Mayor, Jim Jasper. Village of Alexandria 740-739-0698 Please share this with any friends or neighbors that may not receive this alert. If you know of anyone that would like to receive alerts or be removed from them email me at [email protected] Also, in this December Update (below) the first in a series of „senior scam‟ concerns. Below is a one-sheet summary. Please print or share with seniors you know...Please enjoy this wonderful yearend update from our Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb! Commissioner Bubb opens with a note “that each of us are appreciated as an important part of Licking County Ohio!” I would like to share in that sentiment with each of you in the community of Alexandria- each of you are very much appreciated members of our community! Greetings… Let me begin by saying as we do this ‘yearend’ Update – each one of you is appreciated as an important part of Licking County Ohio! This December Update is coming out a bit early so I can share with you some important dates and events in late November, as well. Great news with the opening of improvements in Newark and at Black Hand Gorge, as well as plans to open a new major bridge in eastern Licking County. As always there are many positive things happening in County Government and that is always my major intent – as local coverage is limited! Let’s hope for a mild winter and hopefully a White Christmas. Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year and any other celebrations I might be forgetting. Commissioner Tim and Marianne Bubb Dates for several holiday traditions in December... The Sights and Sounds of Christmas‟ is a guided musical walking tour of Newark's downtown churches with proceeds benefitting the Licking County Food Pantry. It will be Thursday evening December 1st from 6:00 till 8:30pm. Tickets are available at Explore Licking County, the Chamber of Commerce, The Double Tree Hotel, and at the participating churches ($5 donation for adults – children under 12-years free). Further details visit www.sightsandsoundsofchristmas.org. The musical stops include...Second Presbyterian, Trinity AME, Trinity Episcopal, Licking County Courthouse (on the steps), First Presbyterian, Saint Paul‟s Lutheran, First United Methodist and Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church. Licking County Commissioner Rick Black shares that the date for the „Community Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long will be Saturday afternoon, December 3rd at 2:00pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 42 East Church Street in downtown Newark. Performing songs of the season will be the Lakewood High School Acapella Choir (Martha Fickle Director) and the Licking Valley High School Vocal Impact Choir (Jessica Noser Director). There will be organ and piano duets featuring pianist Ann Marie Robinson and Rick Black on the church‟s pipe organ. This community Sing-A-Long is a fundraiser for 'Families Helping Families‟ through a 'free will' offering. A reception at the church will follow with representatives of the Licking County Department of Job and Family Services. This holiday concert will be live streamed for those unable to attend in person and out of town at this site www.spcnewark.org The Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Russel Mikkelson, will present their “A Very Merry Holiday Pops” concert the evening of Sunday, December 4th at the Midland in downtown Newark. It will feature the Denison University Choir. The Heisey Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Mikkelson, will feature their “Christmas at the Reese Center” concerts on Saturday, December 10th at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 11th at 3:00pm, at this Newark Campus venue. Featured will be vocalists Laura Portune and Andrew Blosser. Brownsville Road Bridge to Open Mid December - While temperatures have dipped in late November, work has continued on the State Route 668 Brownsville Road (Claylick) Bridge. County Engineer Jared Knerr and officials with the Shelley Company say the concrete deck will be poured in late November and requires at least a three week curing period. If all goes well, and the weather cooperates, the new span will be essentially done and ready for use before Christmas and through the winter. The contractor will return late winter/early spring to put the finishing touches on the project. The exact date for the re-opening will depend on the concrete curing period, which is critical from a safety standpoint. An opening ceremony is planned. The demolition of the old Brownsville Road (Claylick) Bridge and its triple piers began in June. The construction of a new three hundred foot span over the Licking River will cost $3,954,994. WCLT Organizes “Mega Giving” to Meet Mega Need - WCLT‟s Program Director “Wild Walley” Schneider is doing what he can to make sure nobody goes hungry this holiday season. He will be on the radio anchoring a 12-hour food drive and broadcast at Coughlin Chevrolet-Kia of Newark. Beginning Saturday morning, December 10th at 6:00 am area residents will be invited to drive by and drop off any non-perishable food items, or make a cash donation to the Food Pantry Network of Licking County. “Taking care of families at the holidays pretty much clears the Pantry shelves,” said Schneider. He added, “this effort will help them restock so they can keep on helping those in need.” Schneider and WCLT are no strangers to this kind of community service. They regularly participate in the Elves in Action effort on Newark‟s Courthouse Square. Fiveyears ago, Schneider broadcast for 36 straight hours generating donations to“Fill the Big Rig” again on behalf of the Food Pantry. During the broadcast, Schneider will welcome a variety of special guests, local officials, and musicians. “We have a good time, while supporting an important cause,” said Schneider. WCLT (T-100) is a locally-owned 50,000 watt radio station providing community service to Licking and surrounding counties. COUNTY DEPARTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOLIDAYS The Licking County Dog Wardens Office is proud to announce a partnership with Families Helping Families program