The Nassau News 03/25/10

By Lauren JonesEditor

What does history mean to you? John Hendricks with the West Nassau Historical Society in Cal-lahan wants you to ask yourself that ques-tion. � e history in Callahan is important to many and Hen-dricks says he hopes to raise aware-ness about preserving it through the 5th Annual Railroad Days Festival. � is event will highlight the renovation of the caboose and the new light-ing system with events on Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27 at the historic Callahan train depot.

� e Historical Society’s mem-bers have been reconstructing the former ACL caboose, which was converted from a 1940s steel box car in 1967.

Jan Johannes was one of the founding fathers of the West Nas-sau Historical Society. He wrote “Yesterday’s Re� ections,” a book about the history of West Nassau County. He has spent much of his life trying to preserve the history of the town. He has been at the depot every day this week painting and organizing for the weekend.

“We want the people of Calla-han to be more acquainted with the history,” Johannes said as he painted the wood hand rails green on the depot on Tuesday.

On Friday there will be various food and craft vendors starting at noon. � ere will be primitive

basket w e a v i n g and Mrs. Kate, a local popular folk singer will perform at 4:30 p.m. along with an afternoon and evening lineup of live entertainment from the front platform. On Saturday, the craft and food vendors will reopen at 10 a.m. � ere will be a car parade along with a kids play area with models of trains and engines and live entertainment.

� e concept of the festival started with Phil Denton with the Archer Historical Society, a town near Gainesville, is to celebrate with all the towns along the rail-road. � e Callahan version cel-ebrates Daniel Callahan, who was a railroad contractor and his con-tributions to the railroad system.

Hendricks said the festival will be larger this year and more con-venient with all the events in one location. � ey have also marketed it more this year and hope to see

more attendees. “Nassau is rich

in history. People need to know that or we’ll lose our his-tory,” Hendricks said. He points to some of the revolutionary war battles fought in the county.

“It’s worth saving,” he said.� e West Nassau Historical So-

ciety is a nonpro� t, tax exempt organization dedicated to the pres-ervation of Western Nassau Coun-ty’s rich history and to the mainte-nance and upkeep of the historic Callahan Depot. � e society’s mis-sion is to bring together those who are dedicated to the preservation and accurate presentation the rich history of West Nassau County and the State of Florida.

For additional information on the 2010 Railroad Days Festival or on becoming a volunteer, spon-sor or donor, call John Hendricks with the West Nassau Historical Society at 904-879-3406.

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He is called the Walking Man in his blog. Most of us would take a plane to get from the East Coast all the way to the West Cost. Some perhaps braver souls might take a road trip. Some adventurous ones would bike. But 36-year-old John Crow of Amelia Is-land is taking it to the ultimate level. However, the trip from coast to coast in itself is not the point. � e mission he wants to ful� ll is, “To promote in-ner peace as a vehicle to world peace.”

On Sunday, March 21, Crow set o£ on foot, with backpack in tow and a calm mind and heart to begin his jour-ney across the United States in search of what peace looks like to others.

Crow has that kind of calmness when he speaks. He speaks slow and ar-ticulated with con� dence. He desires to always better himself. He plans to im-prove on drawing and journaling along the way, as well as to keep up with his yoga practices and meditation. He has no fear in that voice, either.

“I believe in the good of the world. I believe fear attracts violence. Death is not something I fear. I’d rather have died and loved than to live in fear.”

Crow grew up in Fernandina and graduated from Fernandina Beach High School. He graduated from Au-burn University with a degree in psy-chology.

He says this is not an idea that just came to him one day. He always knew he wanted to do something of the sort. So he just started thinking recently that if he is ever going to do it, now is the time. He has no kids and is not tied to anything in particular. He says his girl-friend has been a great support for him in the planning of this walk.

He has two main goals and those are to � nd out what peace is to other people, expand on his own personal knowledge and to make progress in his own like journey. Besides that, he really doesn’t have other plans. He has a tentative schedule to � nish the walk in a year and a tentative map of where he will walk. But he says if he feels

compelled to stay longer in one place or to go to a di£ erent place, he will. He wants to talk to people of all faiths and socio-economic backgrounds and hopes to spread a positive energy to people he comes in contact with.

“I’m not concentrated on the out-come,” he said.

To prepare for the essential logistics of the trip, he quit his job at an assisted living facility and saved up some mon-ey. He is planning on living on $5 a day for food. He plans on only eating what he needs including organic foods. He is bringing only the essentials: a tent, cell phone, solar powered phone charger, books, journal, yoga mat and food. He will be calling his girlfriend who will be updating the blog for him.

He will be stopping in Las Vegas to spend time with his mother and also the Grand Canyon to hike with his fa-ther. His girlfriend will also meet him a few times to shoot video footage of his journey.

“I want to see how I can cultivate a connection with God and the universe as well as � nd my own part of all this.”

You can read his blog at http://www.walkingman-jdcrow.blogspot.com/ and see a video interview of him shot by his girlfriend at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vzg5XzayDk.

He’s going the distanceFernandina Beach local sets out to walk from the east to the west coast of the United States

John D Crow left Fernandina Beach, Sunday March 21 on foot with the west coast in his sights.

