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92_HR0790

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are honored to recognize milestone events in
 4    the history of organizations in the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, It has come to  our  attention  that  Boy  Scout
 6    Troop  1  of  Park  Ridge is celebrating its 90th anniversary
 7    this year; and

 8        WHEREAS, Not many Troops have a history and heritage that
 9    Boy Scout Troop 1 has; it started in  1910  when  Scoutmaster
10    Charles   Morrison  Dickenson  was  requested  by  the  First
11    Methodist Church of Park Ridge to form a Boy Scout Troop;  in
12    1911,  a  Boy  Scout  program was established and on June 22,
13    1912, Boy Scout Troop 1 was officially chartered; and

14        WHEREAS, In the early years, membership varied from 30 to
15    40  scouts;  the  troop  did  not  camp   much   but   rather
16    concentrated  on advancement; when they did camp the favorite
17    spot was dam number 4 on the DesPlaines River,  a  few  miles
18    from  Park Ridge; there were many service projects where many
19    of the scouts advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout; and

20        WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1 attended  its  first  National
21    Jamboree  in  Washington  D.C.  in  1937; the scouts attended
22    other National Jamborees in 1953  in  Pennsylvania,  1959  in
23    Colorado,  and  several  in  Virginia  in  the late 1980s and
24    1990s; and the troop was also represented  at  several  World
25    Jamborees in Europe; and

26        WHEREAS,  In the 1950s and 1960s Boy Scout Troop 1 camped
27    throughout the State of Illinois and into Wisconsin, Indiana,
28    and  Michigan;  the  troop  also  visited  historical  places
29    including Springfield, Illinois, to follow the famous Lincoln
30    trail; and

31        WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1 has enjoyed annual summer camp
 
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 1    programs offered at Camp Nemacagon, Camp Makajawan, and  most
 2    recently,  Camp  Napowan,  where the scouts camp in late July
 3    and early August; and

 4        WHEREAS, In the more recent history, Boy  Scout  Troop  1
 5    has added a high adventure program for the older scouts which
 6    gives  them the chance to canoe the Canadian Boundary waters,
 7    hike the Tooth of Time at Philmont Scout reservation  in  New
 8    Mexico,  float  and hike the Canyonlands National Park on the
 9    Green River in Utah, and  hike  the  Porcupine  Mountains  in
10    Michigan;  the troop has also started climbing expeditions at
11    Devil's Lake Wisconsin and the  Mississippi  Palisades  State
12    Park in Illinois; and

13        WHEREAS,  Being  an  older  troop, there has been several
14    generations of families members that have  been  both  scouts
15    and  adult  leaders;  Boy  Scout Troop 1 has had an honorable
16    record in the past 90 years; the troop has a flag  with  many
17    award ribbons presented for jobs well done, including winning
18    first  aid  meets,  klondike  derbys,  and  many other annual
19    events; the troop has received the Presidents award and other
20    National awards as a first  class  organization  due  to  the
21    troop's strong leadership; and

22        WHEREAS,  Boy Scout Troop 1 is truly a boy run troop; the
23    Patrol Leaders are experienced and full of knowledge  guiding
24    and   teaching  the  younger  scouts  in  their  patrols;  in
25    addition, the Patrol leaders help  the  younger  scouts  gain
26    advancement  in  rank, because of this, Boy Scout Troop 1 has
27    had approximately 130 scouts attain the rank of  Eagle  since
28    1920  and  many  of  them  have  graduated from colleges with
29    degrees in many different fields of study; some of the scouts
30    that attained the rank of Eagle Scout in  the  past  8  years
31    have  ventured  on  into  various professions, including law,
32    military duty, law enforcement, and sports; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, The Scouts of the Troop have on a  yearly  basis
 2    collected  food  for  the food pantries in the Park Ridge and
 3    Chicago areas; they have also provided community  service  to
 4    the  Park  Ridge Park District and to the City of Park Ridge;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1 will officially celebrate  its
 7    90th  anniversary  on  May  18,  2002  at  the  First  United
 8    Methodist Church in Park Ridge; therefore, be it

 9        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
10    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11    we congratulate Boy Scout  Troop  1  of  Park  Ridge  on  the
12    celebration of its 90th anniversary; and be it further

13        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
14    presented to Gail Fabish,  the  current  Scoutmaster  of  Boy
15    Scout Troop 1 as an expression of our esteem.

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