Thursday's Internet Edition, December 04, 2008.
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| PRESENTATION- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples was in Hamilton last Thursday afternoon to present a copy of “Texas Roots” to the Hamilton Public Library. The book chronicles the first 100 years of the Texas Department of Agriculture. Above, he presents the book to librarian Mary Vela. He also gave Mayor Roy Rumsey a certificate recognizing the City of Hamilton as the recipient of the 2007 “Shining Star Award.” About 20 people attended the presentation Thursday afternoon at the library. After making the presentations, he spoke briefly and then answered questions. Staff Photo |
The chamber is also currently accepting nom-inations for the ‘Citizen of the Year’ award. Chamber manager Steve Almquist said the criteria for consideration for the award are “a Hamilton citizen who has made outstanding con-tributions to the community through involvement in pro-jects, organizational affiliations and has shown strong leadership in the Hamilton community.”
Nominations must be turned in at the chamber office by Wednesday, March 12 at 5 p.m. to be considered.
Last year doctors Randy Lee, Monte Horne, Luke Killian and Robbye Lengefeld, all physicians at the Rural Health Care Clinic in Hamilton, shared the ‘Citizen of the Year’ honor. The chamber has presented the ‘Citizen of the Year’ award since 1962.