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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
SMOKING IN THE FOOTHILLS
2016
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Smoking In The Foothills, Inc., is hosting the 2nd Annual Smoking In The
Foothills Barbecue Competition in Historic Downtown Lenoir; and
WHEREAS, the Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition is a sanctioned event of the
Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) and will draw contestants from all over the State of North
Carolina and our nation to participate in this annual event; and
WHEREAS, the Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition is expected to draw tens of
thousands of people to the Foothills of North Carolina and Historic Downtown Lenoir; and
WHEREAS, the American Royal Invitational Cook Off and The Jack Daniel's World
Championship Invitational Barbecue are the highest honors of the KCBS and are open to all state­sanctioned
championship barbecue contests; and
WHEREAS, the grand champion of the Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition will
receive an invitation to the American Royal Invitational Cook Off and also be eligible for The Jack
Draw; and
WHEREAS, the Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition will increase tourism in
Caldwell County and throughout the Foothills of North Carolina and aid in its economic impact; and
WHEREAS, this event shall be classified as a North Carolina State Barbecue Championship;
NOW; THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby proclaim October 14-15, 2016 as "SMOKING IN THE FOOTHILLS" in North Carolina, and
commend its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the
State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighth day of March in the year of our Lord two
thousand and sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
fortieth.
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