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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, One of the great attractions of the Lake
3 Shelbyville area is tourism; the area has been working to
4 increase tourism and promote the lake; and
 
5     WHEREAS, As a result of cooperative efforts to bolster
6 tourism at Lake Shelbyville and surrounding areas, the Sixth
7 Annual Spores 'N More Mushroom Festival will be held on April
8 24 and 25, 2009; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Festival is being sponsored by the five Lake
10 Shelbyville-area municipalities of Findlay, Sullivan, Bethany,
11 Windsor, and Shelbyville; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The events to be held include a mushroom soup
13 dinner, a bake and craft sale, a parade, plant sales, pancake
14 breakfasts, a business expo, and a fire awareness program; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The highlight of this year's festival will be a
16 morel mushroom hunt and mushroom auction, with awards presented
17 to the most, the biggest, and the smallest in each category, as
18 well as the Overall Grand Champion; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 recognize the importance of increasing tourism in the Lake
2 Shelbyville area and support the efforts of the communities
3 hosting the 2009 Spores 'N More Mushroom Festival; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the organizers of the 2009 Spores 'N More Mushroom
7 Festival as a symbol of our respect.