HM 25 — "MCKINLEY COUNTY/ GALLUP DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 25PROCLAIMING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE1, -2018 STATE"MCKINLEY OFCOUNTY/GALLUP NEWDAY" MEXICOIN -THE SECONDHOUSE SESSION,OF 2018REPRESENTATIVES. INTRODUCED BY Patricia A.

Lundstrom5 WHEREAS, McKinley county and Eliseothe Leecity Alconof andGallup Harryare Garciathe andnorthwestern D.gateway to New Mexico;

Wondaand JohnsonWHEREAS, 7McKinley 9county Aand MEMORIALthe PROCLAIMINGcity FEBRUARYof 1,Gallup 2018reflect "MCKINLEYthe COUNTY/GALLUPrich DAY"cultural, INrecreational THEand HOUSEeconomic OFdiversity REPRESENTATIVES.of New Mexico;

14and WHEREAS, McKinley county has the greatest number of Native American residents of any New Mexico county, is the home of members of the Navajo Nation and the cityPueblo of GallupZuni areand is the northwesternsite gatewayof toone Newof Mexico;the largest annual gatherings of Native Americans, the intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and WHEREAS, McKinleythis countyyear, and the city of Gallup reflectwill ehost t 17 the richninety-seventh cultural,annual recreationalintertribal andIndian economicceremonial; diversity of New w l n d 18 Mexico;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, McKinley county hasincorporates the greatestcontinental numberdivide, ofwhich Nativeseparates i a e r 20 American residents of any New Mexico county, is the homewatersheds of a t m m 21 members of the NavajoPacific Nation and theAtlantic Pueblooceans; of Zuni and is the d r e 22 site of one of the largest annual gatherings of Native c e s k 23 Americans, the intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, this year, Gallup will host the ninety-seventh u [ annual intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and .209690.1 WHEREAS, McKinley county incorporates the continental divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans;

and HM 25 WHEREAS, McKinley county boasts world-renowned adventure Page 1 venues and trails, including the Zuni mountain trail system, the jewel of the southwest;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is recognized as the most patriotic small town in America and is home to a state-nationalstate- national veterans cemetery;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is a center of commerce and, since the nineteenth century, has been recognized by the BNSF e e 17 railway as a heritage community for its importance along its e e n d 18 transcontinental rail line;

= = l ] 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a l r i 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 1, t e a t 2018 be designated "McKinley County/Gallup Day" in the house of m m 21 e d r e 22 representatives to honor and showcase the many facets of c e r c 23 McKinley county and the city of Gallup;

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be u [ transmitted to the board of county commissioners of McKinley .209690.1 - 2 - county and to the mayor and city council of the city of Gallup.

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