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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Country Donuts in Crystal Lake is celebrating the
340th anniversary of doing business in McHenry County; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Larry Swanson, Arthur Amling, and Ted Rood opened
5Country Donuts on November 17, 1976; Scott Offord became a
6partner in 1980; today, the independent donut shop is run by
7Larry Swanson and Scott Offord; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Country Donuts offers about 30 varieties of
9mouth-watering donuts made from the freshest ingredients; the
10store also offers a variety of bagels, muffins, cookies, donut
11holes, and beverages; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Country Donuts operates under the motto of "Serve
13Fresh Donuts and Good Coffee in a Clean and Friendly
14Environment"; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Larry Swanson and Scott Offord rely on old-school
16baking techniques to create the highest quality products; no
17automatic machines are ever used in the preparation of their
18delicacies; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Country Donuts have always been bench-rolled and
20hand-cut to allow for better dough rising; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The commitment to freshness, flavor, quality of
2ingredients, and customer service has made Country Donuts the
3most popular donut store in Crystal Lake; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Country Donuts is known regionally for their
5pre-Lenten, six-day Paczki Celebration, which features
6buttercream and custard, buttercream and black raspberry, and
7buttercream and strawberry Paczkis for the six days prior to
8Ash Wednesday; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Country Donuts is a multiple-year winner of the
10local "Best of the Fox" competition for Best Donut Shop in the
11region; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Country Donuts has been a proud member of the
13Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce since 1976; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Country Donuts has provided jobs to a countless
15number of teenage and older residents over the last 40 years;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Country Donuts is also known for exemplary
18customer service; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate Country Donuts of Crystal Lake on the occasion of
3the 40th anniversary of the independent bakery and its
4commitment to McHenry County and the people they serve; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Larry Swanson and Scott Offord as a symbol of our
8respect and esteem.