| The Dutch Sentinel
FILLMORE TWP. — Hamilton Community Schools and Cultivate Church are holding a second annual “Hawkeye Hometown Tailgate” later this month to bring the community together.
The free event will be from 5-7pm on Friday, September 16th at both Hamilton Middle School – 4845 136th Ave. – and Cultivate Community Church – 4872 136th Ave.
The event is “designed to reconnect Hamilton residents with their neighbors to rekindle a sense of community in the area,” the district said.
“The Hawkeye Hometown Tailgate is our community’s celebration of the start of a new school year by bringing everyone together to rally around the school and the students of Hamilton,” he said Hamilton Superintendent Bradford Lusk in a statement. “The Hawkeye Hometown tailgate is not only a great event for the school district, but (it’s) a celebration of the entire community and we couldn’t be more excited.”
Hawkeye’s hometown tailgate will include free food, rally towels, bounce houses, street performers, face painting, a car and tractor show, a petting zoo, pictures with the Hawkeye mascot, and performances by the band and heart of the institute.
The event will lead to a home college football game between Hamilton and Coopersville. The Hawkeyes are off to a 2-0 start and will face Holland Christian on Friday, Sept. 9, before the Coopersville game.
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More than 2,500 community members attended the inaugural event last fall, and the district expects more to attend this year.
