It’s that time of year again…. time for the annual Neewollah Medallion Hunt.  Whoever finds the Neewollah medallion gets $500 in cold hard cash.  Here are this years clues and answers:

Clue #1:

Generalissimo Melissimo says that life is pretty sweet!

You’ll be tested as never before to find this year’s treat!

Answer: Melissa Small is the 2011 Generalissimo.  “How Sweet it Is!” is this year’s slogan.  Sounds like they will make it extremely hard to find this year – perhaps due to a bad economy?  lol.

Clue #2:

Allan and Mikael sang in this band,

the song was a big hit.

A diminutive crony, they lent him a hand,

the first two lines provide the fit.

Answer: Pretty sure the band is The Hollies and the song is “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”

The road is long. With many a winding turn…

Clue #3:

A cake of pineapple upside down,

the opposite of right side up.

For you to find the monetary crown,

you’ll have to get faceup.

Answer: Speculating this could be in the cemetary?  Faceup?  Also maybe faceup is could be a poker reference?  Cards faceup?  Hmm..

Clue #4:

To get the medallion, live life on the fringe,

your efforts must know no bounds.

For final victory, all will hinge

on how well you can mess around.

Clue #5:

You see them all the time, and everywhere,

yet to most, they’re highly obscure.

Ignoring them is widely seen as de rigueur,

but their absence makes all impure.

Answer: Try underneath the dumpster at the baseball field on S. 10th street (the one near the Welcome to Independence sign)

2011 Neewollah Medallion Hunt clues will be released daily at 3 p.m. on the official web site.