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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the Mercer County
4 Agricultural Society on the occasion of its 150th
5 anniversary; and
6 WHEREAS, The Mercer County Agricultural Society was
7 organized in 1853 and sponsored the first Mercer County Fair
8 that same year; and
9 WHEREAS, The Mercer County Fair has fostered agricultural
10 education throughout Western Illinois through competitions,
11 displays, exhibits, and educational programs; the Mercer
12 County Fair has provided the community with dances,
13 entertainment, and other social events each summer; and
14 WHEREAS, The Mercer County Fair has aided the youth of
15 the area by hosting the 4H Exhibition Show since 1949; and
16 WHEREAS, The July 2003 Mercer County Fair has been
17 designated as the Sesquicentennial Fair in remembrance of 150
18 years of successfully educating and serving the county and
19 Western Illinois; therefore, be it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we congratulate the Mercer County Agricultural Society on the
23 occasion of its 150th anniversary; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to the Mercer County Agricultural Society as an
26 expression of our respect and esteem and with best wishes for
27 a successful Sesquicentennial Fair.