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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY PAULSEN
1 3 A Resolution honoring the town of Palo and its surrounding
1 4 community on the town's sesquicentennial year.
1 5 WHEREAS, Palo is a small Eastern Iowa town first
1 6 settled by Mr. John Hollenbeck when Iowa was still a
1 7 territory, and later by Mr. John G. Cole who on June
1 8 10, 1854, had the site of the present town surveyed on
1 9 the northeast quarter of section 29, of Fayette
1 10 Township 84 north, range 8; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Palo and its surrounding community is the
1 12 site of a number of businesses and homes, with a
1 13 thriving religious congregation and a religious
1 14 tradition which traces its origins to the town's
1 15 founders and to a church erected in 1870, which
1 16 continues to stand as a reminder of the town's
1 17 history; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the most prominent landmark of Palo and
1 19 its surrounding community is the Duane Arnold Energy
1 20 Center, which became operational in 1974, produces
1 21 approximately 13 percent of the state's electricity,
1 22 and employs more than 500 hardworking and well-trained
1 23 people, many of whom live in or near the Palo
1 24 community; and
1 25 WHEREAS, another significant feature of Palo and
1 26 its surrounding community is the 410-acre lake at
1 27 Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area and 1,517 acres
1 28 of land around the lake which provides wide-ranging
1 29 recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts
1 30 including ice fishing, scuba diving, swimming,
2 1 camping, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding,
2 2 hunting, bird-watching, snowmobile riding, and cross-
2 3 country skiing; and
2 4 WHEREAS, on June 12, 2004, Palo and its surrounding
2 5 community will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
2 6 town's founding, featuring a variety of entertainment
2 7 including a parade, garden tractor pull, dance, and
2 8 fireworks; NOW THEREFORE,
2 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 10 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
2 11 extends its congratulations to the town of Palo and
2 12 its surrounding community on the town's
2 13 sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its 150
2 14 years of service to its citizens and to the State of
2 15 Iowa; and
2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 17 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mayor
2 18 Larry Dauenbaugh, Mr. John Huntington, and Ms. Ruth
2 19 Kibbie, citizens of the town of Palo and its
2 20 surrounding community.
2 21 LSB 5958HH 80
2 22 da/sh/8
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