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1 NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY OCTOBER 14, 2020 �h
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A. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
r Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charger, is vested with the authority of �:�
�1 administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and i
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4 WHEREAS, the prevalence of fossils along Colorado's Front Range enables paleontologists '
around the world the opportunity to learn about the history of our area, and �. •
41'1.WHEREAS, the Denver Basin, which extends from northern Colorado to Colorado Springs,
,c contains one of the best records of the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago and the
�- ecosystems that flourished here, according to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, JI
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;Ail I WHEREAS, Weld County was gifted, by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mapelli, the first ' k`
complete Triceratops skull found in the state, with the condition the fossil remain on
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c 6 ° display in a county building for the public to enjoy, and
C k �__ WHEREAS, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Weld County Government have : � '
4 is';.:, K�' agreed to a project that will allow the museum borrow the fossil for study and restoration 3'
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K fi WHEREAS, the county and the museum acknowledge the enormous educational value of f
c this partnership and project, and desire to celebrate the history of Weld County and f) ,4 ' :
�\ Colorado by sharing the progress of this project from start to finish, and as Commissioners = ' �• ��
�', we are proud to bring special attention to National Fossil Day. ;f
4 �', NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners does hereby proclaim �, '
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, as National Fossil Day in Weld County and encourages the :'O1
�_ € public to take time to learn about the history of their community and to support they ' ,
organizations that make that history available for the public to enjoy. i
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