HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 09/17/2013 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 AS CEMETPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Cache la Poudre valley had many desirable qualities to offer the
pioneers of the unsettled west; and
WHEREAS, these pioneers were visionaries who recognized the potential of a
settlement along the Cache La Poudre River; and
WHEREAS, these settlers banded together in 1873 in order to form a permanent and
thriving community with an outstanding quality of life for their families; and
WHEREAS, each year, the Cemetery Stroll, the City’s longest running living history
event, sponsored by the City of Fort Collins Senior Center, honors several individuals resting at
Grandview Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, this year’s theme for the Cemetery Stroll is The Spirits of 1873: A Visit
with the Founders of Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim September 21, 2013 as
THE SPIRITS OF 1873:
A VISIT WITH THE FOUNDERS OF FORT COLLINS DAY
in the city of Fort Collins and encourage the citizens of this community to honor the esteemed
Pioneers of this city, by attending our City’s oldest and biggest living history event, the
Cemetery Stroll, at Grandview Cemetery.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 17th day of September, A.D. 2013.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk