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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Each year since 1987, John A. Logan College in 
3Carterville has held Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days 
4on its beautiful campus; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days was 
6created to celebrate the State's  heritage of hunting and 
7fishing; it is an educational, family event, dedicated to 
8teaching ethics, safety, and
conservation in order to enhance 
9the outdoor experience; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days is 
11considered the largest
celebration of National Hunting and 
12Fishing Day in the country; it includes numerous
activities and 
13attractions, such as an art exhibit, a BB gun range, archery, a 
14fishing hole for kids, helicopter
rides, youth duck-calling and 
15goose-calling contests, Camo the Clown, coon dog bench
trials, 
16imperial retriever dog demonstrations, American Ninja Warrior 
17demonstrations,
a concealed carry safety program, wildlife and 
18reptiles of Illinois presentations, musical
entertainment, an 
19Abraham Lincoln historical presentation, and tours of the 
20Harrison-Bruce
Historical Village; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days is made 
22possible by the hard work and generous contributions
of  over 
 
 
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1200 vendors and sponsors, including Black Diamond RV 
2Superstore,
McDonald's, visitSI, Crab Orchard Refuge, Take 
3Pride In-America, and the Friends of
Crab Orchard; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, This year 34,000 more visitors enjoyed the various 
5activities held at John A.
Logan College; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, On September 23, 2018, the one millionth visitor 
7to the Southern
Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days, Tammy 
8McClure of
West Frankfort, was recognized in conjunction with 
9the Illinois
Bicentennial Celebration; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we congratulate John A. Logan College and the Southern Illinois 
13Hunting and Fishing Days for their 31 years of providing family 
14activities to over one million residents and visitors to 
15southern Illinois; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
17presented to Chairman of the Southern Illinois Hunting and 
18Fishing Days Barry Hancock, John A. Logan College President Dr. 
19Ron House, and Tammy McClure.