Hebron American Legion Post 285 Golf Outing
Friday, May 18, 2012 ~ Raccoon International Golf Club
3275 General Griffin Road
Granville, Ohio 43023
Shotgun Start at 9 am ~ for more information contact Rick Orr at 740-973-9466 or email: rickorr@roadrunner.com

Hebron Music & Arts Festival “Fifth Annual Golf Outing” at The Links At Echo Springs
Saturday May 12th Shotgun start 8:00 a.m. ~ Registration at 7:00 a.m.

Hole in One Challenge Sponsored by: Steve McDonald Insurance Agency & Tri-County Chrysler Dodge Jeep
All proceeds go to the Hebron Music and Arts Festival
We want to invite you to be a part of an exciting, annual event happening in the Hebron community on September 22nd . The Hebron Music and Arts Festival is a day full of activities for all music and art lovers. There will be various genres of music filling the streets of Hebron. Artisans will be set up all over town displaying their wares. Food and fun will abound. Over 6000 people are expected to attend this event. Something for everyone!!!!! Check out all the events at hebronmusicandartsfestival.com
Outing includes: Green fees and shared carts, Dinner, Event Holes, Drawing for Prizes!!!!!! And lots of Fun!!!!!!!

For more information or Questions call: Steve C. McDonald (740)928-4891
PO Box 317 Hebron, Ohio 43025
No rain date. Rain or shine we will be there. No golf, we will eat, drink and hand out door prizes.

Visit us on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/McDonaldInsuranceAgency

We had a great drive with 47 attending and 38 good units. Thanks and appreciation to everyone who attend or worked the drive you are all heroes to me.

Linda Nicodemus

BLOOD USAGE UPDATE:
American Red Cross Central Ohio Blood Services Region

Friday, April 20, 2012

Young patient in need of extreme amounts of blood

DONORS NEEDED NOW TO REPLENISH SUPPLY

Some patients require many units of blood products. This means those patients need the support of many donors.

Here is a current example from just one Central Ohio hospital:
 Type O-positive female patient in her 20’s with internal bleeding. Hospital has requested:
o 100 pints of red blood cells
o 105 units of plasma
o 10 single donor platelets
o 6 platelet pools (pools of 5)
o 6 cryoprecipitate pools (pools of 5)
This one patient alone may be supported by as many as: 285 donors

An average of 800 blood donations are needed every single day in Central Ohio to support patients being treated at 41 local hospitals. More blood donations are needed now to help replenish the large amounts of blood needed to help save the life of this one patient. You can help by giving now.

Village of Hebron
Thursday, April 26 – 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

To learn more about giving blood:
www.redcrossblood.org/centralohio

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Latest Targets of Job Scams? Retirees.

4/13/2012
As older Ohioans seek to supplement their incomes or find work to end long-term unemployment, scam artists increasingly are targeting them with offers of online business opportunities or other work-at-home jobs.

‘Web Malls’ and Other Ploys
In one scenario, an older consumer sees an ad or receives a call from someone offering a great work-at-home opportunity: the chance to open a “web mall” where businesses pay to advertise on the consumer’s website.

The consumer must pay several thousand dollars in advance to set up the website, but once the site is established, the consumer supposedly will receive a profit every time someone clicks on an ad. Plus, if a click leads to a sale, the consumer will earn a percentage of that sale.

Unfortunately, the claims are exaggerated, and the web mall likely will not generate any money for the consumer despite the thousands of dollars the consumer paid in advance.

Similarly, a con artist might offer consumers the chance to “get into the credit card business” and make thousands of dollars processing credit card payments. In order to get started, consumers must provide their own credit card number. By the time consumers realize it is a scam, the con artist racks up thousands of dollars in charges on the consumer’s account.

Other scammers claim consumers can make money by issuing loans to individuals with poor credit. Consumers pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for “lead lists” of potential creditors, but they never receive any useful information or make any money.

Why Older Ohioans Are Susceptible

One consequence of the Great Recession is that unemployment isn’t just a younger person’s problem.

While younger adults still are more likely to be unemployed than their older counterparts, older workers are more likely to experience long-term unemployment, according to a recent AARP study.

Plus, older adults may have excellent credit but less knowledge about how to make money online, making them ideal targets for job scams, especially scams involving the Internet.

Of all the “business and work opportunity” complaints filed with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in 2011, nearly 14 percent came from consumers who indicated they were 60 years or older. That’s higher than the overall percentage of complainants 60 or older for all categories of complaints.

