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3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />Winter Weather Awareness Week <br />December 5 through 11, 2004 <br />WHEREAS, The National Weather Service and the Governor of North Carolina have <br />proclaimed the week of December 5 through 11, 2004 as Winter Weather <br />Awareness Week; and, <br />WHEREAS, Orange County frequently experiences winter weather each year; and, <br />WHEREAS, Most injuries and fatalities are indirectly related to a winter and associated storms, <br />such as heart attacks while shoveling snow, vehicle collisions, carbon monoxide <br />poisoning, etc.; and, <br />WHEREAS, Residents must use safe alternative heat sources during the winter months; <br />NOW THEREFORE, The Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims the week <br />of December 5through 11, 2004, as Winter Weather Awareness Week, and <br />encourages all residents to learn mare about winter weather and be aware of its <br />dangers, especially during the winter months. <br />Adopted this 6th day of December, 2004. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />