Saturday, July 03, 1999
Clock fund raising on time
Fort Mitchell monument to ring in 2000
BY CINDY SCHROEDER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
FORT MITCHELL — A year after Fort Mitchell began raising money for a clock marking the new millennium, the city has reached its goal.
Through individual donations ranging from $1 to $2,000, volunteers have raised about $29,000 for the four-faced clock, Mayor Thomas Holocher said.
The millennium clock will stand about 14 to 16 feet high, and be surrounded by a mini-park in front of the city building. It will go near the city flagpole, which is being moved to accommodate the project.
A committee is continuing to raise another $3,000 or so for landscaping and benches.
The clock, which is being made by the Verdin Co. of Cincinnati, will be installed in August and dedicated in Sep tember, Mr. Holocher said.
However, it will not chime until one minute after midnight on New Year's Day, he said.
“The chimes will also play seasonal music,” Mr. Holocher said. “It'll be kind of neat to listen to Christmas carols at Christmas time. There are so many people who walk down Dixie Highway.”
The 400 contributors to the clock project ranged from individuals to local businesses and civic groups, the mayor said. Each will be recognized in an as yet undetermined fashion.
Among the contributors was the Fort Mitchell Garden Club, which gave $1,000 for the clock more than a year ago, and recently pledged another $1,000.
“We have always been looking for ways to beautify Fort Mitchell and make the city more attractive,” said Becky Haake, president of the Fort Mitchell Garden Club. “When they brought up the idea of the clock, we thought that would be neat.”
Mrs. Haake said that she has always admired the clock at the Fort Wright city building.
“I really do think that this clock will be something unique that people will enjoy,” she said. “It'll be like having a quaint little park right in the middle of the city.”
The city also plans to create a time capsule at the end of the year with photos and articles about the clock, Mr. Holocher said.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
Contributions to help landscape the area around the millennium clock can be sent to the attention of Fort Mitchell City Clerk Amie Wells, P.O. Box 17157, Fort Mitchell, 41017.
Checks should be made payable to the city of Fort Mitchell. Designate that the money is for the Millennium Clock Project. For more information: 331-1212.
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