Signs of a Scam

Regardless of your age, watch for signs of a job scam, such as:
Requests for your credit card number
Large up-front payments required to start the business
Making thousands of dollars working from home
Evaluating a wire transfer service
Operating a web mall
Training to sell items online effectively
Becoming a mystery shopper.
Requests for personal information or account numbers
Paying to get exclusive information about jobs
Being directed to an obscure website that promises “free” credit scores

If you or someone you know is the victim of a potential scam, immediately report it to law enforcement and notify the payment provider. For example, if the money was sent via wire transfer, report the possible fraud to the wire transfer company. If a credit card was used, check the back of a recent credit card statement for instructions on disputing charges.

Also report scams to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or by calling 800-282-0515

APRIL 21, 2012 ~ Noon– 2 PM
Location: Hebron Municipal Complex - 934 W. Main Street

Grandmaster Stephen’s Free Spirit Tae Kwon Do Karate Clubs:
Black Belts and Sr.’s will teach you how to survive and or avoid an attack. The World In Self-Defense seminar is open to both Men, Women and Youths. This would be a great class for young adults heading off to college or work! Learn the foresee-”4c” is to prevent an attack!

Call the library at 928.3923 for
more information

Special Council Meeting

The Hebron Village Council will meet at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss is as follows:

A. Discussion concerning the financing (sale of bonds) in the amount of $1.35M for the Hebron Fire Station renovation project.
B. Discussion concerning hiring a Village Administrator.

The meeting will take place at the Municipal Complex, 934 West Main Street, Hebron. The public is invited to attend.

Martha Snavely
Fiscal Officer

The wet and warm weather recently has led to early encounters with ticks in yards and parks around the county. Ticks can carry diseases that can pose serious health risks to humans including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease.

Contrary to popular belief, ticks do not jump, fly or fall out of trees. They wait on low growing plants for a host to pass by. When a person or animal brushes against the vegetation, the tick will cling to fur or clothing and crawl upward, looking for a place to attach and begin feeding. The risk of exposure to ticks and disease can be reduced by following these precautions:

Humans

• Avoid tick-infested areas such as tall grass and dense vegetation.

• Tuck your pants into sock tops or boots.

• Wear light-colored clothing to make it easier to find crawling ticks.

• Use repellants and follow label instructions carefully.

• Check yourself, your children and pets frequently for ticks.

• Bathe or shower after exposure to tick habitat (preferably within two hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks that may be crawling on you.

Dogs

• Dogs are also at risk for tick-borne diseases and they may carry infected ticks into the home. Infected dogs are not contagious to humans.

• Keep yard and outdoor play areas well mowed to discourage tick infestation.

• Treatments are available to control ticks on dogs. Consult your veterinarian and always follow label instructions.

For more information call the Licking County Health Department at (740) 349-6535 or visit www.lickingcohealth.org.

Contact Info: Robert Sealock, Environmental Health Directory (740) 349-6486, rsealock@lickingcohealth.org

Tell Grandparents about Travel Plans: Here’s Why

3/21/2012
Scammers have convinced Ohio grandparents to send hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the country through the “grandparent scam,” where scammers pose as a grandchild in trouble and call grandparents asking for money.

With many Ohioans taking spring vacations, the scam could be particularly believable this time of year.

For example, if grandparents know their college-aged grandson is on spring break, they might believe a scammer who calls and says the grandson is in trouble in Mexico and needs money immediately.

When grandparents answer the phone, scammers often say “Hi Grandma” or “Hi Grandpa,” tricking grandparents into thinking their grandchild really is calling.

Since 2011, dozens of Ohio consumers have reported losing money to the scam, with an average loss of about $5,700. The money typically is sent via wire transfer to a foreign country, such as Canada or the United Kingdom. In recent months, victims say they sent the money to Peru, Spain, or Mexico.

Protect Your Family
The more scammers know about their potential victims, the more believable the scam can be. To help protect yourself and your family members, follow these Do’s and Don’ts:
• Don’t post travel plans online. Scammers could use that information to know when to contact family members.
• Do call your family members to tell them exactly where you’re going and when.
• Don’t trust caller ID. Scammers can disguise the number that appears on your caller ID using a practice called “spoofing.”
• Do warn your family members about scams. Tell them not to trust callers who ask for money sent via wire transfer.

When in doubt, grandparents should ask callers a question that only their real family members would know how to answer. They also can consider creating a code word that only family members know to use in an emergency.

