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

[Jeff DiMiceli]

Congrats to all!

 

From: MainstreetTowns [mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On
Behalf Of Kelli Yadon
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 12:20 PM
To: Kelli Yadon; mainstreettowns at lists.onenet.net
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 program’s 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.

 

 

-          End    -

 

 

Kelli S Yadon

Oklahoma Main Street Center

900 North Stiles Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK  73104

P: 405.815.5379

C: 405.778.9375

 

MSALOGO_17COPROGRAM_CMYK

 

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