1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 878 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing the Waco Citizen on the grand occasion of its 55th 1-5 anniversary, which is being celebrated with an open house on 1-6 May 12, 2001; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Founded after World War II by W. S. Foster, the 1-8 Waco Citizen is a community-oriented newspaper that grew from 1-9 meager beginnings and expanded to two issues a week; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Over the years, the Waco Citizen has modified its 1-11 equipment and printing processes to keep up with modern methods, 1-12 and the newspaper has continued to reflect the mood and feelings 1-13 of area citizens; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Today, the newspaper is a member of the Crawford 1-15 Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, the 1-16 Texas Press Association, and the National Newspaper Association; 1-17 a three million circulation magazine is now a weekly part of 1-18 the publication, and the newspaper places Tex Scan classified 1-19 advertisements in Texas and throughout other states; and 1-20 WHEREAS, W. S. Foster's son, Bill Foster, is the owner and 1-21 publisher of the Waco Citizen, and he has received a number of 1-22 awards from such organizations as the United States Marines, 2-1 the Salvation Army, and area Lions Clubs; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The owner and all the members of the Waco Citizen 2-3 staff deserve recognition for producing this popular newspaper 2-4 which has had a loyal and growing following for 55 years and 2-5 which will continue to be successful for years to come; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 77th Legislature, hereby commend the Waco Citizen on its many 2-9 contributions to the community and extend to all associated 2-10 with the newspaper best wishes for the future; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-12 Waco Citizen as a token of regard from the Texas Senate. 2-13 Sibley 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on May 2, 2001. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate