Bill Text: IL HR0950 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Ken Bjelland on the occasion of his retirement as Manager of the DeWitt County Farm Bureau.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0950 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0950-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 Ken Bjelland on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement as Manager of the DeWitt County Farm | ||||||
| 5 | Bureau on January 31, 2016 after 35 years of service; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Since accepting his position in May of 1981, Ken | ||||||
| 7 | Bjelland has been instrumental in coordinating many DeWitt | ||||||
| 8 | County Farm Bureau programs, AG in the Classroom events, and | ||||||
| 9 | 4-H and FFA outreach, as well as bus trips for members around | ||||||
| 10 | the country; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ken Bjelland has been very active in many | ||||||
| 12 | community organizations in DeWitt County, such as Kiwanis, the | ||||||
| 13 | Dewitt County Economic Development Council, where he served as | ||||||
| 14 | chairman, and numerous others; he was also on the Governor's | ||||||
| 15 | Rural Development Council in the 1990s and a past chairman of | ||||||
| 16 | the Clinton Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, During Ken Bjelland's tenure, there have been many | ||||||
| 18 | structural changes at the Illinois Farm Bureau that he has | ||||||
| 19 | helped adapt to the county level; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ken Bjelland serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 21 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | congratulate Ken Bjelland on the occasion of his retirement and | ||||||
| 5 | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
| 6 | it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to Ken Bjelland as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 9 | respect.
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