Senate Resolution 159 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY PUTNEY 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 SENATE, That the Senate 2 18 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the town 2 19 of Shellsburg and its surrounding community on the 2 20 town's sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its 2 21 150 years of service to its citizens and to the State 2 22 of Iowa; and 2 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 24 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mayor Tom 2 25 Busenbark, Ms. Karolynn Roehr, and the citizens of 2 26 Shellsburg and its surrounding community. 2 27 LSB 7025SS 80 2 28 rj/cf/24