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August 22, 2010

Ames awarded grant to repaint Legion post

By Bridget Nash Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle

ENID — Ames has received some assistance to help with sprucing up one of its downtown buildings.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful has notified the town its Fresh Paint Days grant application has been approved: Sept. 17-28, the town will apply a fresh coat of paint to the American Legion building.

Ames will receive 20 gallons of paint, donated by H.I.S. Coatings of Oklahoma City, and a $75 stipend, funded by Public Service Co. of Oklahoma.

The American Legion building has been in need of painting for a while, and Ames resident Jim Johnson said the simple coat of paint will do more than help the building.

“It’s going to help the look of our Main Street,” Johnson said. “(The American Legion building) sure does need to be redone.”

The town, along with American Legion Post 340, the volunteer fire department, Ames Christian Church, Farmers’ Elevator, The Korner Store and Hardiman Roofing, will join more than 500 volunteers across Oklahoma in 20 communities to participate in the 2010 Fresh Paint Days in Oklahoma. This KOB program asks volunteers to transform an unsightly structure using only creativity, paint and a lot of elbow grease.

“I am thrilled that another town in District 59 has an opportunity to work with Keep Oklahoma Beautiful,” said District 59 Rep. Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher. “The work that this organization undertakes is so important in keeping our communities clean and attractive. I want to thank KOB, H.I.S. Coatings and Public Service of Oklahoma for providing this wonderful opportunity for the city of Ames. I also want to congratulate Ames for taking advantage of the Fresh Paint Days in Oklahoma grant and instilling pride in their town.”

Johnson said he believes the town is worth the drive to anyone who might want to come visit.

“We’ve got the nicest museum, the crater museum,” he said of the Ames Astrobleme Museum. “The war memorial is on Main Street.”

“The community of Ames is dynamic and driven. Recently the people of Ames have improved their Main Street by initiating a variety of projects,” said community member Steven Mackie.

For information about Fresh Paint Days and to read about the other 2010 projects, go to keepoklahomabeautiful.com.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful is a statewide nonprofit organization with a mission to encourage, facilitate and recognize grassroots efforts that improve the aesthetic, environmental and sustainable quality of life in Oklahoma.

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