Bill Text: IL HR0066 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Jim and Nancy Reynolds on owning and operating Freedom Hill Farms for more than three decades.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0066-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Jim and Nancy Reynolds on | ||||||
4 | owning and operating the 157-acres Freedom Hill Farms near | ||||||
5 | Watseka for more than three decades; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jim Reynolds has worked as a college professor at | ||||||
7 | Eastern Illinois University and as a high school math and | ||||||
8 | physics teacher; under Governor Edgar, he served as the | ||||||
9 | Director of Fairs and Promotions for the Illinois Department of | ||||||
10 | Agriculture; however, he has always been enthusiastic about | ||||||
11 | harness horses; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jim Reynolds was first introduced to horses in the | ||||||
13 | second grade, when he was given his first pony; his interest | ||||||
14 | remained throughout high school, and he spent time riding bulls | ||||||
15 | as an amateur rodeo performer; he later became a driver and | ||||||
16 | piloted more than 250 horses to the winner's circle; in 1979, | ||||||
17 | he was granted a year's leave of absence from Eastern, and he | ||||||
18 | and Nancy purchased the farm; along with their two children, | ||||||
19 | Keith and Kristopher, the pair has raised countless harness | ||||||
20 | horses, many of which have competed in races across the | ||||||
21 | country; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Jim Reynolds was also successful as a trainer, |
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1 | especially with the filly, Street Dancer, who earned more than | ||||||
2 | $860,000 in her career; and
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3 | WHEREAS, In recent years, Jim Reynolds has moved more into | ||||||
4 | breeding, and Freedom Hills has grown into one of the largest | ||||||
5 | breeding farms in the State of Illinois; the farm houses 38 | ||||||
6 | mares and 25 foals; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jim Reynolds is active in his local community as | ||||||
8 | well; he has served on the board of the Iroquois County | ||||||
9 | Community Unit School District and was elected Director of the | ||||||
10 | U.S. Trotting Association District 5 (Illinois) in 2010; | ||||||
11 | therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we congratulate Jim and Nancy Reynolds on their successes with | ||||||
15 | Freedom Hill Farms, and we admire their hard work and | ||||||
16 | dedication; we wish them many more successful years; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to Jim and Nancy Reynolds as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | esteem and respect.
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