Full Text of HR0764 99th General Assembly
HR0764 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Village of New | 4 | | Berlin on the occasion of the Village's 150th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The first settlement in the area was laid out in | 6 | | 1838 by German immigrants; the Village of New Berlin became | 7 | | incorporated in 1865 as an agricultural community in Sangamon | 8 | | County; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, On November 17, 1956, a fire destroyed several | 10 | | businesses in New Berlin, which were forced to rebuild; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, According to United States Census data, New Berlin | 12 | | had a population of 1,346 in 2010, an increase of 30.7% since | 13 | | 2000; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, New Berlin is home to Community Unit School | 15 | | District 16, which includes New Berlin Elementary School, New | 16 | | Berlin Middle School, and New Berlin High School, all of which | 17 | | have the Pretzel as their mascot; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Village of New Berlin is home to the Sangamon | 19 | | County Fair, which attracts fairgoers from around central | 20 | | Illinois to enjoy music and festivities during the month of |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, To commemorate its 150th anniversary, activities | 3 | | will take place throughout the year, culminating on the weekend | 4 | | of October 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, As part of the celebration, a "Sesquicentennial | 6 | | History Book" is being developed that will chronicle | 7 | | significant events that have occurred in the area; the book | 8 | | will include sections for families, businesses, farms, | 9 | | churches, and civic organizations, with the goal of building an | 10 | | accurate and comprehensive book of the history of the New | 11 | | Berlin area; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate the Village of New Berlin on the occasion of its | 15 | | sesquicentennial anniversary, wish the Village tremendous | 16 | | success on its sesquicentennial celebration, and wish the | 17 | | Village's residents success and prosperity in the years to | 18 | | come; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the Village President of New Berlin as a symbol of | 21 | | our admiration and respect on the occasion of New Berlin's | 22 | | 150th anniversary celebration.
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