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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Panhandle High School juniors Keylee Mayfield and |
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Shelby Schilling won best overall-group for their entry in the 2013 |
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It's Your History Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the |
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Governor's Mansion, and they are visiting the State Capitol on |
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April 1, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Open to high school students throughout the state, |
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the contest encourages participants to learn more about Texas |
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heritage by researching a topic of local history and creating a |
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dynamic presentation on their findings; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mayfield and Ms. Schilling chose to investigate |
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the story behind the Buffalo Grass Steakhouse building in Panhandle |
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for their project; they discovered that the structure, built in |
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1912, originally served as a hardware store and subsequently housed |
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a bank, a drugstore, and a bus depot; as recipients of the best |
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overall-group award, the pair have been invited to meet Governor |
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Perry and to tour the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion; and |
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WHEREAS, Keylee Mayfield and Shelby Schilling have |
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distinguished themselves through their hard work, initiative, and |
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creativity, and they are a source of pride to their school and their |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Keylee Mayfield and Shelby |
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Schilling on earning the best overall-group prize for their entry |
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in the Friends of the Governor's Mansion It's Your History Contest |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mayfield and Ms. Schilling as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |