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<p class="MsoNormal">OMES has asked me to try this again. He supposedly worked in a bypass – a filter was catching it and blocking it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take #2.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Melyn Johnson <<a href="mailto:director@mainstreetguymon.com">director@mainstreetguymon.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 16, 2023 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tamara Nelson <<a href="mailto:Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov">Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] FW: Submit a RedBud Submission Today!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would be good to share this with all Main Street Directors.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Oklahoma Travel Industry Association <<a href="mailto:audra@okrestaurants.com">audra@okrestaurants.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 15, 2023 5:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Melyn Johnson <<a href="mailto:director@mainstreetguymon.com">director@mainstreetguymon.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Submit a RedBud Submission Today!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">ENTER BY APRIL 15</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit your entries now for the RedBud Awards, an annual program recognizing Oklahoma tourism attractions, destination
marketing organizations and journalists for their outstanding efforts to serve and promote Oklahoma's tourism industry. Multiple judges from different backgrounds will be judging the RedBud submissions and no extension will be made to the entry deadline due
to judging schedules.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RedBud Awards Ceremony - June 13</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The RedBud Award winners will be announced at the RedBud Awards ceremony on June 13 at the Oklahoma History Center.
Registration for the ceremony is coming soon!</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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