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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Village of Armington is celebrating its 150th
3 anniversary on September 17, 2005; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Armington Christian Church was built in 1829
5 and celebrated its 175th anniversary in May of 2004; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Hezeciah Armington laid out the Village of
7 Armington on August 17, 1855; the Village's first settlers were
8 impressed with the luxuriant groves and rich soil in the area;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, On August 20, 1904, the Village was incorporated
11 and on September 30, 1904, the election of trustees was held;
12 the Village was quite the business town and was supported by
13 the wealthy farming community; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Village had the first school to have a
15 cafeteria and offer a hot lunch program, and its school
16 district was the first to have school buses; and
 
17     WHEREAS, In 1969, the Village had the first EMTs to
18 transport victims to hospitals; the Village had a pig roast and
19 raised enough money in one day to buy its first rescue truck;
20 and
 
21     WHEREAS, The Village of Armington's notable people have
22 included Albert A. Oltmann, who was the Village water operator
23 for more than 38 years; out of 1,830 community water supplies
24 in Illinois, the Village of Armington was ranked number one in
25 optimal levels of fluoridation; Lynn Gaddis was named Illinois
26 Teacher of the Year; Judge John Turner was an Appellate Judge,
27 State Representative, and Logan County Judge; Andy Davis was
28 the founder of the Cave House; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Medberry
29 attracted many visitors to their Medberry's Gardens, which

 

 

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1 featured three and a half acres of rock gardens with a formal
2 pool garden, perennial gardens, and spring gardens where 175
3 varieties of iris bloomed in the early spring; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we honor and recognize the Village of Armington and its
7 residents on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and express
8 our sincerest best wishes for the future; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the Village of Armington as an expression of our
11 admiration and esteem.