through Licking County Job & Family Services. Through Thursday, December 8th - Donate a Walmart or Kroger gift card up to $50 & receive that amount off of your dog adoption! You will also receive a special Grab Bag full of goodies for your new family member. (While supplies last). All gift cards collected will be given to a family in need. If you would like to donate without an adoption that's fine too! Thank you all for your support. Round-A-Bouts and Fourth Street Now Open - The three year sewer separation project on Fourth Street in Newark (State Route 13) is two thirds complete. When complete there will be three major intersection „round-a-bouts‟, continuing the shift in how traffic moves in downtown. Fourth Street section now open - the project stretches from National Drive north to the intersection of Fourth and Locust Streets. The route then proceeds northwest on Locust and to its conclusion on Granville and near Sixth Streets. It has been a challenging year for motorists in downtown due to closings at West Main and Church Streets, and the current partial closing of the busy Locust-Fourth-Mt. Vernon Road intersection. The new „round-a-bouts‟ at Fourth and West Main Streets, and Fourth at Church Streets, and the connecting north-south section of Fourth are now open. Further to the north the intersection of Fourth and Locust Streets will be more accessible this winter as the Fourth Street connection is added. The contractor has turned the corner and head northwest with the sewer project on Locust, now working in the intersection of North 5th, Locust and Granville Streets. A new Round-A-Bout, more like the shape of a big bean, will tie together the five streets at Locust-Granville and Fifth; and is currently under construction. The final leg in 2023 will continue up to Granville Street at the Expressway, in the area of Saint Francis DeSales Church. The Westinghouse Walls Are Tumbling Down - The long summer/fall, with West Main Street in Newark closed east of 11th Street at the old White Westinghouse Plant, is about over! Demolition of the large empty and burned out old industrial building fronting West Main Street began the week of November 21st by the Watson Excavating Company. The tear down was delayed for several months due to delays caused by the Ohio EPA over how to remediate asbestos in the old section after the April arson-set fire that damaged the structure. After delays the clean-up took place clearing the way to demolish the building, salvage the steel beams and begin hauling away the rubble. When complete in the next few months the site from Raccoon Creek west will be cleared and ready for redevelopment. The Licking County Land Bank (Land Reutilization Corporation) secured a State Brownfield Remediation Grant of a half million dollars to jumpstart the demolition, with other State and local dollars in the mix. The section of the old building along West Main Street is coming down and within a couple of weeks Newark City officials plan to reopen what is normally a busy east-west artery. Residents have been frustrated by the extended safety related closure. The site once housed Pharis Tire and Rubber Company, and later White-Westinghouse; and was used in recent years by Mid-Ohio as warehouse space. Redevelopment is underway with plans for a „river front park‟, restoration and reuse of the other large industrial building on the site, and to the west both recreation and multi-family housing. The location has been rebranded „Newark Station – The Landing‟, and has the potential to turn this old abandoned industrial site into an attractive new „front door‟ for downtown Newark from the west. Garrett Martin of Explore Licking County Honored - Explore Licking County (ELC) is our community‟s „Convention and Visitor‟s Bureau‟. While a small organization of four professionals, they provide outstanding marketing and promotional value for our County, and its many attraction and places of lodging. Basically ELC brings thousands of visitors and their dollars to Licking County. It is on-going and effective economic development. In October a member of the ELC staff was honored by his peers statewide through the Ohio Travel Association. Photographer, layout artist and marketing guru Garrett Martin received this „Best in the State Emerging Leader‟ award for continued outstanding work in a very competitive and creative industry. The plate from the award says it all! Major Reopening of Black Hand Gorge Recreation Trail - With little fanfare one of the most scenic and historic local bike and recreation trails has reopened. Thanks to the work of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources „Division of Natural Areas and Preserves‟ has completed an extensive repair and restoration of the 4.5-mile paved path from Toboso to State Route 668 (Brownsville Road or Claylick), along the scenic Licking River. According to Update‟s Eastern Licking County Correspondent Bill Weaver, ODNR expedited the repairs by filling and stabilizing the areas of riverbank slippage that threated the trail (an old railroad bed). Crews added tons of stone rip-rap, excavated the trail and repaved the asphalt on the popular path that is used by thousands of visitors. Construction crews added a new information Kiosk at the Toboso entrance (photo), and built a handicapped accessible overlook structure along the trail, allowing visitors to view the historic „Council Rock‟ on the other side of the Licking River where once native Americans by the hundreds spent weeks and months in working encampments knapping flint (mined at Flint Ridge) into tools and weapons. Weathervane – Final 2022 Show and the 2023 Line-up The end of the year is approaching, and Weathervane Playhouse will present the long-awaited holiday show „Plaid Tidings – Forever Plaid! Performances are December 20th – 23rd and December 26th – 29th at 2:00pm and7:30pm. Plaid Tidings is a show that offers the best of Forever Plaid, tied up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Tickets are $37.00 and can be purchased on their website, in person during box office hours, or over the phone. Have you purchased your 2023 Season Subscriptions yet? If not, I suggest doing so before the new-year. Weathervane‟s summer season includes fantastic musicalslike Million Dollar Quartet, Once Upon a Mattress, and Kinky Boots. Additional plays presented for the 2023 summer is the romantic play Barefoot in the Park and the mysterious play Deathtrap. Season Subscription Tickets guarantee you the same seats to all five shows on the same show nights. Weathervane also offers flex tickets where you‟re provided with five tickets that can be used however you see fit. You could bring two people with you to Million Dollar Quartet and then bring a friend to see Kinky Boots. If you‟re looking into purchasing tickets for the whole family but can‟t justify spending so much all at once, try their new payment plan option. Split the cost of a season ticket into three manageable monthly payments. To set up a payment plan call (740) 366-4616, visit them during box office hours, or send an email to [email protected]. For Flex Tickets or regular Season Subscriptions purchase them through their website, call (740) 366-4616, or visit the box office. Check out on FaceBook ... WeatherVanPlayhouseNewarkOh. Update from the Safe Senior Projecy - The Safe Senior Project: it is an ongoing partnership between the Licking County Aging Program (LCAP), the Red Cross, the State Fire Marshal‟s Fire Safety Educators, and your local fire departments. With education, resources, and community support, this collaboration has raised awareness about what safety hazards exist in a home and what we can do to prevent an emergency before it occurs. We were the pilot program for Ohio, which has spread to other counties with a significant impact. At the center of this project is a „survey for seniors‟ needing smoke detector installation, a home safety visit, or fire escape route planning. There are no qualifications and no cost; they simply have to complete and submit a survey. LCAP offers this survey to all our new clients, and the State Fire Marshals regularly speak at our Social Lunches to provide education on home safety. We need your help to ensure this year-round collaboration is no secret. There are two ways for you to spread the word. There is a convenient digital survey link below or the attached PDF survey with an explanation of the program on the back if you need to hand out copies. It has been shared on our social media pages periodically and will also be available on our website Outreach page soon. Together our three agencies categorize, prioritize, and schedule visits to their home based on what is reported and the availability of supplies. Everything reported will be confidential, as our goal is to be a part of the solution to keep our community well and safe. A community is stronger when it works together. Only trusted representatives from the Red Cross, LCAP, the Fire Marshals, or your local fire department come into their homes and assist with this home safety project! www. https://forms.gle/4NRzRbPaLitkQjey8 MHA‟s 69th Annual Dinner - Awards Celebration Wrap Up Mental Health America of Licking County (MHA) celebrated its 69th Annual Meeting, Dinner and Awards Celebration in November with MHA‟s Board of Trustees, staff, program participants and friends of MHA. MHA President Mareion Royster conducted the Nathan Arnold, Bradley Copley, Dave Hardy, Kelly Herreman, Maura Horgan and Cher Jackson were reelected for three-year terms. Installed as officers for 2022-23 were Brian Haught as President, Dave Hardy as 1st Vice President, Will McCoy as 2nd Vice President, Carter Hall as Treasurer and Mareion Royster as Immediate Past President. Mareion acknowledged Joe Ebel for 11 years of service on the board which included serving as 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President, President and Past President during the past four years. Mareion was thanked by incoming President Brian Haught and MHA Executive Director Penny Sitler for his year of service as President. The Henry Mardis Compeer Member of the Year award was presented to Lola Zachariah. Linda Conoy was the recipient of the Mental Health Consumer of the Year award. The MHA Volunteer of the Year award was given to Sophia Mustric. The Outstanding YES Student of the Year award was awarded to Ivy Edwards. Dr. Janae Davis received the Physician of the Year award. The Mental Health Professional of the Year award was given to Affirming Pathways. The Children and Families First Council Wraparound Team received the Marion S. Wells Mental Health Award. The Paddy Kutz Community Mental Health Award (“The Paddy”) is presented in up to three categories (Business, Community and Education) to those who best represent the qualities and passionate commitment to good mental health that Paddy personified in her 32 years of service to Licking County. Dr. Craig Cairns presented the Community Paddy award to Rob Montagnese, Licking Memorial Health Systems President and CEO, for his lifelong dedication to helping improve the physical and mental wellbeing of those living in Licking County by providing numerous programs and services, serving on various boards and educating the public. Maura Horgan presented the recipient of the Education Paddy award to Ronni Bowyer, Newark City Schools Wellness Coordinator, for being a champion for the mental health and wellbeing of the students and staff at Newark City Schools and the greater community. Ronni acts as a liaison between homes, schools and community agencies to ensure that students receive the support needed to thrive socially, emotionally and academically. Royster announced that MHA will begin an endowment campaign under the direction of Penny Sitler as her parting gift to the agency before her retirement to ensure the sustainability of the important mental health programming that is provided to the Licking County community. Wishing each and all a meaningful Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Feel free to forward this e-mail in any direction you desire, and let me know the e-mail address of anyone who would like to be included on my Update Newsletter list. My County e-mail address is [email protected]. Licking County Commissioner Tim and Marianne Bubb
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