It is ‘all about’ the turkey, trimmings and family as we arrive together at another Thanksgiving Celebration. To each of you and your families and friends - from our family - let me extend a sincere wish for an enjoyable and fulfilling (in every way) Thanksgiving celebration and holiday weekend.
For those planning early Black Friday shopping excursions ‘good luck’, and for the hundreds of friends and families headed downtown Friday evening for the annual lighting of the Courthouse (details below), we look forward to seeing you for the 63rd annual Christmas Lighting of the local landmark and the arrival of Santa. This promises to be a fun weekend!
The Christmas Season Officially Begins Friday Evening with the Annual Courthouse Lighting and Santa Arrival
The Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee is announcing they have exceeded their 2011 community goal of $18,850. A generous gift of $2,000 from Newark Elks Lodge #391 is credited with putting the campaign over the top. This means, for the 63rd consecutive year, the historic County Courthouse and grounds will be fully decorated for the Christmas season.
The community is invited to attend the Lighting Ceremony and the official start of the Christmas Season, in Licking County, this Friday evening, November 25th. The evening will feature the annual holiday music program, the excitement of Santa’s arrival, and lighting of the local landmark and decorations on the Courthouse lawn.
Festivities begin at 6:00pm on this the night after Thanksgiving. The holiday music program will feature longtime master of ceremonies Dave Lehman with his bag of tricks. Joining Dave will be recording artist Shawna Corder and well know local performer Hugh Price. Also, featured on stage will be Doug Moran and ‘The Heisey Brass’, playing a variety of holiday favorites. Returning with a special Christmas music performance for the sixth consecutive year will be the Blessed Sacrament School Combined Chorus under the direction of Tammy Witham.
During the ceremony the Courthouse Lighting Committee will salute the Newark Rodders Car Club for organizing the ‘2011 Lite the Nite Car Show’ in September. Proceeds from ‘Lite the Nite’ go to support Courthouse Lighting, and club members will be on hand Friday evening with a contribution.
The arrival of Santa in downtown Newark is anticipated around 7:00pm. The ‘Jolly Old Elf’ will extend his best wishes to the community and with the help of the children magically ‘light’ the colorful Courthouse decorations to officially begin the Christmas season in Licking County.
The Elves in Action will be downtown on the Square that evening to kick-off their annual holiday food drive. Volunteers will be located on the east side of the Square each evening until Christmas. All food collected will be donated to and distributed by the Licking County Food Pantry Network.
The Vineyard Church of Licking County will be serving free hot chocolate and popcorn, and again will stage a ‘live nativity’ Friday evening on the southwest corner of the Square.
Following the ‘Lighting Ceremony’ Santa and his elves will be in the lobby of Fiberglas Federal Credit Union, on the Square, for those who would like their children to meet Saint Nick.
Thanksgiving/Christmas Holiday Mentions…
* The twelfth annual "Country Holiday Home Tour" sponsored by the West Licking Historical Society in Pataskala and surrounding area, including Etna, Harrison, and Jersey Townships.
For information call: 740-927-9212 or 740-927-4807.
The tour is Sunday, December 4th from 1:00- 6:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10/person or $15/family
Available now at Bremen Banking Center in Pataskala
Pataskala and Kirkersville branches of Park National Bank
All branches of the Pataskala Banking Company
Available on day of tour at Bruce J. Baird Realty, 325 W. Broad St., Pataskala
and all tour sites as follows:
Old Etna Township House, 9363 Hazelton-Etna Road, old Etna
Mills home, 28 Dellenbaugh Loop, Cumberland Trail
Mullins home, 8991 Creek Road, Harrison Township
Sterling Theatre, 430 S. Main Street, Pataskala
Perkins home, 181 Apple Blossom Road, Hillside Farms,
off S. R. 310 n. of S. R. 16
Faith Bible Church (Historic Jersey Church), 12239 Morse Road
Emswilers' Tractors, 13167 Morse Road, w. of Jersey
Triplett home, 650 Keltonhurst Drive, Brooksedge Subdivision,
Christmas Parades…
* Saturday, December 3rd at 7:00pm -- Pataskala’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade.
* Saturday, December 10th at 3:00 pm -- the 16th Annual Outville Christmas Parade leaves from the Harrison Township Community Complex, 6750 Outville Road. After the parade enjoy the famous Outville Beans and Cornbread Dinner, plus a visit from Saint Nick himself. The day will conclude with an auction.