Railroad Days Festival is just around the bendBy Lauren Jones

What does history mean to you? John Hendricks with the West Nassau Historical Society in Cal-lahan wants you to ask yourself that ques-tion. � e history in Callahan

Railroad Days Festival. � is event will highlight the renovation of the caboose and the new light-ing system with events on Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27 at

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Following are upcoming public meetings in Nassau County.

COUNTY COMMISSION (Commission chambers at the James S. Page Government Complex, 96135 Nassau Place in Yulee. They can be reached at 904-491-7380.)6 p.m. Monday, April 129 a.m. Wednesday, April 14

SCHOOL BOARD (Nassau County School Board District O� ce building, 1201 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, unless otherwise noted. They can be reached at 904-491-9900)6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25

FERNANDINA BEACH CITY COMMISSION (Their o� ce can be reached at 904-227-7305.)6 p.m. Tuesday, April 66 p.m. Tuesday, April 20

CALLAHAN TOWN COUNCIL (Their o� ce can be reached at 904-879-3801.)7 p.m. Monday April 57 p.m. Monday April 19

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Nine years ago Shawn got a job at JEA and decided to move out to Fernandina Beach. He knew Fernandina was right for him because it was a small town with access to everything he needed.

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Scott enjoys living in Yulee. “It’s not the craziest, but it’s still metropolitan enough.” When Scott isn’t working he’s either at the beach or the ballpark playing football or baseball. He also spends a lot of time working out at Yulee’s Anytime Fitness.

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One of the phrases making the rounds in our culture today is “spiritual, but not religious.” More and more people, both in and out of the church seem to be choosing this way to describe their understanding of what it means to live in relation-ship to God and to other peo-ple. Religious doesn’t appear to be something many people want to be these days. I’m not sure I blame them. Too often, religious has come to mean things less than helpful to people who are looking for meaning and purpose in their lives. To be religious is to live a life of obligation, to do what an institution requires of us. So for some, being religious means do-ing as we’re told. For others, be-ing religious means following a prescribed order in worship and in life. � at order may or may not add to the quality to the lives of those who follow it, but it does provide a framework for understanding ourselves and one another. Too often, reli-gious life becomes internally focused, mak-ing sense to people who have agreed to its requirements, but not doing much to keep those people in touch with the people and issues around them.

Spiritual, on the other hand, has come to mean something that puts us in touch with God. People choose to be spiritual, but not religious because they want to know God and to live in relationship to God without

all the negative and obligatory things involved in being religious. Spiritual, but not religious people say that they can be better people without the trappings of religion, that they care for themselves and for others better when they are not caught up in the expectations that come with being part of the church.

Like many other parts of our culture, these two groups of peo-ple seem to be drawing away from one another instead of looking for common ground where we might

learn from one another. � ose of us in the church are often unable or unwilling to lis-ten to people who are critical of how and what we do. � ose who have abandoned the church often leave with no intention of say-ing why or engaging in conversation about what kinds of changes might help them re-turn. Like so many other parts of our com-mon life, our hesitance to listen to one an-other hurts all of us.

Seeing ourselves as spiritual beings is a � rst step toward understanding who we are and what we are about. To be spiritual, above all else, is to be capable of a relationship with God and with one another. When the church facilitates that understanding of human life, it can be a wonderful resource for spiritual growth. When it becomes so inwardly fo-cused that it tries to tell people what God wants from them instead of inviting them to discover it in the context of relationship, the church becomes self-sustaining rather than God-serving.

Spiritual life, as many seem to currently perceive it, has fewer obligations and is a much more liberating enterprise than life in the church. � at sounds good, but the dan-ger of creating God in our image rather than discovering the image of God in us seems to be a real possibility for those who create their own spiritual understandings.

I, of course, live and work in the church, and am committed to continue doing both. � at doesn’t mean, I hope, that I can’t learn from those who have found the church more limiting than liberating in their lives. And I’d like to think that those of us who remain

in the church, even with its limitations, have things to share, if we will, with any who want to know and relate to God. � e key, then, seems to be for us not to give up on talking with one another. If you think you’ve given up on the church, for whatever reason, think about giving it another try. Our community, like most, includes congregations journey-ing down many paths in their understand-ing of God and God’s call. If one of them has not helped you along the way, that doesn’t mean that another can’t. Your gifts may be just what some congregation needs to take the next steps toward becoming what God is calling it to be. Some community of faith may have just the things you’re looking for to help you become the person God is call-ing you to be. Together, we just might hear God’s call to be helpful to others who care a lot more about their own quest for meaning and purpose than they do about our under-standings of each other.

Bob Phelps is Pastor of Providence Presbyte-rian Church, a new PCUSA congregation at 96537 Parliament Drive (o Old Nassauville Road). Call 432-8118 or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

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Like many of our local hunters I was behind a palmetto bush this past weekend before the sun came up. I was waiting on spring gobbler season to open for months and Saturday was the � rst day. I did all my pre hunt rituals. I found turkeys and found the vicinity that they were roosting in. I shook the dust o£ of the old camou� age overalls and shirt. I took the turkey caller out of the freezer and gave it a try. I shot a few rounds out of my twelve-gauge to ensure the proper pattern of pellets was being applied within forty feet. Everything was in place and I just knew a gobbler would come home with me the next morning.

