Commissioner Bubb Speaks At The Community Celebration of Park National Bank's Centennial

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Top - Licking County Commissioners Tim Bubb and Doug Smith attending the Park National Bank 100th Birthday celebration.

Middle - Local resident Mary Forbes meets Parky.

Bottom - Hundred of PNB customers gather for the celebration.

On Monday evening, August 18, 2008 some 1,500 local residents attend a celebration in the main office of Park national Bank, in downtown Newark. The event marked the 100th birthday of the local institution.

Commissioner Bubb offered a proclamation marking the milestone, and also spoke of his association with Park on a variety of projects through the years. He spoke of the Bank's continued leadership in the community, and cited an example of the Library Campaign in 1997. Bubb said when the effort was envisioned one of the first people he spoke to was PNB Chairman Dan DeLawder who offered support. Bubb noted, the Bank has grown in it's 100-years from the smallest bank in down to the largest, and as a powerhouse regional bank as well!

Park Nation Bank President David Trautman spoke of the Bank's history, and DeLawder detailed the history of leadership in the community by the Bank and its employees. DeLawder also saluted the thousands of customers of the Bank who he credited with their century of success.

Newark Mayor Bob Diebold and State Representative Jay Hottinger also spoke at the event.

Citizens to Re-elect Tim Bubb Commissioner Planning September 10th Event

You are invited to join us for a reception
In support of the re-election of …
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb

WEDNESDAY – September 10th
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Heritage Catering & Deli at The Works
50 South Second Street in downtown Newark
(Adult beverages and light hors d’oeuvres)

* Contribution for guests is $50 per person or $75 per couple.

Checks may be made payable to…’Citizens for Tim Bubb’, and may be mailed in advance to Tim Bubb, 107 Isabelle Road, Newark, Ohio 43055 or pay at the door.

This ‘Host Committee’ asks you to contribute, and if your schedule permits, to attend this event in support of Tim’s Re-Election bid…


Randy Thorp
John and Julia Uible
Jim and Judie Scarrett
Neil Carson
Dean Edie
Bob and Sandy Baldwin
Doug Smith
Sharon Hendren
Ceil Pretzman
Jay and Beth Barker
Brian and Lisa Crock
Dave and Sandy Evans
Dave and Beverly Brenner
Ryan Bubb and Jennifer Long
Ken Oswalt
Biff and Terre Matthews

Please RSVP by September 3rd to Tim and Marianne Bubb at 740-323-3951 or e-mail timbubb@roadrunner.com. They look forward to hearing from you so that details for the event can be finalized.

Paid for by – Citizens for Tim Bubb, Al Kanuch, Treas., 154 South 36th St., Newark, Ohio 43055

150th Annual Hartford Fair Underway

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County Commissioner Tim Bubb spending time in the new Natural Resources Park on the Hartford Fairgrounds. The Park, now in its third season, was developed through a number of grants including support from the Licking County Commissioners and the Round-Up Foundation.

County Commissioner Tim Bubb spent much of the first weekend of the fair visiting with the hundreds of local exhibitors and their families. The steer wash rack was a popular spot as the livestock arrived.

Featured in the Opening Day Parade Saturday, August 2nd was the Licking County Bicentennial Float featuring Commissioner Doug Smith and his antique 1954 GMC one ton flat bed truck.

On the Midday two 'ReElect Tim Bubb for Commissioner' supporters - Deputy County Recorder Greg Crist and Newark City Councilman Ryan Bubb.


Hartford Fair – Underway through August 9th at the Fairgrounds in Hartford Township in northwestern Licking County.

Enjoy the Hartford Fair’s Sesquicentennial Fair (150th birthday) celebration in conjunction with the Licking, Knox and Delaware County’s Bicentennial celebrations. Special Fair 150th Birthday kick-off events were held Saturday, August 2nd with thousands in attendance.

The special opening Saturday featured a free admission day with a huge Opening Day Parade around the grounds to the grandstand, and a concert by ‘Phil Dirt and the Dozers’. The evening concluded with a fireworks show to officially kick-off the 150th Hartford Fair.

Commissioner Tim Bubb will be at the Fair each day to welcome visitors. In addition he will be on the grounds Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of Fair Week judging 4-H competitions and events in the Natural Resources area.

The Fair concludes this Saturday, August 9th The daily general admission fee of $5 for those age 8-years and over. Monday, August 4th being a $3 senior citizens day from 8:00am till 4:00pm. Parking and grandstand seats at the Hartford Fair are free.

Hundreds Attend Art Walk and Bicentennial Art Show

Several hundred area residents attended and enjoyed the Art In The City - Art Walk 2008, Saturday, August 2nd. It was an enjoyable summer evening in Historic Downtown Newark.

In conjunction with the Licking County Bicentennial, and sponsored by the Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Park National Bank and Art In The City, this event featured...Art Exhibits, Live Music, Street Performers, Storytellers and Architectural Tours. Plans are already underway for a larger such event in August 2009.

As part of Art Walk 2008 The Works will host…Newark – “A Celebration! Licking County Bicentennial,” at The Works Gallery in downtown Newark. The exhibit opened on August 2nd as part of the Art in the City – Art Walk, and is on display through October 10th.

Congratulations to The Works, the Downtown Newark Association, the Art Association, and many other committee members for a successful event.