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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Village of
4 Onarga on the occasion of its sesquicentennial; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Founded in 1854, Onarga is the home of Grand
6 Prairie Seminary and has long been known as the educational
7 center of East-Central Illinois; and
 
8     WHEREAS, This educational tradition continues through the
9 Onarga Military School, the Onarga Academy, the Onarga
10 Community School District #1, and the Iroquois West School
11 District #10; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Onarga, which is situated on the Mahomet Aquifer,
13 has abundant water resources and rich, sandy soil that produce
14 some of the finest agricultural crops in the world; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Onarga is also known as "The Nursery Capital of
16 the the Midwest", and products grown in Onarga are transported
17 throughout the country; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate the Village of Onarga on the occasion of its
21 sesquicentennial celebration on July 2, 3, and 4, 2004; and be
22 it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented to the Village of Onarga as an expression of our
25 respect and esteem.