Slidell gets tree from Ohio city

Published on Monday, July 21, 2008 9:59 AM CDT

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Like the Ohio buckeye sapling sent to Slidell from it’s sister city, Zanesville, Ohio, the friendship between the two municipalities continues to grow.

Last Tuesday, city officials gathered in Possum Hollow Park to dedicate the tree and a concrete marker that reads: To all our friends in our sister city, this buckeye tree has been donated by the Zanesville Hurricane Relief Team. The marker is signed by Zanesville Mayor Howard “Butch” Zwelling, and the co-chairmen of the Zanesville Hurricane Relief Team, Fred Buck and Greg Hamilton.

Ever since Hurricane Katrina, the Zanesville administration and its residents have been sending down supplies, volunteer workers and equipment to help Slidell recover from the storm.

Slidell city officials took part this week in a ceremony to plant an Ohio buckeye tree in Possum Hollow Parik. sent to the city from Slidell'��s sister city, Zanesville, Ohio. From left, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris, Assistant Chief of Staff and Parks and Recreation Director Tara Ingram-Hunter, mayoral executive assistant Mary Reyes, chief of staff administrative assistant Elaine Wise, City Council member Kim Harbison, and City Council Member Lionel Hicks. (Submitted Photo)

“They’ve been back several times since then, and we’ve developed a true friendship with them. We owe them so much,” Slidell Mayor Ben Morris said.

The city of Slidell is so grateful, that if Zanesville is ever faced with a similar crises, Slidell will help out.

“We hope they never have to go through a Katrina-like disaster,” Councilmember Kim Harbison said at the ceremony. “But if they do, they can count us at the top of the list of those who will help them out in whatever way we can.”

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