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Gene Cheever
This cache is placed in memory of Eugene G. “Gene” Cheever, my uncle. Gene was a loving husband and father, a kind and generous person, and a true sportsman. He was a builder of homes, businesses, and communities. He will be remembered and missed.
The Puzzle
To determine the actual coordinates of this cache, you must answer six questions about the life and times of Gene Cheever.
A. Gene was born in Brookings on Dec. 30, 1928, just in time to provide a tax deduction to Herbert and Margaret (Williams) Cheever. Which of these events did NOT occur in 1928?
1. Musician Ellas Otha Bates (Bo Diddley) was born (also on Dec. 30).
2. The Providence Steam Roller were the NFL Champions, with an 8-1-2 record.
3. Canada’s Percy Williams won both the 100- and 200-meter sprint events at the Olympics.
4. A British high court ruled, on Oct. 29, that Canadian women are persons.
5. Mickey Mouse appeared in his first sound film, Steamboat Willie.
B. During high school, Gene won several individual state titles in track. In 2007, he was inducted into the Brookings High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Which of these events was NOT part of the South Dakota High School Boys Track and Field Championships in 2010?
1. 3,200 Meter Run.
2. 1,600 Meter Sprint Medley.
3. 300 Meter Low Hurdles.
4. Triple Jump.
5. Stone Put.
C. While attending South Dakota State University, Gene won several individual North Central Conference track championships. He also was the starting halfback on the 1950 Jackrabbits football team. For two years, he was head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan College. Then Gene coached Watertown’s high school football for two more years. Which of the following is NOT true about the SDSU Jackrabbits football team?
1. They beat the Carleton Knights 41-0 on Nov. 11, 1950.
2. They were undefeated during the 1950 season.
3. They won the 1950 North Central Conference Championships.
4. Ralph Ginn was head coach in 1950.
5. Over 30 Jackrabbits have played for NFL teams.
D. In 1956, Gene started work with Black Hills Clay Products, in Belle Fourche. He purchased that company in 1972 and later bought the Hebron Brick Company in North Dakota. Which of the following is FALSE?
5. Bricks date back to before 7500 B.C.
6. Between 50 and 70 percent of the world’s people live or work in clay-based buildings.
7. Most clay bricks also contain sand, lime, iron oxide, and magnesia.
8. The dimensions of most modern U.S. building bricks are 2.25” x 3.75” x 6.0”.
9. The Great Wall of China uses over 3.8 billion bricks.
E. In 1974, Gene’s family moved to Dickinson, North Dakota, home of Dickinson State University and the Dakota Dinosaur Museum. Which of the following statements about North Dakota is FALSE?
5. The Dakota Dinosaur Museum houses a real Edmontosaurus skeleton.
6. Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND has more visitors than Badlands N.P. in SD.
7. In 1989, the legislature rejected two resolutions to rename the state “Dakota.”
8. Milk is the official state beverage.
9. The Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered their first grizzly bears here.
F. After retiring in 1989, Gene and his wife, JoAnn, moved to their cabin on Hanna Creek in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Which of the following is NOT located in SD’s Black Hills?
1. Black Hills Estate Winery.
2. Harney Peak.
3. Crazy Horse Memorial.
4. Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
5. Wind Cave National Park.
Insert your answers into this formula to obtain the cache’s true coordinates:
N44° 19.ABC’ W096° 46.DEF’
You can verify the coordinates here.
The Cache
Your goal is a small Lock & Lock. If you encounter a wooden box, please don’t damage it by trying to force it open. No key or tools are required. Use your head instead.
Congratulations to tcodeman for being the first to find this cache.
Many thanks to my cousin, “dayrunner4,” for maintaining this cache.