Anybody out there ready to race? Who are the fastest milers in Navarro County?

The 3rd Annual Main Street Mile will be held in Blooming Grove on July 2nd at 10:30am, starting and finishing at the city park. (Just before the Parade begins!) All proceeds for the race will go to Blooming Grove ISD for new track and field record boards. It is $15.00 to enter the race and if you register before June 20th you get an awesome Mainstreet Mile t-shirt too. There will be race day registration from 9:00 to 10:00am. Trophies will be awarded to the top 5 Elementary and Jr. High boys and girls as well the top 2 finishers in each of the following divisions: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and Senior as well as 19-29, 30-39 and 40 and over. There will also be an overall Champion Award for top Male and Female Finisher. You can pick up a registration form at the BG City Hall, The Friendly Cafe, BG Post Office or email me for a registration form at : leap_faithracingteam@yahoo.com
The race will start right before the famous BG Parade. Come and join in the fun!!

Independence Day Parade set for Saturday, July 2nd

The Blooming Grove Historical Society will sponsor a Fourth of July Parade on Saturday, July 2, down main street starting at 11:00 a.m. followed by an Independence Day Program in the City Park. Grand Marshalls will be Veterans of U.S. Armed forces who will also be honored in the ceremony in the park.  The program will include music, races, watermelon-seed spitting contest, a cookie walk, horse shoe pitching, raffles, and food, food, food.  Prizes will be awarded for best float, Most Patriotic Home, and Most Patriotic Dog!!

For more information, please contact Ashley Mahone at 903-879-2651 or Mary Johnson at 903-695-2821.

The Blooming Grove Fire Department will have hot dogs , cotton candy, lemonade, and will host a horseshoe tournament in the park following the Independence Day parade.

Full moon as seen from Blooming Grove, June 2011.

Talk of the town

I have been hearing lots of talk lately about some new business that are looking at our town as a place to open up business. But same as every one else I have herd this all before, Does anyone know if this time it has any more possibility of happening? or even what happened last time when this talk was going around.

-just wondering
chad

May Elections set for Blooming Grove City Council & School Board

Upcoming Elections will be held on May 9, 2009.

Blooming Grove City Council.
Four candidates have signed up for three open seats.

• Jeanette Wisdom (Incumbent)
• Trevor Boyde
• Jeffrey Dyess
• Alba "Mickie" Ingram

Blooming Grove School Board.

Six candidates have signed up.

• Marty Weaver (Incumbent)
• Donnie Grounds (Incumbent)
• Rory Evans
• Chris Ivey
• Johnathon Southard
• Thomas (T.C.) Lawson

4th of July Parade

Blooming Grove will host it's annual 4th of July Parade again this year. The parade will be held in Historic Downtown Blooming Grove on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 11:00 am. We are currently looking for volunteers to help coordinate and plan the Parade, as well as Vendors and Sponsors.

As usual, there will be lots of food, fun and entertainment for the whole family.

For more information, float sign-ups, or to become a volunteer or sponsor, please send an email to RLP2000@airmail.net. More info will be posted at the BG website (www.BloomingGroveTX.com) as we get closer to the parade date.

Blooming Grove VFD Website is now online!

Blooming Grove's own native son Chad Marshall has just created a website for the BG Volunteer Fire Department. The site can be visited at http://www.bgfire.net/. The new website has information about the VFD, their equipment, safety tips, contact information and more. Thanks Chad for a great job!

From the BGFire.net website:

"Blooming Grove Fire Department
The Blooming Grove fire department also known as Station 34 on the Navarro county fire associations numbering system, is the head quarters for all fire dept activity. Including administrative business, training sessions and monthly meetings. The fire station also serves as a weather shelter and evacuation point for large emergency's. The fire station is 100% volunteer meaning that the station is not staffed unless there is an emergency or planed meeting. Monthly meetings are held on the forth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m
The fire departments is located at
101 s. Hinckley
Blooming Grove, Texas
76626

You can contact us by phone or email
903 695-2900 or bgfire@valornet.com
Emergency: CALL 911"

"The Blooming Grove fire dept is 100% volunteer non profit organization. We are only able to respond to Emergencies and maintain our equipment thanks to community support and Donations from citizens like YOU!"

To Donate make checks payable to BGVFD
Po Box 364
Blooming Grove, Texas
76626