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HR1255 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, Country Donuts in Crystal Lake is celebrating the
3 40th anniversary of doing business in McHenry County; and

4     WHEREAS, Larry Swanson, Arthur Amling, and Ted Rood opened
5 Country Donuts on November 17, 1976; Scott Offord became a
6 partner in 1980; today, the independent donut shop is run by
7 Larry Swanson and Scott Offord; and

8     WHEREAS, Country Donuts offers about 30 varieties of
9 mouth-watering donuts made from the freshest ingredients; the
10 store also offers a variety of bagels, muffins, cookies, donut
11 holes, and beverages; and

12     WHEREAS, Country Donuts operates under the motto of "Serve
13 Fresh Donuts and Good Coffee in a Clean and Friendly
14 Environment"; and

15     WHEREAS, Larry Swanson and Scott Offord rely on old-school
16 baking techniques to create the highest quality products; no
17 automatic machines are ever used in the preparation of their
18 delicacies; and

19     WHEREAS, Country Donuts have always been bench-rolled and
20 hand-cut to allow for better dough rising; and

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1     WHEREAS, The commitment to freshness, flavor, quality of
2 ingredients, and customer service has made Country Donuts the
3 most popular donut store in Crystal Lake; and

4     WHEREAS, Country Donuts is known regionally for their
5 pre-Lenten, six-day Paczki Celebration, which features
6 buttercream and custard, buttercream and black raspberry, and
7 buttercream and strawberry Paczkis for the six days prior to
8 Ash Wednesday; and

9     WHEREAS, Country Donuts is a multiple-year winner of the
10 local "Best of the Fox" competition for Best Donut Shop in the
11 region; and

12     WHEREAS, Country Donuts has been a proud member of the
13 Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce since 1976; and

14     WHEREAS, Country Donuts has provided jobs to a countless
15 number of teenage and older residents over the last 40 years;
16 and

17     WHEREAS, Country Donuts is also known for exemplary
18 customer service; therefore, be it

19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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1 NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 congratulate Country Donuts of Crystal Lake on the occasion of
3 the 40th anniversary of the independent bakery and its
4 commitment to McHenry County and the people they serve; and be
5 it further

6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Larry Swanson and Scott Offord as a symbol of our
8 respect and esteem.

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