Festival Quest Medallion FOUND!

Stop the hunt! The 2011 Festival Quest Medallion has been found and turned in to our office. Thanks to everyone who participated. See you at the Festival!

The treasure hunt that began Wednesday, June 1, when a hand-crafted, artistic medallion was hidden on public property somewhere in Salina ended abruptly Thursday morning when a team of sleuths found the medallion. The medallion was found in a crevice of a cedar tree in Sunset Park. A team of five family and friends combined their energy and knowledge of Salina’s street names to find the prize.

Kelly Rundell, Riley Rundell, Kara Brady, Julie Cates, and Robin Cates teamed up to win the 2011 Festival Quest Weekend Package. This year’s medallion was a rectangular ceramic piece embellished with leaf-style carvings, created by Steve Coburn, a ceramic artist from Salina.

The clues and their meanings were as follows:

Clue #1:
Generally North

It refers to the streets named for generals north of Sunset Park

Clue #2:
NE of a southern triangle

This clue directs the focus on southern Sunset Park

Clue #3:
Unreleased clue: Gimmee Shelter

It refers to shelter houses in the park.

Clue #4:
Unreleased clue: ‘WE MUSTANG GOONY!’ – LEECH EROGERAY

Unscrambled it reads: “Go west young man” – Horace Greeley

Clue #5:
Unreleased clue: Look for Water Striders

A reference to water in the park – striders on water and walkways in Sunset Park

Clue #6:
Unreleased clue: Four Windy Points

This clue refers to the 4 flag poles/flags at the war memorial in the park

Clue #7:
Unreleased clue: ‘SHOESTRING’ MINUS TWO SOUNDS RIGHT

“SHOESTRING” minus “S” and “T” leaves horseshoe and ringing sound – “ringer” – a reference to horseshoe pits in the park

Clue #8:
Unreleased clue: There is a lonely bench

This clue refers to an isolated bench near medallion location

Clue #9:
Unreleased clue: In a trunk not yet a chest

This clue points to the location in the trunk of the cedar tree

Clues released before the Festival Medallion was found: