Sharing my thoughts on the County Park District Levy, and some quick updates on positive things happening in Licking County…
In the upcoming election we the voters of Licking County are being asked to consider a small 0.2-mill (two tenths of a mill) levy to support the Licking Park District. I would ask you to join me in voting for this modest issue to provide support for our excellent park system. It is a 5-year levy request.
Just so you will know – the Licking Park District is a stand alone public entity that is the creation of the Juvenile-Probate Court. Judge Robert Hoover selects the District’s Trustees. They in turn operate this Countywide District that includes more than a dozen excellent parks, some 2-thousand acres of green space, and 28-miles of bike/recreation trails in the unincorporated areas.
The Park District has been unsuccessful in past levy attempts and has relied on contributions from the County General Fund for most of its support. However, due to continuing reduced budgets the Park District is feeling the financial squeeze. Park Director Russ Edgington says, “Without this levy support the District will be unable to maintain facilities, and will have to consider closing some or all of the parks.” I believe this is a major ‘quality of life issue’ and that the County Park District needs and will use ‘well’ this funding for the benefit of all!
A few quick notes on positive things happening in Licking County…
The Licking County Building Code Department, begun just a year ago, is performing very well. After a seamless handoff from the City of Newark, this leaner County Operation is serving the cities, townships, and most of the villages in Licking County with good and professional service. Please note – the Building Code Department is also paying its own way and is not a drain on the County’s diminishing resources. It has been a win-win situation; and this continues our community’s emphasis on safe and well constructed houses, commercial, and industrial buildings.
Economic Development, as always, is a major priority for the County. The good news is business prospects have increased considerably in 2010 – which is translating into new jobs. New projects are underway in the Etna Corporate Park, New Albany in Licking County, and at the Port Authority site in Heath. We continue to benefit from our excellent location here in Central Ohio and from the hard work of the County Development Team, and our many community partners!
In a related story, the Job Ready Site ‘Development Road’ in Pataskala City and Etna Township in progressing well. The Phase One section in Pataskala in just about complete, and the Phase Two section south in Etna is underway and will be completed by spring. This cooperative project, with the State Development Department, will open up several hundred acres of prime development ground in the next few years. It has been the efforts of your County Government, and our state and local partners that have made this happen!
The annual Courthouse Christmas Lighting Campaign has been extended until November 12th. Our Lighting Committee continues to make progress toward our 2010 community goal of $18,750. Contributions small or large are welcome and appreciated … Courthouse Lighting, P O Box 292, Newark, Ohio 43058-0292. If successful, the Courthouse will be fully decorated and lighted on November 26th. The Christmas Courthouse Lighting is a 62-year old local tradition!
Finally, you may have seen in the media details of our efforts to make something good happen with the historic and basically unused Old Licking County Jail in downtown Newark. We are currently using the site for a Records Destruction Center, as part of the County Records Department, and that is working well. However, there is a vision for a ‘not for profit group’ to evolve to operate and hopefully own this iconic structure for special events and possibly as a tourist destination. There have been many ideas for reusing the Old Jail since the 1980’s when it became obsolete as a jail. We are simply trying to think ‘outside the box’ and come up with a solution that can work and preserve this unique building – similar to the efforts that saved the historic old Mansfield Reformatory. Initial steps are underway and I will keep you posted. Anyone interested in the Old Jail restoration should let me know!
Thanks for taking time to read this October 2010 Commissioner Update.
Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
COURTHOUSE LIGHTING CAMPAIGN HALFWAY TO GOAL
The 62nd annual Courthouse Holiday Lighting Campaign has raised $9,320 as of today (10-11-10), or just over 49-percent of the goal of $18,750.
The annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse has been the official start of the Christmas season in Licking County since 1949. Generations of local families return every season for the annual lighting ceremony. The Lighting Committee will organize the traditional arrival of Santa and a musical program for Friday evening, November 26th.
Sponsored by the Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee this annual campaign raises monies for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. In addition, this year the Committee is continuing their efforts in the expensive conversion of the decorations and stringers from incandescent to more energy efficient and longer lasting LED lights. Community contributions will pay for the LED upgrading of the bulbs, replacement of worn equipment, and the removal of the decorations in January.
The Community Lighting Fundraising Campaign runs through this Friday, October 15th. Contributions are tax-deductible and may be sent to…Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee, Post Office Box 292, Newark, Ohio 43058-0292.
At the conclusion of the fund raising effort members of the Lighting Committee will determine to what extent the Courthouse and grounds will be decorated for this year’s celebration.
Additional information on the project is available at the website www.courthouselighting.com
The annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse has been the official start of the Christmas season in Licking County since 1949. Generations of local families return every season for the annual lighting ceremony. The Lighting Committee will organize the traditional arrival of Santa and a musical program for Friday evening, November 26th.
Sponsored by the Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee this annual campaign raises monies for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. In addition, this year the Committee is continuing their efforts in the expensive conversion of the decorations and stringers from incandescent to more energy efficient and longer lasting LED lights. Community contributions will pay for the LED upgrading of the bulbs, replacement of worn equipment, and the removal of the decorations in January.
The Community Lighting Fundraising Campaign runs through this Friday, October 15th. Contributions are tax-deductible and may be sent to…Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee, Post Office Box 292, Newark, Ohio 43058-0292.
At the conclusion of the fund raising effort members of the Lighting Committee will determine to what extent the Courthouse and grounds will be decorated for this year’s celebration.
Additional information on the project is available at the website www.courthouselighting.com
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
It's Licking County Courthouse Christmas Lighting Time Again!
Since 1976 I have been part of the Courthouse Christmas Lighting Committee – it is starting to look like a lifetime commitment!
I would just like to share the recent New Release announcing the 2010 effort. If you are a traditional giver ‘thank you’ – and if you have never given have please know that we would welcome any contribution large or small.
*This has always been a grassroots effort paid for each year by individual contributors and business donations!
Most important – plan to bring family, friends, children, grandchildren, or whomever – to the Square in downtown Newark on November 26th (traditionally the Friday evening after Thanksgiving) for the annual Lighting Ceremony!
You know - it just wouldn’t be Christmas in Licking County without the brightly lit Courthouse and Square!!!
Here are the details…
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE
COURTHOUSE HOLIDAY LIGHTING CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY
[Contact: Jay Barker - (740) 321-1219 - e-mail JBarker@Comerica.com or JBSBarker@roadrunner.com or Tim Bubb - (740) 323-3951 - e-mail TimBubb@roadrunner.com]
The 62nd annual Courthouse Holiday Lighting Campaign kicked-off its annual community fund raising campaign Monday, September 27th (2010).
The annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse is the official start of the Christmas season in Licking County. This year’s 62nd consecutive lighting continues a tradition that began in 1949. Generations of local families return every season for the annual lighting ceremony and to enjoy the warm glow of the holiday decorated Courthouse. This fund raising campaign has a community goal this year of $18,750.
Sponsored by the Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee this annual campaign raises monies for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. In addition, this year the Committee is continuing their efforts in the expensive conversion of the decorations and stringers from incandescent to more energy efficient and longer lasting LED lights. Community contributions will pay for the LED upgrading of the bulbs, replacement of worn equipment, and the removal of the decorations in January. The Lighting Committee will organize the traditional arrival of Santa and a musical program for Friday evening, November 26th.
The Community Lighting Fundraising Campaign will run through Friday, October 15th. At the conclusion of the fund raising effort members of the Lighting Committee will determine to what extent the Courthouse and grounds will be decorated for this year’s celebration. Additional information on the project is available at the website … www.courthouselighting.com .
Letters are being mailed asking area businesses and previous contributors to support this important local tradition. Contributions are tax-deductible and may be sent to…Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee, Post Office Box 292, Newark, Ohio 43058-0292.
Thanks for taking time to read this Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Holiday Best Regards…Tim Bubb
I would just like to share the recent New Release announcing the 2010 effort. If you are a traditional giver ‘thank you’ – and if you have never given have please know that we would welcome any contribution large or small.
*This has always been a grassroots effort paid for each year by individual contributors and business donations!
Most important – plan to bring family, friends, children, grandchildren, or whomever – to the Square in downtown Newark on November 26th (traditionally the Friday evening after Thanksgiving) for the annual Lighting Ceremony!
You know - it just wouldn’t be Christmas in Licking County without the brightly lit Courthouse and Square!!!
Here are the details…
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE
COURTHOUSE HOLIDAY LIGHTING CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY
[Contact: Jay Barker - (740) 321-1219 - e-mail JBarker@Comerica.com or JBSBarker@roadrunner.com or Tim Bubb - (740) 323-3951 - e-mail TimBubb@roadrunner.com]
The 62nd annual Courthouse Holiday Lighting Campaign kicked-off its annual community fund raising campaign Monday, September 27th (2010).
The annual holiday lighting of the Courthouse is the official start of the Christmas season in Licking County. This year’s 62nd consecutive lighting continues a tradition that began in 1949. Generations of local families return every season for the annual lighting ceremony and to enjoy the warm glow of the holiday decorated Courthouse. This fund raising campaign has a community goal this year of $18,750.
Sponsored by the Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee this annual campaign raises monies for the installation, wiring and decorating of the Courthouse, Gazebo and the surrounding Courthouse Park. In addition, this year the Committee is continuing their efforts in the expensive conversion of the decorations and stringers from incandescent to more energy efficient and longer lasting LED lights. Community contributions will pay for the LED upgrading of the bulbs, replacement of worn equipment, and the removal of the decorations in January. The Lighting Committee will organize the traditional arrival of Santa and a musical program for Friday evening, November 26th.
The Community Lighting Fundraising Campaign will run through Friday, October 15th. At the conclusion of the fund raising effort members of the Lighting Committee will determine to what extent the Courthouse and grounds will be decorated for this year’s celebration. Additional information on the project is available at the website … www.courthouselighting.com .
Letters are being mailed asking area businesses and previous contributors to support this important local tradition. Contributions are tax-deductible and may be sent to…Licking County Courthouse Lighting Committee, Post Office Box 292, Newark, Ohio 43058-0292.
Thanks for taking time to read this Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Holiday Best Regards…Tim Bubb
Friday, August 20, 2010
Enviromental Event Saturday, August 21st
August 20, 2010
Special Event - Reminder
From … County Commissioner Tim Bubb
TOMORROW (Saturday, August 21st) in conjunction with the CFLP Solid Waste District, Licking County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held from 8:00 am till Noon. The location will be the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC.
In know – I know – I have mentioned this event a couple of times in recent months. But if you are like me – we tend to procrastinate and not have the items below rounded up and ready for disposal.
So just a quick reminder to take your stuff tomorrow (Saturday, August 21st) to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection!
Proper disposal these types of materials listed below might save the life of a pet or even a child in the months and years ahead. We all have purchased or inherited items like these, and stored them ‘out of sight and out of mind’, but they don’t go away unless you safely take them to this annual event for proper disposal. So one final time – please accept this reminder…
* Please clean out your garages, sheds and basement looking for these items that will be accepted…acids, antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, carpet cleaner, chlorine, contact cement, creosote, diesel fuel, drain cleaners, engine degreaser, fertilizer, floor adhesive, fuel oil, fungicides, floor stripper, furniture wax, gas cylinders, gasoline (old), glass cleaners, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, lighter fluid, linseed oil, mercury, metal primers, mineral spirits, oil sprays, oven cleaners, paint thinner, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, rat poison, rubber adhesives, rubbing alcohol, solvents, spot removers, tile adhesive, transmission fluid, turpentine, upholstery cleaner, varnish, waste oils, wood preservers, and wood sealers.
* Note – paint, tires and appliances will not be accepted at this Saturday, August 21st event.
Feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
Special Event - Reminder
From … County Commissioner Tim Bubb
TOMORROW (Saturday, August 21st) in conjunction with the CFLP Solid Waste District, Licking County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held from 8:00 am till Noon. The location will be the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC.
In know – I know – I have mentioned this event a couple of times in recent months. But if you are like me – we tend to procrastinate and not have the items below rounded up and ready for disposal.
So just a quick reminder to take your stuff tomorrow (Saturday, August 21st) to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection!
Proper disposal these types of materials listed below might save the life of a pet or even a child in the months and years ahead. We all have purchased or inherited items like these, and stored them ‘out of sight and out of mind’, but they don’t go away unless you safely take them to this annual event for proper disposal. So one final time – please accept this reminder…
* Please clean out your garages, sheds and basement looking for these items that will be accepted…acids, antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, carpet cleaner, chlorine, contact cement, creosote, diesel fuel, drain cleaners, engine degreaser, fertilizer, floor adhesive, fuel oil, fungicides, floor stripper, furniture wax, gas cylinders, gasoline (old), glass cleaners, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, lighter fluid, linseed oil, mercury, metal primers, mineral spirits, oil sprays, oven cleaners, paint thinner, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, rat poison, rubber adhesives, rubbing alcohol, solvents, spot removers, tile adhesive, transmission fluid, turpentine, upholstery cleaner, varnish, waste oils, wood preservers, and wood sealers.
* Note – paint, tires and appliances will not be accepted at this Saturday, August 21st event.
Feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tim Bubb Commissioner Update - July 20, 2010
The 152nd annual Hartford Fair is just three weeks away and this year will feature one of the nation’s most popular attractions. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be at the Fairgrounds in Croton most of the Fair week, and will be featured on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; August 11th thru the 14th.
The traveling team of a dozen Clydesdales, with their ornate wagon, will arrive on Monday of Fair week. On the four performance days the public can view the hitching process from 4:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon, and the big horses and their rig will be on parade around the Fairgrounds from 5:30 to 7:30 each of the four evenings. The visit is in cooperation with local beer and wine distributor the Matesich Company.
For details on the many other highlights of the upcoming Hartford Fair I suggest you visit their website at Hartfordfair.com.
A pair of bridge replacements will take place this summer in southern Licking County. The Licking County Engineer says that Ohio Public Works money has been secured for the replacement of the bridges on White Chapel and Myrtle Roads. The bridges are near each other, and the total cost for replacement is $622,676. Individually the White Chapel project is $360,400 and Myrtle Road is $262,276. The work will be accomplished by the U.S. Bridge Corporation out of Cambridge. Traffic will be rerouted during construction.
A new use will begin shortly for the old Licking County Jail on South Third Street in downtown Newark. As a part of the County’s excellent new Records Program, it is necessary to properly destroyed old records that are not needed, out of date, and no longer required to be stored. In creating the Records Program we discovered mountains of such records stored in the attic of the Courthouse, in the old jail, and taking up space in a number of other buildings.
To save money several county departments went together to purchase a heavy duty industrial grade paper shredder, as opposed to sending the old records out to a vendor at a much greater cost. And to further save money the shredding or records destruction operation will be located in the old jail which has been unused for over a decade, and is the perfect location for a job that is a bit noisy and dusty. I hope you appreciate the reuse of an existing resource to save money, and at the same time begin making a dent in what has been a long ignored old records issue. The grinding will begin shortly!
The recent (July 11th) ‘Summertime Sundays’ kickoff event at Licking County Animal was a major success. A special thanks to Paula Evans, John Silva and Jon Luzio, along with Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep, the Animal Control staff and dozens of great volunteers for an outstanding open house type event. In addition to making better the already fine reputation of County Animal Control, the event also resulted in the adoption of 13 dogs and three cats that day. What a great day for all concerned! These new public hours at the Animal Shelter on Dogleg Road in Heath will continue throughout the summer on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, with the hope they can continue.
Finally, just a quick reminder. An environmental event is planned for August 21st. In conjunction with the CFLP Solid Waste District, Licking County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held on that Saturday from 8:00 am till Noon. The location will be the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC.
* As you clean our garages and sheds this summer be looking for these items that will be accepted…acids, antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, carpet cleaner, chlorine, contact cement, creosote, diesel fuel, drain cleaners, engine degreaser, fertilizer, floor adhesive, fuel oil, fungicides, floor stripper, furniture wax, gas cylinders, gasoline (old), glass cleaners, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, lighter fluid, linseed oil, mercury, metal primers, mineral spirits, oil sprays, oven cleaners, paint thinner, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, rat poison, rubber adhesives, rubbing alcohol, solvents, spot removers, tile adhesive, transmission fluid, turpentine, upholstery cleaner, varnish, waste oils, wood preservers, and wood sealers.
* Note – paint, tires and appliances will not be accepted at this August 21st event.
Thanks for taking time to read this July 20, 2010 Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
The traveling team of a dozen Clydesdales, with their ornate wagon, will arrive on Monday of Fair week. On the four performance days the public can view the hitching process from 4:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon, and the big horses and their rig will be on parade around the Fairgrounds from 5:30 to 7:30 each of the four evenings. The visit is in cooperation with local beer and wine distributor the Matesich Company.
For details on the many other highlights of the upcoming Hartford Fair I suggest you visit their website at Hartfordfair.com.
A pair of bridge replacements will take place this summer in southern Licking County. The Licking County Engineer says that Ohio Public Works money has been secured for the replacement of the bridges on White Chapel and Myrtle Roads. The bridges are near each other, and the total cost for replacement is $622,676. Individually the White Chapel project is $360,400 and Myrtle Road is $262,276. The work will be accomplished by the U.S. Bridge Corporation out of Cambridge. Traffic will be rerouted during construction.
A new use will begin shortly for the old Licking County Jail on South Third Street in downtown Newark. As a part of the County’s excellent new Records Program, it is necessary to properly destroyed old records that are not needed, out of date, and no longer required to be stored. In creating the Records Program we discovered mountains of such records stored in the attic of the Courthouse, in the old jail, and taking up space in a number of other buildings.
To save money several county departments went together to purchase a heavy duty industrial grade paper shredder, as opposed to sending the old records out to a vendor at a much greater cost. And to further save money the shredding or records destruction operation will be located in the old jail which has been unused for over a decade, and is the perfect location for a job that is a bit noisy and dusty. I hope you appreciate the reuse of an existing resource to save money, and at the same time begin making a dent in what has been a long ignored old records issue. The grinding will begin shortly!
The recent (July 11th) ‘Summertime Sundays’ kickoff event at Licking County Animal was a major success. A special thanks to Paula Evans, John Silva and Jon Luzio, along with Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep, the Animal Control staff and dozens of great volunteers for an outstanding open house type event. In addition to making better the already fine reputation of County Animal Control, the event also resulted in the adoption of 13 dogs and three cats that day. What a great day for all concerned! These new public hours at the Animal Shelter on Dogleg Road in Heath will continue throughout the summer on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, with the hope they can continue.
Finally, just a quick reminder. An environmental event is planned for August 21st. In conjunction with the CFLP Solid Waste District, Licking County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held on that Saturday from 8:00 am till Noon. The location will be the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC.
* As you clean our garages and sheds this summer be looking for these items that will be accepted…acids, antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, carpet cleaner, chlorine, contact cement, creosote, diesel fuel, drain cleaners, engine degreaser, fertilizer, floor adhesive, fuel oil, fungicides, floor stripper, furniture wax, gas cylinders, gasoline (old), glass cleaners, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, lighter fluid, linseed oil, mercury, metal primers, mineral spirits, oil sprays, oven cleaners, paint thinner, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, rat poison, rubber adhesives, rubbing alcohol, solvents, spot removers, tile adhesive, transmission fluid, turpentine, upholstery cleaner, varnish, waste oils, wood preservers, and wood sealers.
* Note – paint, tires and appliances will not be accepted at this August 21st event.
Thanks for taking time to read this July 20, 2010 Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
Friday, July 9, 2010
July 2010 Update From Licking County (Ohio) Commissioner Tim Bubb
Just a quick preview of some of the events I will be taking part in this weekend (July 10 & 11) in Licking County!
This Saturday (July 10th) you are invited to Johnstown for the annual Fire Department Association’s annual festival and parade. The theme of the parade is ‘Mardi Gras’ and it steps off at Noon (Saturday) from Johnstown High School and heads north on Route 37 to the downtown area.
This is always a fun time. And Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm the Johnstown community will gather downtown to dedicate the restored cupola on the historic township building. I will be in the parade with my good friend Brutus Buckeye – hope to see you there!
Also, this Saturday (7/10) the Annual Newark Jazz and Ribs Fest is featured downtown on the Courthouse Square. Benefitting the Licking County Humane Society this lawn chair type event features a number of vendors preparing mouth watering ribs and several excellent musical groups performing throughout the day from the Gazebo. Newark’s Jazz and Ribs Fest runs this Saturday from Noon till 8:00pm.
* Do as I usually do and have plenty of napkins on hand!
This Sunday (July 11th) you are invited to the Kirkersville United Methodist Church (180 East Main Street (Rt. 40) in Kirkersville) for their annual Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social and a special unveiling.
Across Ohio a series of attractive and informative National Road Interpretive Signs are being placed this year, and this Sunday at midday that will be the case in Kirkersville.
On hand to unveil the ‘Kirkersville Interpretive Sign’ will be Ohio National Road President Cyndie Gerken and Licking County Commissioner Doug Smith. Commissioner Smith is sponsoring this local sign, and is a driving force in the National Road Association, as well as being an authority on the history of U.S. Route 40.
In addition, the Kirkersville U.M. Church’s 10:45am Sunday service will feature Doug Smith with a talk on historic quilts (that will be displayed), as well as some history on the National Road and Kirkersville, complete with vintage photos. It promises to be an interesting morning and midday event, and the public is invited!
In addition to this Kirkersville unveiling event this Sunday (7/11). The unveiling of a Hebron National Road Interpretive Sign this coming Wednesday, July 14th at 2:00pm at the Municipal Building at 934 West Main Street in Hebron. The public is invited to that event as well!
Finally, this Sunday afternoon (7/11) you are invited to the Licking County Animal Shelter in Heath to help celebrate the beginning of our new Summer Sunday hours. Between 1:00pm and 3:00pm on Sundays this summer we will be open to better serve the community. This event this Sunday promises to be fun family event – hope you arrange your schedule to attend. You might even leave with a new friend!
Here is a news release detailing the event…
The Licking County Animal Shelter will mark the beginning of Sunday afternoon hours with a special community celebration called “Summertime Sundays – Find Your Best Friend” on Sunday July 11th.
According to Animal Shelter Office Manager John Silva, the idea is to provide another opportunity for shelter volunteers to help people look for their lost pet or find a new best friend. The shelter will have “open house” hours for walk-in customers at the County shelter at 544 Dog Leg Rd. in Heath on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Silva adds, the new summer Sunday “open house’ hours allow our many volunteers more time to exercise, groom and socialize our animals. This will help them look their “Sunday best” and find a loving home. New, additional County staffing to care for the animals helps make this program possible.
Licking County Humane Agent Paula Evans, who is coordinating the July 11th Super Sunday festivities, says Heath auto dealership Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep is sponsoring this Sunday kick-off event. The purpose is to promote volunteerism, and dog or cat adoptions at the County Animal Shelter, and to have a family oriented fun filled day mingling with the furry friends; as well as with the employees, volunteers and the public. The event will feature a cookout with free food and a radio remote with T-100 (WCLT-FM).
The public is invited to attend and learn about pet adoptions from the volunteers and staff. Animals available for adoption will have been vaccinated, and a bio for the animal will provide helpful information. In addition, there will be information on the “First Choice” adoption process, low-cost spay/neuter, lost and found website, responsible pet ownership, and dog licensing.
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb says, the involvement of Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep, and the volunteers and staff of the County Animal Shelter, will make for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon July 11th event. Bubb adds the hope is that many area residents will visit the facility off Hopewell Drive in Heath and learn about ‘adopting a friend (dog or cat)’. The County Commissioners hope this expanded Sunday afternoon service this summer is a success and can be continued.
Thanks for taking time to read this July 2010 Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
This Saturday (July 10th) you are invited to Johnstown for the annual Fire Department Association’s annual festival and parade. The theme of the parade is ‘Mardi Gras’ and it steps off at Noon (Saturday) from Johnstown High School and heads north on Route 37 to the downtown area.
This is always a fun time. And Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm the Johnstown community will gather downtown to dedicate the restored cupola on the historic township building. I will be in the parade with my good friend Brutus Buckeye – hope to see you there!
Also, this Saturday (7/10) the Annual Newark Jazz and Ribs Fest is featured downtown on the Courthouse Square. Benefitting the Licking County Humane Society this lawn chair type event features a number of vendors preparing mouth watering ribs and several excellent musical groups performing throughout the day from the Gazebo. Newark’s Jazz and Ribs Fest runs this Saturday from Noon till 8:00pm.
* Do as I usually do and have plenty of napkins on hand!
This Sunday (July 11th) you are invited to the Kirkersville United Methodist Church (180 East Main Street (Rt. 40) in Kirkersville) for their annual Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social and a special unveiling.
Across Ohio a series of attractive and informative National Road Interpretive Signs are being placed this year, and this Sunday at midday that will be the case in Kirkersville.
On hand to unveil the ‘Kirkersville Interpretive Sign’ will be Ohio National Road President Cyndie Gerken and Licking County Commissioner Doug Smith. Commissioner Smith is sponsoring this local sign, and is a driving force in the National Road Association, as well as being an authority on the history of U.S. Route 40.
In addition, the Kirkersville U.M. Church’s 10:45am Sunday service will feature Doug Smith with a talk on historic quilts (that will be displayed), as well as some history on the National Road and Kirkersville, complete with vintage photos. It promises to be an interesting morning and midday event, and the public is invited!
In addition to this Kirkersville unveiling event this Sunday (7/11). The unveiling of a Hebron National Road Interpretive Sign this coming Wednesday, July 14th at 2:00pm at the Municipal Building at 934 West Main Street in Hebron. The public is invited to that event as well!
Finally, this Sunday afternoon (7/11) you are invited to the Licking County Animal Shelter in Heath to help celebrate the beginning of our new Summer Sunday hours. Between 1:00pm and 3:00pm on Sundays this summer we will be open to better serve the community. This event this Sunday promises to be fun family event – hope you arrange your schedule to attend. You might even leave with a new friend!
Here is a news release detailing the event…
The Licking County Animal Shelter will mark the beginning of Sunday afternoon hours with a special community celebration called “Summertime Sundays – Find Your Best Friend” on Sunday July 11th.
According to Animal Shelter Office Manager John Silva, the idea is to provide another opportunity for shelter volunteers to help people look for their lost pet or find a new best friend. The shelter will have “open house” hours for walk-in customers at the County shelter at 544 Dog Leg Rd. in Heath on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Silva adds, the new summer Sunday “open house’ hours allow our many volunteers more time to exercise, groom and socialize our animals. This will help them look their “Sunday best” and find a loving home. New, additional County staffing to care for the animals helps make this program possible.
Licking County Humane Agent Paula Evans, who is coordinating the July 11th Super Sunday festivities, says Heath auto dealership Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep is sponsoring this Sunday kick-off event. The purpose is to promote volunteerism, and dog or cat adoptions at the County Animal Shelter, and to have a family oriented fun filled day mingling with the furry friends; as well as with the employees, volunteers and the public. The event will feature a cookout with free food and a radio remote with T-100 (WCLT-FM).
The public is invited to attend and learn about pet adoptions from the volunteers and staff. Animals available for adoption will have been vaccinated, and a bio for the animal will provide helpful information. In addition, there will be information on the “First Choice” adoption process, low-cost spay/neuter, lost and found website, responsible pet ownership, and dog licensing.
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb says, the involvement of Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep, and the volunteers and staff of the County Animal Shelter, will make for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon July 11th event. Bubb adds the hope is that many area residents will visit the facility off Hopewell Drive in Heath and learn about ‘adopting a friend (dog or cat)’. The County Commissioners hope this expanded Sunday afternoon service this summer is a success and can be continued.
Thanks for taking time to read this July 2010 Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
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…Tim Bubb
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
5th Annual U S Route 40 National Road Celebration
UPDATE Information
From: Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb…
This is the week and weekend for the annual National Road – U S Route 40 Celebration – that includes the 32-miles of Route 40 here in Licking County, Ohio.
My friend Charla Devine, of Devine Farms near Hebron, is one of the promoters of ‘all things’ Route 40 – and I would like to share with you Charla’s news release. There will be a lot of excitement along the National Road in many of the small towns and villages between June 2nd (tomorrow) and June 6th (this weekend). * Note - Mostly on Saturday and Sunday! Here is her information…
What: 5th Annual National Road Yard Sale Days –
32 miles of Yard Sales…and a Car Cruise too!
When: Wednesday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Where: Along the National Road - U S Route 40 in Licking County. See www.ohio40.com for individual listings.
Sale locations vary along the road with most sales being on Friday & Saturday (June 5th & 6th).
** The Big Community Day Sale will be Saturday, June 5th from 9 am to 5 pm.
All of the "pike towns" along the road will be having BIG Super Saturday Sales. The Pike Towns involved from west to east include: Kirkersville, Hebron, Jacksontown, Brownsville & Gratiot.
Buyers will be able to park their cars and walk to bargains galore in all of these towns!
New this year - Car Cruise on Saturday, June 5th Weather permitting, the Car Cruise will leave Gratiot at 11:30 am and drive west on U S Route 40 to Kirkersville. The rolling Car Cruise will then turn around outside of Kirkersville and return to Hayman's Dairy Bar in downtown Hebron for a "Cruise In". Contact for Car Cruise details: Jim Matheny, 740-522-6635 or cell 740-334-1823.
* Also, the Village of Hebron will have interpretive display panels about the Historic National Road during the month of June. This is a free exhibit and may be viewed Monday - Friday during normal business hours. The Village of Hebron's Municipal Complex is located on Route 40 between State Routes 79 & 37 just west of the center of town.
Historical Background on the National Road:
This Annual Event is a fun way to promote the National Road-US 40 which is designated an All American Road. The National Road was conceived under President George Washington as a road that would bridge the Allegheny Mountains. A bill authorizing the road was signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson in 1806. The National Road became America’s first federally funded highway. It travels through six states beginning in Maryland and ten counties in Ohio.
The Road entered Ohio from the east in 1825. In Ohio, Licking County has the most miles – 32 miles. Route 40 immediately attracted travelers and commerce, and opened our state and much of the Northwest Territory to settlements and access to Ohio products. The National Road has been designated as an ‘All American Road’ and a ‘National Scenic Byway’.
From: Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb…
This is the week and weekend for the annual National Road – U S Route 40 Celebration – that includes the 32-miles of Route 40 here in Licking County, Ohio.
My friend Charla Devine, of Devine Farms near Hebron, is one of the promoters of ‘all things’ Route 40 – and I would like to share with you Charla’s news release. There will be a lot of excitement along the National Road in many of the small towns and villages between June 2nd (tomorrow) and June 6th (this weekend). * Note - Mostly on Saturday and Sunday! Here is her information…
What: 5th Annual National Road Yard Sale Days –
32 miles of Yard Sales…and a Car Cruise too!
When: Wednesday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Where: Along the National Road - U S Route 40 in Licking County. See www.ohio40.com for individual listings.
Sale locations vary along the road with most sales being on Friday & Saturday (June 5th & 6th).
** The Big Community Day Sale will be Saturday, June 5th from 9 am to 5 pm.
All of the "pike towns" along the road will be having BIG Super Saturday Sales. The Pike Towns involved from west to east include: Kirkersville, Hebron, Jacksontown, Brownsville & Gratiot.
Buyers will be able to park their cars and walk to bargains galore in all of these towns!
New this year - Car Cruise on Saturday, June 5th Weather permitting, the Car Cruise will leave Gratiot at 11:30 am and drive west on U S Route 40 to Kirkersville. The rolling Car Cruise will then turn around outside of Kirkersville and return to Hayman's Dairy Bar in downtown Hebron for a "Cruise In". Contact for Car Cruise details: Jim Matheny, 740-522-6635 or cell 740-334-1823.
* Also, the Village of Hebron will have interpretive display panels about the Historic National Road during the month of June. This is a free exhibit and may be viewed Monday - Friday during normal business hours. The Village of Hebron's Municipal Complex is located on Route 40 between State Routes 79 & 37 just west of the center of town.
Historical Background on the National Road:
This Annual Event is a fun way to promote the National Road-US 40 which is designated an All American Road. The National Road was conceived under President George Washington as a road that would bridge the Allegheny Mountains. A bill authorizing the road was signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson in 1806. The National Road became America’s first federally funded highway. It travels through six states beginning in Maryland and ten counties in Ohio.
The Road entered Ohio from the east in 1825. In Ohio, Licking County has the most miles – 32 miles. Route 40 immediately attracted travelers and commerce, and opened our state and much of the Northwest Territory to settlements and access to Ohio products. The National Road has been designated as an ‘All American Road’ and a ‘National Scenic Byway’.
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