[MainstreetTowns] FW: Main Street News | January 11, 2018

Tue Jan 16 13:33:00 CST 2018

Congratulations to Main Street Enid and Kelly Tompkins for the article “Oklahoma’s Maker Trail” that appeared in the Main Street News on January 11th.

Enjoy,
Buffy

Buffy Hughes
State Main Street Director
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
900 N. Stiles Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73104
E: Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov
P: 405.815.5249
C: 405.664.1260
OKcommerce.gov/main-street

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Jumpstart imaginations | January 11, 2018

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Quote of the Week
"The Maker Trail…jumpstarted imaginations, helped people discover more businesses, and inspired creative learning."
~ Kelly Tompkin, Main Street Enid
Read more in Creative Discovery on the Maker Trail in Enid, Oklahoma<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=edb53b9da9&e=77bcdf6867>

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• Creative Discovery on the Maker Trail in Enid, Oklahoma<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=a2ce11f82e&e=77bcdf6867>

• Main Street America Institute: First online course of 2018 launches January 16 <https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=99951b62b8&e=77bcdf6867>

• City Sidewalks, Dressed in Holiday Style<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=2b526e875d&e=77bcdf6867>

• Determined Advocacy Preserves the Historic Tax Credit<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=adef51bb5f&e=77bcdf6867>

• Announcing the Relaunch of Illinois Main Street with Grant from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=6a89ddca8f&e=77bcdf6867>

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• Main Street Now Conference is March 26-28<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=0abb675da0&e=77bcdf6867> (Early bird deadline is Jan 12)

• NTHP Webinar: Historical Storytelling Through Technology<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=71a382bdf4&e=77bcdf6867> (Jan 16)

• SaveYour.Town Webinar: The Future of Retail<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=80b534bfd3&e=77bcdf6867> (Jan 16 + Jan 23)

• African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=deac6a98fe&e=77bcdf6867> (LOI due Jan 31)

• Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grant<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=aa5b8d8dee&e=77bcdf6867> (Due Feb 21)

• Save America's Treasures Grant<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=d3d9e781a4&e=77bcdf6867> (Due Feb 22)

• 2018 Leadership Development Workshop<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=016b227a47&e=77bcdf6867> (March 24-25)

In observance of Martin Luther King Day, National Main Street Center office will be closed Monday, January 15.

Community Spotlight
Main Street Gardnerville, Nevada

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Last night, we celebrated Main Street Gardnerville<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=d5645b63e5&e=77bcdf6867> as Nevada Main Street’s<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=f89a9b6291&e=77bcdf6867> first official program! Gardnerville implemented a Main Street program on their own and is the first to be announced as a Nevada Main Street community. The celebration kicked off the Transformation Strategy visit, which includes community input meetings, board meetings and working with staff.
(Left to right: Debbi Lehr, Main Street Gardnerville, Jean Barrette, Nevada Main Street, Kathy La Plante, National Main Street Center)
Have a story you want to share? Email us at mainstreetnews at savingplaces.org<mailto:mainstreetnews at savingplaces.org?subject=Photo%20of%20the%20Week>

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• Historic Ottumwa building destroyed in Saturday fire<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=691e7d3bfc&e=77bcdf6867> (IA) Des Moines Register
• Bike-Sharing Programs Catch On In Smaller Towns<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=d82f345f6b&e=77bcdf6867> JPR
• Downtown retail base has 'flipped'<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=e70e8e95b5&e=77bcdf6867> (Florence, AL) Daily Times
• What does a gentrifying city look like? Talk to the man who delivers the mail. <https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=ca1d1a5640&e=77bcdf6867> High County News
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• Colorado Divide: Could arts and culture spark an economic revival in struggling rural towns?<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=1fc05ea634&e=77bcdf6867> (Trinidad, CO) The Denver Post

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• 2017 Main Street America Network Trends Survey Results<https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=8be637225d&e=77bcdf6867>

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