House Resolution 16 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY SMITH 1 3 A Resolution honoring the City of Marshalltown on its 1 4 sesquicentennial year. 1 5 WHEREAS, the City of Marshalltown, founded in 1853 1 6 by Henry Anson, who exclaimed, "I've found the 1 7 prettiest place in Iowa", is celebrating its 150th 1 8 anniversary; and 1 9 WHEREAS, Marshalltown is Iowa's fifteenth largest 1 10 city and is home to several century businesses such as 1 11 Lennox and Fisher Controls; and 1 12 WHEREAS, since 1887, Iowa veterans have called 1 13 Marshalltown home at the Iowa Veterans Home; and 1 14 WHEREAS, Marshalltown has one of the finest 1 15 Impressionist and Post=Impressionist art collections 1 16 in the country at the Fisher Art Gallery; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Marshalltown is the home of the Iowa State 1 18 High School Baseball Tournament, the Iowa 1 19 International Go=cart Raceway, the Big Tree House, and 1 20 will soon be home of the Heart of Iowa Cultural and 1 21 Recreation Center; and 1 22 WHEREAS, Marshalltown is the hometown of Jeff 1 23 Clement, the national high school home run record 1 24 holder, and Professional Baseball Hall of Fame 1 25 inductee "Cap" Anson; and 1 26 WHEREAS, Marshalltown is the hometown of film stars 1 27 Jean Seberg, Mary Beth Hurt, and Toby Huss; NOW 1 28 THEREFORE, 1 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 30 That the House of Representatives recognizes and 2 1 extends its congratulations to the City of 2 2 Marshalltown on its sesquicentennial anniversary year 2 3 and for its 150 years of service to its citizens and 2 4 to the State of Iowa. 2 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 6 this Resolution be prepared and presented to the 2 7 Honorable Floyd Harthun, Mayor of the City of 2 8 Marshalltown. 2 9 LSB 2314HH 80 2 10 kk/sh/8