Mark your calendars for two upcoming events:
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, from 6-9 pm, we will have a birthday party for Bovina to launch the town's Bicentennial year. The party will be at the Bovina Community Hall. Bring a dish to pass - refreshments and a birthday cake will be provided.
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 7 pm, we will be "recreating" the first Bovina town meeting, which took place on March 7, 1820. Mary Pelletier will be working with our community's young people to create this program. This too will be at the Bovina Community Hall.
We still need volunteers for several committees for the big celebration on August 1:
Parade - Responsible for getting marching units, including floats, bands, and any other participants, as well as handling organizing the actual parade. The Bovina Fire Department will handle traffic control, but the committee will coordinate with the department.
Food/Vendor Tent - The event under the tent will celebrate Bovina's history and community. It would be great to have local people selling their wares, but it also would be nice to have different displays relating to the town and its people. This committee would invite vendors/participants appropriate to our celebration of our town's history and community. I've already lined up a couple of food vendors and am working on an ice cream vendor.
Evening music - Responsible for an evening program with local musicians, ending with a bonfire (and roasting wienies and s'mores). This committee would need to approach various musicians and explore whether or not we will want a stage (and if so, the cost). Some discussions with local musicians have already started.
Contact me at bovinahistorian@gmail.com if you can help us with the celebration. Thanks.
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