Community Projects
The Christmas House has been a major project. All electric has been replaced, the interior was refurbished, and a new deck was installed just in time for Christmas on the Canal 2023.
The Main Street Kiosk was installed in 2022, at the corner of Canal and Water Streets. Here you will find flyers for upcoming events happening all around the county.
In September of 2023, the Discover Bolivar sign as seen from Interstate 77 was lit.
Also in 2023, Bolivar Main Street was able to help Zane Anderson, a local Eagle Scout; with a donation toward his project to help fix up Bolivar’s oldest cemetery.
In celebration of Bolivar’s 2025 Bicentennial, Bob Smith suggested auctioning off a limited edition of numbered crocks instead of the previous plates. Bolivar Main Street members agreed, and a total of ten crocks were commissioned. Jane Donahue, owner of Bluebird Pottery in Gnadenhutten hand-threw the stoneware crocks, which included the village bicentennial logo on the front, and individual sponsors on the back, with a unique number on each.
The crocks were auctioned by Don Wallick on Friday evening during Strawberry Festival. Sponsors of each crock were: Bolivar Metalworks, Canal Street Diner, Lebold-Smith Funeral Home, Mary Local & Associates, Towpath Tavern, Oberlin Antiques, Ackerman Services, Bolivar Army Navy Club, Commercial & Savings Bank, and Eleet Cryogenics.
Bicentennial Crock
Plate Auctions
The Plate Auction has been a popular feature. Each year starting in 2022, a new plate is made, then the first few are numbered and auctioned off during Strawberry Festival. Plate #1 (2022) featured the old Bolivar High School 1927-1956. Plate #2 (2023) was of the “new” Tusky Valley High School in service from 1961-2023. Plate #3 (2024) is the new Tusky Valley Middle/High School which opened in 2023.
Some plates are still available for sale while supply lasts!
Plate #1 – 2022
Plate #2 – 2023
Plate #3 – 2024