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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br />Proclamation Honoring the Bicentennial Commission of Cabarrus County
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart with
<br />Commissioners Casper, Barnhart and Payne and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the
<br />Board adopted the following Proclamation.
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<br /> PROCLAMATION
<br />HONORING THE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
<br />OF CABARRUS COUNTY
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<br />WHEREAS, the year 1992 is the Bicentennial year of Cabarrus County; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Bicentennial Commission has devoted nearly three years to the
<br />planning and implementation of a celebration of the Bicentennial; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Bicentennial Commission has undertaken to celebrate the
<br />occasion through a series of programs, projects and events throughout the
<br />entire year; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, these programs have sparked a new interest in the history of our
<br />county and our region, and inspired an appreciation of the contributions of those
<br />who have gone before us; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, these programs have involved literally thousands of citizens of
<br />our county in a series of programs, re-enactments, restoration projects, and
<br />other commemorative activities in every region of the county; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, such educational programs and activities would not have been
<br />possible without the voluntary efforts of the Bicentennial Commission and its
<br />many patrons and friends.
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<br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of
<br />Commissioners hereby honors the contributions and support of the thousands of
<br />county participants, and hereby gives particular recognition to the efforts of
<br />the Bicentennial Commission members, for their diligence and their willingness
<br />to devote themselves freely to the cause of historical preservation and
<br />education, so that generations to come will have the opportunity to understand
<br />the times and challenges which bring us constantly to a new future,
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<br />Clarence E. Horton, Jr., District Court Judge, Chairman of the Board
<br />Helen Arthur, Charlotte Observer, President
<br />John B. Dysart, Reed Gold Mine, Vice President
<br />Kathryn L. Bridges, Cannon Memorial Library, Secretary
<br />Linda Herring, Eastern Cabarrus Historical Museum, Asst. Secretary
<br />Doris Y. Rogers, Cabarrus County Extension Homemaker, Treasurer
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<br />Roger Allman, Civil War Re-enactor
<br />Doris Barnhardt, Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society
<br />Carol Bentley, Cannon Memorial Library
<br />Betty Boatwright, Barber-Scotia College
<br />Robert P. Boyton, Eckerd Drug Stores
<br />Erna E. Brown, Kannapolis City Schools
<br />Mabel Brown, Kannapolis History Associates
<br />Nancy Carite, Cabarrus County Tourism Authority
<br />Carol Cobke, Mill Hill Residence
<br />Patty Garrison, Cabarrus County Schools
<br />Linda Grist, Cabarrus County Board of Elections
<br />Barbara Graham, Harrisburg
<br />William G. Hamby, Jr., Attorney
<br />Tana H. Hartsell, Piedmont Area Mental Health Board
<br />Wallace and Elizabeth Hinnant, Concord
<br />Doug Holmes, Vision Cable
<br />Harold and Georgia Jenkins, Concord
<br />Patsy Nwagbaraocha, Barber-Scotia College
<br />Rev. Harold O. Robinson, Brown Hill AME Zion Church
<br />Starkey Sharpe V, Bicentennial Commission Attorney
<br />Donna R. Stark, Concord
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