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Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ____________________________________________ June 11, 2010 Danielle Wong Hamilton's Santa Claus is hanging up his red suit after more than half a century of bringing Christmas to the city. Jimmy Lomax and his wife, Susan, announced today he...

The garage he and his dad built became his racing shop. Modified cars did not last, got beat up fast, so he built new ones from scratch, from the chassis up. He bargained with scrap dealers to buy parts and wasn't above swiping a piece or two from the junkyard to keep his cars running. Jimmy...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ________________________________________________ June 05, 2010 Jon Wells The Hamilton Spectator Slideshow: Hamilton's stock-car king There is a typical variety store in a typical strip mall on a nondescript patch of urbania in the east end...

Public Meeting June 10 Confederation Park Master Plan Public Meeting June 10 The Hamilton Conservation Authority and the City of Hamilton have been undertaking an update to the master plan for Confederation Park which is located along 4 km of the Lake Ontario waterfront in Hamilton. The master...

Just to let everyone know, the two young falcons were banded today at the Lift Bridge, there was one male and one female named Brant and Diana. Hopefully we can get some pictures to pass along. For all the latest news, go here- http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/news.html

Irish Girl Calls Demolition Company This radio broadcast is a call by a young Irish girl to a demolition company. She asks them to destroy her school. http://jokelibrary.net/occupations/b_to_l/contr-call.wma

ZUK, June (nee Wilkinson) Passed away suddenly at Norcliffe Life Care, Hagersville, ON, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in her 83rd year. Loving wife of the late Peter Zuk (1969). Beloved mother of Pauline Vanderlip (Joseph), Lee De Largie (Douglas Haw), Peter Zuk (Barbara), Michael Zuk (Denise) and...

I stopped by a few of the homes on the Beach that took the time to add a pond to their the front of their house, all are nicely done and must of taken many hours of hard work to finish. If anyone knows of any other ponds, please let me know.

Folks: 1) Our Wednesday, May 12 General meeting will be at the Burlington Art Centre, in the Rotary Room, 1333 Lakeshore Road at Nelson Street, from 7pm to 9 pm. We'll be finalizing the outstanding "election for 3rd term" clause to complete the revision of the bylaws approved at the January...

While scanning the waters for any sign of the "crocodilian", I couldn't help but notice the abundance of wildlife in this area. I drive by the ponds a couple times a week and really never notice. I have attached a few pics of some of the "creatures of the swamp", the ones the would at least...

A croc beside all those pig heads?:D I stopped by the ponds yeaterday and thought I had seen it, it was pretty far away and looked like a croc (I guess that is what they are calling it now) in the water sticking it's nose up once in while for some air. When I got home and checked up close on my...

I have scanned all of the old Beach Banners into PDF files, these newsletters were sent out about six times a year to all the homes on the Strip and contain a lot of Beach history. Thanks to gwen Hall for allowing her hard work to be posted on the Beach Site. Banner 1-10...

BEACH COMMUNITY EDITION CENTENNIAL PARKWAY SIDEWALKS Further to my previous correspondence, please be advised that Phase 1 of the Centennial Parkway sidewalk reconstruction process will start in 2010. New concrete walks will be installed along both sides of Centennial Parkway, from Barton...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________ Jenni Dunning The Hamilton Spectator (May 4, 2010) Today, Bry Loyst is gathering some rope and packing up a boat. He's going alligator hunting in Hamilton. The Indian River Reptile Zoo curator was...

You gotta love all cultures... some more than others though, for telling it like it is... Four Noteworthy Headstones in a Mexican Cemetery~~~

The Joseph Brant Museum Presents: DOLLS: Person, Place, Thing An in-house exhibit at the Joseph Brant Museum EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 13TH!!!!! Dolls, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, are small models of a human figure, used as children’s toys. Most people’s experiences growing up...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator April 24, 2010 Jon Wells The Hamilton Spectator (Apr 24, 2010) The sun's last light has just faded, the sky now blue-black, and the darkened water caps in a rapidly cooling breeze. On the pier, near the lift bridge and lighthouse, portable...

From Councillor Collins Please join your friends and neighbours in participating in the 3rd Annual Beach Community Clean Up. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 24th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m (rain or shine). Bags and gloves will be distributed to participants at the Beach Rescue Unit...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________ Firefighters are battling a blaze on Hamilton's Beach Boulevard. It's not clear yet what happened, but it appears a gas line was severed somehow and the resulting fire spread to the house. There was...

Hamilton Conservation Authority is asking community to help with some interpretive panel for Confederation Park. HCA is looking for photos on shipwrecks, mainly photos of a wreck that washed up in March of 2000, or any diving photos of sunken wrecks, or any related shipwreck visuals in digital...