Things You Can Do On Jefferson Patch

For those of you who read Jefferson Patch each day, and even those who don't (but if you don't, why aren't you?), you know that we run a column each weekday called "5 Things You Need to Know Today." I've decided to go with a similar theme for this week's "Tales From Toth Town" and tell you "5 Things You Can Do On Jefferson Patch." For all of you who have been faithful followers for these first two weeks, consider it a refresher course. If you're new to the site, this will give you some ideas on where to go next.

You Can Comment on Stories: At the end of each story there exists an area for you to click to leave comments on what you've read. Do you have a shout-out for something or someone mentioned in the story? Do you agree or disagree? Let us know. There's nothing like healthy dialogue to get the blood flowing.

You Can Find Out About Events: Are you looking for something to do in town on the weekend? Do you need to know when the next school board meeting is? Click on the "Event" tab, choose the category you want, and you'll get the information you need. And, if you're signed up as a Patch user, you can post events for your organization as well. Just click on the "Create an Event" tab at the bottom of the event page and fill in the necessary information.

You Can Ask or Answer a Question: Just click on the "Q&A" tab to find questions that have already been submitted. If you know the answer, help a neighbor out. If you have a question, that is the place to post it.

You Can Make an Announcement: Did you just become a parent or a grandparent? Did your child make honor roll or graduate from college? Is your cat lost? Did you just get promoted at work? Let us know. If you're a Patch user, you can click on the "Create" tab at the bottom of the announcement page to create your copy. Or you can send the information to me at susan.toth@patch.com and I will post your announcement for you.

You Can Find Out About Local Businesses: Looking for a restaurant? Or maybe where the nearest pharmacy is? Need to know where to find a place of worship? The Patch directory is the place to look. You can browse the Directory by categories to find just what you're looking for. If you own a business listed in the directory, you can claim it as well.

I hope you're enjoying Jefferson Patch. Please feel free to let me know what you like or don't like, and what you'd like to see covered on the site.