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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Armington is celebrating its 150th |
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| anniversary on September 17, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The Armington Christian Church was built in 1829 |
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| and celebrated its 175th anniversary in May of 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Hezeciah Armington laid out the Village of |
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| Armington on August 17, 1855; the Village's first settlers were |
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| impressed with the luxuriant groves and rich soil in the area; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, On August 20, 1904, the Village was incorporated |
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| and on September 30, 1904, the election of trustees was held; |
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| the Village was quite the business town and was supported by |
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| the wealthy farming community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village had the first school to have a |
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| cafeteria and offer a hot lunch program, and its school |
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| district was the first to have school buses; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1969, the Village had the first EMTs to |
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| transport victims to hospitals; the Village had a pig roast and |
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| raised enough money in one day to buy its first rescue truck; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Armington's notable people have |
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| included Albert A. Oltmann, who was the Village water operator |
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| for more than 38 years; out of 1,830 community water supplies |
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| in Illinois, the Village of Armington was ranked number one in |
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| optimal levels of fluoridation; Lynn Gaddis was named Illinois |
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| Teacher of the Year; Judge John Turner was an Appellate Judge, |
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| State Representative, and Logan County Judge; Andy Davis was |
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| the founder of the Cave House; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Medberry |
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| attracted many visitors to their Medberry's Gardens, which |