still in a pretty gnarly mood over The Med being found so soon.

Can I tell you? Because I felt so sorry for myself - you guys, too, of course! - I went out yesterday and got me some plants for my newly set up 40 gal aquarium, five dwarf gouramis (three Dwarf Gouramis, two Fire Something Dwarf Gouramis - the latter to go with the singleton in my 20 gal), and the CUTEST, TEENY-EST Ancistru timenki Pleco! Less than an inch and prolly only about 5-6 weeks old. You can still see where his yolk sac was!

Didn't take a nap yesterday, hoping to get bock on my regular schedule. HA! Got a second wind when it was time to go out Hunting!!! Was up 'til like 2:00 a.m.! Today was not one o'those gung-ho days at work, ifyaknowwhaddamean... What sleep I did get, dreamed about HUNTING!!!

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!

Ya got me in stitches, here, Guide... Keep it up... "Pow, Alice! TO THE MOON!"

Green - Fitgers is the 18th of March.....

Mom! That's cute!

I have an invitation to the medallion finder for the rehash bash on Sunday.

Any word about a parade on Saturday night so we can give it to him?

Ter/All... I've heard nothing from MomPlanet about us being in the Torchlight Parade...

Am going the thru the usual bureaucratic fecal matter in trying to get Newell set up fur Sunday. (sigh) FEAR NOT, tho! The fat lady ain't sung yet and you guys know I DON'T give up and admit defeat easily! :>

Hi! Just heard from a fellow coolerhead. 100 styrofoam cups are being brought to the rehash bash on Sunday!

Hey all!

Say, I wanna go to the Schell's Bock Hunt this year. Who else is planning on going? Is anyone car-poolin'? Let me know if you are. If I couldn't re-claim my medallion this year the least I can do is go and find a bock or two, . . . or at least drink some good beer!

About Schell's Bock Festival:

BockFest 2000 will be held on Saturday, March 4th this year.

The activities will begin at 11:00 with the gates opening at 10:45.

and ending at 4:30.

There will the Great Bock Medallion Hunt, with clues released at 11:00. The Museum of Brewing will be open along with the Gift shop. We have several bonfires to keep you warm, (dress warmly as all activites are outside!!), along with wonderful hearty food and beverages, and our own BOCK FEST BOYS playing for your musical entertainment. Tours will be offered, but only on a limited basis---First come, first served!! We do try to accomidate as many people as we can. Admission cost of the event is $5.00, with children 12 and under free.

Schell's Brewery

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Fitger's Bock Fest March 16 - 18, 2000

The rehash bash is just a couple days away! Can't wait to meet some new folks and visit with some fellow hunters over what promises to be a most delightful dinner.

And the weather is supposed to be good too!

I think I will be at <ghasp> Newell Park (did I just say that?) On Sunday. H, are you in?

There will be one in SWEDE HOLLOW!

last

Big huge monster BRONCO JANE (joe) to start off the Millenium and end the Medalion board!!!!

pie1 - 01:38pm Feb 4, 2000 CST (#8888 of 8888)

For those of you who are having trouble getting the time off or whatever....KEEP TRYING! This is the 3rd annual rehash bash and the first two were a hoot! Great fun and great company.

For those of you who can make it, the festivities begin about 11 or 11:30 at Newell. Bring your own beverages, meat for the grill and a dish to share. Usually someone brings a bunch of paper or disposable plastic plates, but no one has volunteered yet for that yet. You might want to bring something like plates and silverware for yourselves. Someone is bringing 100 styrofoam cups and sloppy joe medallions. I'm bringing something PIERCEing. Lawn chairs are optional but might be a good idea too.

The shelter izz $120/first three hours; $28/hour after that. Plus $100 damage/clean-up fee.

But ittiz not a prob as you gotta reserve it one week in advance as they gotta have an employee runnin' the thang. Even had I been able to wring the dough outta you guys, they wouldn't budge on the week's notice bit.

Tried to wrest a key to the toyddie(s) from them. No *go* there either... LOL!!!

Good news izz, we're not gonna be charged a permit fee as ittiz winter, and the electrical outlet on the east widdo pavillion works. (The one in the west one duzzunt. They had a guy go check... ("Czech"??)

Izz Mom doin' coffee again this year?

