[MainstreetTowns] Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth commence.....

Thu Mar 1 13:03:33 CST 2018

Congratulations everyone in the final three!  You are amazing people!

Schaun Aker

Director Cherokee Main Street

Cherokee Oklahoma 73728

580-596-6111

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

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 Kelli Yadon
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 12:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [MainstreetTowns] Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth
commence.....

Much related?  Much anticipated.  

Wow.  I guess I was too excited about it as well to get it right. 

Happy Thursday, everyone.

From: MainstreetTowns [mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On
Behalf Of Kelli Yadon
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 11:21 AM
To: mainstreettowns at lists.onenet.net
Subject: [MainstreetTowns] Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth
commence.....

Here is the much related release:  J  

Contact: Buffy Hughes

Oklahoma Main Street Center

Phone: (405) 815-6552

Email: Buffy.Hughes at OKcommerce.gov

For Immediate Release

March 1, 2018

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 29th annual Main
Street Awards Banquet, May 8, at the Embassy Suites OKC Downtown/Medical
Center Hotel.

Each year we take a moment to recognize the people, projects, events and
programs making a difference in our Main Street communities across the
state, said Buffy Hughes, Oklahoma Main Street director. We choose to
celebrate the volunteers, the business owners, the building owners and the
dedicated program supporters because they all uniquely contribute to making
these historic commercial districts thrive for the betterment of their local
areas. Economic development at the local level is spurred by these
hard-working people. We want to say thank you for their efforts -- not just
in their communities but for all of Oklahoma. This is our way to demonstrate
our appreciation on a statewide level. 

There are 21 competitive award categories representing 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 Main Street Program of the Year award recognizes the top program in the
state. The top programs earning the most quality assurance points during the
2017 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. Programs for 2017 (in
alphabetical order) include: Altus, Cherokee, Claremore, Collinsville, Enid,
Newkirk, Okmulgee, Ponca City, Sapulpa, Stockyards City and Tulsa Route 66.
The top program will 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 Melyn Johnson, Main
Street Guymon Inc.; Ed Sharrer, Kendall Whittier Main Street; and Chelsea
McConnell, Ponca City Main Street. 

The award finalists are:

ORGANIZATION:

Premier Partner

Enid  City of Enid Parks & Recreation

Newkirk  Albright Abstract & Title Guaranty, Inc.

Sapulpa  SeneGence International

Best Community Education/Public Awareness

Enid  Annual Infographic

Enid  Business Recruitment Package

Newkirk  Good Luck Card Game

Best Volunteer Development Program 

Durant  Volunteer Meeting Social Media Campaign

Hobart  Hobart Main Street Design Committee

Wilburton  Digger Forward

Main Street Hero

Durant  Tammy Cross

Okmulgee  Dr. Bill Path

Ponca City  Rhonda Skrapke

Tulsa Route 66  Linda Jordan

Best Creative Fundraising Effort

El Reno  Reindeers at the Rock

Newkirk  Spirit Sightings Tour aka Ghost Tours

Okmulgee  Big Brain Trivia Night

Ponca City  Battle of the Burger

PROMOTION:

Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees

Collinsville  Taste of Collinsville: Music is to the Soul as Food is to the
Body

Kendall Whittier  Kendall Whittier After Five

Wilburton  Relics and Rods Car Show & Swap Meet

Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees

Ada  Ada Fest

Claremore  Food Truck Thursday

Collinsville  Hogs N Hot Rods

Best Retail Event 

Durant  Live Local Night

Enid  Maker Trail

Ponca City  Ladies Night on Grand

Outstanding Image Promotion 

Claremore  DowntownClaremore.org

Durant  Durant Main Street Rebrand

Ponca City  Outside the Box

Creative New Event 

Ardmore  Farm to Table Dinner

Hobart  9/11: Never Forget

Kendall Whittier  Kendall Whittier Mercado

DESIGN: 

Best Placemaking Project

Enid  Bright Future Mural

Kendall Whittier  Whittier Wood Garden Public Art Installation

Ponca City  Outside the Box

Best Sustainable Design Project 

Claremore  Studio B Artworks

Enid  Downtown Mural Program

Ponca City  Veterans Plaza

Best Interior Design Project 

Kendall Whittier  Heirloom Rustic Ales

McAlester  The Venue

Okmulgee  The McBrayer Building

Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $10,000 

Ardmore  The Stag

Claremore  318 W. Will Rogers Blvd., Rhapsody Boutique, Salon & Spa

McAlester  Common Roots

Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $10,000 

Kendall Whittier  TPC Studios

Okmulgee  The McBrayer Building

Tulsa Route 66  Meltdown Diner

Best Visual Merchandising 

Ada  The Rustic Ridge

Durant  Bella Ragazza Boutique

McAlester  Harper and Grey

Best Building/Business Branding 

Ada  Farm Girl Boutique

Durant  Bliss Boutique

El Reno  Wandering Daisy Boutique

ECONOMIC VITALITY:

Best Adaptive Reuse Project 

Kendall Whittier  Heirloom Rustic Ales

Okmulgee  The McBrayer Building

Tulsa Route 66  Meltdown Diner

Best Business Practices 

Durant  Foster Creativity

El Reno  Ross Seed Co./True Value Hardware

Enid  Davis Law

Best New Business

Claremore  Main Street Tavern

Kendall Whittier  Fair Fellow Coffee

Newkirk  A Perfect Day

Business of the Year

Ada  McSwain Theatre

Newkirk  Albright Abstract & Title Guaranty Inc.

Ponca City  Liles and Company

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.  

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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Kelli S Yadon

Oklahoma Main Street Center

900 North Stiles Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK  73104

P: 405.815.5379

C: 405.778.9375

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