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087 Mr. Toot Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/9/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


         Cache Is Not At The Posted Coordinates

Mr. Toot is the mascot not only of the North Iowa Band Festival, but also for Mason City as a whole.  His image has appeared on everything from T-Shirts to business cards to city light poles. Now his image also appears on the geocaching map just south of Mason City Iowa.  Each of these puzzles will include a fact or story in theme with the art series.  Some may also include a question or two for you to answer correctly to find the coordinates.

Band Fest

In 1993, the first Band Festival Service Award was presented to __________year old Dan Klempnauer.  Klempnauer, who had managed ____________ Department Store downtown, was the first chairman of the festival in 1936 and served in many capacities in the festival's early years to help get it off the ground.

The Band Festival Service Award was named in Dan Klempnauers' Honor

Questions: These questions are kind of difficult so I will help you out a bit. When Dan received his award he was quite old.  Also the Department Store that he managed downtown started with a D

For the North Coordinates - How old was Dan Klempnauer when he received his award?

A.  25    N 43 06.526

B.  35    N 43 06.637

C. 101   N 43 06.917

For the West Coordinates - What Department Store did Dan manage?

A.   Sam Raizes     W 93 10.587

B.    Damons          W 93 10.893

C.    Younkers         W 93 11.066

 

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