The Twelve O'clock Whistle

[Jim Beilke]

I live between 2 rural towns in MN, 7 miles to either one. There is a noon whistle and a 6:00 in each. I can often hear them both. When I am deer hunting about 2 miles from one they are a reminder to eat lunch and supper.

[Kentucky Bird Hunter]

In my rural hometown in NE OH, the fire department sounds one blast at precisely noon (or thereabouts!) every day. And very shortly thereafter, the local country music station plays a different artist each day with his/her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

It’s nice when old traditions survive the tests of time and an increasingly erratic society…..

Dave

[Dean Romig]

Where in NE Ohio Dave?

My cousin lives in Jefferson and we were just there two weeks ago.





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[Kentucky Bird Hunter]

I’m in a little town called Columbiana, just southeast of Youngstown, about five minutes from the PA state line. I am almost exactly one hour south of Jefferson, directly south on OH Rt-11.

Dave

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Dave.





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[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dave Tatman

I’m in a little town called Columbiana, just southeast of Youngstown, about five minutes from the PA state line. I am almost exactly one hour south of Jefferson, directly south on OH Rt-11.

Dave

Dave, I have grouse hunted in the Colombiana area… many, many years ago.

[Alfred Houde]

We had the siren in East Syracuse, New York. It originated from the firehouse.

I had forgotten about that, thanks for the memory. I also remember my parents listening to "RFD Time" with Don Dauer on WSYR radio. Live from the "wired woodshed." He used to advertise upcoming field trials, and trap and skeet shoots in the CNY area.