Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt Sponsored by Jimmy John's ®

Here's the family with this year's Pepsi Marigold Medallion.  Congratulations to Jason and Carrie Helmig and their boys!

I had planned to use the R/C Flying Club area of Dirksen Park last year until the Pekin Housing Authority piqued my interest. There is always a risk choosing a place that one group of people may know much better than anyone else. You have to guard against using any reference that would give them a decided advantage. The R/C Club grounds and flying field are quite distinctive. It called for select word play and references not unique to the club or the area. Finding the right mix of words and properly disguising them was a challenge. It always is. But it also adds to the fun. The crazy use of idioms, international signal flags, and Victoria's Secret was something different. That keeps hunters guessing and me ever unpredictable. I really enjoyed writing them this year. Hopefully, you enjoyed them too. Clue#1 "Friends" is a reference to those who are a part of a known group- in this case the R/C Club. "Well" refers to the old well that lays within a ...

Congratulations to Carrie & Jason Helmig who found the Pepsi Marigold Medallion at about 10:50am on Labor Day after reading Clue #7.  It was found at the Dirksen Park RC Flying Field.  More details and the clue explanations will be posted later this week.

Do you find your temperature rising? Wheels spinning about? Catching more with honey. As I'm spreading it all out. In life slim chances may be all you get. Pay your dues or pay your toll. Some things you do by yourself, Under direction and control.

Time to lay out pieces before you. There are instructions to peruse. Step by step you'll complete it. It will be finished and put to good use. I hate to crow about it. But life is about diversity. Sometimes you have to find your focus. For there's more there for you to see. ----------------------------------------------- Clue #7, if needed, will be posted at 6:30am on Monday (Labor Day)

Open space as you continue this race, Traveling out or back in. In some ways you'll feel confinement. Step outside and the fun then begins. Does Victoria really have a secret? There are two words that really apply. One must see the application. And look for rules by which you must comply. -------------------------------------------------------- If needed, Clue #6 will be posted at 6:30am on Saturday and Clue #7 will be posted at 6:30am on Monday (Labor Day).  

Within is not in, now the stress begins, Spellbound hunters looking about. It's all in how you spin it. Think deeply and there'll be no doubt. So consider International Signal Flags. Go find O and R and Y. Proudly waving a message, Found simply standing by.

Don't forget that I try to befuddle, Placing things in disguise You may look but really don't see, That it's right before your eyes. Idioms and axioms, May lead you to your prize. Just like passionate seekers, They can vary in shape and size.

There are times that I can be direct, At others you'll seek assistance. Not everyone is invited. Nearby you may find resistance. Typical markings I found are lacking. Yet the rules say you must comply. Then they actually allow it. Can you do it, or do they deny?

Here we are again my friends. I really wish you well. So many different references, I'll release as time will tell. Colors again create value. Subtleties are here and there. Catch my angle, bend my words, To succeed you must really care.

Disclaimer: The Pepsi-Marigold Medallion WILL be found on PUBLIC property--either within or contiguous to city boundaries, or property owned by a Pekin public body. It is NOT hidden on any golf course, inside the stadium area, inside Dragonland, inside any school facility, around the Sun Dial, or in close proximity to the Pekin Archery Range or the UAW Highrise.  The Medallion is NOT hidden within a recessed light fixture at the Pekin Public Library or in close proximity to the Pekin Federal Prison's fenced perimeter. Hunters do not need to dig up or climb up to find the Medallion. It may be carefully camouflaged or hidden within something easily accessible and not requiring disassembly. The chosen hiding place is always selected with safety and accessibility given the highest consideration. Finally, be on the watch for Poison Ivy and Poison Oak, and PLEASE, be respectful of others' property as well as your fellow hunters. For the latest clue or updates, visit   htt...

The 2015 Pepsi Marigold Medallion Hunt will begin soon.  The first clue will be released on Monday, August 31st on this page.