Hog Hunting, Bar B Q and the City of Callahan.

Started by Metro Jacksonville, July 01, 2009, 04:26:22 AM

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leahfu

#15
July 01, 2009, 08:28:24 PM
My great-great-grandparents owned a farm behind the Winn-Dixie in Callahan. My great grandfather Kermit Hodges was mayor there at least twice(maybe 3 times??!). He was also Lt. Governor of Florida for one term. I really don't know much about this town and really enjoyed this

Scarlettjax

#16
July 02, 2009, 08:25:13 AM
Great article, really captured the feel of the town.

Now y'all have me stuck in a mudhole on memory lane - I misspent most of my youth in the Regency dunes, off JTB and out at Imeson. 

shanshan1218

#17
July 02, 2009, 09:53:31 AM
I have heard about those dunes. I hope someone has pictures, that would be great to see.

BridgeTroll

#18
July 02, 2009, 06:24:03 PM
Thats too bad... I wonder how many web hits they will lose not to mention possible visitors to the Blueberry festival.  Ah well... I am sure they have too many visitors anyway.  It is really too bad that a very positive and informative article about Callahan will never seen.
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

BigHache

#19
July 04, 2009, 12:46:02 AM
I haven't been to the Chicken House, but I am rather fond of The Pig across the street. They have some of the best corn nuggets.

The Blueberry Festival seemed to have quite a turn out. But it was HOT.

macbeth25

#20
July 07, 2009, 12:21:20 AM
I noticed a comment regarding photos of the recent Blueberry Festival in Callahan.  Some of mine showing some of the vendors and activities were published in the Westside Journal.  You may have seen my work if you live in Callahan, Hilliard or Bryceville.  Let me know if you'd like to see some of them here. 
If you like sports, the Dixie Blues are playing a special game at 7 pm Saturday at Bolles High School.  They may be ladies but they sure can play football.  I think they're 8-0 this year.  Check out http://www.myspace.com/jaxdixieblues:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

civil42806

#21
July 07, 2009, 07:07:30 AM
Delightfully snarky, Jon Stewart would be proud, however did you in fact do the following?

"posted one of our copyrighted articles and one of our copyrighted photographs in the comments section."

If so they have the right to complain

macbeth25

#22
July 07, 2009, 07:26:05 AM
I'm not qute sure how this works since I'm a "newbie," but my name appears above my comment.  In any event, the person making the comment beginning "hmm. Thats weird." needs to do some homework.  The cited link clearly refers to "online" newspapers.  Callahan's WESTSIDE JOURNAL is NOT an online newspaper   Your statement that "Its shockingly not up to par," may not be entirely correct.  (FYI, the word "its" denotes possession.  The correct word here is "It's" representing "It is.")  With both items in mind, do a bit more research before putting your foot in your mouth unless you really like the taste.  It's also interesting that the North Florida News Daily, an online paper, appears on the list while metro.jacksonville does not.  Is it possible that metro.jacksonville is NOT considered a newspaper, at least not an online newspaper?  www.Jacksonville.com/community/, a very well known online newsletter, is also not listed on the cited list.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

macbeth25

#23
July 07, 2009, 02:05:31 PM
Thanks for your response.  To close the subject, I apologize that I didn't express myself correctly.  I was not discussing her actions but yours.  I believe your comments were inappropriate, at best.  Metrojacksonville was incorrect in using a copyrighted article without permission in the first place.  I believe at least one other respondent pointed that out.  I would like to just leave this discussion at that.  Others are welcome to comment.  The jury's still out on whether or not I will continue with metrojacksonville.  On another tack, do you think I should post some photos from the 2009 Callahan Blueberry Festival?  You obviously have been on this site far longer than I and I believe you have more of a feel for what readers might want. I really don't want to post them unless there is some interest.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

BridgeTroll

#24
July 07, 2009, 02:24:31 PM
We are very interested in photos of the Blueberry Festival.  Please post them.  The response to Stephens article has been pretty good.  He opened the eyes of many of us who did not know much about our neighbors.  I do not understand the objections to the use of your article... but that is probably just me.
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

macbeth25

#25
July 07, 2009, 08:32:24 PM
How do you upload photos?
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Jason

#26
July 08, 2009, 09:59:59 AM
Upload them to a site such as "Photobucket.com".  You'll have to create an account to do so but its is free.  Once uploaded, copy and pasts the direct link (found at the base of the photo), into your response using the "insert photo" option.  the link should go between the "[img][img]" notations.

If you have any more problems just send myself or one of the other mods a PM and we can give you a hand.

macbeth25

#27
July 08, 2009, 04:33:04 PM Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 04:39:25 PM by macbeth25

Old and Young:  Donnie Marcum (L) at 73 was the oldest racer at the Callahan Speedway on July 4th while Bill Russell (R) is 72.  Nathaniel Seidel (L) has just turned 8 while Jacob Horton (R) was the youngest driver at 6.  David Hicken, wearing red, and James Wofford are the owners.  Donnie has been racing for about 5 years while Bill has been driving GoKarts for about 6.  Check out the Speedway website at http://www.callahanspeedway.com/ for schedules and other information.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

macbeth25

#28
July 08, 2009, 04:44:54 PM Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 05:29:17 PM by macbeth25

There were 17 breeds of poultry represented at the festival including this Dark Brahma whose males can get to 14 pounds.  Wanda also owns Five Star Farms which also has Registered Suffolk Sheep and Rabbits (Holland Lops, Netherland Dwarfs, Mini-Rex).

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May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Jason

#29
July 08, 2009, 05:08:59 PM
MacBeth, my oldest son (10) just started racing go karts down at Barberville.  I'm actually thinking about joining him! 
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