From CITY OF BOWLING GREEN
In conjunction with the Memorial Day parade, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 25, several Bowling Green streets will be temporarily closed while the parade is in motion.
Street closures will be “rolling,” meaning that roads will be closed shortly before the parade goes by and will re-open once the parade is past. The following parade route will be taken:
- Parade starts at Washington Street;
- Parade will travel on North Main Street from Washington to Court Street;
- At Court, the parade will turn east and proceed to Thurstin Avenue;
- Parade will turn north on Thurstin and proceed to Ridge Street for pedestrians and Merry Avenue for vehicles;
- Via Ridge and Merry, the parade will end at Oak Grove Cemetery.
The parade will also stop at the Wood County Courthouse for the laying of a wreath.
Immediately following the parade, the Bowling Green Memorial Day Planning Committee will host a ceremony in Oak Grove Cemetery to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country.
The master of ceremony will be Colonel (U.S. Army, retired) Greg Robinette. Isaiah Miller, the Bowling Green VFW Post 1148 “Voice of Democracy oral essay” winner for 2025, will present his winning essay, “How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?”
Haraz Ghanbari, Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve, and member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 75th District, will deliver the keynote address. The Bowling Green High School Band will perform the national anthem. Vocalist Evvie Van Vorhis will sing “God Bless America” and “America the Beautiful.”
Deacon Chris Harvey, from St. Aloysius Catholic Church, will serve as chaplain. Bowling Green Mayor Michael Aspacher will present President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Veteran Chris Ostrowski will present Logan’s Orders. Herbert Dettmer will recite “May … and a Mother Wept.”
There will be an additional service at Wood County Memory Gardens Cemetery on Liberty High Road at 1 p.m.
In case of inclement weather, services will be held at the Veterans Memorial Building, Bowling Green City Park, on Monday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m.
