Main Street Arkansas Update - Novembe 19, 2007

November 19 – 23, 2007 Staff Calendar
Monday Cary, off
Tuesday Cary, off
Wednesday Cary, off; Mark & Nancy - Dumas
Thursday Happy Thanksgiving
Friday Office Closed

Congratulations to South Main (SoMa) and Main Street Helena on their receipt of an AT&T Technology grant.

IN THIS ISSUE:
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SoMa Press
Eureka Springs First Impressions Press
Texarkana Video
Southern Literary Trail
NLR Press
Arkansas Living Treasure Nominations Open
Conservation Leadership Awards
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SoMa Press Coverage:
http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/?cid=61771
- note: you can both read & watch the TV spot from this link

Eureka Springs MSA First Impressions Press:
http://www.eurekaspringstimesecho.com/articles/2007/11/13/news/mw2.txt

Texarkana Video (note: launches external video player)
mms://63.81.191.27/tex-arkansas-promo-video
- 5:04 into the video there’s a section on the downtown revitalization of Texarkana. You’ll see Bethany & Anita. There’s a mention of Texarkana being in the Main Street program.

Southern Literary Trail
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900904.html
Arkansas, sadly, is not a part of this trail despite our ties to Maya Angelou, Donald Harrington, Charles Portis and others.
This article highlights the regional efforts of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Regionalism is something we need to focus more on in Main Street.

NLR Mill Closing May Change Downtown Skyline
http://www.nlrtimes.com/articles/2007/11/16/news/nws03.txt

NLR Leaders Trip to Downtown Memphis
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/208132/
Kane Webb reports on meeting with Henry Turley. Those who attended last week’s Upstairs Downtown remember our speaker discussing Mr. Turley’s work on a pre-smart growth housing project on Mud Island.

Arkansas Living Treasure Nomination Forms Now Available
The nomination forms for the 2008 Arkansas Living Treasure are now available. This award is presented in recognition of an Arkansan who is outstanding in the creation of a traditional craft and has significantly contributed to the preservation of the art form.

The nomination form is available at www.arkansasarts.com/programs/alta or contact Sally A. Williams, artists services manager, at (501) 324-9348 or email sally@arkansasheritage.org . Deadline for nominations is Friday, December 14, 2007.

Community members are encouraged by the Arts Council to identify outstanding crafts artists who live or work in their community. An independent panel of practicing craft artists will meet in Little Rock to review submitted materials and select the recipient. The panelists weigh the following criteria in order to make their selection: quality of work, community outreach and total contribution to the field of traditional crafts. The recipient will be honored in May during Arkansas Heritage Month.

New Deadline for County Conservation Leadership Awards
Submit Applications by December 5

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) are now accepting applications for the fourth annual County Leadership in Conservation Awards. The awards recognize leadership, innovation, and excellence by forward-thinking county leaders in local land conservation.

Successful programs will be judged on the basis of:

* Innovation
* Financing Mechanisms
* Visioning and Planning
* Diversity and Strength of Partnerships
* Acquisition and/or Implementation Excellence
* Generating Public Awareness and Support
* Program Management

The Awards help NACo and TPL recognize innovative counties making great strides in local land conservation and help generate publicity for these groundbreaking efforts. Bringing recognition to the county's program, and providing "best practice" examples for county and other local officials to design landmark conservation programs across the country are the main goals of the Awards.

Access the Application Form for more information and to apply electronically. The extended deadline for submissions is December 5, 2007.

http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=21816&folder_id=2867

Award winners will be recognized at NACo's Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. in March 2008.

More information about awards categories and criteria.
Read more about the 2007 County Leadership in Conservation Award winners

For more information contact awards@tpl.org

www.tpl.org


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