News/Press Release

Great Grand Bobber Drop, Saturday, August 13, 2016

Bobbers will be dropped from the air at the following locations:

• Honey Creek
• Sailboat Bridge
• Shangri-La
• Elk River

Retrieve the bobbers and turn them in at the Grand Lake Sports Center, 301 South Main Street and Grand Lake Casino Hwy 10 to win 100's of PRIZES donated by the Grand Lake areas merchant.

GRAND PRIZE IS $2,500 provided by grand lake casino

August 23, 2016 is the last day to turn in bobbers.

                 2016-2017 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BEGIN

Weather permitting contractors will begin paving on Baycrest Thursday, August 18 and shall be complete by Friday, August 19.  To provide adequate time for the asphalt to be ready for traffic, Baycrest will be open to traffic the week of August 22.

Rockwood will be closed beginning August 29 for striping and clean-up, with weather permitting, the street will be open the next day.

Following the completion of striping Rockwood, Baycrest will be closed for 1 - 2 days for striping.

Community BBQ Dinner - 5-8 pm August 5 at Grove Civic Center

Golf Tournament  8 am - 1 pm or 2-7 pm August 6 at Patricia Island Golf Club

BBQ Dinner Tickets: $25 Adult, $10 under 10
Golf Tournament: 4 person scramble, $125 per player, $500 per team; Hole Sponsorships: $250

Call the YMCA 918-786-5774 for more information.

The Grove City Pool will be open on weekends only starting August 13 through September 4.  The pool will be open on Labor Day, and will close for the season on September 6.

Brent Malone was hired as the Convention Tourism Bureau Director.  Malone will be responsible for marketing and promoting Grove and Grand Lake as a destination point, resulting in an increase in tourism and visitors to the area.
 
 
 

On July 13, 2016, the members of the Grove Convention & Tourism Bureau recommended hiring Brent Malone as the Executive Director.   Malone will be the first person to serve in this position, and he will begin on August 1, 2016.

Malone will be a city employee and will report to Bill Keefer, City Manager.  The Bureau members will provide direction on projects and budget matters.

After several years of waiting, Downtown Revitalization Phase II construction will begin in August. 

A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 3 AT 4 P.M. IN ROOM 4 AT CITY HALL.

For more information click the link at the bottom of the page.

The City of Grove and Grove Municipal Services Authority will hold a Surplus Auction on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.  The Auction will be held at the Public Works Facility located on North Cherokee.

Directions:  Turn onto North Cherokee at 3rd Street/Highway 10 and go approximately 2.5 miles, the facility is located on the West side of N Cherokee.  If you pass the bowling alley, you have gone too far.

Click the link below to view a complete list of items to be sold.

Grove Firemen provide a 'Crowd Pleasing' fireworks display on July 5 at Wolf Creek Park.

The City of Grove literally got a 'Bigger Bang for our Buck' when several of the Grove Firemen became certified pyrotechnicians and were able to shoot the fireworks display while thousands watched from Wolf Creek, Grand Lake, and several other areas around Grove.

Photos provided by John Gibe.