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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sorry Sheri I gave you the wrong E-Mail It is
<A href="mailto:Apriljoy1982@yahoo.com">Apriljoy1982@yahoo.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov">STUART
Sheri * OPRD</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
href="mailto:oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">Oregon Main Street
program managers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OMS_MANAGERS] OMS
Newsletter</DIV>
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Main Street News You Can Use
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><BR>March
6, 2015
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Nominations
Now Open for the 2015 Excellence in Downtown
Revitalization Awards.</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR>Did
you have a creative special event last year? A
successful membership campaign? Outstanding
facade project? Innovative new business open? We
want to recognize your efforts! Nominations are
open for Oregon Main
Street's <U>"Excellence in Downtown
Revitalization" </U>awards. All levels of
participants in the Main Street Track of
the Oregon Main Street Network may submit
applications. To be eligible, all projects,
activities, or events submitted for recognition
must be completed between July 1, 2014 and June
30, 2015. Nominations are due on July 9, 2015.
Awards will be presented at a special
celebration at the Oregon Main Street
Conference, October 7-9, in The Dalles. Oregon
Main Street is part of Heritage Programs in
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. See <A
href="http://www.oregonheritage.org">www.oregonheritage.org</A>
for additional information and the award
application. Questions? Please contact Sheri
Stuart: <A
href="mailto:sheri.stuart@oregon.gov">sheri.stuart@oregon.gov</A>
or 503.986.0679.</SPAN><SPAN
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is now open for the Oregon Heritage Conference,
April 22-24, in Coos
Bay</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN
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The Heritage Conference includes excellent
sessions and workshops by skilled colleagues and
experts, opportunities to explore the new
Coos History Museum, experience a traditional
salmon bake, and appreciate local Coos Bay/North
Bend culture. Check out the <A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/Conference.aspx"
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: #6dc6dd">conference web
page</SPAN></A> for an At-A-Glance schedule, the
registration form and information.</SPAN><SPAN
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">:
The 2015 Oregon Main Street Annual Conference
will be Oct. 7-9 in <U>The Dalles</U>. More info
will be available soon. In case you missed it,
here's a link to an article in 1859 magazine on
72 Hours in The Dalles:
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in the Rough</SPAN></U><SPAN
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grants are to restore or reconstruct the facades
of buildings that have been heavily altered over
the years. The purpose is to return them to
their historic appearance and potentially
qualify them for historic register designation
(local or national). These grants are part of
the SHPO's Preserving Oregon Grant Program for
the 2013-15 biennium. Grants may be awarded up
to $20,000.<STRONG><SPAN
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Application Deadline: May 15,
2015</SPAN></STRONG><BR>Contact Kuri Gill at <A
href="mailto:kuri.gill@oregon.gov">kuri.gill@oregon.gov</A>
or check our website at <A
href="http://www.oregonheritage.org">www.oregonheritage.org</A><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">2.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is
accepting applications for the<U> Johanna <SPAN
style="COLOR: #606060">Favrot Fund for Historic
Preservation</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="COLOR: #606060"> grant and the <U>Hart
Family Fund for Small Towns</U>. <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">Applications
are due May 1, 2015</SPAN></STRONG>.
Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000.<BR><BR>The
Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation
aims to save historic environments in order to
foster an appreciation of our nation’s diverse
cultural heritage and to preserve and revitalize
the livability of the nation’s
communities.<BR><BR>Grants from the Hart Family
Fund for Small Towns are intended to encourage
preservation at the local level by providing
seed money for preservation projects in small
towns.<BR>Additional information can be found
at: <A
href="http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/">www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/</A><BR>
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for a business retention or recruitment
idea?</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN
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The SHEDCO Business Development Committee is
hosting St. Helen’s first ever Business Plan
Competition! They are looking for new
business ideas, or for a current business doing
a major expansion in physical size or product
line. The grand prize is
$25,000: $5,000 will be a grant and $20,000
in a zero interest loan. The winner will also
receive a $2,500 credit from Columbia River PUD
for an energy audit and upgrades. The major
requirement is that the participants must have
or will have their business on the main street
corridor. The goal is to support the St.
Helen's community and fill up the vacancies on
main
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recently gave a <A
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style="COLOR: #6dc6dd">Ted Talk</SPAN></A> in
Jacksonville, Florida on the “uniqueness of
place” and he wanted to make one thing clear: No
one goes out of his or her way to visit a place
that’s mediocre. “One of the key, but most often
forgotten element of successful economic
development, is community distinctiveness,” he
says. “The image of a community is fundamentally
important to its economic
well-being.</SPAN><SPAN
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impressions matter. Whether it’s highlighting
your community’s natural landscape, reviving
blighted avenues or restoring historical
buildings, McMahon says a community’s aesthetic
is as vital as the services or activities it may
offer. What are some things that make your
community stand out? Whatever it is, we can’t
stress it enough — find your uniqueness
factor and capitalize on it!</SPAN><SPAN
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Am I? The Power of Uniqueness.” <EM><SPAN
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</SPAN></EM><A
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