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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the 50th anniversary of the
4Streamwood Park District; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1966, a referendum was passed by voters
6creating the Streamwood Park District, and soon after, the
7first meeting of the newly elected Streamwood Park District
8Board of Commissioners was held; those commissioners were Merle
9A. Bonora Jr. (President), Donald R. Bruhms, Eileen
10Lewandowski, J. Douglas McDonald, and Hal Slater
11(Vice-President); and
 
12    WHEREAS, In the late 1970s, a contest was conducted by the
13Streamwood Park District to offer residents an opportunity to
14rename a park in honor of the Village of Streamwood's 25th
15anniversary; LaSalle Park was renamed "Anniversary Park" and
16Miller-McCool Park was renamed "Kiddie Corner Park"; other
17parks had minor name changes; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In 1974, Gertrude Odlum donated the one-room
19schoolhouse on her property to the Streamwood Park District; in
201975, the schoolhouse was moved to its location on Parkside
21Circle and the Bicentennial Commission took charge of its
22restoration; in 1976, the Streamwood Historical Society was

 

 

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1born; in 1991, the schoolhouse was moved again to the Hoosier
2Grove Campus; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the Streamwood Park
4District, the board of commissioners and the staff have always
5strived to provide the best product and services to area
6residents; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9recognize the 50th anniversary of the Streamwood Park District
10and we wish it many more years of success; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Streamwood Park District Executive Director
13Dennis Stein.