House Resolution 35

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2           BY  WILDERDYKE, DRAKE, and BAUDLER
  1  3 A Resolution honoring Bob and Sheila Everhart for their
  1  4    efforts to preserve and promote folk, country, and
  1  5    bluegrass music in the Midwest.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa enjoys an exceptionally
  1  7 long, proud, and diverse musical heritage with strong
  1  8 roots in folk, country, and bluegrass music; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the members of the House of
  1 10 Representatives welcome with pleasure the opportunity
  1 11 to applaud the achievements of a remarkable couple who
  1 12 have truly distinguished themselves in their efforts
  1 13 to preserve and to promote the time=honored art of
  1 14 folk, country, and bluegrass music:  Bob and Sheila
  1 15 Everhart of Anita, Iowa; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, this year marks the thirty=first
  1 17 anniversary of the National Traditional Country Music
  1 18 Association established by Bob Everhart in 1972 in
  1 19 order to bring a different type of entertainment and
  1 20 music to this part of the country; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, through the leadership and determination
  1 22 of Bob and Sheila Everhart along with the input and
  1 23 contributions of their many volunteers and helpers,
  1 24 the Missouri Valley Old Time Country Music Festival
  1 25 and Contest has enjoyed 28 years of outstanding
  1 26 success as a program aimed at providing excellent
  1 27 quality and wholesome family entertainment; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, the Missouri Valley Old Time Country Music
  1 29 Festival and Contest has had a substantial and highly
  1 30 positive impact on the entire western Iowa community
  2  1 while attracting many tourists to the area each year,
  2  2 and has maintained an enviable reputation for its role
  2  3 in helping to preserve folk, country, and bluegrass
  2  4 music, a genuine American art form that originated
  2  5 with the homesteaders and pioneers who settled Iowa;
  2  6 and
  2  7    WHEREAS, The First Annual Missouri Valley Old Time
  2  8 Country Music Festival and Contest will be held August
  2  9 25=31, 2003, at the Harrison County Fairgrounds, where
  2 10 top musicians from throughout Iowa, the United States,
  2 11 and around the world will gather to delight fans of
  2 12 all ages and backgrounds; and
  2 13    WHEREAS, key events in the upcoming Missouri Valley
  2 14 Old Time Country Music Festival and Contest will
  2 15 include a number of instrument workshops and
  2 16 demonstrations, and many exciting band performances;
  2 17 NOW THEREFORE,
  2 18    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 19 That the members of the House of Representatives
  2 20 hereby join unanimously in commending and applauding
  2 21 Bob and Sheila Everhart and all those individuals who
  2 22 have devoted their time, talents, and resources toward
  2 23 the ongoing success of the Old Time Country Music
  2 24 Festival and Contest for their admirable efforts which
  2 25 have helped to make Missouri Valley "The Old=Time
  2 26 Folk, Country, and Bluegrass Capital of the Midwest"
  2 27 and which have helped to ensure the continued
  2 28 enjoyment of folk, country, and bluegrass music by
  2 29 future generations; and
  2 30    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
  3  1 House of Representatives prepare a properly inscribed
  3  2 copy of this Resolution for Bob and Shelia Everhart.
  3  3 LSB 3054HH 80
  3  4 rj/cf/24