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

Clue Number 3 There's no power in driving you batty, Or sending you underground. Go register your complaint, Filed where something common abounds. So shake your head in acknowledgement. This exercise exacts a price. My meanings could really run broad and deep, And the climb is certainly not nice.

Clue Number 2 MapQuest is a great service. With maps and a satellite view. Pretty much everything is there. The often unseen can be revealed to you. Interesting things I sometimes come across, Are coincidences and irony. A rule before all you hunters, Look, but think, and you might see.

Clue Number 1 Here it is, can you believe, Your coveted time has arrived? I can often seem didactic, As I separate the real from the contrived. I will cast out your share of numbers; Words and letters too. I can't bring you into my confidence yet. But my boundaries might yield a clue.

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   http://me...

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.