Full Text of HR0689 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Turkey Hill Grange on | 4 | | the 150-year anniversary of its founding; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange is a family fraternal | 6 | | community service organization with special interest in | 7 | | agriculture; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Oliver H. Kelley and six co-founders started the | 9 | | Grange movement in the U.S. in 1867; the Turkey Hill Grange was | 10 | | chartered in 1874 with 19 members, including 15 men and four | 11 | | women, making this Grange the first to require both men and | 12 | | women as members; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The first meetings of the Turkey Hill Grange were | 14 | | held at the homes of the charter members, and the first Turkey | 15 | | Hill Grange hall was built in 1885; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, After the first Turkey Hill Grange hall burned | 17 | | down on January 28, 1904, a committee quickly drew up plans for | 18 | | a second building; the first meeting in the new two-story | 19 | | frame structure was held on November 24, 1904; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, A fund to build a new third hall was started on |
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| 1 | | May 23, 1924, and the first meeting in the third and current | 2 | | building was held on July 19, 1937; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, An elevator, four accessible restrooms, and a | 4 | | paved parking lot were added to the building in 2004, and the | 5 | | dining room and kitchen were renovated in 2023; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, There are over 130 members of the Turkey Hill | 7 | | Grange, ranging in age from 14 to nearly 100, with a variety of | 8 | | backgrounds; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, To assist with finances, the Turkey Hill Grange | 10 | | hosts a Wurstmarkt and an annual chicken dinner and ham and | 11 | | peach dinner, all of which are major sources of income; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange is an active participant | 13 | | in local Farmers' Markets and makes its facilities available | 14 | | to the local community for meetings, funeral meals, and other | 15 | | events; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the Turkey Hill Grange recognizes an | 17 | | outstanding teacher, law enforcement officer, firefighter, and | 18 | | community servant who are all non-members; its quilters also | 19 | | typically create 10 Quilts of Valor a year to award to | 20 | | veterans; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange sponsors a 4H Club and an | 2 | | American Heritage Troop and supports many Belleville community | 3 | | activities and youth sports teams; it makes food donations to | 4 | | the Violence Prevention Center in Belleville and donates | 5 | | dictionaries to local schools; therefore, be it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate the Turkey Hill Grange on their 150-year | 9 | | anniversary, and we commend them on their continuous support | 10 | | to the Belleville community; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the Turkey Hill Grange as a symbol of our esteem | 13 | | and respect. |
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