Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt — January 2025

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Clue #1

Santa Ana’s churning, things are burning
The city hills are glowin’
The beast returns as the hunter yearns
The answer my friend is blowin’

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Clue #2

Over hill over dale hit the dusty trail
Better keep rolling along
In and out hear them shout
If you want to belong

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Clue #3

To recognize this year’s prize
Seek not geometry of yore
Would it be found stop looking around
Only the edgy will score

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Clue #4

Water and field a refuge did yield
A place to play when cold or hot
But as changes came they did proclaim
A new use for this pleasant plot

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Clue #5

When hunters were bidden to where it was hidden
By forces beyond their ken
We got a clue to start things anew
And hope it won’t happen again

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Clue #6

For noble or peasant life is more pleasant
If the elements are kept at bay
The greatest story gives power and glory
To those who follow the way

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Clue #7

To be or not to be
See the quandary once raised
From the town to the crown
Our hero was left half-crazed

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Clue #8

A thrust to Mars can’t be made in cars
Even in your wildest imagination
If you felt that burn, think you would return?
Is this your time for celebration?

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Clue #9

He ran again and drew Z gen
Oft the boys overlooked
Tale to be told, the play was bold
Brokenness really cooked

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Clue #10

If you see man’s cascade we can’t masquerade
There might be a prize for you
If you like to sit up high you might be our guy
As long as your seat is not blue

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Clue #11

If you followed the clues, it’s probably no news
A rosy park is central to hunt the medallion
Skip gardens and diamonds and things where kids climb and
Stick near trails, heed signs and don’t be the hellion

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Clue #12

If you’re in Central Park and it’s after dark
Look for the lakeside trail light below Aglen
As you face the loch it’s for you to stalk
Two big stumps with a “Thin Ice” sign between them

For five strides take flight as you stay to the right
Stopping just past the aforementioned view
Look down to the ground and start rooting ‘round
Stuck to bark, the prize, it’s waiting for you

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Hunt Details

Finder: Josh Ellingson (Inver Grove Heights) [2], Ben Ellingson (5), Amy Ellingson, Annie Ellingson (2), Nate Messerich, Dan Schonhardt, Julie Schonhardt, Eevee Schonhardt (4), Eli Shonhardt (2), Craig Heinen, Matt Ludvigson, Todd Pitman, Zak Rexford, Jake Ellingson
Location: Central Park [2], Roseville [3]
Hiding Spot: Near a "THIN ICE" sign, between the lake and the trail along Brooks Ave. at Aglen St.
Medallion: Square (resin)
Concealer: A piece of tree bark
Clues: 7 of 12 (1/26, afternoon)
Prize: $10,000 of 10,000

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