House Resolution 161

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  HANSON
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the town of Shellsburg and its
  1  4    surrounding community on the town's sesquicentennial
  1  5    anniversary.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the town of Shellsburg was surveyed on
  1  7 June 16, 1854, the third town to be surveyed in Benton
  1  8 County, with the original plat containing 24 lots and
  1  9 two streets, Main and Pearl; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, the town was purportedly named for John
  1 11 Sells, a pioneer of Canton Township, with the town
  1 12 folks preferring the name Shellsburg, or alternatively
  1 13 was named after Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, by another
  1 14 early resident, Jacob Cantonwine; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the town of Shellsburg will celebrate the
  1 16 sesquicentennial anniversary of its founding this
  1 17 summer, having served during its first 150 years as
  1 18 the center of commercial and social life for its town
  1 19 population and thriving farming community, providing
  1 20 essential police, fire, first response, utility,
  1 21 educational, religious, recreational, commercial, and
  1 22 government services; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, Shellsburg and its surrounding community
  1 24 boast several new housing developments; numerous
  1 25 businesses, including a prosperous grocery store and a
  1 26 grain elevator; a physician's office, health care
  1 27 center, and heliport; and five churches in and around
  1 28 the town; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, one of the most recent and largest
  1 30 community development projects completed in Shellsburg
  2  1 is the Wildcat Golf Course and Clubhouse which
  2  2 includes an 18=hole golf course and a clubhouse
  2  3 hosting evening buffets and wedding receptions for
  2  4 area residents; and
  2  5    WHEREAS, the Shellsburg school system is now part
  2  6 of the Vinton=Shellsburg Community School District,
  2  7 still housing in Shellsburg all of the district's
  2  8 fifth graders as well as the kindergarten through
  2  9 fourth=grade Shellsburg students in the Shellsburg
  2 10 Elementary Building; and
  2 11    WHEREAS, on July 16=18, 2004, Shellsburg will
  2 12 celebrate its sesquicentennial anniversary with
  2 13 musical entertainment; a parade and antique tractor
  2 14 pull; bingo; beard, costume, and fire department water
  2 15 ball contests; food concessions; a dance; and special
  2 16 fireworks; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 17    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 18 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
  2 19 extends its congratulations to the town of Shellsburg
  2 20 and its surrounding community on the town's
  2 21 sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its 150
  2 22 years of service to its citizens and to the State of
  2 23 Iowa; and
  2 24    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2 25 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mayor Tom
  2 26 Busenbark, Ms. Karolynn Roehr, and the citizens of
  2 27 Shellsburg and its surrounding community.
  2 28 LSB 7025HH 80
  2 29 rj/cf/24