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OH HR67

Resolution

Status

Passed

12/19/2011

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Dodd

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Origin

House of Representatives

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Utica as the Ice Cream Capital of Ohio due to its home to the Velvet Ice Cream Company
  • Velvet Ice Cream has been producing ice cream in Utica since its founding in 1914 and has created more than 500 flavors
  • Ye Olde Mill, an old gristmill housing the Velvet factory, headquarters, restaurant, and ice cream museum, attracts more than 150,000 visitors annually
  • Velvet has sponsored the Ohio Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival for thirty-five years during Memorial Day weekend as a charity fundraiser featuring ice cream eating contests and other activities
  • Directs the House Clerk to send authenticated copies of the resolution to the Velvet Ice Cream Company and Ohio news media

Legislative Description

To recognize Utica, the home of Velvet Ice Cream, as the Ice Cream Capital of Ohio.

Last Action

Adopted

12/19/2011

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