A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION celebrating and honoring Tabor Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-seventh anniversary.

WHEREAS, Czech immigrants have enriched the culture of South Dakota with their exceptional achievements in traditional 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 Tarynn Torsney, Princess Olivia Pechous, and Prince Miles Mayer; and

WHEREAS, Czech Days offers a variety of exhibits, attractions, events, and entertainment, including the Czech Heritage Museum; Blachnik Museum; St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church; programs for adults and children in Sokol Park; live Czech music in Beseda Hall; a variety of Czech foods, including kolaches; kolache baking and dumpling making demonstrations; adult and youth parades; a craft fair; a pedal tractor pull; a Bohemian tractor pull; a Tabor Bluebirds amateur baseball game; and the Rich Schild Memorial Fireworks Display to start the celebration on the evening of June 18;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that this is the year of the seventy-seventh Tabor Czech Days, which will be held from June 18 through 20, 2026.