HM 24 — "GALLUP/ MCKINLEY COUNTY DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 24PROCLAIMING 54THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE21, -2019 STATE"GALLUP/MCKINLEY OFCOUNTY NEWDAY" MEXICOIN -THE FIRSTHOUSE SESSION,OF 2019REPRESENTATIVES. INTRODUCED BY Patricia A.

Lundstrom5 andWHEREAS, Eliseothe Leecity Alconof Gallup and HarryMcKinley Garciacounty andare Derrickthe J.northwestern gateway to New Mexico;

Lenteand WHEREAS, the city of Gallup and D.McKinley county reflect the rich cultural, recreational and economic diversity of New Mexico;

Wondaand JohnsonWHEREAS, 7McKinley 9county Ahas MEMORIALthe PROCLAIMINGgreatest FEBRUARYnumber 21,of 2019Native "GALLUP/MCKINLEYAmerican COUNTYresidents DAY"of INany THENew HOUSEMexico OFcounty, REPRESENTATIVES.is the home of members of the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Zuni and is the site of one of the largest annual gatherings of Native Americans, the intertribal Indian ceremonial;

14and WHEREAS, thethis cityyear, of Gallup andwill McKinleyhost county are the northwesternninety-eighth gatewayannual tointertribal NewIndian Mexico;ceremonial;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup and McKinley county reflectincorporates e t 17 the richcontinental cultural,divide, recreationalwhich andseparates economicthe diversitywatersheds of Newthe wPacific land nAtlantic doceans; 18 Mexico;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, McKinley county has the greatest number of Native i a e r 20 American residents of any New Mexico county, is the home of a t m m 21 members of the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo 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-eighth u [ annual intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and .212734.1 WHEREAS, McKinley county incorporates the continental divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans;

and HM 24 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;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, McKinley county is home to Gallup energy a l r i 20 logistics park, one of only a handful of BNSF-certified sites t e a t for economic development located in a federal internal revenue m m 21 e d r e 22 service-designated opportunity zone;

c e r c 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF e a n b 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 21, u [ 2019 be designated "Gallup/McKinley County Day" in the house of .212734.1 - 2 - representatives to honor and showcase the many facets of the city of Gallup and McKinley county;

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