I'm bringing Chile Cheeze Dip. PHALEN *that*, I don't know what I'm bringing... :)

All ewes Lem's lovers... Iffun you want sumpin' from Lem's, email me with your preferences. I'll pick it up fur you.

Do we need my smoker?

Hey Green! I don't think it would hurt to bring your smoker. I think we might have some charcoal and lighter fluid.

Those woods in Devils Den might get a work out tomorrow. Us ladies will have to hit a local service station or something.

Hay, Ter!

I've charcoal, too. I'll bring it. It lights itself.

Hay, know how NL was due on Wednesday, but Tyler got here Thursday...

CONGRATS, NL!!! WELCOME, TYLER!!!

My boss had a widdo boy on Wednesday, 02-02-2000!!!! I wish Tyler hadn't taken his sweet time, drat! Was ssssssoooooo hoping he'd have that burfday...

You lucky dogs! Don't bee late 2morrow... I'll bee very, very disappointed if you'un Inks don't make it.

Mz. Newell's gotta bee there!

I was there for Tyler's entrance. It was one of the most incredible things to experience in my life!

We won't be late. I wouldn't miss the third annual.

So I heard... Neat you could manage that. Just listening to MJ talk about LuLu's arrival gets me all goose-bumpy...

I have to bee satisfied with the kits... But thass otay... I was a basket case holding Natalie!

WHAT???? Ittiz NOT because I'm held in such high esteem that the entire company gets the 21st off????

Can't WAIT to get a button!!!

I still can't believe this izz the 3rd Annual... Who'da thunk?

Weird how things come aboot...

They're coming home this afternoon. Talked to NL before we headed north last night and then talked to the daddy. They seem to be quite proud!

I best get going here. Need to jump into the shower and then get some stuff done around here. We always have a list of things to accomplish...and there just doesn't seem to be enough time.

I'd HOPE TO SHOUT Mom & Dad are PROUD! Glad things going well.

I, too, need to get the rear in gear... Gotta go down to the Robert/Concord area for REAL chorizo... The fake kind Cub does doesn't cut it, and Jimmy Dean Sausage is horrible!

Let me know if you want me to pick anything up at Lem's for you. Hope DDY reads this... I'm thinkin' he's gonna want a t-bone, porterhouse or rib-eye.

Have a great day. I'll catch you later when you get bock!

Hey gang. I don't know how many of you will see this but... I was reading my little local newspaper and there is a MEDALLION HUNT today in Lauderdale (suburb just north of the State Fair grounds in St. Paul). It's part of Lauderdale's Snow Commotion from 2-5pm today, Saturday Feb. 5. Festival includes hay rides, bonfire, ice skating lessons, food and drink vendors. Clues for the medallion hunt will be posted in the warming house throughout the day and the prize is $25 to be claimed at City Hall. The festival is being held at the Lauderdale Community Park at the corner of Roselawn Ave. and Fulham Street. I think I'll stop in, seeing as it's only about a mile away from my house. Come on down!

Dreamin', hit Newell tomorrow and join us at the 3rd Annual Re-Hash Bash. We'll fill you in!

My, my, MY! Has green gotta culinary taste treat for Da'Coolerheads! No "plain-jane" Chile Cheeze Dip fur HER fiends! No, siree!! No Jimmy Dean, no Pace sauce, no ubiqutious "green chiles"...

Figured if I was going all the way down to Concord for the chorizo, I may as well go whole hog (hehehehehe!) and forego the Velveeta, too. So got *TWO* kinds'o Mexican cheese - a "baby" Chihuahua and a small wheel o'quesadilla. Still haven't decided if I'm gonna put in the refried *black* (vs. run-o-the-mill pinto) beans and the tomatillos (vs. yust ordinary *RED* tomatoes - so ho-hum, you know) yet, but have them.

Stocked up on six cans o'chipotle sauce - never tried it beefore - made by the same company that makes my fav chipotles in adobo, La Morena. Got four cans o'La Morena chipotles in adobo. Scarfed up on the imported tiny limes - so sweet and delicious (very much like Key lime) - five fur'a $1.00! Got two packets o'Achiote paste. *THIS* izz the stuff that gives chorizo that HEAVENLY taste and smell. I nabbed a bone-in pork roast at Cub and ittiz now marinating in achiote sauce... Gonna let that puppy marinate for a day or two and then wrap in alum foil and bake (ittiz called Cochinita Pibil)!

