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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Village of Teutopolis is celebrating its | ||||||
3 | Terquasquicentennial, the 175th anniversary of its founding, | ||||||
4 | from July 26 to August 3, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The location of Teutopolis, on the old National | ||||||
6 | Road in the northeastern part of Effingham County, was selected | ||||||
7 | after 4 months' search through Illinois and Missouri by Clemens | ||||||
8 | Uptmor, John Waschefort, and Gerhard Bergfeld in 1837; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Teutopolis was settled beginning in 1839 by | ||||||
10 | members of the Deutsche Land-Compagnie, an association of 142 | ||||||
11 | German immigrant families living in Cincinnati, Ohio; in 2014, | ||||||
12 | it is the oldest town in Effingham County; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The arrival of the Franciscan priests and brothers | ||||||
14 | in 1858, and the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1861, were key | ||||||
15 | events in creating a strong, vital community that takes | ||||||
16 | seriously both its relationship with God and its | ||||||
17 | responsibilities to educate its children and work for the | ||||||
18 | support of its families and cherishes its continuing | ||||||
19 | connections with the Franciscans and the School Sisters of | ||||||
20 | Notre Dame; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Teutopolis students continually excel in |
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1 | academics, always scoring among the top area schools, and far | ||||||
2 | above the State average, in annual tests; in athletics, | ||||||
3 | Teutopolis schools have won State championships in basketball, | ||||||
4 | baseball, and track and too many trophies to count; much of | ||||||
5 | this success is due to the efforts of a long line of dedicated | ||||||
6 | teachers and coaches; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, The Teutopolis business community thrives with | ||||||
8 | over 100 enterprises, of which almost all are locally owned; | ||||||
9 | the village has 58 working people for every 1,001 residents, | ||||||
10 | making it one of the busiest towns in the United States; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Over many years, hundreds of men and women from | ||||||
12 | Teutopolis have loyally served their country as members of the | ||||||
13 | armed forces and 13 have given their lives in conflicts from | ||||||
14 | the Civil War to the Vietnam War; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, The fraternal and service organizations of | ||||||
16 | Teutopolis have donated much time and effort and have | ||||||
17 | generously raised and provided funds for a myriad of worthy | ||||||
18 | causes in the community, the area, and beyond; these | ||||||
19 | organizations include the Knights of Columbus, the Lions Club, | ||||||
20 | the Teutopolis Community for Progress, the Holy Name Society, | ||||||
21 | the Council of Catholic Women, the Catholic Daughters of | ||||||
22 | America, St. Francis Youth Council, the Catholic Heart Work | ||||||
23 | Camp, American Legion Post 924, the Teutopolis Education |
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1 | Foundation, and Sportsbackers; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Today, Teutopolis stands as a shining example of | ||||||
3 | the results of hard work, self-discipline, genuine care, and | ||||||
4 | concern for one's family and neighbors; Teutopolis citizens | ||||||
5 | live with respect for the past and vision for the future; | ||||||
6 | therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we congratulate the citizens of the Village of Teutopolis on | ||||||
10 | the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the community; and be | ||||||
11 | it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the citizens of the Village of Teutopolis as a | ||||||
14 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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