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Governor Pushes for a Grand Festival on Saturday of the week. It's supposed to not have a single cloud in the sky, so it should be fun that day… If the worst comes to worst and the weather ends up Following their appointments, Governor being super stormy, then we'll just end up having Nathan Malone and Lieutenant Governor Moawya indoor activities in our own building amongst our Adhami have plans for multiple events to improve county.” the morale, mental health, and community involveWhen asked about how the plans would ment at American Legion Buckeye Boys State fare in the General Assembly, Adhami responded, (ALBBS). The largest of these plans is a grand “I think [the bill] has a very high chance of being festival and a kickball tournament organized by passed. I think that a lot of people, not just the Adhami. people voting on it but everyone in Buckeye Roosevelt Punslan, the Chief of Staff to Boys, would be interested in it or would like to go the Lt. Governor, announced the organization of to see what it is. So I definitely don't think we'll the festival in an interview. Speaking of the adhave a hard time getting ministration’s plans, Puns[the bill] passed.” lan said, “So far we are in Regarding the festival’s the midst of creating a status in the General Ascampaign, and our main sembly, Federalist repreobjective is to promote sentative Nathan Kennedy mental health… our idea to from Bishop City in do that was, on Saturday, White County, said, “I the day before we graduate, think everyone thought it to have a festival that alwas a good idea. If [the lows everyone to spend at bill] does come back, I'm least an hour or two out sure we'll pass it. We have under the sun.” no reason not to. It's just a Adhami doubled good idea all around.” down on this, adding, “We Kennedy also mentioned wanted to raise awareness that he sees the fair being especially for men’s and veterans’ mental health, “Delegate Dodgeball” Drawing by Leo Walsh very popular with all delegates, regardless of profeshow it just gets very oversion or party alignment. looked.” Kennedy noted that he saw bipartisan As for the logistics of setting up a lastsupport for the bill, saying, “It was not a party day festival, Punsalan stated that he “doubts [the versus party thing. We all forgot the parties for a project] is going to have to go through Parks and few hours and just got together.” Rec.” Punsalan added, however, that the Lt. GovAdhami agreed, adding, “The yellow and ernor’s office “is going to try and work with them blue doesn't really matter at this point... Now to arrange something; that way, a larger festival is we're all just Boys Staters. The party doesn't realheld.” ly matter. So we're just trying to have this unity The Lt. Governor himself clarified, festival just to kind of unite everyone.” “We're meeting at 4:00 [on Thursday] to discuss Right now, the festival is supposed to be held all the specifics. Right now we just have a general shortly following the end of the business day on overview of what we wanted to do.” Saturday, though Adhami explained that they may Additionally, Punsalan wanted to clarify have to hold the festival on Friday depending on his decision to hold the festival on Saturday. He factors beyond their control. stated, “Saturday is supposed to be the nicest day
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