<div dir="ltr">CONGRATULATION you all work so hard for such a great cause. <div>Proud of each of you..</div><div>Rhonda<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM Executive Director Route 66 Main Street <<a href="mailto:director@route66mainstreet.org">director@route66mainstreet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Congratulations!!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 12:45 PM Sarah Eckhardt <<a href="mailto:mainstdirector@gmail.com" target="_blank">mainstdirector@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Congratulations Ladies,<div>Yall are ROCK STARS!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM Kelli Yadon <<a href="mailto:Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov" target="_blank">Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning! This has, or will be shortly, going out to statewide media today. Wanted you all to have a copy for yourselves. Congratulations to the top programs and to our three Watonga Bob Shoemaker award finalists!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: Buffy Skee<br>
Oklahoma Main Street Center<br>
Phone: (405) 815-6552<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov" target="_blank">Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Local Programs, Program Directors Vie for Top Main Street Awards </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Oklahoma City, Okla.) –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced today the finalists for Main Street Program of the Year and the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award. All finalists will be honored and the winners
announced during the 34<sup>th</sup> annual Main Street Awards Banquet on September 24th at 6:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“To oversee a Main Street program is hard work and our local program directors do an outstanding job of leading people, managing resources and directing the initiatives set forth by their
boards of directors,” said Buffy Skee, State Director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center. “We are happy to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and excellence of these accomplished local programs and individuals committed to revitalizing and enhancing their
Main Streets, showcasing the continued prosperity of our towns and cities.” <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Main Street Program of the Year award will recognize the top local program in the state. The programs earning national accreditation from Main Street America and the most quality assurance
points during the 2023 calendar year are invited to submit a short essay in support of their selection to be Main Street Program of the Year. A panel of outsides judges review the essays to determine the winner. The programs (in alphabetical order) earning
top honors include: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Ponca City<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
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Yukon<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In addition, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award, given to the outstanding program director of the year, will also be recognized at the banquet. A local program director must first be nominated
by their own board of directors. The nomination is based on 10 different categories of leadership, communication, etc. Ratings by their peers from across the state and state staff are also considered. Those nominees include: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Maci Graves, Ponca City Main Street; and<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Jamie Hale, Tahlequah Main Street.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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