Links:
• Attorney General DeWine Announces ‘Grandparent Scam’ Suspect Charged in Florida
• DeWine Announces Top Five Cyber Fraud Trends; Kicks off National Consumer Protection Week
• DeWine Reminds Families to Watch Out For Grandparent Phone Scams
• ‘Grandparent Scams’ Target Ohioans, Attorney General DeWine Warns

Tags: Consumer Advocate, consumers, scams, tips, consumer

The Village and Big “O” have set three large dumpster locations within Hebron for victims household items:

1. The American Legion on Water St.
2. Bowman Goodyear Tire on Burch St.
3. Canal Park on W. Cumberland

For the debris (corn stalks & branches) you can rack them to the curb and the Public Works will be around to pick them up. Please remember no trash just natural debris.

There is a relief fund set up at Park National Bank for anyone wanting to make monetary donations for the victims of the flood. For food and clothes donation contact the Jacksontown United Methodist Church Office: 740-323-4429- Jacksontown Outreach Center: 740-323-4430 or New Life/Hebron United Methodist Church.

When you return to a dwelling or business that has been flooded please do not turn on utilities such as gas, electric, etc. without inspecting your dwelling to prevent any damage, fire or other ingitions. If you are unsure call a plumber or an electrican.

Public Notice

The Hebron Village Finance Committee meeting has scheduled for:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Immediately following the regularly scheduled Council Meeting

Mindy Kester
Interim Fiscal Officer

We have a facebook page! Check it out and comment.

Attend a free Kaplin College Admissions Series Event at the Hebron Library. Practice SAT test Saturday March 10 beginning at 9 am - 1 pm. Register at 1-800-527-8378 or online kaptest.com/college or for more information contact the Hebron Library at 740-928-3923.
The Hebron Library is located at 934 W. Main Street in the Hebron Municipal Complex.

Village of Hebron Division of Fire & EMS
From the Desk: Fire Prevention Office - FPO Brad Essick

The following information is being distributed to Central Ohio media.
Date of incident: February 29, 2012 at approximately 4:30 a.m.
Address: 3169 Ridgely Tract Road in Newark (Licking County)
Structure: Single family home
- The Division of State Fire Marshal has determined today’s fire in Hebron is the result of ARSON.
- Investigators were able to eliminate accidental causes and found evidence that the fire was intentionally set. Because this is an ongoing criminal investigation, specific details about how and where the fire was started will not be released at this time.
- A Blue Ribbon Arson Reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone with information about the person or persons responsible for the fire. Anyone who saw something out of the ordinary at or around the time of the fire, or who has heard someone talking about the fire with an unusual level of interest or knowledge should contact investigators. Call 1-800-589-2728 with any information.
- No one was injured in the fire.
- The home was completely destroyed. It has been vacant for approximately a week.
- The investigation is being conducted by the Division of State Fire Marshal, the Licking County Fire Investigation Team, Hebron Fire Department and the Licking County Sheriff’s Office. The Hebron Fire Department received mutual aid from Heath and Licking Township.

Notice of Public Hearing

Village of Hebron Planning and Zoning Board

March 5, 2012 6:00 PM
Municipal Complex
934 West Main Street
Hebron OH 43025

The Village of Hebron Council will hear input from local citizens and interested parties for the following zoning variance application:

Commodore Bank, located at 202 Commodore Court, is applying for a sign variance to be installed on the property. The sign will vary from the zoning ordinance with regards to flashing/running lights, pole sign and maximum display surface.

For more information contact Andie Myers, Community Development Coordinator at 928-0076.

Village of Hebron BLOOD DRIVE - Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 1 PM - 7PM
Hebron Municipal Complex at 934 W. Main Street Hebron, Ohio in Council Chambers
To schedule an appointment call Linda Nicodemus at (740) 928-2201.
Just come walk-ins are welcome!
If you donated on or before December 29th, 2011 you are eligible to donate.

Positive identification required. Red Cross donor card or photo ID showing date of birth.
Blood donors must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, be at least 17 years of age and be in general good health.

Tonight(2/13/12) at 6 pm is our Combined Committees meeting in Council Chambers. Tomorrow(2/14/12) 11 am Story time and 7:30 pm Mayor’s Court and Thursday from 3-5 pm State Representative Bill Hayes will be at the Hebron Municipal Complex for open discussion. Find His link below:

http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=91

Attend a free Kaplin College Admissions Series Event at the Hebron Library. Practice ACT test Saturday February 4 beginning at 9 am - 1 pm. Register at 1-800-527-8378 or online kaptest.com/college

It’s available! 2011 Annual Report for the Village of Hebron Finances can be viewed by clicking on the Public Records tab and then the 2011 Annual Financial Report.