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PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING JANUARY 17 THROUGH 20, 2019 <br />AS FELLSMERE FROG LEG FESTIVAL DAYS <br />WHEREAS, the 28th Annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival will be held from January 17 through <br />January 20, 2019; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival showcases the unique local cuisine, resulting in <br />frog legs and gator tail that are unsurpassed; and <br />WHEREAS, the fame of the Festival has reached beyond the borders of the County and State, <br />with the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival holding two Guinness World Records for most frog legs served <br />in one business day and the largest Frog Leg Festival in the world; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors and <br />tourists to the area; and <br />WHEREAS, the proceeds are used to further recreation and park activities as well as support <br />youth organizations in the North County area; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Fellsmere has been designated as the Frog Leg Capital of the World, <br />and it is appropriate to recognize this Festival as a Premier Event in Indian River County. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the period of January 17 through January 20, 2019, is <br />designated as: <br />FELLSMERE FROG LEG FESTIVAL DAYS <br />Adopted this 8th day of January, 2019. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Bob Solari, Chairman <br />Susan Adams, Vice Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Tim Zorc <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />1 <br />