Senate Resolution 135 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY NOBLE, ZAUN, DEARDEN, HATCH, 1 3 McCOY AND WARD 1 4 A Resolution welcoming the new Iowa Barnstormers arena 1 5 football team to Iowa. 1 6 WHEREAS, in 1993, Iowan Jim Foster, the originator 1 7 of indoor football, returned home to begin his own 1 8 franchise in Des Moines; and 1 9 WHEREAS, the Iowa Barnstormers debuted in Des 1 10 Moines in 1995 as a member of the Arena Football 1 11 League, but left the state in 2000; and 1 12 WHEREAS, after eight years, a new Barnstormers team 1 13 has taken the field, as an arenafootball2 team; and 1 14 WHEREAS, the Iowa Barnstormers will compete as part 1 15 of a 29=team league; and 1 16 WHEREAS, the Iowa Barnstormers will play in the 1 17 six=team Midwest Division of the American Conference, 1 18 which also includes the Green Bay Blizzard, Lexington 1 19 Horsemen, Louisville Fire, Peoria Pirates, and Quad 1 20 City Steamwheelers; and 1 21 WHEREAS, the Iowa Barnstormers' home opener is 1 22 April 14, 2008, against Lexington at Wells Fargo Arena 1 23 in Des Moines; NOW THEREFORE, 1 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 1 25 welcomes the Iowa Barnstormers back to Des Moines and 1 26 encourages all Iowans to attend the Iowa Barnstormers' 1 27 home opener and enjoy this latest addition to Iowa 1 28 sports. 1 29 LSB 6662SS 82 1 30 jr/nh/24