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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=1><STRONG>Please note: this email is being sent over the Oregon Main Street listserve</STRONG></FONT>.</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">1. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Links to interesting articles...</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">2. All-Star Community Program Application Updated<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">3. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Preservation Green Lab Releases Study on Retrofitting Windows<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><U>1. LINKS TO INTERESTING ARTICLES</U></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">From Cara Kaser: Inspiring story from an Alabama "main street" program</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><A href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/10/free-rent-enough-jumpstart-sleepy-commercial-district/3637/">http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/10/free-rent-enough-jumpstart-sleepy-commercial-district/3637/</A> <BR></P></SPAN>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">From Kelly Haverkate: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Check this out. It's about McDonald's buying a historic house with intention of demolition to put in their golden arches, but it was a landmark and they had to do adaptive reuse / restore the house instead. Goes to show you that when the local community through it's ordinances demands it, a formula business can and will change it's exterior formula.<BR><A href="http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5458" target=_blank>http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5458</A><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><U>2. ALL-STAR COMMUNITY PROGRAM APPLICATION UPDATED<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The application for the Oregon Heritage All-Star Community program has been updated and is now available online at <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/COMM/Pages/awards.aspx">www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/COMM/Pages/awards.aspx</A>. <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U>3. PRESERVATION GREEN LAB RELEASES STUDY ON RETROFITTING WINDOWS</U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">The Preservation Green Lab has released a study titled, “Saving Windows, Saving Money: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window Retrofit and Replacement”. This study compared retrofit and replacement options for older wood windows and finds retrofit measures can achieve performance results comparable to new replacement windows.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Furthermore, almost every retrofit option offers a better return on Investment than replacement windows. To read the study and learn more, visit <A href="http://www.preservationnation.org/information-center/sustainable-communities/sustainability/green-lab/saving-windows-saving-money/">http://www.preservationnation.org/information-center/sustainable-communities/sustainability/green-lab/saving-windows-saving-money</A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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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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<DIV><EM>Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.</EM></DIV>
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