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92_HR1039

 
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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,  The  McHenry  County  Farm  Bureau   began   in
 6    1911-1912  when  McHenry County newspaper editors and bankers
 7    joined forces with area farmers to organize a McHenry  County
 8    Soil Improvement Association; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Homer  Whipple  of  Harvard  became  the  first
10    president  of  what  soon  became known as the McHenry County
11    Farm Bureau; and

12        WHEREAS, On August 26,  2002,  the  McHenry  County  Farm
13    Bureau  will  celebrate  its  90th  anniversary at its annual
14    meeting; participating in the festivities is Bob Stallman,  a
15    Texas  rice  and  cattle farmer and president of the American
16    Farm Bureau Federation; and

17        WHEREAS, A special attraction at the 2002 McHenry  County
18    Farm  Bureau's  Annual meeting will be photo displays showing
19    the farm bureau's accomplishments over the past 50 years; the
20    display will include past presidents and other farm  men  and
21    women  who  have  been active in product promotion and sports
22    events; therefore, be it

23        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
24    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25    we  congratulate  the  McHenry  County  Farm  Bureau  on  the
26    celebration of its 90th anniversary of service and dedication
27    to the farmers of McHenry County; and be it further

28        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
29    presented to the McHenry County Farm Bureau as an  expression
30    of our esteem.

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