Also got some Sazon by Goya - a powder of coriander and annatto (achiote's made from a annatto seed).

Got two bunches o'fresh cilantro and gonna make Cilantro Salsa for my steak...

Got the corn and milk, but furgot the chips for the chile/cheeze dip! Gotta get those tomorrow. Will get the lime ones for MJ - she really likes them with my dip. I'll also bring what's left o'my little limes.

Hope folks don't mind a *hare* in their food... LOL!!!

Nyteall... SCD... Catch you all in the a.m. at

The Third Annual Cooler Crew Re-Hash Bash!!!!

Nite, Coolerheads...

Allison! That's just too funny!

Today is the day!!!!!!

Can't wait. Looks like the morning is a bit overcast but we'll not have to worry about rain on our picnic!

Marnin', Ter!

I've been thinking... I *do* ocassionally! Really! ...How's about we have roastin' ears, instead o'me boiling this carn? We'll have my smoker and the bon fire. Besides, I'd have to lug water if we don't and I don't wanna!

Otay... Milk, butter, smoker, carn, dip, chips, eggs, trash bag(s), charcoal, matches, utensils/plate... You Moms - what am I forgetting?

Ter, ppppphhhhhfffffftttttt. What's a litter percipitation? Neither rain, nor snow, nor dark o'nite will stay this group from their appointed chowing, digging and Re-Hashing! :>

We're *not* gonna have enuff electrical outlets, me thinks... This izz bothersome to me.

I'll meet y'all in a place to "gain relief from the rain" with:

2 bundles of firewood, and kindling

36 buns

5 (NOT 24) lbs. of Sloppy Joes

100 styrofoam cups

1 small table

2 Extension cords

1 Electrical powerstrip

(covering eyes...)

Our pierced things are ready. Inks is going to pick up old fashioned weenies with the skin on. Get hungry for those this time of year and then we don't have to worry about cutting steak.

We have some paper plates but not enough for everyone.

Jake . . . the Rehash Bash was a success! Lotsa yummy foods, and great company!!!

I just wanted to stop in and say *Thank-you* to Tim The Hunter! You are greatly appreciated for the help you gave the moms today!!!

Timmers, Pops would definitely have to go to Schell's with you... And you'd have to stick to the soft cider or pop, tho Pops could go with the brewskies!

Go to www.coolercrew.com - you know? That place o'PLACES that has all the info on digging and bock searching? You can find info there...

Anyway, ittiz on March 4, down in New Ulm at the Schell's brewery. If Pops reads this and shakes his head, tell him not to! Yuppers! Yeah, you get your plethora o'college kids, but there's even toddlers there, too! Don't quote me, but there *may* even bee a hunt for kids Emmy's age, but I'm not sure. I could have dreamed that somewhere.

The hunt's REALLY hard. The clues make ours - The Med Hunt - look like a walk in a park (Phalen, actually). Some are verbal, like ours, LOTS are visual - and REALLY, REALLY HARD. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I KNOW! "Ah, green, maybee for YOU - who's totally clueless and in the dark - but for the average bear, *maybee* they aren't all that hard..."

The hunts only a couple o'hours, like from 11:30 to 4:00 p.m. You hunt wooden bock ("goat" in German) heads in Flandrau State Park. There's all kinds o'GREAT food to eat, beer, pop, and you can even take a brewery tour. We did that in '98 and it was fun. I like antique-y stuff.

The Fitger's Bock Hunt in Duluth (March 18) is pretty much the same, only you're indoors. And they have torte eating contets, beer slamming contests - sounds hard to do, what gyrations you have to go thru and in what order, but I think I'd have fun even if I lost! LOL!!! - and all kinds o'stuff. The clues are more like ours and ittiz a pretty easy hunt. If I'm not mistaken, I think the Crew got 7 outta 12 bocks last year... Or 5 outta 7 found. Or some HUGE number. Inks izz a two-time winner! Found a bock two years in a row!!!

Well... Ittiz over for anudder year... (sigh)

The Third Annual Re-Hash Bash, the finale for good Diggers everywhere, has come and gone. And a smashing success it was!

