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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are delighted to congratulate Knight's Action | ||||||
| 4 | Park of Springfield on the occasion of its 91st anniversary; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Knight's Action Park was founded in 1930 by | ||||||
| 7 | George Knight Sr. after he spent several years touring the | ||||||
| 8 | country as the caddy for four time U.S. Open winner Willy | ||||||
| 9 | Anderson; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, George Knight Jr. and his wife Audrey introduced | ||||||
| 11 | an archery range in 1951 and later opened a family | ||||||
| 12 | entertainment center; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Knight's Action Park spans 60 acres along I-72 on | ||||||
| 14 | the south side of Springfield and has been managed by three | ||||||
| 15 | generations of the Knight family; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Over the years, Knight's Action Park has expanded | ||||||
| 17 | to include a waterpark, a pub, and the popular drive-in movie | ||||||
| 18 | theater; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Knight's Action Park employs 200 seasonal workers | ||||||
| 20 | and 10 permanent employees and provides youth throughout our | ||||||
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| 1 | community with their first job and countless memories that | ||||||
| 2 | will last them a lifetime; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Knight's Action Park was deeply affected by the | ||||||
| 4 | Covid-19 pandemic, but due to support from programs like the | ||||||
| 5 | Paycheck Protection Plan and the support of the Springfield | ||||||
| 6 | community, the Knight family is planning to reopen stronger | ||||||
| 7 | than ever in the near future; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Knight's Action Park has provided families | ||||||
| 9 | throughout central Illinois with many enjoyable summer outings | ||||||
| 10 | over the past 91 years and will continue to do so as the Knight | ||||||
| 11 | family works to reopen; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Knight's Action Park and the entire Knight | ||||||
| 15 | family on 91 years of operation and for providing a place for | ||||||
| 16 | families to enjoy time together; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the Knight family as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect.
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