Today marks a saucy new holiday for the town of Eagle. At Tuesday’s town council meeting, Eagle mayor Scott Turnipseed will officially proclaim June 22 to be Pasta to the People Day in honor of Pastatively, a local Italian restaurant that recently closed down. 

“Whereas, the pasta loving people of this prime piece of paradise proudly proclaim their passionate appreciation for the presence of the premium pasta place, Pastatively!,” Turnipseed’s alliterative proclamation says.  The name of the local holiday references Pastatively’s slogan, “Pasta to the People”, which itself is a reference to the political slogan “Power to the people.”