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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the news and congratulations to all the finalists. I am so proud to work with so many talented people in the Cherokee and Main Street communities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=336 height=192 style='width:3.5in;height:2.0in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4D272.2ACD7680"><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#401E02'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#401E02'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#401E02'>Cherokee Main Street is a community effort to preserve and promote the heart of the community, which is our downtown. Together, we unify the downtown historic district by creating an attractive destination in which businesses prosper, the community benefits, and residents and visitors enjoy a quality experience.</span></i></b><i><span style='color:#401E02'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MainstreetTowns <mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelli Yadon<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 1, 2019 4:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> mainstreettowns@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [MainstreetTowns] The news you have all been waiting for..........<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for being patient!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congrats to all of the award finalists!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Buffy Hughes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oklahoma Main Street Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (405) 815-6552<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:Buffy.Hughes@OKcommerce.gov">Buffy.Hughes@OKcommerce.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 1, 2019<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Oklahoma Main Street Announces Award Finalists</b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>(Oklahoma City, Okla.) – </b>The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced today the finalists of the program’s annual statewide awards competition. All finalists will be honored and the winners announced at the 30<sup>th</sup> annual Main Street Awards Banquet, May 7, at the Embassy Suites OKC Downtown/Medical Center Hotel in Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“For 30 years now, we have come together to celebrate our valuable volunteers, business and building owners, program directors and board members throughout the state of Oklahoma,” said Buffy Hughes, Oklahoma Main Street Center Director. “It is our opportunity to recognize these outstanding people, places, businesses and events. These award entries, sent in by local Main Street programs, highlight the enthusiasm, creativity and responsibility toward increasing revenue and creating jobs for the local historic business districts. This is our way to show our appreciation for all of their hard work.”<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Programs compete in 21 award categories representing the “four points” of the Main Street Approach – Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of outside judges for each point review the entries and determine the winners. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Main Street Program of the Year award recognizes the top program in the state. The programs earning the most quality assurance points during the 2018 calendar year are invited to submit a short essay in support of their selection as Main Street Program of the Year. A panel of outsides judges review the essays to determine the winner. The programs for 2018 (in alphabetical order) include: Altus, Claremore, El Reno, Enid, Guymon, Idabel, Newkirk, Ponca City, Stockyards City, Tulsa Route 66, and Wilburton. The program of the year will be announced at the banquet.<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award, given to the outstanding program director, will be awarded at the banquet. A local program director must first be nominated by their own board of directors. Attending required trainings, on-time statistical reporting, as well as state staff and peer ratings determine the top program directors. Those making the top of the list this year include: Stephanie Gardner, Durant Main Street; Melyn Johnson, Main Street Guymon Inc.; Chelsea McConnell, Ponca City Main Street; and Tamra Bell, Wilburton Main Street. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The award finalists are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ORGANIZATION:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Premier Partner<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – Enid Regional Development Alliance<br>Kendall Whittier – Ziegler Art & Frame<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Newkirk – City of Newkirk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Community Education/Public Awareness<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – Trolley Tours<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Newkirk – Public Planning Meeting/SCOT Analysis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Okmulgee – Talk Local @ The Lokal with Green Country Technology Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Volunteer Development Program <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Duncan – Team Up to Clean Up<br>Hobart – Main Street Design Committee<br>Newkirk – Children’s Christmas Shop<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Main Street Hero<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perry – Michelle Taylor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ponca City – Terron Liles<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tulsa Route 66 – Jeannie Cue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Creative Fundraising Effort<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – Music on Main<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – History Makers Campaign<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wilburton – Relics and Rods Car Show, Swap Meet, Cruise Night and Fireworks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>PROMOTION:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ponca City – 125<sup>th</sup> Birthday Celebration for Ponca City<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wilburton – Relics and Rods Car Show, Swap Meet, Cruise Night and Fireworks<br>Wilburton – Twenty Men Who Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ada – Ada Fest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Duncan – Wine’n on the Chisolm Trail Festival<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>El Reno – The Burger Day Festival<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Retail Event <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Duncan – Holiday Stroll<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Durant – Santa’s Very Merry Main Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – Trolley Tours<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Outstanding Image Promotion <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – Pedestrian Kiosks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ponca City – Rebranding Ponca City Main Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tulsa Route 66 – Main Street Image Promotion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Creative New Event <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cherokee – Touch a Community<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Guymon – Pangea: An International Evening<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – Kendall Whittier Ale Trail<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>DESIGN: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Placemaking Project<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – Alley Activation 2025 Mural<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enid – Safer Street Simulation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Okmulgee – Outdoor Fitness Court<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Sustainable Design Project <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – Studio B Artworks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Duncan – Downtown Bench Restoration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Okmulgee – OSUIT “GOPO” (Grand Old Post Office)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Interior Design Project <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ardmore – Blake Bush Family Eye Care Clinic<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – The Bobby Pin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>McAlester – The Venue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $10,000 <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Altus – Lady Austin’s<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – Back in the Day<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tulsa Route 66 – Downtown Red Fork/Tulsa Stove Hospital Mural<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $10,000 <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ardmore – Chapman Building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – The Taproom at Marshall Brewing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Okmulgee – OSUIT “GOPO” (Grand Old Post Office)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Visual Merchandising <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ada – Rustic Ridge<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Duncan – Distinctive-Décor.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perry – Yankee Dime Mercantile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Building/Business Branding <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – Claremore Museum of History (MoH)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Durant – Bliss Boutique<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tahlequah – The Spring Street Hideaway<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ECONOMIC VITALITY:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Adaptive Reuse Project <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – Flash Flood Print Studios<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tahlequah – The Spring Street Hideaway<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tulsa Route 66 – Red Fork Distillery<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best Business Practices <o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ada – Serendipity on Main<br>Cherokee – NAPA/Ace Hardware<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claremore – The Horse of Course<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ponca City - Whimsy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Best New Business<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Altus – Just Brew It Coffee House<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – Heirloom Rustic Ales<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ponca City – Vortex Alley Brewing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Business of the Year<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ada – McSwain Theatre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ada – Serendipity on Main<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kendall Whittier – Marshall Brewing Company<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The reception will begin at 5:30 and the dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from your local Main Street Program representative for $45. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For a listing of Main Street programs in the state, or for more information about the Oklahoma Main Street Program, please call (405) 815-6552 or visit OKcommerce.gov/mainstreet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.75in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>End -<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Myriad 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Yadon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Myriad Pro",sans-serif'>Oklahoma Main Street Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Myriad Pro",sans-serif'>900 N. 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