A few others events to note…
* Downtown Newark this Friday, November 25th, prior to Courthouse Lighting, a family event for those who would like to make a family ‘day of it’ downtown. Holiday Traditions at The Works “A Civil War Christmas” will be featured from 11:00am till 3:00pm.
The Works is located at 55 South First Street just a block off the downtown Square. Museum hours of operation coincide with the Holiday Traditions event this Friday. For more information visit www.attheworks.org or call The Works at 740-349-9277.
* Saturday, December 3rd from 1:00pm – 9:00pm – Granville’s annual Candlelight Walking Tour.
* Thursday, December 1st -- Christmas and the movie ‘White Christmas’ at Pataskala’s renovated Sterling Theatre, preceded by a dinner at the Pataskala United Methodist Church. Information and tickets at The Nutcracker Restaurant.
* Downtown Newark Holiday Open House and Cookie Walk --
Hundreds of luminaries will light the streets of downtown Newark during the Holiday Open & Cookie Walk, Friday December 2nd from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Shops & galleries will be open late & their will be entertainment and a roving Santa.
New this year is the Cookie Walk. 100 tickets will be sold for $10.00 each. Tickets holders will receive dozens of cookies from participating businesses and be entered in a drawing for a door prize.
Tickets are available at Buckeye Winery, Barclay Photography, H.L. Art Jewelers, Matilda Charlottes, Myers & Pugh Jewelers and Newark Family Shoes/Cyndi's Treasures. Other participating businesses include Christy's Pizza, Cornell's Clothing, Gallery of Dreams/White Cottage, Goumas Candy, La Paloma, Licking County Arts, Midland Theatre, Newark Monument, Rent a Center & Sutton Law Office.
For more information visit the web site www.downtownnewarkoh.com or email memorylane37@windstream.net .
* The Dawes Arboretum will delight visitors from 5:30pm – 8:00pm Friday, December 2nd with some 15-hundred luminaries lighting their way along the North End Auto Tour. The Dawes Luminary Tour is free, yet gifts of cash or canned goods will be accepted and donated to the County Food Pantry. After the tour stop by the Dawes Visitors Center for a cup of hot cocoa, a holiday treat and activities for all ages. Dawes Arboretum is located 5-miles of south of Newark on State Route 13. Call for information (740) 323-2355.
* Victorian Christmas at Davis-Shai House in Heath. This FREE event is Saturday, December 10th from 4:00pm till 9:00pm. Davis-Shai is at 301 Central Parkway in Heath – call (740) 788-8942 for information.
(Disclaimer – the above mentions are a just a snapshot of holiday events in Licking County and I am certain there are a hundred more not mentioned. The above is a list events that the readers of Update asked me to include, to help get the word out. I am glad to do so. For many more events check the holiday listings in the Advocate, local weekly papers, The Dispatch, and the Greater Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau website)
Feel free to forward this e-mail in any direction you would like, and let me know the e-mail address of anyone who would like to be included on my Update Newsletter list.
Also, visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Best Regards…Commissioner Tim Bubb
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATE FROM COMMISSIONER TIM BUBB
Thanks for taking time to read this Commissioner Update. These are positive stories and I appreciate you taking time to stay abreast of what is happening in Licking County.
Next Tuesday, November 8th is General Election Day.
* Note the final day for ‘early (in person) voting’ is today (Friday) November 4th, from 8:00am till 6:00pm at the Board of Elections Office at 20 South Second Street in the County Administration Building in downtown Newark.
** Please note there will be NO absentee or early (in person) voting on either this Saturday, November 5th or on Monday, November 7th, as directed by the State of Ohio.
Next Tuesday is Election Day and the polling places will open at 6:30am and remain open until 7:30pm. The phone number for the Board of Elections is 740-670-5080. For further information check the official Licking County website - lcounty.com and click on Board of Elections.
By all means, if you haven’t voted early or absentee, please make time and cast your ballot on Election Day!
The following is my viewpoint on a few of the races and one of the issues on the ballot…
If you live in the City of Newark I would ask you to consider supporting Jeff Hall for Mayor, and Ryan Bubb and David Rhodes for City Council at Large. Countywide I would ask you to consider supporting Mark Gardner for Judge of Municipal Court. They are all qualified and excellent candidates!
