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Article: GOV. GIBBONS PROCLAIMS APRIL 15-21 AS COWBOY POETRY WEEK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 7, 2007
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Gov. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., has issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, throughout the history of the American West, and in Nevada especially, cowboy and pioneer poets have played a large part in preserving our western heritage and the culture of Nevada through oral and written poetry; and
WHEREAS, the long tradition and endearing qualities of these old stories and poems demonstrate that cowboy poetry is part of a long-cherished Nevada legacy; and
WHEREAS, Nevada has produced several, well-respected, contemporary cowboy poets, and recognizing the contributions of these poets dates ...