The annual Derby Days Medallion Hunt, sponsored by the Valley News, starts today. The finder will receive a $200 cash prize.

The second clue will be published in the Southwest Saturday paper and will be posted on our Web site (www.shakopeenews.com) at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The third clue will appear in the next week’s Valley News, and at 6 p.m. July 31 on our Web site. The fourth and final clue will be posted in several locations at Huber Park by 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 and at 10 a.m. on our Web site.

The prize, in the shape of a medallion, includes a phone number the finder can call to claim the prize.

Hunters can check to find out if the medallion has been found by logging on to the newspaper Web site, or by calling (952) 345-7788.

Clues must be obtained from the publications or the Web site; they will not be provided over the phone by the newspaper.

The medallion is located on public property. No digging is required.

 Clue No. 1

Another year has past

And your search begins at last.

I am amazed that this is my 14th year

But I still need to make a few things clear.

Public domain is where you want to be

Digging isn’t required, as you will see.

The medallion is hidden in a clever spot

Out in the open it is not.