Sincerely,
Joe Enderle, Editor In Chief - Hamilton Thrive

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In This Hamilton! Thrive Issue

😎😎Editor Update Regarding Airport Property😎😎

🌞Lindenwald PROTOCOL Meeting Summary With Link To Award Video🌞

🎭Get lunch Wednesday and Thursday At Butler Tech🎭

🏆Check Out The New And Improved Business Directory Page !!🏆

⚾Cincinnati Reds And Jackie Robinson Day⚾

👉Community Billboard👈

🏛️Hamilton City Council Urges Rate Hike Appeals🏛️

☃️❄️Daily Weather Report❄️☃️

🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨Ace Hardware Round Up For Kids Month🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨

🤪🤪😵‍💫😵‍💫Stupid Dad Jokes😵‍💫😵‍💫🤪🤪

🏅🏅On This Day In Sports History🏅🏅

🤣🤣Humor/ Far Side🤣🤣

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Editor Update

In Issue #100 an article was featured regarding the acquisition of land by the city form Hogan Farm. Information has been provided by the previous owners of the property that the sale actually occurred over a year ago. A conversation occurred with Mr. Fred Hogan providing some very interesting history regarding the property and the airport:
“  I am familiar with the land selling to city a couple years ago, since I was one of the landowners.

    I am member of the Hogan family that operated Hogan Field (Butler County Regional Airport). We still maintain a presence at Hogan field as my brother, Tom Hogan, operates a flight school. It is the last remnant of the Hogan aviation empire that all started back in 1932,with involvement by two uncles since 1928. That land sold to city had a North South runway built on it during WWII, because of federal government requirements as the Hogans were training military pilots under the “Civilian Pilot Training” program, which started prior to WWII.

Our Hogan Finance LLC was formed after sale of airport to local governments and Butler County in 1985 and they have developed since.

Interesting enough, the airport and N Gilmore Road have retained the 45015 zip code, which makes us part of Lindenwald.  That is because when the airport and land from Bobmeyer Road up to Hamilton Mason Road was incorporated into the city, (around late 1960’s), it was considered an extension of Lindenwald Ward 6, (not East Hamilton).

      Your article indicates a problem in energy development with wind turbines. Wind turbines would be disqualified due to towers being too high next to an airport,(not safe), and FAA would never approve that.

But, solar panels are certainly an option, since they are low level, not mentioned by city officials. I would think city officials have considered that…

So on the north side of Tylersville Road from the “Hogan Farm Land”  is the “Enterprise commercial park”. Enterprise park land was acquired from the Lewis family farm (in the 1990s?)

Thanks for asking. Fred Hogan”

I want to thank Mr. Hogan for his information regarding our community history.

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PROTOCOL

(People Reaching Out To Others;  Celebrate Our Lindenwald)

YOUR Lindenwald Community Council PROTOCOL met Monday, April 15th, 6:30pm, at The Nature Center, 101 Joe Nuxhall Way.

Agenda items included HPD liaison Officer Corey Nunn, updates from 17 Strong and Department of Neighborhoods, 17 Strong grants issued to Lindenwald groups, the latest on business corridor buildings including the Bowling Alley, Roemer Building, former Shuler Benninghofen Woolen Mill and Sweden Creme, Beautification Committee, a Porchfest possibility, Thrive online Hamilton news, Pleasant Ave. week long lane restrictions and anything else on resident's minds. There was also a surprise presentation by Hamilton Thrive. The event was recorded and is posted for the enjoyment of all Thrive members to see! Watch that presentation HERE.

Respectfully Submitted

Frank Downie

Chair, PROTOCOL

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Butler Tech Culinary Arts

Café Lee will be opening with Senior Joelle Bullock from Lakota West running the restaurant. Joelle got his start in cooking working in kitchens. He came here to study culinary arts but ended up finding a passion for teaching. After high school he is going to Grand Canyon University to pursue a career in coaching and teaching. Joelle will be running our student led Café this week on Wednesday, April 17th and Thursday, April 18th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. We will be accepting cash, check or credit so please come and support our Culinary Arts program.

We will be using SignUp Genius for reservations this year. It is recommended, but not required, that you make a reservation for your party if you are dining in Café Lee. You can make a reservation at the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/.../60B094CA4AA22A5F58...

