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Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 11:29
Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Monday, May 25, 2015
Found on:Saturday, May 30, 2015
Finders:
NameHometown
Brian Kolb
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$1000 plus one night at the Spirit Mountain Casino
Awarded Prize:$1000 plus one night at the Spirit Mountain Casino
Location:
General Location:Rogers Landing County Park
Exact Location:Behind the restrooms at the base of two different species of trees that have grown together
Concealer:A small pouch
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Monday, May 25, 2015
Search for it this year on your own
or you can band together.
Sometimes friends can really help
or they can waste shoe leather.
Explanation:
The phrase "friends can really help" is the only hint in this introductory clue. The Friends is another name for the Quakers, who had a sizable presence in the Newberg area in its early history. This was due to a Quaker minister named William Hobson, who attracted a large number of Quakers from Indiana and Iowa to the Chehalem Valley. They began The Friends Pacific Academy, which later became George Fox University.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Though not the star of Toy Story
he wrote about a course.
It sounds like a deodorant,
search below or have remorse.
Explanation:
The reference is to "Woody" Guthrie, the famed folk singer who was hired by the Department of the Interior in the 1940's to write songs about the Columbia River and the federal dam construction projects. One of the songs was "Roll On, Columbia". This clue tells you to search south of the Columbia River, thus eliminating Clark County.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Wednesday, May 27, 2015
A group of nine
created four.
Two of the names
come to the fore.
Explanation:
In May and June of 1843, the Provisional Legislature of Oregon ( a nine member committee) drafted the Organic Laws of Oregon. This included dividing the Oregon Territory into four districts: Twality, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Champoeg. This narrows the possible counties down to Yamhill and Clackamas.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Thursday, May 28, 2015
You like walks on the beach?
Many people say yes!
So say thank you to him.
He's the way to success.
Explanation:
Governor Oswald West established the Oregon beach highway law, preserving public access to Oregon's beaches. This directs you to the west, eliminating Clackamas County.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Friday, May 29, 2015
This contest was a close one.
Many for the prize did pine.
The victor triumphed in the seat
way back in ninety-nine.
Explanation:
"This contest" (the Treasure Hunt) was won in 1999 when the medallion was found in McMinnville, the seat of Yamhill County. This confirms what the clues have been leading to, that the county is Yamhill.
 
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Clue #6
Published on Saturday, May 30, 2015
It meanders this way and that,
but prove that you're no fool.
You'll be both west and north of it
relaxing by the pool.
Explanation:
The medallion was hidden both west and north of the winding Willamette River. The reference "by the pool" refers to a section of the river called the "Newberg Pool," where the park containing the medallion is located.
 
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Clue #7
The poet left and crossed the pond.
'Tween his first two names add three.
Then cut a little droid in half
and add tungsten symbolically.
Explanation:
The poet is T.S. Eliot, who was born in Missouri but immigrated to England in 1914 at age 25. If you add three between his first two names, you get T3S. Then cut a little droid ( R2D2) in half and add the chemical symbol for tungsten and you get R2W. These are grid coordinates of the Willamette Meridian System. Township 3 South, Range 2 West includes the town of Newberg.
 
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Clue #8
Maria said they were alive
some 50 years and counting.
A color to the west, a king to the east.
The tension is now mounting.
Explanation:
50 years ago, "The Sound of Music" was released. The main character Maria, played by Julie Andrews, opened the movie with the song lyric, "The hills are alive with the sound of music". From the medallion's hiding place, to the west are Red Hills Road, Red Hills Provincial Dining, and Red Hills Market. To the east is Rex Hill Vineyards. Rex is Latin for king.
 
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Clue #9
We love our state despite the rain.
It's great here. (Yes, we're biased)
But many others chose this spot
because it was the driest.
Explanation:
Newberg was often referred to as "the driest spot in Oregon." Because of the dominant influence of the Quaker population, the town was officially "dry" for much of its early history, meaning the sale of alcohol was prohibited.
 
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Clue #10
He lived far away from here
when he was 31.
But forty-three years earlier
he lived here like a son.
Explanation:
The 31 in this clue is the only number in the clues that is expressed as a numeral instead of being spelled out. This is a nod to the recent book about George Bush Sr. entitled "41." Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, elected in 1928. Being alive 43 years earlier makes it clear that 31 is not an age. Herbert Hoover was orphaned and was sent to live with his uncle, John Minthorn, in Newberg in 1885. The Hoover-Minthorn house is located on 1st St. and River St., across from Herbert Hoover Park.
 
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Clue #11
As you follow a river's path,
count upwards as you go,
until you reach the weapon that
W used to beat his foe.
Explanation:
From the Hoover-Minthorn house on River Street, going south takes you from First Street to 14th Street. The Fourteenth Amendment was the legal weapon George W. Bush used against Al Gore to stop the Florida recount in the 2000 presidential election. The intersection of River and 14th is at the top of the park.
 
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Clue #12
He was a drunk (by most accounts)
but father to a hero.
The namesake of this made-up man
will lead you to ground zero.
Explanation:
The father of Captain America was named Joseph Rogers, an abusive drunk. (Some biographies of this comic book character have him as dying as a war hero.) Joseph Rogers was an early pioneer in the Newberg area. Rogers Landing Park was named after him, and he had the DLC (Donation Land Claim) on which the park is located.
 
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Clue #13
You can drive down or walk the path,
but if you choose the latter,
at its end look up ahead.
You'll see the heart of the matter.
Explanation:
If you take the path from the top of the hill at the intersection of River and 14th down to the bottom, as the path disappears into the grass you'll be headed straight towards the treasure.
 
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Clue #14
There where you say "Bon voyage!"
It's crowded in good weather.
Back of where you find relief
two species joined together.
Explanation:
Rogers Landing is a popular boat launch facility. Behind the restrooms and up the hill a short way there are two different tree species that have grown together at the base. The medallion was hidden in a small pouch at the base of those trees.
 
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