Bonnieville is Blooming

lets take it from the beginning.......





barrels donated from Jim Beam

drilling drainage holes; janet clauson, john bourne, teresa & molly bostic

placing the rock

Otis Highbaugh lends a hand ...

volunteers at work

placing the petunias



...Bonnieville in Bloom...

Bonnieville's Blooming

On Friday, June 11th the Bonnieville Image Committee sponsored a flower planting project in downtown Bonnieville. Volunteers brightened up our community by placing wooden flower planters in various spots around the town. Many people worked behind the scenes to make this project possible. The Committee would like to thank : Jane Higgins, Brushy Fork Institute Berea College, Angie Woodward KCTCS, James B. Beam Distilling Co. for donating the barrels, event coordinator Janet Clauson, Donnie Clauson, Ken Bailey and David Marsh for sawing the barrels in half to make the planters, and John Bourne who donated his time and use of farm equipment for hauling rocks and heavy planters.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to help plant flowers and to the businesses and residents for offering to maintain the planters. Our volunteers: Otis Highbaugh, Will Clauson, Ken Bailey, Teresa Bostic, Molly Bostic, Janet Clauson, Donnie Clauson, John Bourne, Linda Watts, Cindy Johnson, Charles Ross and Wanda Gregory. Thank you to all involved in making Bonnieville Bloom. Get involved in one of the local committees that were created during the BOAZ (Bonnieville Opportunity & Advancement Zone) meetings and be a part of what comes next !

photos courtesy of Linda Watts

Bonnieville Image Committee Projects Underway

Bonnieville Image Committee Projects Underway

Several members of the committee are pictured on June 3rd. 2010 discussing placement of planters and flowering annuals to help spruce up downtown...

photo: Linda watts

Random bonnieville photo

no telling who you'll cross paths with in bonnieville...

Veteran's Memorial Dedication Service Bonnieville, KY

Bonnieville Memory Park Cemetery

Memorial Day / Decoration Day Celebration
Bonnieville, Ky
Sunday May 30, 2010
2:00 p.m.

"Thank You Veterans for your dedication of duty and commitment to service to our great land and Country, The United States of America."



"This is our day to remember and appreciate all military members of the Armed Forces who willingly served our nation in time of Peace and War."



"Let us never forget that our freedom cost a great price. Some paid the ultimate sacrifice."

"This is our moment in time to commemorate and thank those who are currently serving in harms way dedicating themselves to protect and ensure our freedom for yet another day."



"Let us loudly proclaim and testify to all who will listen how proud we are to be Americans"

*Cemetery Committee: Rose Bostic, Donnie Clauson, Shirley Dye, Kimmy Cook, & Teresa Bostic.

Bonnieville is currently taking donations to pay for this beautiful monument area dedicated to all of our Veterans. Donations can be dropped off at city hall during business hours.

*All Quotes are taken from the dedication service program:
*Memory Park photographs courtesy of Linda Watts

Boaz meeting - community celebration

The last BOAZ Community Meeting

Thursday, May 20, 2010

A celebration of all of the community spirit and pride shown by the citizens of Bonnieville.

Tad Long :
"What comes Next ??"

Presentation to the City Council members of a framed copy of the BOAZ vision booklet. The booklet was"created by and on behalf of the citizens of Bonnieville, Ky"
There are copies available for Bonnieville citizens at City Hall.

Delicious Chicken dinner, catered by Murray's restaurant in Munfordville, Ky

Bobbie Bryant

Jane Higgins

photos courtesy of City Hall

Wedding at Country Girl at Heart Farm Bed & Breakfast

This past weekend I went to a beautiful Wedding at a local bed and breakfast, I was lucky enough to be a family friend of the groom. Here are a few pics of the farm that day, I wont post any of the bride and groom out of respect for their privacy.
*sigh*
Your loss, because her dress was f a b u l o u s !!!!

they exchanged their vows under the tree

I LOVE LOVE LOVE weddings !!
If you are getting married, even if I don't know you all that well -
PLEASE invite me any way =o)

here is the info for the farm b & b :

Country Girl at Heart Farm Bed & Breakfast 6230 Priceville Rd. Munfordville, KY 42765

Located off I-65
Reservations: 877-782-4295

http://www.bedandbreakfastkentucky.net/

"An environmentally-friendly working farm experience. Offering 5 bedrooms, 4 private baths with jetted tubs, 1 private bath w/ shower, 1 private bath w/ unusual soaking tub."

Boaz meeting- What do you want for Bonnieville ?

Boaz community meeting held Thursday May 6, 2010

Bonnieville citizen Suellyn White gives a report from the jobs committee

Community meetinga are being held to discuss ideas and projects that each of the
committees have been discussing. Each and every citizen is encouraged to speak out and speak up. Everyone is invited to share their vision of what the future holds for Bonnieville.



What do you want for Bonnieville ?

What do you see for our future ?

What is something you can do today, or this week to make a difference ?

What's Next ??

Old Bonnieville Church on the Hill

The Old Bonnieville Baptist Church

Bonnieville, Ky

Current day Bonnieville Baptist Church

Bonnieville, Ky






...additional info to follow...

photos: Linda Watts

Woodson House Civil War in Hart Co

Right up 31w, just outside of Munfordville there is a beautiful historic house and grounds.
Don't miss the sign...


The Woodson House -
Battle for The Bridge historic preserve

Woodsonville, originally known as Amos Ferry, was laid out by Thomas Woodson in 1816. John Hunt Morgan was sworn into Confederate service on the steps of a church in Woodsonville.












photos: Linda Watts

Boaz meeting - Lets Organize Bonnieville

BOAZ meeting
Thursday, April 15, 2010

photo courtesy of : city hall

The perfect time to meet your neighbor, make new friends, get involved in your community !

Several Committee's were born :

The Bonnieville Image Committee
The Jobs Committee
Infrastructure & Development Committee
Community Activity Committee


from the city website:
the goal is to

"...to build a brighter future for the greater Bonnieville area, enhance our families' quality of life and restore pride in a clean and vibrant community, we the concerned citizens chose to chart a new destiny by planning for greater opportunities for ourselves and our children. Advancing on what lies ahead, unrestrained by what lies behind..."

Hart County News-Herald - Letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

As many readers are aware, the Bonnieville community is having scheduled meetings to discuss plans for sharing a vision for our future. Plans to move forward and grow without drastically impacting and altering our small home town feel. Each of us have a rare opportunity to be a part of what happens in our community. If you do not share your ideas, no one will ever know what you want, what you hope for, what your concerns are. It's your town too.
Bonnieville is making plans, be a part of it. !

There are lots of ideas being discussed at these meetings, for example; How can we raise funds for a community center? Would anyone have a small piece of land or a building they could donate to the city? How can we get small businesses to invest in moving here? How we can make those driving through our town stop and say to themselves, “I’d like to live here”?

There are so many areas of interest up for discussion, I am sure you can find one that you can contribute to. Even in these tough economic times when our budgets are tight, you can still contribute. Maybe all you have to give is a little time, a few ideas, you could plant some flowers or bake a cake for an upcoming fundraiser. Each of us have a rare opportunity to be a part of something important, something that matters. Something that will impact every family in our town for generations to come.

Our community is made up of many kind and caring people who want to participate in a positive step forward. Reach out to your neighbor, get involved in the meetings, make time to show up and participate at an upcoming community event. We have all seen firsthand, the kindness and fortitude of the people who live in our community during a neighbors time of need.

Change will happen, it takes time and patience, but change will happen, with or without us. This is your chance to get involved with our community and communities' issues that are important to you and your family. We all have it in our power to make our little town something we are all proud of.

Borrowing a question posed by Mr. Long at the last meeting.
Want to know what comes next ?
I encourage you to come to the next meeting and see…

See you Thursday, April 15th at the firehouse.

“If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.”
Linda Watts


published april 15, 2010

Image Committee Sponsors City Wide Clean- up

Bonnieville Image Committee sponsors:

City Wide Clean Up

Saturday April 10, 2010

photo of bacon creek on april 7th before volunteers cleaned up along the creek !

photo of the bridge in town before the garbage was cleaned up from along the road


overgrown weeds




more info and photos coming soon !

before photos : courtesy of Linda