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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
| 3 | | congratulate the Christian County Agricultural Fair on its |
| 4 | | 100-year anniversary; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Christian County Agricultural Fair started as |
| 6 | | a small fair and livestock show held in Manners Park for a few |
| 7 | | years and was officially founded on April 29, 1924, organized |
| 8 | | as the Christian Count Agricultural Fair Association with a |
| 9 | | mission to promote and hold an educational and agricultural |
| 10 | | fair and exhibit; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Christian County Agricultural Fair has stayed |
| 12 | | strong for 100 years because of the outstanding support of the |
| 13 | | community and is run completely by volunteers; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Christian County Agricultural Fair stays true |
| 15 | | to tradition while also embracing modernity; while some older |
| 16 | | events, including the calf scramble, the majorette contest, |
| 17 | | and the rodeo, have been replaced with new experiences, many |
| 18 | | older fair traditions have persisted, including the Miss |
| 19 | | Christian County Pageant, with records of the event dating |
| 20 | | back to 1931; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Features of the Christian County Agricultural |
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| 1 | | Fair this year included carnival rides, the Miss Christian |
| 2 | | County Pageant, a chili cook off, the junior livestock show, |
| 3 | | the young America day tot-rod pedal pull, multiple magic |
| 4 | | shows, a classic car cruise, charcuterie provided by the |
| 5 | | Botanical Boards of Taylorville, wine and spirits with live |
| 6 | | music, the Scovill mobile zoo, demolition derbies, and much |
| 7 | | more; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, To make this milestone year extra special, the |
| 9 | | Christian County Agricultural Fair, for the first time in over |
| 10 | | 30 years, included a concert, with Rodney Atkins playing on |
| 11 | | July 19th, 2024; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 100th annual |
| 13 | | Christian County Agricultural Fair was held on July 9, 2024 |
| 14 | | and in celebration of the 100th year of the fair a |
| 15 | | commemorative plaque will be permanently displayed in the fair |
| 16 | | office; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the |
| 19 | | Christian County Agricultural Fair on its 100-year anniversary |
| 20 | | and wish it continued success; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the Christian County Agricultural Fair Board as a |