Bill Text: IL HR0689 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Turkey Hill Grange on their 150-year anniversary, and commends them on their continuous support to the Belleville community.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0689 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0689-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the Turkey Hill Grange on
the 150-year anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange is a family fraternal
community service organization with special interest in
agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Oliver H. Kelley and six co-founders started the
Grange movement in the U.S. in 1867; the Turkey Hill Grange was
chartered in 1874 with 19 members, including 15 men and four
women, making this Grange the first to require both men and
women as members; and
WHEREAS, The first meetings of the Turkey Hill Grange were
held at the homes of the charter members, and the first Turkey
Hill Grange hall was built in 1885; and
WHEREAS, After the first Turkey Hill Grange hall burned
down on January 28, 1904, a committee quickly drew up plans for
a second building; the first meeting in the new two-story
frame structure was held on November 24, 1904; and
WHEREAS, A fund to build a new third hall was started on

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May 23, 1924, and the first meeting in the third and current
building was held on July 19, 1937; and
WHEREAS, An elevator, four accessible restrooms, and a
paved parking lot were added to the building in 2004, and the
dining room and kitchen were renovated in 2023; and
WHEREAS, There are over 130 members of the Turkey Hill
Grange, ranging in age from 14 to nearly 100, with a variety of
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, To assist with finances, the Turkey Hill Grange
hosts a Wurstmarkt and an annual chicken dinner and ham and
peach dinner, all of which are major sources of income; and
WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange is an active participant
in local Farmers' Markets and makes its facilities available
to the local community for meetings, funeral meals, and other
events; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Turkey Hill Grange recognizes an
outstanding teacher, law enforcement officer, firefighter, and
community servant who are all non-members; its quilters also
typically create 10 Quilts of Valor a year to award to
veterans; and

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WHEREAS, The Turkey Hill Grange sponsors a 4H Club and an
American Heritage Troop and supports many Belleville community
activities and youth sports teams; it makes food donations to
the Violence Prevention Center in Belleville and donates
dictionaries to local schools; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Turkey Hill Grange on their 150-year
anniversary, and we commend them on their continuous support
to the Belleville community; and be it further