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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;font-style:normal">Nominations Open for 2016 DeMuro Awards
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Was there a restoration project in your community that turned the proverbial “sow’s ear into a silk purse?” Nominations are now being accepted by Restore
Oregon for the 2016 DeMuro Awards. Named after developer and preservationist, Art DeMuro, the award honors outstanding examples of preservation and adaptive reuse of historic homes and buildings, and compatible new development in historic districts.
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Awards will be presented in several categories for preservation projects completed within the last five years. Judges look for exceptional design, creative
problem-solving, quality craftsmanship, and community impact. The nomination form can be downloaded at
<a href="http://restoreoregon.org/demuro-award/">RestoreOregon.org/demuro-award</a> and submissions are DUE BY AUGUST 5, 2016.
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Former winning projects have come from across Oregon, including the old Astoria Train Depot, Furman Hall at Oregon State University, a former Rangers
Station cabin in Sisters, the conversion of a notorious Portland saloon into affordable housing, and a former car dealership into retail/office space in Medford.
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">“The purpose of the DeMuro Awards is to celebrate those who steward Oregon’s historic places with particular excellence, persistence, and impact,” says
Restore Oregon Executive Director, Peggy Moretti. “These are examples of what is possible and we hope they will inform and inspire others across the state.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">The awards will be presented at Restore Oregon’s annual Restoration Celebration on November 11<sup>th</sup> in Portland. This year’s keynote speaker
will be Emilie Evans, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;background:white">Co-founder at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.brickandbeamdetroit.com/"><span style="color:#12417A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;text-decoration:none">Brick
+ Beam Detroit</span></a><span style="color:#555555;background:white">; </span><span style="background:white">and Director,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.placeeconomics.com/about-us/who-we-are"><span style="color:#12417A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;text-decoration:none">Rightsizing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>PHOTOS of previous DeMuro Award winners are <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l456b89jhe31m6f/AAAJpuhLksMhV05-TfLDeVbfa?dl=0">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Peggy Moretti<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.restoreoregon.org/"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#002B5E;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="94" height="69" id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D1C72D.183112A0" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D1C72D.183112A0"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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