Employee Announcements
Veteran's Holiday Wreath Program
Nov 20, 2024
Duck Drop
Nov 11, 2024
We’re proud to announce the Inaugural Downtown Duck Drop coming to The Fringe at Stadium Park Plaza on Monday, November 25 at noon. All are invited to participate! If you’ve seen the WKRP in Cincinnati TV episode about the Turkey Drop – that was our inspiration for this.
This is the first public fundraiser for the City’s 501c3 nonprofit, A Better BGKY. Using Thanksgiving-themed rubber ducks reminiscent of Duncan Hines Days, our Public Works crew will literally drop a bucket of them from mid-air onto the asphalt at The Fringe. The duck landing nearest a target drawn in chalk wins $100 from Houchens Food Group for a Thanksgiving meal and a basket of goodies from Downtown businesses. Funds raised go toward Duncan Hines Days 2025.
Here’s the Facebook event and post about it. You’ve GOT to watch the video. If you’re not on Facebook, here’s a YouTube link.We encourage everyone to share the social media post, and please consider buying a duck as an entry ticket to possibly win the prizes. Here’s where to buy Here’s where to buy.
We will be going live from The Fringe at noon on November 25 for the actual drop, from the City and Downtown social media, to document the drop and winning duck. You do not have to be present to win. There will be at least 1 food truck at The Fringe for lunch during the event, so you can make it a lunchtime outing.
HUGE KUDOS and thanks to everyone who put this together. It took the whole village, the PIO team, Public Works, Parks & Rec, NCS, Finance, IT, and Legal, plus we leaned on extras from BikeWalk BG, the BG Chamber, Stuff the Bus, White Squirrel Brewery, BG City Schools, and D93. Brent Childers, Nick Cook, and Jake Moore killed their on-camera roles. Catch Karen Foley as Duckin.
Please take 5 minutes and give the video a watch. You won’t be disappointed LOL. AND if you haven’t seen the WKRP episode – here’s the original version here’s the original version – which, FYI, was inspired by a real Thanksgiving promotion gone wrong in the 1960s at Dallas radio station KBOX.
City Wide Internal Message: Jeff Meisel
Sep 25, 2024
All,
Please see the video message from City Manager Jeff Meisel:
Deborah Highland West
Executive Assistant/Public Information Officer
1001 College Street
PO Box 430
Bowling Green, KY 42102
Phone: 270.393.3642
Fax: 270.393.3698
Roundabout Bowling Green
Aug 15, 2024
When Clark Griswold encountered a roundabout for the first time while driving in England during the movie European Vacation, he had one heckuva time getting himself and his family out. But roundabouts don't have to be difficult, they keep traffic moving, reduce head-on, left-turn and right-angle collisions, and reduce fuel consumption
CDC Isolation & Exposure Calculator
Dec 5, 2023
Hey Team,
I've been fielding a lot of questions about COVID exposure lately, so I thought it'd be helpful to have the CDC Isolation & Exposure Calculator easily accessible for everyone. You can now find it a direct link to this below:
What to Do If You Were Exposed to COVID-19 (CDC)
It's a handy tool from the CDC that guides you through the steps in case of exposure.
Feel free to check it out whenever you need. Let's keep looking out for each other.
Thanks,
David Weisbrodt
Safety & Risk Manager
270-393-3629
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