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1. Atiuay from their place of resrdence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations, 2. Toa placefiftymilesormorea\Eyfromtheirplaceof resid_enceorbusinessforthedayorstayingovernight; 3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. Response 2.1 *\A,try r,uroukl tourists travel lo Ktlitas Crunty to atten{i your everrVactivitylfacility? Memorial Day vms declared a national holiday in 1971 to commemorate all men and \iomen who have died wliile serving in the US military. lt has also become a time to pay respects to family members that have passed. Cemetery clean up \/ork parties are held every year prior to Memorial Day r,leekend so the Cemetery looks its best when family members and visitors arrive during that r.rcekend. lt is estimated that there are 5,000 people interred in the Roslyn Cemeieries, over 1,000 in unmarked graves. Our Cemetery has a large number of internments for a small touin. When coal mining in the area ended in 1963, the population dropped significantly. ln Roslyn, the population reached a height of 4,000 and the current estimate is 900. Although fer,r,er people live in the area, many people living outside the region return to visit family, retrace their heritage, and visit lhe cemetery to pay respects to relatives wlro are interred here. There are tour buses and multi- generational family trips to the Cemetery. Every Memorial Day, the Heritage Club hosts a ient for visitors to stop and have a refreshment, gather information, and visit with other families. Our Dedication Event wll offer an opportunity for those visitors to stay, gather, and interacl with others that are interested in the history and cultural significance of our area. ln November 2019 a letter rirrras sent to all members of the Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club and also to people that have donated to the Roslyn Cemetery in the past. We received personal checks from over B0 households and funds from 30 Businesses & Organizations. Of the donors, 53% reside outside Kittitas County. This is indicative of the far reach that the Roslyn Cemetery has across the country as i,lell as the uorld. In addition to lhe General Public, everyone on this list will be personally inviled to the events. We already have interest from 50 attendees outside of the county. One of the families is planning on having some members fly up from California to attend as they are descendants of one of the people portrayed in the Living History Presentation segmenl. None of their family members live or have second homes here so they wll be using local lodging as u/ell as dining locally. Since this is a multiple night event we anticipale that a great number of attendees will also be eating at local restaurants as the only dinner opportunity that is part of our event will be the celebration on Saturday night. 2500 character linil