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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to
congratulate the Knox County Farm 
4Bureau on the occasion of its
100th Anniversary, and its 
5century long tradition of serving
local farmers and advocating 
6for their needs; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, 100 years ago on February 16, 1918, the Knox 
8County
Farm Bureau was established by a group of 370 farmers 
9from
across the county; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The Knox County Farm Bureau was founded in order

11to provide educational services, farm research, and 
12information
to farmers across the county; and
 
13    WHEREAS, As the Knox County Farm Bureau has matured, its

14offices have been housed at five different locations including

1576 South Cherry Street, 272 East Simmons Street, 95 North

16Seminary Street, 256 South Soangetaha Road, and, currently, 180

17South Soangetaha Road in Galesburg in the Knox Agri-Center; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The Knox Agri-Center is a condominium association

19that was formed in 1979 to serve as an agriculture center in 
20the
community and today it houses the Knox County Farm Bureau,

21COUNTRY Financial, and the University of Illinois Extension

 
 
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1offices; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Today, the Knox County Farm Bureau is 2600 members

3strong, having grown to this size under the leadership of its

4past 23 presidents including such distinguished former leaders

5as John Block who served as the Secretary of Agriculture under

6the Reagan Administration; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Currently, Knox County Farm Bureau President 
8Grant
Strom and the Knox County Farm Bureau continue the 
9tradition
of serving the community and local farmers; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

13congratulate the Knox County Farm Bureau on its 100 year

14anniversary and its success and diligence in serving local

15farmers; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
17presented
to the Knox County Farm Bureau and to the President 
18of the Knox
County Farm Bureau, Grant Strom, as a symbol of our 
19esteem and
respect.