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‘We’re fighting for you’: Hamilton Council urges property owners to appeal flood protection rate hikes before April 24th

In a bizarre display of financial recklessness, the Miami Conservancy District has unleashed a torrent of outrage by proposing a jaw-dropping hike in annual assessments. Unsurprisingly, the City of Hamilton finds itself at the forefront of this battle, bravely defending its citizens and businesses against the insidious greed of the MCD.

Hamilton City Council, rightfully incensed by this audacious move, has called for a halt to the madness. Councilman Michael Ryan minced no words in his condemnation, accusing the MCD of attempting to sabotage Hamilton's hard-earned pro-business environment. And he's right – after over a decade of progress, the last thing Hamilton needs is to be dragged down by the parasitic demands of a bureaucratic behemoth.

The gall of the MCD knows no bounds. Despite claims of engaging stakeholders, their actions speak volumes. Instead of fostering cooperation, they've chosen to steamroll ahead with their agenda, heedless of the consequences for hardworking residents and entrepreneurs.

And what are they proposing? A staggering 1% capital assessment coupled with a 0.59% increase to the maintenance assessment, all to fund projects that should have been addressed years ago. It's clear the MCD is grasping at straws to justify their exorbitant demands, citing aging infrastructure and extreme weather as excuses for their fiscal irresponsibility.

But Hamilton isn't backing down without a fight. Led by Councilman Joel Lauer, they've labeled the MCD's actions for what they truly are – a shameless money grab. And rightfully so. To burden businesses and citizens with unjustifiable financial strains is not only reprehensible but potentially catastrophic for Hamilton's future growth and development.

Even the Great Miami Riverway, a source of pride for Ohio, is not spared from the MCD's voracious appetite for funds. Susan Vaughn's call for a broader assessment is a plea for fairness in the face of blatant disregard for the community's well-being.

The defiance of Hamiltonians like David Stark and Mayor Pat Moeller is commendable. They refuse to be bullied into submission by the MCD's heavy-handed tactics, demanding transparency and accountability every step of the way.

As the battle lines are drawn, the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce stands shoulder to shoulder with its constituents, demanding justice and equitable treatment from the MCD. Dan Bates rightly points out the mismanagement and shortsightedness that have brought us to this precipice, urging a strategic approach that prioritizes community needs over bureaucratic bungling.

In the face of adversity, Hamilton remains resolute. Vice Mayor Eric Pohlman's rallying cry echoes through the streets, a call to arms against the tyranny of unchecked power. The fight is far from over, but with unwavering determination and unity, Hamilton will prevail.

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Reds Drop First Game To Mariners 9-3

⚾April 15th was Jackie Robinson Day⚾

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

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🌩️Warm Temperatures Bring Chance Of Showers, Storms🌩️

Temperatures soared to near-record highs this past weekend across the Plains ahead of the approaching storm early this week. The combination of warmth, increasing humidity, and jet stream energy will trigger explosive thunderstorm development across the Great Plains, beginning Monday evening and continuing on Tuesday in the Mississippi Valley.

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• 1500 Plaza Drive Hamilton, Hamilton, OH, United States, Ohio

• +1 513-973-1245

ROUND UP your total during the month of April and 100% of the change will be donated to Cincinnati Children's!

The amount raised during this campaign truly blesses the children and families in our local community!

Will you help by rounding up your change?

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Stupid Dad Jokes

What kind of cheese isn't yours?
Nacho cheese!🤣

Did you hear about the population of Ireland's capital?
It's Dublin!🤣🤣

What kind of music do mummies listen to?
Wrap music!🤣🤣

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On This Day in Sports History

• 1896 1st modern Summer Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece; USA wins gold medal count, 11; Greece wins total medal count, 46; IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver & bronze medals to 3 best placed athletes in each event

• 1901 5th Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Canadian Jim Caffrey in race record 2:29:23.6

• 1907 11th Boston Marathon won by Canadian Tom Longboat in race record 2:24:24

• 1910 William Howard Taft is first US President to throw out the 1st ball at a baseball game

• 1911 Walter Johnson pitches a record tying 4 strike outs in an inning

• 1912 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan in race record 2:21:18.2

• 1915 NY Giant Rube Marquard no-hits Bkln, 2-0

• 1918 22nd Boston Marathon won by Camp Devens relay team; race run as relay for 10-man military teams

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