Countywide I would urge a yes vote for the Licking Soil and Water Conservation District’s one-tenth mill levy, in the interest of protecting our local environment and preserving our natural heritage for decades to come.
Courthouse Holiday Lighting Campaign Extended
The annual community fundraising drive to light and decorate the Licking County Courthouse for the Christmas holiday season has been extended until Friday, November 11th. Courthouse Lighting Committee President Jay Barker says, “To date the community fundraising effort has raised $14,370 which is about seventy-six percent of the goal of $18,850.”
Barker says, “The campaign was set to close Tuesday, October 18th, however this extension will allow for a continued effort to reach the goal. For a variety of reasons some major contributors have scaled back their support this year and efforts are underway to replace those donations.” He adds,” It may be necessary to do a lesser decorating program for the Courthouse this year in line with the level of community support.”
Since 1949 the annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse has been the official start of the holiday season in Licking County. Funds raised pay for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. These community contributions also pay for the replacement of worn equipment and the removal of the decorations in January, as well. 2011 will mark the 63rd annual holiday lighting of the Licking County Courthouse. For more information on the project please visit www.courthouselighting.com.
Tax-deductible contributions may be sent to…
Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee
Post Office Box 292
Newark, Ohio 43058-0292
Long Standing Marne Ditch Flood Threat Soon To Be Eliminated
A concern that dates back to the early and mid 1990’s is the flood threat to part of the Marne community north of the railroad tracks, and an undersized railroad culvert that was the cause of the high water on a couple of occasions.
This concern was the subject of legal action by residents against the railroad that led to a court order to fix the problem and later a ditch petition before the County.
The bottom line is that new Licking County Engineer Bill Lozier, in his capacity as Deputy Engineer for the County, a couple of years ago designed and engineered an effective and less costly fix for the problem. We are pleased to say that work to implement the improvements is now underway
The fix involves the County installing a new larger concrete box culvert under Marne Road to allow potential flood waters to clear the Marne area (east of Newark) and flow to the Licking River. And later this month the railroad will do their part (at their cost) and install large box concrete culverts under their tracks to relieve the flow of future flood waters, protecting the community residents to the north of the tracks.
The Lozier solution is both cost effective and simple, and also resulted to no assessments to the Licking Valley residents in that watershed!
Weather permitting the work will be done by early December, and the County Commissioners and the Engineer can say, with great satisfaction, that a long standing flood threat has been corrected.
Just a Few Final Notes…
Congratulations to local developer Jack O’Neill who is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Development Council of Licking Memorial Hospital. The festivities will be this Friday evening (November 4th) at the Reese Center on the Newark Campus.
This Saturday evening (November 5th) the annual Inscho-Beasley-Mayfield Veteran of the Year Awards Dinner will be held at the VFW Post 1060 on Forry Street in Newark. Several veterans’ awards will be made including Veteran of the Year.
This Sunday (November 6th) several hundred participants on over 500 motorcycles will take part in the annual Rolling Thunder event. It begins at midday as the motorcyclists roll from Toys R Us in Heath to the Square in downtown Newark (for a photo). They then move to the Salvation Army in east Newark between 1:00pm and 2:00pm (Sunday afternoon) to bring thousands of dollars worth of toys and donations to assist the Army for this Christmas Season. This is a most impressive event especially if you have never heard 500 plus motorcycles fire up at once – it literally shakes the streets. You should consider coming downtown to watch this parade! It is yet another example of the great generosity of our community for those in need!
Finally, congratulations to the members of Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Newark. This Sunday (November 6th) afternoon, at 3:00pm, they will celebrate the 175th anniversary of their church here!
Feel free to forward this e-mail in any direction you would like, and let me know the e-mail address of anyone who would like to be included on my Update Newsletter list.
Also, visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Best Regards…Commissioner Tim Bubb
Next Tuesday, November 8th is General Election Day.
* Note the final day for ‘early (in person) voting’ is today (Friday) November 4th, from 8:00am till 6:00pm at the Board of Elections Office at 20 South Second Street in the County Administration Building in downtown Newark.
** Please note there will be NO absentee or early (in person) voting on either this Saturday, November 5th or on Monday, November 7th, as directed by the State of Ohio.
Next Tuesday is Election Day and the polling places will open at 6:30am and remain open until 7:30pm. The phone number for the Board of Elections is 740-670-5080. For further information check the official Licking County website - lcounty.com and click on Board of Elections.
