HR1132 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, One of the great attractions of the Lake Shelbyville area is tourism; the area has been working to increase tourism and promote the lake; as a result of cooperative efforts to bolster tourism at Lake Shelbyville and surrounding areas, the Seventh Annual Spores 'N More Mushroom Festival will be held on April 23 and 24, 2010; and

WHEREAS, The Festival is being sponsored by the five Lake Shelbyville-area municipalities of Bethany, Findlay, Sullivan, Shelbyville, and Windsor; the events to be held include a mushroom soup dinner, a bake and craft sale, a parade, plant sales, pancake breakfasts, and a fire awareness program; and

WHEREAS, The highlight of this year's festival will be a morel mushroom hunt and mushroom auction, with awards presented to the most, the biggest, and the smallest in each category, as well as the Overall Grand Champion; the festival will also feature a reenactment of the Lincoln-Thornton Debate and a new Geocache event; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the importance of increasing tourism in the Lake Shelbyville area and support the efforts of the communities hosting the 2010 Spores 'N More Mushroom Festival.