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HOUSE MEMORIAL 22 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2021 INTRODUCED BY Rebecca Dow and Luis Terrazas 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 3, 2021 "GRANT COUNTY DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A MEMORIAL PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 3, 2021 "GRANT COUNTY DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
14 WHEREAS, Grant county is known for its mining, ranching and art communities;
5 WHEREAS, Grant county is known for its mining, ranching and art communities;
blue skies with three hundred sixty days of e t 17 sunshine per year;
blue skies with three hundred sixty days of sunshine per year;
and small-town w l n d 18 atmosphere;
and small-town atmosphere;
and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, Grant county is the gateway to the vast Gila i a e r 20 wilderness;
and WHEREAS, Grant county is the gateway to the vast Gila wilderness;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Grant county's largest city and county seat, d r e 22 Silver City, is the only municipality in New Mexico still c e s k 23 operating under the territorial charter issued by the e a n b 24 legislative assembly of the territory of New Mexico in 1878;
and WHEREAS, Grant county's largest city and county seat, Silver City, is the only municipality in New Mexico still operating under the territorial charter issued by the legislative assembly of the territory of New Mexico in 1878;
u [ and .219550.1 WHEREAS, Grant county is the richest county for mining in New Mexico and is home to more restaurants than fast food establishments;
and WHEREAS, Grant county is the richest county for mining in New Mexico and is home to more restaurants than fast food establishments;
and WHEREAS, Grant county is known for its true west history that includes prehistoric Native Americans, Chiricahua Apache and wild west characters such as Billy the Kid, lawman Dan Tucker and Madam Millie;
and HM 22 Page 1 WHEREAS, Grant county is known for its true west history that includes prehistoric Native Americans, Chiricahua Apache and wild west characters such as Billy the Kid, lawman Dan Tucker and Madam Millie;
and WHEREAS, Grant county is honored as the home of many e t 17 veterans, and Grant county shares New Mexico's heavy burden of w l n d 18 the members of New Mexico's two-hundredth coast artillery = = 19 a l regiment, many of whom were subjected to the Bataan death i a e r 20 march, including the late Representative Tom Foy;
and WHEREAS, Grant county is honored as the home of many veterans, and Grant county shares New Mexico's heavy burden of the members of New Mexico's two-hundredth coast artillery regiment, many of whom were subjected to the Bataan death march, including the late Representative Tom Foy;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Grant county straddles the Continental Divide d r e 22 trail, a national scenic trail, at six thousand to seven c e s k 23 thousand feet, providing cool summers, as well as uninterrupted e a n b 24 views of the Mexican border to the south;
and WHEREAS, Grant county straddles the Continental Divide trail, a national scenic trail, at six thousand to seven thousand feet, providing cool summers, as well as uninterrupted views of the Mexican border to the south;
and u [ WHEREAS, Grant county hosts the annual tour of the Gila, .219550.1 - 2 - New Mexico's premier cycling stage race, which attracts national and international teams and boosts awareness and use of the trail of the Mountain Spirits national scenic byway;
and WHEREAS, Grant county hosts the annual tour of the Gila, New Mexico's premier cycling stage race, which attracts national and international teams and boosts awareness and use of the trail of the Mountain Spirits national scenic byway;
and WHEREAS, Grant county recognizes Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales of Grant county;
and WHEREAS, Grant county recognizes Lieutenant Governor HM 22 Page 2 Howie Morales of Grant county;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the members of the board of county commissioners e t 17 of Grant county.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the members of the board of county commissioners of Grant county.
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