Full Text of HR0745 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Stewardson | 4 | | on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson, located on Route 32 in the | 6 | | southeastern part of Shelby County, was founded on September | 7 | | 30, 1874; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson's namesake, William Stewardson Jr., | 9 | | was born to William and Mary Nicholson Stewardson in | 10 | | Westmoreland County, England on February 24, 1828; he came to | 11 | | Shelby County in 1845; he married Nancy Douthit in 1851, and | 12 | | they relocated to Richland and Prairie Township soon after; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson was plotted by the surveyor of Shelby | 15 | | County on January 10, 1874, and it was incorporated as a | 16 | | village on September 30, 1874; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson's 150-year history includes a number | 18 | | of important events, such as the establishment of the | 19 | | Enterprise, the first village newspaper, in 1878, the building | 20 | | of an opera hall in 1893, the completion of the Hoffman Block | 21 | | Building in 1909, the vote for the village to be a dry | 22 | | community in 1910 which was later appealed in 2013, the |
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| 1 | | consolidation of Stewardson-Strasburg and the opening of a new | 2 | | high school north of town along Route 32 in 1951, the placement | 3 | | of street signs at intersections in 1969, the opening of a new | 4 | | series station and convenience store in 2000, and the opening | 5 | | of a Dollar General in 2022; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson's school system was consolidated in | 7 | | 1949, with its first class graduating from the new high school | 8 | | in 1951; the Stewardson Grade School was built adjoined to the | 9 | | high school in 1967; the old Stewardson Grade School building | 10 | | was then sold to the village to become the civic center in | 11 | | 1970, and the structure was demolished in 1980; the school | 12 | | system added an every-day kindergarten in 1988, a | 13 | | prekindergarten in 1995, and a new junior wing in 1997; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Today, Stewardson is home to over 20 businesses, | 15 | | three churches, the Stewardson Fire and Ambulance District, a | 16 | | new Stewardson Community Center, and a new American Legion | 17 | | Hall; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson is a standing example of the positive | 19 | | growth that can be found in a small community; its citizens | 20 | | show care and concern for one's family, neighbors, and | 21 | | community, and they also show continued dedication towards | 22 | | growth and a positive vision for the future; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stewardson will celebrate its 150th anniversary | 2 | | from June 27 through June 30, 2024; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we congratulate the Village of Stewardson on its 150th | 6 | | anniversary; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the Village of Stewardson as an expression of our | 9 | | esteem and respect. |
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