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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Young Soil and Water Conservation District |
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| 6 | 7 | | celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on August 5, 2018; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Young County was originally part of the Upper West |
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| 9 | 10 | | Fork Soil and Water Conservation District, which also consisted of |
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| 10 | 11 | | parts of Jack, Wise, Montague, Clay, and Archer Counties; in 1968, |
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| 11 | 12 | | residents of Young County petitioned to create an independent |
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| 12 | 13 | | district, and after gaining approval from the State Conservation |
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| 13 | 14 | | Board and the Secretary of State, Young Soil and Water Conservation |
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| 14 | 15 | | District No. 539 was officially created; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, For the past five decades, the district has worked |
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| 16 | 17 | | to increase understanding of soil and water conservation and has |
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| 17 | 18 | | helped educate the public on the need to conserve natural |
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| 18 | 19 | | resources; today, the organization benefits from the dedicated |
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| 19 | 20 | | efforts of its staff and board of directors, including John Paclik, |
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| 20 | 21 | | Chawn Jobe, Kenneth Lowe, Richard Ligon, Rodney Hawkins, Mary Jane |
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| 21 | 22 | | Byerly, and Sam Creel; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The Young Soil and Water Conservation District has |
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| 23 | 24 | | made a lasting and positive difference in area agriculture by |
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| 24 | 25 | | fostering more effective stewardship of the land, and it is truly |
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| 25 | 26 | | deserving of recognition at this special time in its history; now, |
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| 26 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Young Soil and Water |
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| 29 | 30 | | Conservation District on its 50th anniversary and extend to all |
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| 30 | 31 | | those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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| 31 | 32 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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