Main Street Monday! Aug.11, 2014

3 pages!

Happenings Around the State

Toot Your Horn! GAMSA Applications are open!

Want to apply? Need assistance?

Register for this Upcoming Webinar:

Have you considered applying for a

GAMSA Award? Here’s an opportunity

to get the most current information

and assistance in applying.

- GAMSA: An Insider's Guide

We are rolling out the Great American Main Street Awards application process earlier this year – and providing you with more resources to help you put together a winning application. On August 19, the National Main Street Center staff and a past winner will host a webinar that will provide an over-view of the application process and timeline, and give you insider tips on how to wow the jury. Register here: http://bit.ly/UyuUQZ

The Tri-Cities Heritage Development

Corporation reports that the tri-cities of

Lynch, Benham and Cumberland each

received a grant from TOUR SEKY that

will assist in their "Trail Town" projects.

Interesting article: http://bettercities.net/news-opinion/blogs/robert-steuteville/21230/why-place-new-american-dream

The Murray State SBDC is having a training session on ‘The Basics of Dis-aster Preparedness’ in Murray, August 12th 6:00-8:00 pm. We have speakers from MSU that will help you prepare your business for a disaster. If you are interested in attending, please call or email Deanna Wright 270.759.9474 murraymainstreet@murray-ky.net

Perryville Battlefield and Middle Creek National Battlefield in Prestonsburg, Kentucky are featured in a

USA Today travel list as two of the top 10 Southern sites that tell compelling stories of the Civil War .These Civil War battleground sites are your ticket to that history and its present day resonance. If you love Civil War history you should attend the reenactment in Perryville the first week-end of October.

A little tidbit: Did you know the maker of cannons for the National Park Service including the ones in Perryville are made in Ashland, KY?

Interested in tactical urbanism?

(Build a Better Block is an ex-

ample of that concept) Here is

a link to the official guide to

tactical urbanism.

http://www.citylab.com/

design/2012/03/guide-tactical-

urbanism/1387/

Be sure to include this boilerplate on your brochures, flyers, etc. when you are submitting articles in the newspaper or sending info to others. This will lead to a stronger and more widely recognized network and will continue letting communities know that you are part of

something uniquely important.

__________Main Street is an _________(Accredited, Designated, or Network) Kentucky Main Street Program (KYMS) community. KYMS is the oldest statewide Main Street network in the nation, administered by the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office under the direction of the National Main Street Center. The goal of ________Main Street is to facilitate downtown revitalization, public-private partnerships and economic development within the context of historic preservation. Through KYMS, more than $4.5 billion has been invested in Kentucky communities since 1979.

Capitalizing on Culture In Pikeville!

We had a great conference in Pikeville! Minta worked so hard to assure that eve-rything was just perfect for all of us. The Pikeville Main Street board, the city of Pikeville, the staff at the Expo Center and many many more went above and beyond to make this event a huge success! They literally rolled out the red carpet! We were treated to Main Street live on Friday night and our own Tony Pence sang a few songs. He now has a whole cadre of KYMS groupies. The keynote speakers and panel discussions were inspiring and the educational sessions covered a variety of topics & provided a wealth of information. Here are a few photos. →

Mark your calendar for Oct. 24-25 for our final conference of the year in Paducah. Melinda is working ever so hard to help us provide another great experience for all of you. Main Street 101 will be done on the after-noon of Oct. 23. This is a great opportunity for your board members to receive this training.

Check our web-site heritage.ky.gov for

updates and more information.

Leida Underhill came all the way from Cadiz!

Mrs. Patton and Steve Walton (Paris) looking good in their purple!

SHPO, Craig Potts, Pikeville city manager, Donovan Blackburn, Mrs. Judi Patton, and most recent owner of the York House, Mrs. Johnson, during the check presentation event for the home. York House was the home of Judge Dills and has recently been purchased by the city of Pikeville and will undergo renovation/restoration. It is a part of the Hatfield McCoy story and the heritage of Pikeville and Pike County. For more wonderful history and photos of the home or to contribute to the fund see Save the York House Facebook page.

Griffin VanMeter Kentucky for

Kentucky and Bullhorn Creative,

delivered the keynote address on

Saturday. Kentuckyforkentucky.com

Okay, maybe part of the rumor is true, but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You cannot climb around in high heels!

David Quick (Georgetown), Steve Walton (Paris) Emily Ammerman (Cynthiana) & Lori Puchino (Mt. Washington) sharing ideas & taking care of business during a break.

Jacob Roan (Pineville) and Molly Barnett (London) discuss their region.

↑ Bobbie (Tri-Cities) and Jeff (New Castle) with Niki Nicholas, superintendent, Big South Fork National Park

New director, Anthony Cadle (Dayton) with Mrs. Patton and Debbie Buckley (Ft. Thomas) share information.

We started this journey in 2004 and wanted to share with my fel-low Main Streeters where we are today. The Guthrie Transporta-tion Museum & Welcome Center has been funded by two Trans-portation Enhancement Grants and a grant through CDBG. We will have our Certificate of Occu-pancy this week!!! Soon we will start our second phase to install an elevator and stairs to make both floors functional. It has been a very long journey but one that I would not trade for the world. This building sits in the center of our downtown and once was used as an example of "slum and blight" in downtown in a Power-Point at a Main Street Confer-ence. Now it is proudly displayed on our Main Street - a shining example of exactly why we all do what we do!

News from Tracy Robinson

Guthrie Main Street

Before and After Pictures, Guthrie Transportation Museum

Speaking of pictures! Here a few from summer 2013 and 2014. What a difference a year and a few interns later can make. You now have access to documents and files from your community to assist you as well as additional resources!

Records are

now arranged

alphabetically

by community

and there are

several areas

where research

can be con-

ducted by both

KHC staff and

others.

Before with

35 years of

KYMS of

stuff to

Organize

←

After Megan and Caitlin worked with us! →

It is great to be able to find things that allow me to better assist you and your Communities!