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~ RESOLUTION 97-~1 <br /> 'ity of <br />EI~¥~'~R~vd~RESOLUTION}p, ~'~' ~'~' FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE SUCCESS OF ELK RIVER'S FIRST <br /> HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND ENDORSING THE UPCOMING SECOND ANNUAL <br /> HERITAGE FESTIVAl, <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> <br />on August 10 and 11, 1996, the City's first Heritage Festival was <br />held honoring the City's 150Lb year anniversary of Euro-American <br />Settlement at the confluence of the Elk mad the Mississippi <br />Rivers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the first Heritage Festival also commemorated the arrival of David <br /> Faribault who established the Elk River Trading Post in 1846; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that the Heritage Festival was a <br /> great success and an asset to the community; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS~ <br /> <br />the Heritage Festival Committee is in the process of planning the <br />City's second annual Heritage Festival to be held August 9 and <br />10, 1997; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS~ <br /> <br />the second annual Heritage Festival will focus on transportation <br />in Elk River including canoes, rafts, oxcarts, ferry travel, <br />railroads, and Charles Babcock's contribution to the national <br />highway system, which is all a part of Elk River's history. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council endorses the <br /> mission of the Heritage Festival which is as follows: <br /> <br />"to celebrate the history and heritage of Elk River and to <br />preserve its identity and pride." <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Elk River City <br /> Council acknowledges the success of the first Heritage Festival <br /> held in 1996 and supports the upcoming 2nd annual Heritage <br /> Festival to be held on August 9 and 10, 1997. <br /> <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 19th day of <br />May, 1997. <br /> <br /> Duitsman, Mayor <br /> <br /> an~lra A. Thacker~ <br /> <br />s: \aocument \resolut/\her-res.doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway * P.O. Box 490 * Elk River, MN 55330 · (6 l 2) 441-7420 * Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />