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Oklahoma
Main Street Announces Award Finalists
(Oklahoma City,
Okla.) – The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced today the finalists
for 20 competitive awards. All finalists will be honored, and the winner
announced, at the 24rd annual Main Street Awards Banquet, May 7, at
the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
“These awards
highlight and represent the best from the businesses, communities and
programs throughout Oklahoma,” said Linda Barnett, Oklahoma Main
Street Center director. “These award entries, sent in by the local
Main Street Programs, showcase the enthusiasm, creativity and responsibility
toward increasing revenue and creating jobs for their local downtown
business districts.”
Each award category
falls under one of the “four points” in the Main Street Approach
– Organization, Promotion, Economic Restructuring and Design. Panels
of outside judges for each point review the entries and determine the
winners.
The Community of
the Year Award will recognize the Main Street Community who led other
towns by earning the most quality assurance points during the 2012 calendar
year. The top 10 communities (in alphabetical order) include: Bartlesville,
Enid, Hobart, Laverne, Newkirk, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Prague, Sulphur,
and Woodward. The top community will be announced at the banquet.
In addition, the
top Main Street program managers will be recognized at the banquet.
Those making the top three this year include Staci Bolay, Main Street
of Perry; Jayne Detten, Ponca City Main Street; and Terri Wheeler, Laverne
Main Street.
The award finalists
are:
ORGANIZATION:
Premier
Partner
Altus – Historical
Tapestry Tour
Ardmore –
Chickasaw Nation Re-Entry Program
El Reno –
Canadian County Historical Museum
Hobart –
General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum
Best
Community Education/Public Awareness
Hobart – Hobart
Main Street Newsletter
Ponca City
– Adventures in History with the Magic School Bus
Poteau –
Walking Tour
Best
Volunteer Development Program
Cherokee –
The Great Snowman Project
Newkirk –
Charlie Adams Day
Newkirk –
Jed’s Cords
Main
Street Hero
Duncan – Jeff
Bruehl
Hobart –
Mayor Tom Talley
Perry –
Clyde Speer
Best
Creative Fundraising Effort
Bartlesville –
Historic Ghost Walk
Collinsville
– “Chew Dunnit” on Main Street
Newkirk –
Miss Emily’s Soup Parlor & Pick-a-Purse Auction
Pauls Valley
– Phantom Fundraiser Ball
PROMOTION:
Premier
Special Event
Collinsville
– Hogs ‘n’ Hot Rods
El Reno –
Burger Day Festival
Newkirk –
Charlie Adams Day
Best
Retail Event
Claremore –
Downtown Claremore Cash Mob SLOBS
Newkirk –
Children’s Christmas Shop
Prague –
Main Street Prague Value Gift Certificates
Outstanding
Image Promotion
Enid – Enid
Community Brand
Laverne –
Street Scape
Newkirk –
Scarecrows & Christmas Creations
Creative
New Event
Collinsville
– “Chew Dunnit” on Main Street
Newkirk –
Tombstone Tales
Pauls Valley
– Living Dead Center Festival & Zombie 5K Run
Pauls Valley
– Trash in Fashion Show
Outstanding
Web Presence
Bartlesville –
What’s Up Downtown E-Newsletter
Collinsville
– www.collinsvilledowntowninc.com
Perry –
Main Street Website & Virtual Walk
ECONOMIC
RESTRUCTURING:
Best
Adaptive Reuse Project
Ardmore – Red
Dirt Brew House
Enid –
CDSA Non-Profit Center
Pauls Valley
– Pauls Valley Arts & Cultural Center & Main Street Office
Best
Business Practices
Altus – The
Cotton Patch
Collinsville
-- Reach Clothing LLC
Duncan –
Distinctive Décor
Best
New Business Downtown
Altus – Dora
Lou’s Place
Altus –
The Market Place
Okmulgee –
Ike’s Downtown Pub & Eatery
Downtown
Business of the Year
Ada – Vintage
22
Altus –
Belles and Beaux
Hobart –
General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute & Museum
Okmulgee –
The Dowry
DESIGN:
Best
Public Improvement Project
Claremore –
Public Art Mural
Mangum –
Up the Trail
Miami –
Miami Gateway Sign
Pauls Valley
– Pauls Valley Arts & Cultural Center & Main Street Office
Best
Interior Design Project
Bartlesville –
Andrea Mann Photography
Hobart –
New 2 U Used Furniture Store & Antique Mall
Sapulpa –
Creek County Court House
Best
Façade Rehabilitation Under $10,000
Hobart – Peet’s
Station
Newkirk –
Historic Cline Building
Ponca City
– Pine Street Wood Shop
Best
Façade Rehabilitation Over $10,000
Ardmore – Casa
Roma Cocina Mexicana
Hobart –
Stanley Furniture Store Building
Pauls Valley
– Pauls Valley Arts & Cultural Center & Main Street Office
Best
Window Display
Altus – Windows
of Altus
Bartlesville
– Andrea Mann Photography
Duncan –
Main Street Duncan Holiday Windows
Best
Building/Business Signage
Enid – CDSA
Non-Profit Center
Okmulgee –
Allergy Oklahoma
Stockyards
City – The Centennial Rodeo Opry
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The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased
from your local Main Street Program for $38 if purchased before April
5, 2013. After that date tickets will be $40.
For more information
about the Oklahoma Main Street Program, please call (405) 815-6552 or
visit www.OKcommerce.gov/main-street.
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Kelli Yadon | Program
Coordinator/Marketing | Oklahoma Main Street Center
900 N. Stiles Ave
| Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(p) 405.815.5379
| (c) 405.778.9375
Kelli_Yadon@OKcommerce.gov
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