Senate Resolution 33

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                        BY  RAGAN
  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 SENATE, That the Senate
  2  1 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the city
  2  2 of St. Ansgar 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; and
  2  5    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate extends its
  2  6 congratulations to the First Lutheran Church for its
  2  7 150 years of service; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2  9 this Resolution be prepared and presented to the
  2 10 Honorable Marion Neeley, Mayor of the city of St.
  2 11 Ansgar, and to Mr. Richard Sherman, chairman of the
  2 12 congregation of the First Lutheran Church.
  2 13 LSB 3442SS 80
  2 14 kk/sh/8