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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, One of the great attractions of the Lake
3 Shelbyville area is tourism; the area has been working to
4 increase tourism and promote the lake; as a result of
5 cooperative efforts to bolster tourism at Lake Shelbyville and
6 surrounding areas, the Seventh Annual Spores 'N More Mushroom
7 Festival will be held on April 23 and 24, 2010; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Festival is being sponsored by the five Lake
9 Shelbyville-area municipalities of Bethany, Findlay, Sullivan,
10 Shelbyville, and Windsor; the events to be held include a
11 mushroom soup dinner, a bake and craft sale, a parade, plant
12 sales, pancake breakfasts, and a fire awareness program; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The highlight of this year's festival will be a
14 morel mushroom hunt and mushroom auction, with awards presented
15 to the most, the biggest, and the smallest in each category, as
16 well as the Overall Grand Champion; the festival will also
17 feature a reenactment of the Lincoln-Thornton Debate and a new
18 Geocache event; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 recognize the importance of increasing tourism in the Lake
22 Shelbyville area and support the efforts of the communities

 

 

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1 hosting the 2010 Spores 'N More Mushroom Festival.