By Kubiak                                      H.C.R. No. 152

      75R9101 JHS-D                           

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The city of Caldwell is the site of the annual

 1-2     Kolache Festival, a daylong celebration of Czech heritage and

 1-3     culture; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Held on the second Saturday of September, the

 1-5     festival takes its name from kolache, a traditional Czech pastry

 1-6     containing meat, cheese, fruit, poppyseed, or a combination of

 1-7     various fillings; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Originally served as a wedding pastry, kolache has

 1-9     long been a favorite national dessert throughout the Czech

1-10     Republic; early immigrants from that area brought the art of baking

1-11     these special confections to Texas when they settled in the

1-12     Burleson County area; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Today, bakers from around the state display their

1-14     talents at the Kolache Bake Show, a highlight of Caldwell's yearly

1-15     Kolache Festival; participating bakers may compete as professionals

1-16     or nonprofessionals for the titles of Burleson County Champion and

1-17     State Champion; and

1-18           WHEREAS, In addition to the Kolache Bake Show, the festival

1-19     offers demonstrations of such traditional Czech arts as basket

1-20     weaving, egg decorating, stenciling, wood carving, and quilting;

1-21     visitors may also sample a variety of delicious ethnic foods and

1-22     enjoy singing and dancing to lively Czech polkas; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Through their sponsorship of the annual Kolache

1-24     Festival, the citizens of Caldwell continue to preserve and

 2-1     revitalize the area's rich Czech heritage; their exceptional

 2-2     efforts in this regard will enable many Texans to share and

 2-3     appreciate the enduring gifts of the Czechoslovakian culture; now,

 2-4     therefore, be it

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-6     hereby recognize Caldwell as the Kolache Capital of Texas and

 2-7     extend sincere best wishes to the town's citizens for the continued

 2-8     success of the Kolache Festival; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for the citizens of Caldwell as an expression of high

2-11     regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.