The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - February 6, 2013
From Dawn's Front Porch
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By Newscaster Contributor Dawn Clary
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The Comeback Kids Restaurant – Last weekend a former Yankeetown business,
don't get published. All letters must be typed, (NO ALL CAPS) signed by the author, with a local phone
the “Sunrise Outpost”, reopened in Yankeetown. The restaurant on Hwy 40 in YT has been
number and current address. Letters can be mailed, faxed or emailed and not accepted at the Newscaster
closed for approximately a year. It reopened briefly around Seafood festival time but then
Classifieds drop box. Emailed letters may be delayed while verification takes place. Emailed letters
closed again. The restaurant is something of a disappearing business model, a classic Mom
must be received from the author's valid email address. Comments can be left on our comment line at
& Pop business, owned and operated by Frank and Gracie Hodge who opened it around
352-388-1668. You must leave your name and phone number for verification.The limit is 400 words, no
2005 and ran it until last year in an eclectic building that at one time was a seafood process-
exceptions.
ing facility which processed crabs. The old crab processing involving steaming and picking
Letter to the Editor:
crabs was a bit stinky, prompting many complaints at the time from people in the vicinity
Re: Letter of Thanks
over the smell and eventually erupting in threats of a law suit I am told. The restaurant is
much less offensive. Frank and Gracie are now opened again and seem to be full of energy
I would like to thank the many folks that took time out and stopped by the Post
by adding more days, Monday and Tuesday to the previous schedule of Friday, Saturday
Office (or the party at the Pub) to express well wishes to me in my retirement. It really blew
and Sunday. The hours are also longer staying open till 10pm but the kitchen closes at
me away how many signed the cards Freda provided into the lobby! Thank you for your
8pm. Their original sign touted “unusually fine barbeque” but the menu has evolved to
support these many years, and now it’s time to move on to more fun things like the Febru-
include pizza, available after 4, made by “Big Mike”, who makes a really mean pizza. They
ary Family Fun Fest’!! See you around town.
also now have Tony’s Cedar Key Clam Chowder and peel’em & eat’em shrimp among other
Sincerely, Ruth A Ruppert
things. The sign now reflects that and reads Seafood/ Barbeque. There’s also a new thing
called the bar menu available only at the bar which includes Sliders and my favorite, really
good hot dogs.
For years the Sunrise Outpost was kind of Yankeetown’s version of “Cheers”, a
place where everyone knew your name. It drew a lot of Yankeetown locals because it fos-
tered socializing more than traditional places where people rarely leave their tables. Every-
one at Frank and Gracie’s table hops, wanders around and kibitzes. The Outpost tried their
hand at the kayak rental business for a while which explains the very creative mail box in
the front but they no longer have that aspect of their business and sold all the kayaks. Every
now and then they would throw a great party, setting up a band and a bar outside. People
would bring lawn chairs and just enjoy the music. Gracie is scoping out bands and thinking
of doing something like that again. In the old days Bill Pate’s band “Just Us Four” would
play and it was great. I wish I had some pictures of them. You need to appreciate the things
like that more at the time. You think it will last forever but then you just turn around and
they’re gone. Good Night and Good Luck
Saturday the Inglis Yankeetown Lions Club held a pancake breakfast and flea market as a fund
raiser. Folks browsed the many items placed out for sale to help the club’s treasury for the
many local community projects they have funded over the years as well as the Lions regular
projects involving sight. . A pancake breakfast with all the trimmings was available for those
that ventured out early. Photo/story by Sally Price.
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