Full Text of HR1236 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The City of Olney and Richland County are | 3 | | celebrating the Dodransbicentennial, the 175th anniversary, of | 4 | | their founding, from July 22, 2016 to July 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richland County was formed in 1841 by combining | 6 | | approximately 350 square miles of land from Clay and Lawrence | 7 | | Counties; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, "Olney", so named by Judge Aaron Shaw after his | 9 | | dear friend, Nathan Olney, was chosen as the county seat due to | 10 | | its central location; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Olney and Richland County have a rich history of | 12 | | employment opportunities and serve as transportation, medical, | 13 | | cultural, and agricultural centers for southeastern Illinois; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, For over 50 years, students have received quality, | 16 | | affordable secondary education at Olney Central College, | 17 | | located in Olney and Richland County; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Olney is widely known as the "Home of the White | 19 | | Squirrels", a safe haven for a large colony of albino squirrels | 20 | | that first appeared in the early 1900s; the squirrels remain an |
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| 1 | | attraction for curious visitors from all over the world; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Olney proudly hosts the Cummins Municipal Band, | 3 | | the oldest continuously operating municipal band in Illinois | 4 | | and a fixture since 1807; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Many hundreds of Olney and Richland County | 6 | | residents, from the Civil War to the present, have faithfully | 7 | | served our country in defense of freedom and democracy in the | 8 | | U.S. Armed Forces; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, As home to many churches, fraternal and service | 10 | | organizations, and volunteer groups, Olney and Richland County | 11 | | citizens are generous in their donations to fellow citizens and | 12 | | many worthy causes in the community and beyond; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The City of Olney and Richland County are home to | 14 | | viable, prosperous, and proud rural communities whose citizens | 15 | | respect their history with vision for the future; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate the citizens of the City of Olney and Richland | 20 | | County on the occasion of their 175th anniversary and wish them | 21 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the City of Olney and Richland County as an | 4 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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