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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  the owners and employees 
4of the Centralia Sentinel on the occasion of the newspaper's 
5150th anniversary; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Centralia Sentinel was founded in 1863, during the 
7Civil War; the newspaper's first editions were hand-pressed; 
8the Sentinel was founded only 10 years after the city of 
9Centralia was settled, allowing the city and its paper to grow 
10up together; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1888, Thomas Joy purchased the Centralia 
12Sentinel, beginning a lineage that continues to this day; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The Centralia Sentinel was incorporated on July 1, 
141947 as Joy Publishing; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The Sentinel Building, located on East Broadway in 
16Centralia, was placed on the Federal Register of Historic 
17Places in the spring of 1978; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Joy and Perrine families 
19have been very supportive of philanthropic causes in the 
20Centralia community, most notably the Centralia Foundation, 
 
 
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1which was established in 1943; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Centralia Sentinel serves as a model of 
3integrity and honesty for the newspapers and citizens of the 
4State of Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we congratulate the owners and employees of the Centralia 
8Sentinel on the occasion of the newspaper's 150th anniversary 
9and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; 
10and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to John Perrine, publisher of the Centralia Sentinel,  
13as a symbol of our esteem and respect.