Mom, the buttons are sssssssssoooooooooooo cute!!! Remind me to pick up an xtra '99 one. I've two 98s and two 2000s. Someday I'm gonna bee able to retire on what these pins are worth! :>

Was great to see PatP (NewellPhool) and Girl. Would have been disappointed had they not shown up. What with all the hoopa-la he raised! I'm still laughing over his rantings about Newell and it actually being found there!

Missed so many original Prevailing 'Heads that couldn't make it - like WW - and some new ones, too - like Jake.

But ssssssooooo many did show up! And SO MANY NEW FOLKS! Gods! A ton this year... We keep growing and growing and growing! Ittiz fun!

Sadly, this izz the first year The Finders didn't show up... Missed Maureen and Steve at The Re-Hash Bash, and didn't see them digging at Newell... Didn't see them at Phalen either, for that matter. Actually didn't see too many folks at Phalen! LOL!!!

I don't want to offend anyone and unintentionally omit them, and with advancing age I forget so much, but would all who attended please email me or Terry? If your email address does not reflect your name, please let us know what you go by. Ter does GREAT updates for our Web site on Cooler Crew events. And there's no bigger event than the Annual Re-Hash Bash!

Ter's thinking The Pity Party should become an annual event. I'm game! ("Don't shoot!") A lot will prolly depend on how long The Hunt izz each year and the stamina of us Diggers, but ittiz something to think about. Once The Med's been found next year, don't bug outta here too quickly! There may be a Pity Party!

Keep tuned in in "Shoot The Breeze With The Cooler Crew." We're thinking o'scouting the parks this summer and fall by have STB-L!'s ("Shoot The Breeze - Live!") in various parks. Cook-outs... This group travels on it's collective stomach!

And if you've good Hunt stories, Magbrew (did I get that rite?) - like yours about your wife's aunt and the mob and being carried out on snowmobiles, please send them to The Webmaster-of-Webmaster's at www.coolercrew.com. Remember, www.coolercrew.com is a repository of Medallion Hunting history going all the way bock to 1952, when this wonderful, FRUSTRAING, Hunt we all love and are addicted to began.

Geez... a WHOLE year... Bummer. Ittiz gonna bee a lllloooonnnnnngggg year...

Hey jake, I need to get your email or some way I can contact you. And no, there was no one there at the Rehash Bash that had ever found the Medallion, just one guy who was the friend of a guy (or was it woman) who found it. He had some interesting stories to tell about how the hunt was organized.

OK

I'll use this name. Welcome to all the new "re-hasher's"

It was great to meet all the new folks, and see the three year vets too. I missed the Pity Party, but feel that it's gotta be continued.

Regalman, I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. Terry does updates for www.coolercrew.com, not email blasts. I just wanted to hear from folks sos I could get a grip on who was at the Re-Hash Bash. Didn't want to go on memory since this one's not the greatest!

Hay, Ian! I've got your cups!

YIKES! Micki and Kollin are goofy! BBBBRRRRRRRR!!!!! I'll sit the Dip out. Just the thought o'jumping into such cold water chills me! BBBBRRRRRRR!!!!!

Here some ideas for events that could be done throughout the year. Still a lot of details to be worked out like funding and organization and such. Will need people to help organize events, design puzzles, and even be in charge of some events. Anyone interested email me at allisonwondrland@yahoo.com and we'll see what we can figure out.

January - Medallion Hunt (No explanation needed)

February - Treasure Hunter's Guide Treasure Hunt (one in which you will only need your book to solve, online)

March - Fitger's Bock Hunt (This seems to be the more popular one and a trip could be organized)

April - April Fool Hunt (A tricky daylong online puzzle type thing)

May - Potluck Puzzle Picnic (Bring some food and your thinking cap. A series of puzzling contests will determine who the gold medal winner is)

June - Twin Cities Road Rally (A daylong station to station style treasure hunt where each clue leads you to the next)

July - To be determined

August - The Dog Days of August (Just as August seems to drag on forever, so will this hunt unless you think fast. An extended online/real life hunt that will go on all month)

September - To be determined

October - Bocktoberfest (details to be worked out but the idea is a bock style hunt during the day followed by Octoberfest style festival in the evening.

November - Post-Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt at the Mall of America (Why shop on the busiest shopping day of the year when you can hunt?)

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