Commissioner Bubb with Pataskala Mayor Steve Butcher and 'Flat Stanley'

Photo above - Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb (l), Flat Stanley (center), and Pataskala Mayor Steve Butcher (r) in Etna on Monday!

On Monday, September 2008 Commissioner Tim Bubb and a variety of Etna Township and other community leaders met in Etna for the historic groundbreaking for the new Etna Township Community Center and Administration Building.

*See the related blog for details and photos on the Etna event!

However, before the groundbreaking Commissioner Bubb noted Pataskala Mayor Steve Butcher carrying a 'Flat Stanley'. "Flat Stanley' is a tool used in schools, through children's literature, to widen the horizons of young people. The premise is that Stanley is a small boy who is flat or paper thin, and students ask community leaders to carry their Stanley and later share the adventures. Commissioner Bubb carried a 'Flat Stanley' a couple of years ago for a Newark elementary student and later presented the student with a collection of photos and information on Stanley's adventures in the community with a County Commissioner!

Mayor Butcher is to be commended for carrying a 'Flat Stanley' for Victor, who is a third grade student of teacher Erin Wright at Licking Heights South Elementary on Summit Road. The above photo has been forwarded to Mayor Butcher to later share with Victor!