Full Text of HR0393 94th General Assembly
HR0393 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Petersburg Boy Scout Troop 54 participated in the | 3 |
| flag raising ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential | 4 |
| Museum dedication on April 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 54 of the Abraham Lincoln Council | 6 |
| was chartered in December of 1999; the troop's leader is Steve | 7 |
| Territo and the troop has 40 registered scouts who range in age | 8 |
| from fifth through eleventh grade; the following 32 scouts | 9 |
| participated in the ceremony: Ryan Barbee,
Austin Bliven,
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| Justin Brooks,
Dan Crain,
James Daniels,
James Joseph Davis,
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| Adam Devine,
David Devine,
Marcus Durrett,
Nathaniel Ed,
Matt | 12 |
| Francis,
Bart Griffith,
Blaine Heder,
Devan Hindt,
Scott | 13 |
| Kinsel,
Zach Knous,
DJ Rudd,
Cody Schnirring,
Peter Schoenherr,
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| Phillip Summers,
Nick Territo,
Wayne Thomas,
Kevin Thomas,
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| Scott Tisdale,
Cory Willhite,
Mat Williams,
Ryon Williams,
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| Jacob Hinton,
Eli Reiser,
Caleb Sorrells,
Sebastian Schafer,
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| and Stephen Barbee; and
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| WHEREAS, Troop 54 has advanced two scouts to the rank of | 19 |
| Eagle Scout, has five scouts currently working on their Eagle | 20 |
| Scout projects, and has twelve scouts who are Order of the | 21 |
| Arrow members, the national honor society among scouts; and
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| WHEREAS, The troop is actively supported by 17 registered | 23 |
| adult leaders and is sponsored by the Central Presbyterian | 24 |
| Church of Petersburg and the Petersburg Rotary Club; the scouts | 25 |
| annually participate in many community activities that benefit | 26 |
| local organizations, such as Menard County Military Partners, | 27 |
| the American Red Cross, Menard County Food Pantry, and | 28 |
| providing yard care for local residents who are not able to | 29 |
| perform those tasks for themselves; and
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| WHEREAS, Several of the scouts have participated in a High | 31 |
| Adventure camp where they canoe the waters bordering Minnesota |
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| and Canada; there are also scouts participating in the National | 2 |
| Order of the Arrow conference in Iowa and the Boy Scout | 3 |
| National Jamboree in West Virginia; the troop actively camps | 4 |
| almost year-round; they participate in polar bear camp outs, | 5 |
| The Klondike Derby in January, and each year they travel in | 6 |
| February to Wisconsin for cave camping and exploration; the | 7 |
| troop also has approximately 20 scouts that participate in the | 8 |
| Lincoln Trail Hike; it is a 20-mile hike that follows the | 9 |
| journey of Abraham Lincoln as he traveled from New Salem to | 10 |
| Springfield; many of the scouts from the troop have completed | 11 |
| the walk multiple times; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we recognize and commend Boy Scout Troop 54 on its | 15 |
| participation in the flag-raising ceremony at the Abraham | 16 |
| Lincoln Presidential Museum dedication and convey our | 17 |
| congratulations and best wishes to this fine organization for | 18 |
| youth; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Petersburg Boy Scout Troop 54 as an expression of | 21 |
| our esteem.
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