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Bolivar schedules citywide bicentennial events for October; tourism office seeks volunteers and grant funding
Summary
The city announced a month of bicentennial events in October, listed key dates for pageants, a gala, community worship, a barbecue music festival and senior programming; tourism staff also applied for a senior-transportation grant and is coordinating a fraud-and-scams workshop.
Bolivar will celebrate its bicentennial with a series of events throughout October, city officials and the tourism office announced at the council meeting.
The mayor said the city will hold multiple events across the month: a Miss Bolivar pageant on Oct. 12 at the theater, a bicentennial gala on Oct. 18 at City Hall, a community worship service on Oct. 19 (Sunday) on the square, a mini health fair on Oct. 20 (Monday), a community pep rally with school dance teams on Thursday evening, and a barbecue and music festival beginning Friday and continuing through Saturday. The mayor said promotional materials will follow and that council members will receive tickets for certain events.
Tourism and community development staff said they are coordinating related programming: the Timeless Treasures senior group has upcoming trips and the office has applied for a state grant to purchase a 15-passenger bus to expand senior transportation; staff said the grant would also support additional programming if awarded. The tourism office and Centennial Bank will host a fraud-and-scams presentation for residents 62 and older; the session will be lunchtime programming at City Hall and open to residents age 62+.
Why it matters: The monthlong schedule is intended to mark Bolivar’s 200th anniversary with community-facing events that involve schools, churches and civic groups and also to expand senior services if grant funding arrives.
Ending: City communications will publish full schedules and promotional materials at bolivar200.com, and staff asked residents to look for registration and ticket information as dates approach.