By all means, if you haven’t voted early or absentee, please make time and cast your ballot on Election Day!
The following is my viewpoint on a few of the races and one of the issues on the ballot…
If you live in the City of Newark I would ask you to consider supporting Jeff Hall for Mayor, and Ryan Bubb and David Rhodes for City Council at Large. Countywide I would ask you to consider supporting Mark Gardner for Judge of Municipal Court. They are all qualified and excellent candidates!
Countywide I would urge a yes vote for the Licking Soil and Water Conservation District’s one-tenth mill levy, in the interest of protecting our local environment and preserving our natural heritage for decades to come.
Courthouse Holiday Lighting Campaign Extended
The annual community fundraising drive to light and decorate the Licking County Courthouse for the Christmas holiday season has been extended until Friday, November 11th. Courthouse Lighting Committee President Jay Barker says, “To date the community fundraising effort has raised $14,370 which is about seventy-six percent of the goal of $18,850.”
Barker says, “The campaign was set to close Tuesday, October 18th, however this extension will allow for a continued effort to reach the goal. For a variety of reasons some major contributors have scaled back their support this year and efforts are underway to replace those donations.” He adds,” It may be necessary to do a lesser decorating program for the Courthouse this year in line with the level of community support.”
Since 1949 the annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse has been the official start of the holiday season in Licking County. Funds raised pay for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. These community contributions also pay for the replacement of worn equipment and the removal of the decorations in January, as well. 2011 will mark the 63rd annual holiday lighting of the Licking County Courthouse. For more information on the project please visit www.courthouselighting.com.
Tax-deductible contributions may be sent to…
Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee
Post Office Box 292
Newark, Ohio 43058-0292
Long Standing Marne Ditch Flood Threat Soon To Be Eliminated
A concern that dates back to the early and mid 1990’s is the flood threat to part of the Marne community north of the railroad tracks, and an undersized railroad culvert that was the cause of the high water on a couple of occasions.
This concern was the subject of legal action by residents against the railroad that led to a court order to fix the problem and later a ditch petition before the County.
The bottom line is that new Licking County Engineer Bill Lozier, in his capacity as Deputy Engineer for the County, a couple of years ago designed and engineered an effective and less costly fix for the problem. We are pleased to say that work to implement the improvements is now underway
The fix involves the County installing a new larger concrete box culvert under Marne Road to allow potential flood waters to clear the Marne area (east of Newark) and flow to the Licking River. And later this month the railroad will do their part (at their cost) and install large box concrete culverts under their tracks to relieve the flow of future flood waters, protecting the community residents to the north of the tracks.
The Lozier solution is both cost effective and simple, and also resulted to no assessments to the Licking Valley residents in that watershed!
Weather permitting the work will be done by early December, and the County Commissioners and the Engineer can say, with great satisfaction, that a long standing flood threat has been corrected.
Just a Few Final Notes…
Congratulations to local developer Jack O’Neill who is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Development Council of Licking Memorial Hospital. The festivities will be this Friday evening (November 4th) at the Reese Center on the Newark Campus.
This Saturday evening (November 5th) the annual Inscho-Beasley-Mayfield Veteran of the Year Awards Dinner will be held at the VFW Post 1060 on Forry Street in Newark. Several veterans’ awards will be made including Veteran of the Year.
This Sunday (November 6th) several hundred participants on over 500 motorcycles will take part in the annual Rolling Thunder event. It begins at midday as the motorcyclists roll from Toys R Us in Heath to the Square in downtown Newark (for a photo). They then move to the Salvation Army in east Newark between 1:00pm and 2:00pm (Sunday afternoon) to bring thousands of dollars worth of toys and donations to assist the Army for this Christmas Season. This is a most impressive event especially if you have never heard 500 plus motorcycles fire up at once – it literally shakes the streets. You should consider coming downtown to watch this parade! It is yet another example of the great generosity of our community for those in need!
Finally, congratulations to the members of Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Newark. This Sunday (November 6th) afternoon, at 3:00pm, they will celebrate the 175th anniversary of their church here!
Feel free to forward this e-mail in any direction you would like, and let me know the e-mail address of anyone who would like to be included on my Update Newsletter list.
Also, visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Best Regards…Commissioner Tim Bubb
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