[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

Mon Jul 29 09:46:29 PDT 2024

Mornings on Main

  *   We are back to our summer schedule and will have our Mornings on Main calls on August 1 (open topics) and August 15 (Third Thursday speakers from Main Street America), 9:30-10:30 am. Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89847027498?pwd=Zm5nRExRTU5KN2Z6bDdNZlpSWDVxUT09
Meeting ID: 898 4702 7498
Passcode: 860481
One tap mobile: +12532050468,,89847027498# US                   +12532158782,,89847027498# US (Tacoma)
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kIZW8YWKg

Digital Training - Open Office Hours This Week

  *   Thank you to all who were able to attend the digital training session last week with Josh Miller. Just as a reminder, he has two open office hours scheduled this week. Attached is the flyer with the dates & links for these sessions for your main street staff, board, or EV committee members. These initial sessions will introduce you to the resources that will be available for businesses in your community through January 2025 so you will be able to market this opportunity to your businesses. It will also give you some key points that can help your own organizations' online presence and use of everyday digital tools.

Kudos

  *   Together with American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation unveiled the 2024 Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program recipients, including Cascade Locks Ale House, Cascade Locks, OR. This year, 50 extraordinary small restaurants across the United States will each receive a $50,000 grant. These funds will help them rejuvenate, innovate, and expand their businesses, ensuring their cherished legacies endure. The Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program has granted $3 million to 75 historic restaurants (2021<https://savingplaces.org/connecting-food-history-and-place-by-backing-historic-small-restaurants>, 2022<https://savingplaces.org/american-express-backing-historic-small-restaurants-grants-recipients-2022>, 2023<https://savingplaces.org/american-express-backing-historic-small-restaurants-grants-recipients-2023>, 2024<https://savingplaces.org/american-express-and-national-trust-25-million-in-grant-funding-to-50-restaurants>) to help restaurants address critical needs amid ongoing economic challenges. By empowering these small businesses, each a treasure trove of stories and distinctive history, this program demonstrates that preservation can invigorate local economies while serving the communities they anchor.
  *   "Best of" Lists that include OMS Network communities:
     *   Seven Cutest Mountain Towns<https://www.thetravel.com/cutest-mountain-towns-in-oregon/> includes OMS Network communities in the top three spots: Joseph, Enterprise, and Burns
     *   10 Friendliest Towns to Visit in Oregon<https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/6-friendliest-towns-to-visit-on-the-pacific-coast-in-2024.html> includes 7 OMS Network communities: West Linn, Milwaukie, Canby, Lebanon, Monmouth, Sherwood, and Independence
     *   9 Pacific Coast Towns with the Best Downtowns<https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/9-towns-on-the-pacific-coast-with-the-best-downtown-areas-in-2024.html>: Florence, Bandon, Astoria,
     *   Oregon's Best Small Towns for a Weekend Escape<https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/oregon-s-best-small-towns-for-a-weekend-escape.html>: Mosier, Sisters, Cottage Grove, Klamath Falls, Florence, Silverton, Joseph, Astoria

In Case You Missed It:

  *   Dallas and OMS featured on OPB's Think Out Loud program this week. Episode Description: The downtown district in Dallas, Oregon was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Dallas has also worked with Oregon Main Street, a program that helps cities across the state with revitalization efforts in their communities. We learn more about the work Dallas and other cities have been doing from Brian Dalton, a former Dallas mayor and Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street coordinator. Click Here<https://play.cdnstream1.com/s/opb/think-out-loud/how-historic-dallas-high-6f5015> to listen to the recording.

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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Desk:  (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

Visit our website<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>, Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage>, Visit our Blog<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/>, Join the Oregon Heritage News e-news<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage> Check our LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/>.

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