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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, One of the great attractions of the Lake
3 Shelbyville area is tourism and the area has recently been
4 working to increase tourism and promote the lake; as a result
5 of cooperative efforts to bolster tourism at Lake Shelbyville
6 and surrounding areas, the first Spores 'N More Spring Fling
7 Festival will be held the weekend of April 23rd through the
8 25th, 2004; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Festival is being sponsored by the United
10 States Army Corps of Engineers and the Lake Shelbyville-area
11 municipalities of Findlay, Sullivan, Bethany, and Shelbyville;
12 the events to be held include a rummage sale, flea market, art
13 show, golf tournament, off-road show, 5K run, car show,
14 horseshoe tournament, three-on-three basketball tournament,
15 and nature awareness programs; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The highlight of this year's festival will be a
17 morel mushroom hunt and mushroom auction; the week prior to the
18 Spores 'N More Festival, communities are sponsoring a biggest
19 "shroom" contest, where trophies will be given to the biggest
20 and smallest mushroom in each community; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23 recognize the importance of increasing tourism in the Lake
24 Shelbyville area and support the efforts of the communities in
25 hosting the 2004 Spores 'N More Spring Fling Festival.