[MainstreetTowns] FW: Top award finalists.docx

Wed Mar 1 10:21:48 CST 2017

Congratulations to all my favorite Oklahomans !! You are all the best at
what you do!

Schaun Aker

Director Cherokee Main Street

Cherokee Oklahoma 73728

580-596-6111

 <mailto:mainstreet at aec.coop> mainstreet at aec.coop

Main Street America

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.

From: MainstreetTowns [mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On
Behalf Of director at sapulpamainstreet.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 10:18 AM
To: 'Kelli Yadon'; MainstreetTowns at lists.onenet.net
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Congratulations to all winners!!!  Cant wait to see your projects.

Cindy McDonald

Executive Director

Sapulpa Main Street

101 E. Dewey Ave.

Sapulpa, OK  74066

918-224-5709

    Mission Statement

The purpose of the Main Street program is to preserve and enhance the
cultural heritage of Sapulpa, and to improve the quality of life by
revitalizing the Central Business District as the center of the Community.

This is done through education and management in organization, promotion,
design and economic vitality. 

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Behalf Of Kelli Yadon
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Good morning, everyone!

This was just sent, as you can see, to the statewide media.  

Congrats to all!

Kel

Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 8:41 AM
Subject: Top award finalists.docx

Contact: Buffy Hughes

Oklahoma Main Street Center

Phone: (405) 815-6552

Email: Buffy.Hughes at OKcommerce.gov

For Immediate Release

March 1, 2017

Oklahoma Main Street Announces Award Finalists

(Oklahoma City, Okla.)  The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced today the
finalists of the programs annual statewide awards competition. All
finalists will be honored, and the winners announced, at the 28th annual
Main Street Awards Banquet, May 9, at the Embassy Suites OKC
Downtown/Medical Center Hotel.

The Oklahoma Main Street Center Awards Banquet celebrates the communities,
people and events that make the program thrive, said Buffy Hughes, Oklahoma
Main Street director. There are 21 competitive award categories
representing the Main Street Four Points, and 19 different programs are in
the top three of each.  We are always excited to see so many projects,
events and people highlighted by the local programs. It is a joyful time for
all involved in Main Street. 

Each award category falls under one of the four points in the Main Street
Approach  Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of
outside judges for each point review the entries and determine the winners.

The Community of the Year Award will recognize the Main Street program that
earned the most quality assurance points during the 2016 calendar year. The
top 10 programs (in alphabetical order) include: Altus, Bartlesville,
Duncan, Guymon, Hobart, Newkirk, Okmulgee, Ponca City, Prague, and
Wilburton. The top program will also be announced at the banquet.

In addition, the top Main Street Program Directors will be recognized at the
banquet.  Those making the top three this year include Stephen Boyd, Hobart
Main Street, Inc.; Melyn Johnson, Main Street Guymon Inc.; and Ed Sharrer,
Kendall Whittier Main Street. 

The award finalists are:

ORGANIZATION:

Premier Partner

Bartlesville  Hilton Garden Inn/Bartlesville

Okmulgee  Street Signs

Ponca City  City of Ponca City

Best Community Education/Public Awareness

Ardmore  Your Favorite New Place Billboard Campaign

Duncan  This Place Matters

Wilburton  Main Street Week Activities

Best Volunteer Development Program 

Durant  Durant High School Service Learning Project

Guymon  Football Families

Hobart  Main Street Design Committee

Main Street Hero

Altus  Shannon Preston

Newkirk  Caryl Morgan

Okmulgee  Richard Larabee

Ponca City  Richard Winterrowd

Best Creative Fundraising Effort

Durant  Dancing with the Stars

Okmulgee  Big Brain Trivia Night

Ponca City  2016 Battle of the Burger

PROMOTION:

Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees

Claremore  Food Truck Thursday

Enid  Butterfly Invasion

Enid  Downtown Dogfest

Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees

Collinsville  15th Annual Hogs n Hot Rods

Durant  Trick or Treat on Third Street Carnival

Hobart  9/11: Never Forget

Best Retail Event 

Durant  Dash for Cash

Ponca City  Ladies Night Out

Tahlequah  Ladies Night Out 2016

Outstanding Image Promotion 

Enid  Elf on the Downtown Shelf

Enid  Shop the Square & Main Street Menu

Ponca City  The Downtown Flyer

Creative New Event 

Hobart  9/11: Never Forget

Ponca City  2016 Battle of the Burger

Stockyards City  Cowboys and Caboodles Art Show and Sale

DESIGN: 

Best Placemaking Project

Enid  The Trail Mural

Ponca City  City of Ponca City/Light Poles & Street Signs

Ponca City  Veterans Plaza

Best Sustainable Design Project 

Enid  Lamp Post Refurbishment

Enid  Mural Program

Ponca City  Veterans Plaza

Best Interior Design Project 

Enid  Leonardos Childrens Museum

Kendall Whittier  The Beehive Lounge

Okmulgee  Park on the Square

Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $10,000 

Claremore  Barron Law Firm

Hobart  Krieger Insurance

Newkirk  A Perfect Day

Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $10,000 

Bartlesville  Chris Dizmang  CR Anthony Building

Claremore  Main Street Tavern

Newkirk  Newkirk City Hall

Tahlequah  Wilson Building Façade Project

Best Visual Merchandising 

Ada  Farm Girl Boutique

Ada  Rustic Ridge

McAlester  Harper and Gray House

Best Building/Business Branding 

Durant  Bliss Boutique

Kendall Whittier  The Beehive Lounge

Newkirk  Cheeky Burgers

ECONOMIC VITALITY:

Best Adaptive Reuse Project 

Claremore  Main Street Tavern

Hobart  Frisco Creek Barbeque

Newkirk  Inner Spaces

Best Business Practices 

Ada -- Scraptopia

Altus  Belles & Beaux

Durant  With Bump

Best New Business

Kendall Whittier  Calaveras Mexican Grill

Okmulgee  102 Ristorante

Stockyards City  Prairie Dust Soaps and Stuff

Business of the Year

Hobart  General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute & Museum

Newkirk  Urban Prairie Art Gallery

Ponca City  Lewis Associates Architects, Inc.

The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from
your local Main Street Program for $45.  

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.

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