Full Text of HR1255 99th General Assembly
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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