House Resolution 54 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY KUHN 1 3 A Resolution honoring the city of St. Ansgar and the 1 4 First Lutheran Church on their sesquicentennial year. 1 5 WHEREAS, the city of St. Ansgar, founded in 1853 by 1 6 Reverend Claus L. Clausen, a Danish minister, is 1 7 celebrating its 150th anniversary; and 1 8 WHEREAS, St. Ansgar is the home of the First 1 9 Lutheran Church which was also founded by Reverend 1 10 Claus L. Clausen and is celebrating its 150th 1 11 anniversary; and 1 12 WHEREAS, the First Lutheran Church is the oldest 1 13 Norwegian Lutheran church west of the Mississippi 1 14 River that has been in continuous use, and is on the 1 15 National Register of Historic Places; and 1 16 WHEREAS, St. Ansgar, which means "God's spear", was 1 17 named by Reverend Clausen for a French missionary who 1 18 took Christianity to the Scandinavian countries and is 1 19 the only known city with that name in the world; and 1 20 WHEREAS, the city of St. Ansgar is known as "The 1 21 Garden Spot of Iowa"; and 1 22 WHEREAS, St. Ansgar is a proud community with many 1 23 modern services and accomplishments in industry, 1 24 medical care, recreation, retirement, education, 1 25 churches, fire protection, and merchandising; and 1 26 WHEREAS, St. Ansgar and the First Lutheran Church 1 27 are proud of their heritage and will be celebrating 1 28 their 150th anniversary June 21=22, 2003; NOW 1 29 THEREFORE, 1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 1 That the House of Representatives recognizes and 2 2 extends its congratulations to the city of St. Ansgar 2 3 on its sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its 2 4 150 years of service to its citizens and to the State 2 5 of Iowa; and 2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of 2 7 Representatives extends its congratulations to the 2 8 First Lutheran Church for its 150 years of service; 2 9 and 2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 11 this Resolution be prepared and presented to the 2 12 Honorable Marion Neeley, Mayor of the city of St. 2 13 Ansgar, and to Mr. Richard Sherman, chairman of the 2 14 congregation of the First Lutheran Church. 2 15 LSB 3442HH 80 2 16 kk/sh/8