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Bremen Chamber
Golf Outing
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Just what lengths will a guy
go to in order to have an edge in a competitive
sport?
Dave Smith was quoted by a
local newspaper as believing his team would finish
on top of the leaderboard at the Bremen Chamber
Golf Outing. Hole #4 was designated as "You
Hit Like a Girl". One team member could dress
like a lady and tee off from the red tees. However,
even with that edge Smith's team couldn't make
the cut. Jerry Dupler's team walked away with
the first prize pot of $300.00. A big smile came
across Tim Emmert's face when his name was announced
as the winner of the Jack Nicklaus autographed
photo. Special thanks to hole sponsors: Stuart
Burial Vault; Mayor David Ray; Cristy's Pizza;
Falcon Sanitation; Bremen Bank; Clark-Berens Insurance;
People's Bank; Kumler Collision; Citizens Bank;
Tracy Lecrone, CPA; Susan's Grooming & Boarding;
Mid Ohio Golf Car Inc; Westerman Companies (2
holes); Pumpkin Vine Golf Course; Superior Fibers;
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease LLP; and Fairfield
Medical Center. Brian Mahler won the 50/50 raffle
and humbally donated the entire amount back to
the event. Roger Paskin's team tied for 2nd place
and donated $100.00 back. Many companies and individuals
donated time and items which made this outing
a huge success. And the winner was...........BREMEN
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM which reaped the
rewards of over $3,100.00 to be used to benefit
the downtown area. |
Bremen Downtown Revitalization Program
Wins Statewide Award From Heritage Ohio
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Crafty
Grannies Celebrates New Bremen Location
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on Chamber page.
A sign-hanging and ribbon-cutting
ceremony preceded the shop’s grand opening on
June 30. On hand to celebrate the event were the owners
as well as Bremen Area Chamber of Commerce President
Connie Moyer and Mayor of Bremen, David Ray. Eager customers
looked on and were treated afterwards to cake, cookies,
and refreshments.
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Checkerboard
Bakery Grand Opening!
Grand Opening of Checkerboard
Bakery May 12, 2007.
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2008
Revitalization Steering Committee and Other Offices
2008 Revitalization Steering Committee
- Meets on an as needed basis.
- Melissa Eaton, Westerman Companies
- Connie Moyer, Bremen Chamber of
Commerce President
- Tracy LeCrone, CPA, Bremen Chamber
of Commerce Treasurer
- Jodi Motta, The Friendly Bremen
Bank
- Eric Mahler, Council President,
McAuley Manufacturing
- Dee Mowry, Bremen Historical Society
- Annamarie Qualls, The Friendly
Bremen Bank
- David A. Ray, Superior Fibers
- David
Smith, Westerman Companies
Official Bremen Revitalization Photographer
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The
Ohio Main Street Program
Many small Ohio communities have
gone before us in attempting to save their original,
now-historic downtown districts from emptiness and decay.
Since 1997, the Ohio Main Street Program, administered
by Downtown Ohio, Inc, in Columbus, has been working
iwth communities to revitalize their historic or traditional
commercial areas. New Richmond and Batavia, Ohio both
east of Cincinnati, have small populations in common
with Bremen. Both villages are well on their way to
a comeback, with the help of the Ohio Main Street Program.
The Main Street approach was orgininally
developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Its goal was to save historic commercial buildings and
the fabric of the "built" environment in towns
across the country, but it has proven to have powerful
economic development advantages as well.
Building on a downtown's inherent
advantages, such as rich architecture, personal contact
with business owners, traditional values, and most of
all a sense of "place," Main Street programs
in Ohio have rekindled local entrepreneurship, revived
downtown commercial cores and lessened commercial "sprawl"
to outlying areas, helping to help maintain a sense
of community
The Bremen Downtown Revitalization
Program steering committee applied this year to become
an official Ohio Main Street Community. Main Street
status opens broader sources of potential revitalization
funding to communities and ensures the assistance of
historic preservation and downtown revitalization experts
from the state program's staff. Bremen, this year, was
not one of the two communities the program
annually selects. But in order to advance our chances
of being chosen within the next few years, the steering
committee has decided to begin the revitalization effort
with only local resources, using a four-point approach
employed by the National and Ohio Main Street programs:
Organization is
the building of cooperation between the groups that
play a role in the downtown. Many individuals and organizations
in the community have a stake in the health of the downtown.
Design involves
improving the downtown's image by improving its appearance,
including buildings, streets lights, parking areas,
sidewalks, and other things that convey a visual message
about the downtown area.
Promotion involves
marketing the downtown's unique characteristics to shoppers,
investors, new businesses and tourists.
Economic restructuring involves
strengthening the existing economic base of the downtown
while diversifying it. It includes helping existing
downtown businesses as well as recruiting new businesses
and looks for new and innovative ways to use exiswting
spaces.
The Bremen Downtown Revitalization
Program has established committees for each of these
areas and is still looking for volunteers. We'll keep
readers updated on the workings and progress of these
teams.
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Village of Bremen
Downtown Revitalization Office
136 Marietta Rd
Bremen, OH 43107
(740) 569-9150 |
