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SENATE COMMEMORATION
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Introduced by:
Senators Kloucek, Bartling, Gant, Garnos, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem,
Hoerth, Hunhoff, Katus, Koetzle, Maher, Peterson (Jim), Sutton, and Two
Bulls and Representatives Putnam, Ahlers, Boomgarden, Carson, Deadrick,
DeVries, Elliott, Engels, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski,
Hargens, Jerke, Lucas, Miles, Moore, Novstrup (Al), Nygaard, Olson (Betty),
Pederson (Gordon), Rave, Thompson, and Turbiville
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A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,
Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South
Dakota, on the occasion of its fifty-ninth anniversary.
WHEREAS,
South Dakota's Czech immigrants have enriched our state's culture with their
exceptional attainments in music, literature, and art, and are known for their love of agriculture,
mechanical arts, and democracy, which they strive to preserve for future generations; and
WHEREAS,
this year's Czech Days Royalty are Queen Katy Adam, daughter of Roland and
Susan Adam of Yankton; Princess Morgan Rothschadl, daughter of Greg and Lauri Rothschadl of
Tabor; and Prince Alex Dangler, son of Wade and Lisa Dangler of Yankton; and
WHEREAS,
Czech Days offers a variety of exhibits, attractions, events, and entertainment,
including the Czech Heritage Museum, Blachnik Museum, St. Wenceslaus Church, programs for
adults and children in Sokol Park, live Czech music in Beseda Hall, an authentic mini Czech pioneer
village, a variety of Czech foods, adult and youth parades, two beer gardens, a quilt show, a craft fair,
the Show-and-Shine Auto, Motorcycle, and Tractor Show, a baseball game, and a fireworks display
dedicated to Battery C, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,
by the Eighty-second Legislature of the State
of South Dakota, that the Legislature congratulates all South Dakotans of Czech ancestry and invites
everyone to participate in the fifty-ninth annual Czech Days on June 14, 15, and 16, 2007.
