Greenhills, one of Hamilton County's and the nation's most unusual towns, will turn 65 next year.

To commemorate the event, the village will offer its own color postcard, featuring photographs of the Greenhills Community Building, the historic Whallon-Marquardt House and the town's WPA mural by artist Paul Chidlaw.

"Cards cost 25 cents each, and to my knowledge it is the first postcard ever issued from Greenhills," said Paul Richardson, president of the Greenhills Historical Society. "We're proud of it."

The center of the card features a handsome logo of a green forest, a lake and the words, "Greenhills ... Pioneering a Dream ... 1938."

Mr. Richardson and other residents were instrumental in preparing the postcard, as well as an earlier brochure, "Greenhills, Ohio, A Self-Guided Tour."

The brochure and card are available from the Greenhills Historical Society, Greenhills OH 45218-1512. See the Web site, at www.edbarkley.com, for additional information.

Its 21 tour sites include: the Greenhills Shopping Center, one of the nation's early ones with grocery and drug cooperatives; the Whallon-Marquardt House, built about 1816 and owned by the village; Adelle Walk, a greenbelt walkway designed for evening strolls; and local garages, which could be rented for reasonable fees - just like today.

Why is Greenhills so interesting? During the Depression, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had an idea: build garden cities for families with moderate incomes (families could earn only between $1,000 and $2,700 annually in 1938). The construction helped employ workers and the new towns provided places to live.

The towns - Greenhills, Ohio, Greenbelt, Md. and Greendale, Wis. - were used as an early guide to modern town planning and an experiment in integrating rural and urban ideas.

Of the original 5,930 acres comprising Greenhills, about 2,045 acres are now in Winton Woods, 3,400 were sold to develop Forest Park and 530 are in the corporate limits of Greenhills.

"Greenhills is the only one of the three greenbelt communities to retain its total greenbelt," Mr. Richardson said. "So it stands alone in the U.S. in unique testimony to the ideals of its pioneers."

BLUE CREEK - If you've enjoyed reading about Carl Rudd's huge Christmas Farm display over the years, this is a good time to thank him.

Mr. Rudd is fighting cancer, and I know he would appreciate cards.

His name is synonymous with Christmas displays. Over the years he has spent a lot of time and money celebrating the holiday's real meaning and making people happy.

And he never did charge a cent.

His address is: Carl Rudd, 1205 Cassel Run Road, Blue Creek OH 45616.

HAMILTON - What better place for an Icefest than the City of Sculpture in January?

Jan. 24-25, to be exact.

The event will include "Ohio Frozen in Time," Bicentennial ice sculptures; "Spirit of America," a laser light show; the Technicolor Ice Walk; ice sculpture carving and judging, and other activities.

Information: 1-800-311-5353. Or: www.cityofsculpture.org.

MILFORD - Little Miami Inc. is offering a handsome river map - free.

The 11x17-inch glossy map of the Little Miami Scenic Trail is a first-edition print that includes a detailed view of the Warren County section of the national and state scenic river and trail. To obtain a copy, call Marty Garges at 965-9344, or write to garges@littlemiami.com.

LEBANON - The Lebanon Antiques Show will be at Lebanon High School from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 19. Sponsored by the Warren County Historical Society, the show features investment-grade antiques. The school is at Ohio 48 (Broadway) and Miller Road.

Admission is $6, good for both days.

Information: 932-1817.

Randy McNutt's community column appears on Saturday. Contact him at the Enquirer, 7700 Service Center Dr., West Chester OH 45069. Telephone: 755-4158. Fax: 755-4150. Fax: rmcnutt@enquirer.com.