Like many good intentions do, mine � ew right out the window. � ere were people hunt-ing within a couple of hundred yards of my loca-tion. I had to adjust my hunting strategy to keep my distance from the other hunters. I found a suitable place to set up a blind, sat down and waited for the sun to come up.

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ed to hear some action but heard silence. I broke out my caller and yelped a few times to entice a nearby gobbler. I was rewarded instantly with a gobbler only seventy-� ve yards to my left. � is was going to be an easy morning. I talked back and forth with this turkey for about thirty min-utes but could not coax him out into the open.

After all this, the gobbler began to move away from me. � ere were more hens in the vicinity and he wanted to take care of business in a guaranteed location. He left me waiting and wanting for another fe-male. I kind of felt used.

I really was in a position where I could not move. I could not disturb the other hunters, so I had no choice but to wait him out. I had an appointment at 9 a.m. so I had to get out of the woods soon. I gave him another ten minutes and I bailed. I � gured if I came back the next morning I could get in a better position to deal with him.

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If you turkey hunt, you know that the gob-blers are still hanging out with hens right now and will be for the next couple of weeks. If you are going to kill one you have to get in between them and the hens. Ben Staruch accomplished this feat Saturday morn-ing. He killed a � ne Georgia gobbler

by ambushing him on the way to some hens. A caller was used to gain his at-tention and that was all she wrote. Con-gratulations to Ben on a nice bird!

Turkey hunting will get easier as the hens be-gin to move on to their nests. Once this hap-pens the gobblers will be searching for hens that have not been bred. � ey

are very aggressive at this point and will come to a single hen at the drop of a dime or a convincing call for that mat-ter.

As for the � sh, everything is still on the up and up. � e trout bite continues to im-prove with big numbers being turned in daily. Slow run jigs on sandy bottoms at the turning of the tide. � e closer you are to the ocean the better. � ere are also plenty of over slot reds cruising shallow wa-ters right now. � ey are feeding on very small shrimp and mud minnows. If you decide to use arti� cial, go small. If you do try your hand at turkey hunting or anything else outdoors good luck and be safe out there.

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Spring gobbler season tests hunter’s patience Ben Staruch poses with his � rst Georgia gobbler of the season.


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• Build an emergency fund. If you don’t already have an emergency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living expenses, you could use your tax refund to start one. Without such a fund, you may � nd yourself constantly dipping into your long-term investments to pay for unexpected costs, such as a new furnace or an expensive car repair. Keep your emergency fund in a liquid ac-count — one that you don’t draw on for your day-to-day expenses.

• Help fund your IRA. In 2010, you can put in up to $5,000 to your IRA. Consequently, if you received a $2,700 refund, you’d have more than half of what you need to fully fund your IRA for the year. (If you’re 50 or older, however, you can contribute up to $6,000 per year.)

You might not think that your $2,700 would make much of a di£ erence in the long run. But by investing your refund and giving it many years of growth potential, you could end up with

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• If you put $2,700 every year in that same IRA, again earning an average seven percent annual return, you’d end up with more than

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You’d eventually have to pay taxes on your earnings, typically when you make withdrawals at retirement. And if you quali� ed for a Roth IRA, you’d never have to pay taxes on your earnings, as long as you had your account for at least � ve years and didn’t start taking withdrawals until you were at least 59-1/2.

• Contribute to a Section 529 plan. If you have children or grandchildren,

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You may be tempted to spend your tax refund on things you want today — but, with a little planning, you can use it for things you need to-morrow.

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“We are a non-mall jeweler,” Grub-ner said. Most of their pieces can’t be found at any other jewelry store and many of the jewelry designers she car-ries are local. One designer makes Jack-sonville Jaguars pieces.

She has seen some romance walk in and out of her store since she opened the store. One couple came in look-ing while on vacation. � ey were cel-ebrating their 25th anniversary and the woman was looking at a diamond

bracelet. � e couple just looked at it and left. Soon after, the man called Grubner and asked her to deliver the bracelet to the restaurant the couple would be dining at that night. Grubner got the bracelet, closed the store and went to the restaurant, acting as if she was going to eat there and casually hap-pened to run into them.

“Oh, I’m so glad I ran into you. You forgot something at the store,” she said as she put the bag on the couple’s table.

� e woman gasped when she opened the bag and realized what was going on.

Grubner says it feels good to be a part of meaningful causes.

Grubner also contributes to local charities including � e Nassau County Friends of the Library.

She is most proud of winning the Top 25 Woman in Business in Nassau County in 2009.

Amelia’s Fine Jewelry is located on Centre Street across from O’Kanes.

Lauren Jones/The Nassau News

Local gem of a store truely shines

GiGi Grubner, standing in front of her store, Amelia’s Fine Jewelry, has a pas-sion for her work and can tell the story behind each of the store’s rare pieces.

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