HR0118 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau on the occasion of the organization's 90th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The Calhoun County Farm Bureau held its first annual meeting in 1921; the organization's first president was Albert Frank, who served from 1921 to 1931; from 1921 to 2011, the organization has had 21 presidents; the organization's current president, Robert Reed, has served as president since 1995; and

WHEREAS, The Calhoun County Farm Bureau has been instrumental in numerous improvements in Calhoun County in the last 90 years; the bureau wrote the grant and solicited funds to bring an ambulance to Calhoun County in 1974; the county's first EMT class was held in the Farm Bureau building in the fall of 1974; the bureau was responsible for bringing a doctor to Calhoun County over 30 years ago; the bureau worked with John Block for seven years to get the Farmland Assessment Bill written, passed, and implemented; the bureau curtailed the Scenic Byway from coming into Calhoun County; the bureau was also responsible for the drafting of House Bill 704, which allowed Calhoun County and two other counties to go from three county commissioners to five; and

WHEREAS, The Calhoun County Farm Bureau and its members serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau on the occasion of the organization's 90th anniversary and wish them continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Calhoun County Farm Bureau as a symbol of our esteem and respect.