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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 68 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Martin B |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0068 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 001960 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor the Old Time Bluegrass |
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| 13 | 13 | | and Fiddlers' Jamboree. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, it is our privilege to recognize those long-running events that foster |
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| 16 | 16 | | community, honor tradition, and celebrate excellence in the arts; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, one such event is the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Holladay, which has been a cherished Tennessee institution for sixty-seven years; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the Jamboree was founded in 1957 by an intrepid local high school senior |
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| 20 | 20 | | class to serve as a fundraiser for their school; the event showcases the talents of fiddlers from |
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| 21 | 21 | | Tennessee and surrounding states; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, a key fixture of the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree that |
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| 23 | 23 | | beckons virtuosos from across the state is the West Tennessee Fiddlers' Championship, which |
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| 24 | 24 | | is held annually in Holladay on the third Saturday in April; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, the premier fiddlers' championship of the Volunteer State, the contest has |
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| 26 | 26 | | the honor of being recognized as the West Tennessee Fiddlers' Championship; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree is committed to preserving |
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| 28 | 28 | | the heritage of old time and fiddle music, and it is richly deserving of our recognition; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, |
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| 30 | 30 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 31 | 31 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 32 | 32 | | CONCURRING, that we recognize and honor the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree, |
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| 33 | 33 | | extending our best wishes for every continued success. |
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| 34 | 34 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 35 | 35 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 37 | 37 | | |
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| 38 | 38 | | - 2 - 001960 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 41 | 41 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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