By Merritt                                        H.R. No. 78

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, During the week of February 10-19, 1997, the Kilgore

 1-2     College Rangerettes drill team will be featured performers at

 1-3     Singapore's Chinese New Year celebration, and this singular honor

 1-4     is indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is traditionally an occasion

 1-6     for great revelry and spectacular entertainment, and Singapore's

 1-7     observation of this holiday will be no exception; performers from

 1-8     more than 20 countries will appear, and of these the Rangerettes

 1-9     will be the sole North American representatives; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Known as one of the world's most accomplished

1-11     precision dance teams, the Kilgore College Rangerettes have

1-12     thrilled and delighted audiences around the world, and their

1-13     appearances in the Singapore Indoor Stadium and the Chingay

1-14     Processional will be seen by millions of appreciative spectators,

1-15     both in person and on television; and

1-16           WHEREAS, During their visit to Singapore, the Rangerettes

1-17     will also perform at a number of colleges and high schools, where

1-18     they will meet with local students, and Texans could ask for no

1-19     finer goodwill ambassadors than these talented and vivacious young

1-20     women; now, therefore, be it

1-21           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-22     Legislature hereby honor the Kilgore College Rangerettes on the

1-23     occasion of their performance at Singapore's Chinese New Year

1-24     celebration and extend to them warmest best wishes for continued

 2-1     success in the years to come; and, be it further

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

 2-3     prepared for the Kilgore College Rangerettes as an expression of

 2-4     high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

 2-5