Senate Resolution 48 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY JOHNSON 1 3 A Resolution to recognize the city of Ashton, Iowa, 1 4 on its quasquicentennial anniversary. 1 5 WHEREAS, the city of Ashton is located in Osceola 1 6 County, Iowa, along U.S. Highway 60 with a population 1 7 of 462; and 1 8 WHEREAS, Ashton was a railroad town and one of the 1 9 only water stops for the steam engines, with the water 1 10 pulled from Otter Creek, and where the water silo and 1 11 the dam are still located by the active railroad 1 12 tracks; and 1 13 WHEREAS, Ashton is very proud of the DeBoer Grocery 1 14 Museum, the home of much of Ashton's history and 1 15 artifacts, with the museum building dating back to 1 16 1882; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Ashton has many active businesses in town, 1 18 including Ashton State Bank, three lovely restaurants, 1 19 Heiman Fire Equipment, Ashton Welding and 1 20 Manufacturing, Corbett Plumbing, three hair salons, 1 21 three auto and truck repair shops, a nearby ethanol 1 22 plant, and United Farmers Cooperative; and 1 23 WHEREAS, Ashton has always been a religious 1 24 community as the founding fathers established the 1 25 Saint Mary's Catholic Church, with Ashton also home to 1 26 the Ashton Presbyterian Church and the Ashton Bible 1 27 Church; and 1 28 WHEREAS, on July 20 through July 22, 2007, Ashton 1 29 will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a Friday 1 30 night dance and fireworks display, a Saturday parade, 2 1 car show, antique tractor show and tractor pulls, 2 2 quilt show, old fashioned ball game, and children's 2 3 games and, to close the evening, a dance, a Sunday 2 4 church service, breakfast put on by the volunteer fire 2 5 department, and dancing tractors, with RAGBRAI 2 6 bicyclists passing through and with a time capsule to 2 7 be buried in the local cemetery; NOW THEREFORE, 2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 9 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the city 2 10 of Ashton on its 125 years, and invites all Iowans to 2 11 make a visit to the July celebrations in Ashton a part 2 12 of their summer plans. 2 13 LSB 2927SS 82 2 14 jr:rj/je/5.2