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Check out this YouTube video created by TvHamilton on how you can help donate to the city of Hamilton’s Parks and Recreation Department, as it faces 30 percent proposed budget cuts in 2011.
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And don’t forget about the first public budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. tonight in council chambers, 345 High St.
City Council will be holding two budget hearings in the coming weeks for its 2011 budget. Council’s 5:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15 in council chambers will solely be dedicated to budget discussions and consideration of legislation, said City Manager Joshua Smith. The final budget hearing will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20. These meetings are open to the public.
Hamilton City Manager Joshua Smith recently met with Butler County Administrator Bruce Jewett, and other city and county officials to discuss cost- and efficiency-saving measures both the city and county can benefit from.
Jewett said at the Thursday, Nov. 18 meeting the group identified one to two things that can be done in a relatively short amount of time. Those include condensing centralized purchasing, information services and building management.
The group is meeting again in January to move toward action.
The regularly scheduled Nov. 24 City Council meeting has been moved to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22.
The regularly scheduled Dec. 22 City Council meeting has been moved to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20.
Mark your calendars for two stellar holiday events in early December.
The 19th annual German Village Historic District Christmas Walk is from noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 5. Residents can tour the St. Julie Billiart Church, visit historic buildings and houses, and enjoy free snacks. Crafts and gifts will be available for purchase. Entertainment will include strolling carolers, local musicians, a marionette show, visit with Santa, and live reindeer.
The 14th annual Lindenwald Christmas Walk will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 along Pleasant Avenue, in the Lindenwald Business District, between Forest and Woodlawn avenues. Residents can enjoy a visit with Santa, bowling, hula dancing, donkey rides, live music, face painting and gift bags for children. Free snacks include hot chocolate and cider, cookies and popcorn. New this year is a pet parade and costume contest at 1 p.m. hosted by the Lindenwald Civic Association.
Partners in Prime, 140 Ross Ave., is holding a Holiday Craft Bazaar from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Residents can look forward to: - 30 vendors - Singing and piano from Darin & Kim Newcomer - Bake sale - Train room in the basement - Raffles for donated craft items - Free hot cocoa - Visit from Mrs. Claus
“We hope to make it an annual event, and we believe it’s good for the City of Hamilton because it brings a shopping element back to the downtown area to kick off the holidays,” said Christy Quincy, director of community relations at Partners in Prime.
More information online at www.PartnersInPrime.org.
Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year. The nominees must have left a special mark on the city during 2010, beyond just their normal job. This special mark could be a volunteer effort, financial commitment, achievement or idea.
The winner will be honored at the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Dinner Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The winner will receive a plaque and $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
Nominations must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 3 to the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, 201 Dayton St., Hamilton, Ohio 45011. Include the nominee’s name, address, phone number and why you believe this person should be Hamilton’s 2010 Citizen of the Year.
The Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave., continues its Celebrating Self Luncheon Series Wednesday, Nov. 10, with a lecture, “Wonderful Things: A Portrait of the Pyramid Hill Ancient Sculpture Collection.”
Steven L. Tuck, archaeologist, art historian and associate professor of classics at Miami University, Oxford will discuss the ancient sculpture collection at Pyramid Hill. Attendees will learn about the collection and the sculptural traditions of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Highlights include portraits, tomb monuments, cult statues and religious dedications from more than 2,000 years of art. The presentation will examine the efforts of artists, stories behind the works, and those commissioned and portrayed in the sculptures.
The buffet lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. will be in the Carruthers Signature Ballroom opens. Musical entertainment will be by Treva Boardman. Cost for members is $15, for non-members. $17. For tickets call (513) 863.8873 ext. 110.
Special Agent Sherry Driessen from the FBI will speak at the Hamilton-Fairfield Newcomers and Neighbors November meeting. There will be a luncheon and meeting Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Berkeley Square Retirement Center’s Town Hall.
For reservations, call Peggy at (513) 863-6828 by Friday, Nov. 5.
As bottling efforts increase, the City of Hamilton is seeking a creative, new label for its “Best Tasting Municipal Tap Water in the World.” As a way to promote the benefits of tap water, the city has been giving bottles away on a promotional basis at city events and to non-profit organizations.
In hopes of marketing and selling the bottled water in retail stores by early 2011, local high school students are encouraged to participate in the drawing competition.
Guidelines:
Create a new label for the city’s bottled water. The background for the label can include a design, computer or hand-generated drawings, photographs, etc.
Branding: Develop a unique and catchy brand name for our water.
Some ideas to consider in the brand name and label are that we get our water from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer; it’s the best tasting tap water in the world; scenery unique to Hamilton such as the High-Main Bridge, the Sailors & Soldiers Monument, the downtown area, etc.
The ideal label size for the competition is a rectangle that is 15.5” wide by 4.5” tall. The actual label on the water bottles will be half that size.
Entries are due by 3 p.m. Friday Nov. 18, and can be submitted by e-mail to bottledwater@ci.hamilton.oh.us or mailed/hand delivered to: City of Hamilton, Department of Gas & Water, Hamilton Municipal Building, 345 High St., 4th Floor, Hamilton, OH, 45011. All entries become the property of the City of Hamilton.
Winners will be announced at a future City Council meeting in Council Chambers on the first floor of the Hamilton Municipal Building.
Questions? Contact Tim Bigler or Jim Collins with the City of Hamilton at (513) 785-7206.
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