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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing 2022 as "The Year of Water 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Skiing" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the sport of water skiing was invented in 1922 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | when, after 5 days of trial and error, young thrill seeker, 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Ralph Samuelson, managed to use skis to glide across Minnesota's 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Lake Pepin, and 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, water skiing was popularized by Dick Pope, Sr., 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | who filmed newsreels of elaborate water ski shows on Lake Eloise 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | in the Cypress Gardens theme park, catching the attention of 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Hollywood and leading to the park's feature in the 1953 film 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | "Easy to Love," and 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, water skiing is part of the water sports industry 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | which contributes to the state's tourism indus try, and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the City of Winter Haven is known as the "Water 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Ski Capital of the World" and will host the fifth International 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Waterski and Wakeboard Federation World Water Ski Show 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Tournament in October 2022, capping off the centennial 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | celebration of water skiing, NOW, THEREFORE, 20 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Florida: 23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 46 | 46 | | That 2022 is recognized as "The Year of Water Skiing" in 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Florida. 26 |
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