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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"><STRONG>Experience the "Power of Main Street" in downtown Corvallis at the Oregon Main Street Annual Conference, October 3-5, 2012. Registration is open to both Oregon Main Street Network communities and non-network communities. Attached is a copy of the conference flyer, preliminary schedule, and session descriptions - please feel free to distribute to those you think would be interested in attending. Register on-line at:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">About the Conference:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"> Get ready to be inspired! Make new connections and get new tools to keep your downtown vibrant and competitive in today’s market. The 2012 Oregon Main Street Annual Conference will offer proven ideas and strategies for preservation-based revitalization that is relevant to rural, mid-sized, and urban communities. This conference is a great way to look at the “big picture” of downtown revitalization by discovering fresh ideas and learning numerous ways to turn your historic downtown or neighborhood commercial district into a bustling center of activity. Sessions cover a variety of topics for both beginners and those with experience. The format includes walking tours, lectures, and networking time. Join us for this very special, one-of-a-kind conference!</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"></SPAN></STRONG> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Opening Session: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><FONT size=2>Everybody talks about heritage tourists in Oregon. But who are they? What are the cultural icons that lure them here? Do their characteristics vary in different regions of the state? What is heritage tourism's economic impact? A study sponsored by the Oregon Heritage Commission, Travel Oregon, and the statewide partners of the Oregon Cultural Trust is finding answers to those questions this summer. The study's results will be unveiled in this presentation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"></SPAN></STRONG> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">New This Year: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">We are growing the conference experience! This year we have added two free pre-conference workshops; a ticketed luncheon featuring the Historic Preservation League of Oregon's work with Oregon's Most Endangered Places; and a whole new track coordinated by HPLO on preservation topics. Be sure to check out our website for additional information.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Who Should Attend:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"> Staff and volunteers of organizations focusing on downtown historic preservation and economic development, downtown business and property owners, government leaders, chamber of commerce professionals and volunteers, and others with an interest in the future of downtown will benefit from attending this conference.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"></SPAN></STRONG> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Our Host Community:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"> Experience the "Power of Main Street" at work in this year's setting for the Oregon Main Street Conference - historic downtown Corvallis. One of Oregon Main Street's longest running downtown revitalization programs, conference participants will see first hand the fruits of many years efforts to create a vibrant downtown:</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Accommodations</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> The Downtown Corvallis Association has worked with the Hilton Garden Inn and the Holiday Inn Express to secure special rates for conference participants. When making your reservation, please request the Oregon Main Street Annual Conference rate at the time of booking. To receive the special rates, reservations must be made by September 3, 2012. Preferred rates are:</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Standard Rooms: $99/single or double; triple; quad</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Riverview Rooms: $109/single/double/triple/quad</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=MsoNormal data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri" data-mce-style="font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Please see <A href="http://www.visitcorvallis.com/" data-mce-href="http://www.visitcorvallis.com">www.visitcorvallis.com</A></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva; FONT-SIZE: x-small" data-mce-style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><FONT face=Calibri>Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Oregon Main Street</DIV>
<DIV>725 Summer St., Suite C</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV>503.986.0679</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</A></DIV>
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