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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE 5TH ANNUAL "RHODE ISLAND CALAMARI FESTIVAL" ON

SEPTEMBER 7TH OF 2019

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Ruggerio, Algiere, Sheehan, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: June 25, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Rhode Island is home to the second largest fishing fleet in New England.

The fishing industry is not only vital to the State's economy, but also essential to the culinary

well-being of all who enjoy eating local, fresh caught seafood; and

     WHEREAS, The Port of Galilee is consistently in the top three commercial fishing ports

in the entire United States in squid landings and the squid that is brought in through the Port has

an international reputation for its quality; and

     WHEREAS, Officially celebrated on the first Saturday after Labor Day, the Rhode Island

Calamari Festival is a day to celebrate and devour delectable calamari, our "Official State

Appetizer"; and

     WHEREAS, This year's Calamari Festival will feature the music renderings of local

bands, a tempting lineup of food trucks, a vast array of unique seaside shopping opportunities, the

informative demonstrations of Calamari Cook-off contests, as well as the tantalizing delights of a

panoply of scrumptious calamari samples; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby celebrates the 5th annual "Rhode Island Calamari Festival" and congratulates, and wishes

the best success and sated appetites to all the participants and guests; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce.

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