Thursday, August 21, 2008

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







Photos Above...

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.

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