Tourism Approves Grants, Xterra, Museum, Drag Races

Jamestown (CSi) — The Buffalo City Tourism Grant/Executive Board approved funding requests for Stutsman County Museum staffing, The R.M. Stoudt, Xterra Festival advertising, and the Jamestown Drag Racing Association advertising.

Meeting Friday at the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School, the board approved the $6,000 grant request from the Museum. Harold Sahr said the amount would pay three quarters of the salaries of the three greeters. He pointed out, the dedication of the 1883 gazebo replica, constructed on the Museum grounds will be May 17, 2014

Steven Aesoph requested $2,000 in grant dollars for the Xterra Festival, advertising, applied through the Jamestown Community Foundation. The Board approved $2,750 which includes photography that Aesoph said was excellent promotional material, and noted the event is heavily advertised on Facebook.

He said last year there were 120 participants from 27 states and three countries.

This year’s event will include five events, June 20, 21, & 22 at Pipestem Creek.

Jamestown Drag Racing Association CEO, Leon Westerhausen requested $6,000 in advertising funds, plus $100 for a lighted sign, $1,043 for traffic cones, and $1,222 for track timing cables.

The Board approved the $6,000 plus $1222.00 for the timing cables, for a total grant approval of $7,222.00.

This year’s drag racing at Jamestown Regional Airport is scheduled fof July 26 & 27. 

With marketing, Tenea Clocksene said the roll out of the re-branding of Buffalo City Tourism in cooperation with Red Plum Advertising will be the week of May3-11, 2014 in conjunction with National Tourism, week at the Jamestown Arts Center. More information to be announced.

 Buffalo City Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said the full board will discuss any possible ideas of putting a logo on the new Southwest Jamestown water tower, after re-branding and the new logo to be unveiled.

In said the new “Jamestown Service Area, ” brochure, in cooperation with the Jamestown Sun is being distributed outside the area, and the state, with 6,000 copies sent within the state of Oklahoma.