Senate Resolution 55 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                        BY  OLIVE
  1  3 A Resolution to honor Webster City and Hamilton
  1  4    County, Iowa, on their sesquicentennial anniversary.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in 1854, Wilson Brewer moved his family to
  1  6 a cabin on a creek, west of the Boone River, later
  1  7 known as Brewers Creek; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, that site was soon platted as the town of
  1  9 Newcastle; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, by Act of the General Assembly, the town
  1 11 of Newcastle was renamed Webster City and Hamilton
  1 12 County was formed, effective January 1, 1857, with
  1 13 Webster City designated the county seat; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, through the tireless efforts of Walter C.
  1 15 Willson, Webster City experienced phenomenal growth,
  1 16 with Mr. Willson constructing 133 buildings, four
  1 17 hotels, three railroads, and contributing more to the
  1 18 success of Webster City than any other person; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, two of Webster City's favorite sons are
  1 20 Pulitzer Prize winning authors, as MacKinlay Kantor
  1 21 was born in Webster City in 1904, wrote over 40
  1 22 novels, and his master work, Andersonville, won the
  1 23 Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1956, and as Clark
  1 24 Mollenhoff graduated from Webster City High School and
  1 25 Webster City Junior College, and as a Des Moines
  1 26 Register reporter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for
  1 27 national reporting; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, in the 21st century both the community and
  1 29 the county continue to prosper, with Webster City
  1 30 being a bustling community home to over 8,000 Iowans,
  2  1 and with Hamilton County having a population of over
  2  2 16,000; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, On June 28, 29, and 30, 2007, Webster City
  2  4 and Hamilton County will celebrate their
  2  5 sesquicentennial anniversary, starting with a
  2  6 sesquicentennial celebration stage play on June 28, a
  2  7 teen dance and a rodeo at the Hamilton County
  2  8 Fairgrounds on June 29, followed by day=long
  2  9 festivities on June 30, featuring an omelet breakfast
  2 10 at Twin Parks, a parade, a noon food fair at West Twin
  2 11 Parks, afternoon activities at East and West Twin
  2 12 Parks and Swimming Pool, an evening street dance on
  2 13 Seneca Street, fireworks from 7B Ranch, and evening
  2 14 races at Hamilton County Raceway; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 15    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2 16 congratulates the residents of Webster City and
  2 17 Hamilton County on their sesquicentennial anniversary
  2 18 and invites all Iowans to make a trip to Webster City
  2 19 and Hamilton County a part of their summer vacation
  2 20 plans and to take part in the celebrations on June 28,
  2 21 29, and 30, 2007.
  2 22 LSB 2947SS 82
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