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Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 15:05
Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Found on:Monday, December 1, 2014
Finders:
NameHometown
Madelynn Kraft New Richmond, WI
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$500 Gift Card
Awarded Prize:$500 Gift Card
Location:
General Location:The Park Across from the Mesabi Family YMCA in Mountain Iron
Exact Location:In a Tire
Concealer:
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The holiday medallion hunt, now in year three
The winner takes home a gift card for a shopping spree
Twelve days of clues to work out your mind
Play along, friends, and the treasure you may find
Explanation:
(Play” is a reference to playground. “Work out” refers to the neighboring Mesabi Family YMCA. Technically, kids playing on a playground are getting a “work out.” “Takes home,” is a subtle reference to the song, “Country Roads, Take me Home,” a tune about West Virginia. “Home” also refers to home plate; a baseball field is located at the West Virginia park/playground.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Thursday, November 27, 2014
Santa is sure his gift lost in these parts will be found
He knows Iron Rangers will be looking around
On this day when food is piled heaping and high
He is thankful for those who will give looking a try
Explanation:
“In these parts” is meant to narrow down a location. “Iron Rangers” — a reference to Mountain Iron, both by the word “Iron” and the reference to the Mountain Iron-Buhl “Rangers.” Additionally, “piled heaping and high” is meant to get readers thinking the word “mountain.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Friday, November 28, 2014
Roses are red, violets are blue
Success in this game is piecing together two and two
Remember, the clues get easier in the end
Those who have taken this walk before will recall this trend
Explanation:
“Roses” and “violets” are meant to get participants thinking about flowers. The street names in West Virginia are flowers. “Piecing two and two” is actually meant to get readers thinking the number four; four like “quad” — meaning it is somewhere in the Quad Cities. But the clue writers were one-upped by the winning family, who thought it referenced arithmetic, thus thinking the medallion was near a school. As it turns out, the old West Virginia elementary school was once located near the medallion’s hiding spot. Good job! We did not even realize this. Additionally, in this clue, “taken this walk” is subtle reference to “walk in the park,” especially when paired with the “get easier” from the previous line. A “walk in the park” is an easy thing to do. Maybe not so a medallion hunt. Unless, of course, you are Maddie and her family.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Saturday, November 29, 2014
Santa is busy preparing for his big day of delivering toys
To all the area’s girls and boys
It’s a tiring job for the old fella, yet he does not grow weary
Though his lost gift awaits finding, he is jolly and cheery
Explanation:
“Toys” refers to the playground “toys.” “Girls and boys” — well, children play at a playground. “Tiring,” as the winning family surmised, is a reference to a tire; the medallion was hiding inside a tire.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Sunday, November 30, 2014
’Tis the season of family, ’tis the season of home
May city streets and country roads lead you to loved ones wherever you may roam
And as you go about, keep open your eyes
Where fun times converge you will find the prize
 
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Clue #6
Winter in these parts is here to stay, that’s easy to see
Looking over our shoulder, awaiting a blizzard are we
The green of the grass is covered in white
Flowers would be such a welcoming sight
Envision them, and you just might
Explanation:
“Looking over our shoulder” is a reference to the nearby Dairy Queen. Someone standing near the medallion could look over his or her shoulder to the treat shop that serves “Blizzards.” The third to fifth lines are again references are to the green and white street signs which contain the names of flowers in the West Virginia area.
 
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