<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The City of Independence and the Downtown Independence
Association is looking forward to hosting the Oregon Main Street Network meeting
and workshops in January! We are very grateful for the opportunity to have the <span></span>Oregon Main Street Network visit our community.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Explore Polk County website has a lot of great resources
about what to do in and around the Independence area. I highly recommend checking
it out! Additionally, a map of Downtown Independence businesses can be downloaded from our website. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.explorepolkcounty.org/" target="_blank">www.explorepolkcounty.org/</a> <br></li><li><a href="http://www.independencedowntown.org" target="_blank">www.independencedowntown.org </a><br></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Listed below are a couple additional lodging options
in the City of Monmouth, located alongside the City of Independence. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>Mamere’s Guest House, 212 Knox Street North, Monmouth, OR,
rooms starting at $89 <a href="https://www.mameresguesthouse.net/" target="_blank">www.mameresguesthouse.net/</a></li><li>College Inn, 270 Pacific Avenue, Monmouth, OR, Double Queen
$80 <a href="http://hotelcollegeinn.com/" target="_blank">http://hotelcollegeinn.<wbr>com/</a></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions while you are planning your trip
to Independence, please don’t hesitate to reach out! <span></span></p><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best,<br clear="all"><div><div class="m_3412776592387757314gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-size:12.8px">Alexandra Ferrara</b><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Downtown Manager</div><div>Independence Downtown Association</div><div>Phone: <a href="tel:(503)%20917-1902" value="+15039171902" target="_blank">503-917-1902</a></div><div><a href="http://www.independencedowntown.org/" target="_blank">facebook.com/<wbr>IndependenceDowntownAssociatio<wbr>n/</a><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Working to make Independence's downtown all it can be.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:50 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov" target="_blank">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will have 2 back to back workshops for our Oregon Main Street Network communities on Friday, January 19, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at the Independence Event Center (in the Civic Center), 555 South Main, Independence, Oregon. The workshops will
be on Storytelling and the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (see below for brief descriptions). Thank you to the City of Independence and the Independence Downtown Association for hosting us! Registration is free but we
require you to pre-register. <b><u>Please choose the link below according to your community’s level of participation in the OMS Network</u></b> (Note: registration for Performing Main Street and Transforming Downtown levels includes the Network meeting on
Thursday, January 18):<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><u>Exploring Downtown</u></b> & <b><u>Affiliate</u></b> Level Communities (Workshops Only):<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><u>Performing Main Street</u></b> & <b><u>Transforming Downtown</u></b> (Network Meeting on January 18<sup>th</sup>, 1 to 5 p.m., and Workshops on January 19<sup>th</sup>):<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oms-network-meeting-winter-workshop-tickets-39855517927?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/o<wbr>ms-network-meeting-winter-work<wbr>shop-tickets-39855517927</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Workshop Descriptions</u></b>:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8:30 – 9:30 a.m.: <b><u>Secretary of Interior Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings</u></b>. You may have seen that the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant program requires that projects that receive funding
must be consistent with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. These are the same standards that apply for federal historic preservation tax credits or for the Preserving Oregon grant. So what are they? Join Joy Sears, our
Restoration Specialist in the State Historic Preservation Office, to learn the ins and outs of applying the standards.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">10 – 11:30 a.m.:<b><u> Storytelling Workshop</u></b>. Building on some of the strategies from the Oregon Main Street Conference, Ryan Schwartz with Full Focus Communications will lead a 90-minute workshop about strategic storytelling. He
will share the strategies, tools, and ideas you can use to shape your own stories. Each participant will leave with their own story to tell about their Main Street work.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Lodging:<u></u><u></u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are coming in the night before, there are a variety of nearby lodging options (within approximately 20 minutes) in Salem, Dallas, and Dayton. We don’t have a room block. Some of the options include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Vintages – a truly unique experience in Dayton! Accommodations are Airstream trailers. See:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.the-vintages.com/the-trailers/" target="_blank">https://www.the-vintages.com/t<wbr>he-trailers/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Western Dallas Inn, 250 Orchard Street, Dallas, Oregon. 2 Queen Beds apprx. $99.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.guestreservations.com/best-western-dallas-inn-suites-dallas/booking" target="_blank">http://www.guestreservations.c<wbr>om/best-western-dallas-inn-sui<wbr>tes-dallas/booking</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phoenix Inn, 4370 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR 97302. Double Queen Suite apprx. $119.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.phoenixinn.com/salem/rooms-suites/double-queen-suite/" target="_blank">http://www.phoenixinn.com/sale<wbr>m/rooms-suites/double-queen-<wbr>suite/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Red Lion, 3301 Market St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://reservations.redlion.com/ibe/index.aspx?dt1=5367&hgID=280&hotelID=13743&langID=1&brandID=4748&checkin=01%2F18%2F2018&checkout=01%2F19%2F2018&radius=50&type=property&adults=1&children=0&code-type=promo&minlos=2&booking-nocookies=true&destination=Red%20Lion%20Salem#ws-rsrm-0" target="_blank">https://reservations.redlion.c<wbr>om/ibe/index.aspx?dt1=5367&hgI<wbr>D=280&hotelID=13743&langID=1&<wbr>brandID=4748&checkin=01%2F18%<wbr>2F2018&checkout=01%2F19%2F2018<wbr>&radius=50&type=property&<wbr>adults=1&children=0&code-type=<wbr>promo&minlos=2&booking-<wbr>nocookies=true&destination=<wbr>Red%20Lion%20Salem#ws-rsrm-0</a>
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