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

If you look you'll find combinations; A centerpiece of this year. Time after time it will be there. Looking down it's pretty clear. When you get it I'll hand it to you. From there you may find direction. Think of an aspiring flyer, Who fails in final selection.

Some things stare you in the face, Leading you here or there. But I found it said nothing, Alone in a world without care. In life you have to figure it out. But at times we need instruction. Sources that are there to help us, Think and aid in our deduction.

A multiplicity of colors Punctuate the scene Your virtual numeric devices It applies when you know what I mean. It's part curiosities and oddities. There's an implicit faith in my nature. An outlook born in research; A study in nomenclature.

Thirty years of composing clues, Hard to believe it's so. Is it time to quit or continue? Which way will I choose to go? Pepsi has been so good to us, Going to be there when you know. I envision houses standing. Lined up all in a row.

The Pepsi Marigold Medallion will be found on PUBLIC PROPERTY, either within or contiguous to city boundaries, or 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.

This year's chosen location had been on my short list for a few years.  When I went out to research it more closely I knew exactly what references I had to work with.  It is one of those "hide in plain sight" spots that is so noticeable on the periphery but unknown regarding specifics.  Walking up and looking at the gated west side I knew immediately I could have some fun with it.  From signs, to generators, and a fence with barbed wire at the top, there were possible references galore. A cell tower is impossible to hide, but here, many of the clues lied at it's base.  With the bushes that surround it fully hiding and enclosing the area, there was no doubt that it was time for "game on". Here are your explanations: Clue #1 It is no secret that in the past I have used numbers and letters, and sometimes a certain number of letters in total or a particular sequence.  For example, one year, when the medallion was hidden at the dog training area, I wrote...

Congratulations to Christie Gray who found the 2016 Pepsi Marigold Medallion late Saturday morning.  She found it in bushes near near the cell tower located in Mineral Springs Park.  This is off stadium drive, north of diamond six, and near the 4-H buildings.  Christie is an avid hunter who also found the medallion in 2011!

Clue Number 6 Time to fuel your efforts, Feeding your hunt capacity. In some ways I'm dying to get this over with. It's all the same to me. I saw the color of cowards, Spotted in more than one place. Will you quickly pick up on these references? Or be strung along in this race?