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92_HR1039 LRB9217638RHrh 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.