HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-12-17 ProclamationCit o[ owa
~trtag, from November.1, 1995~, to ~qovfmber 1, 1996, ~ ~e
~o~praSe~Ipya Ci~ ~ts~ ~ere ~as ~een a 13% ~crease ~
~pa~ea ~n~g a~ests; ana
~erea~, ~.~ o~ ~ ~ ~ ~p~ed~g ~e~a~
pot~ e~ts ~or a rise m ~co~ox ana omer
accxaents; ~a
~ea~, pr~5~n~g ~e ~use p~ alcohol ~n~ o~er ~gs co~d
s~s~n~y~ease ~e problems n~ea ~ove; ana
~er~g, ~oug~o~t Dece~er, e~ch ~e~ ~is ~e~ to maker a
consc~ous_e~o~ to ensue a sa~e.a~a ~e~y ~o~y s~son tot
~ve~on~ by pot ~.~g ~pa~ed,bybemga respons~le pa~
~o~t, ~n~by ~te~g w~en someop~ yo~ ~ow a~empts to get
be~d ~e wheel ~er ~g or t~g ~gs, ~a
der as, ~syear's ~eason ~ks ~e ~ na~o~ "~ght~op
tor ~e Da~e." when ~ ~nc~s~ ar~ as~e~ to ~ve ~ ~
'~e ~ea~g~tq on~oug~ou~ ~ ~ay m reme~r~ce o~ ~e
mousanas o~ ~ms o~ ~pa~rea a~g,
ere r , I,.Nao~.J: Nq~ck, M~yor. of ~e Ci~ of Iowa Cid,
Iowa, do hereby procla~ me mon~ o~ Dece~er as
runl anb rugge ri ing ret ention ontb,
and Friday, December 20, as
~e Ia.w~ City ~nd c~l] up0n.all motorists. to drive with the.ir,¥ehi.~le
ad~ight~ on throughout ~ae d,V on Dece.myr 29,.~s a/nemon%r?r u~e
vlc~ixps ot 17~pa. ir. ed driving ana as a remmaer or me aangers or arun~
and druggea ar~vmg.
Signed in Iowa City, Io.wa,
~s 17t~-d~y of December, 1996.
~[~erP~g, the City High Little Hawks Football Team experienced great
success dufihg the 1996 season, and
evea , Ks cces seasop c~h~inated in ~e winning of the State
Football Title on Novexnl~er 22, 1996, and
~et:~g, Coach La.rry Brown, his staff, and a]] of the team me..mbe. rs
rlcl~ deserve the su~ort and recognition of this con~m]?~,ty for
theft hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship, and
~e~lg, the City Council. wishes to fo~a]ly commend.the 19.96 Class
4-A State Football Champions, o~r Iowa City High Litde Hawks
Foothall Team, for their outstandin~ efforts and accomplishments
both on the playing field and in t~e classroom during the past
season~
~tttL0t~, I, Naom~ J: Novlck, Ma~or o~ the City o~ Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereb~ proclarm Dec~her 18, 1996, as
ootb tt co ition
in Iowa City, and I ~rge a~l citizens to ~ause and reflect on the efforts
and accomp~shxnents ~f these young ci.~. ens who have worked so hard
to earn the distinction of being the ~est m the State.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
th~s 17th day of December, 1996
~A~ayor
Cit o[ Iowa Cit
~l~l~r~, the Iowa City Road Races, Inc., a corporation organized
under the Nonprofit Corporation Act, as an ~ffihate of Road
Rmmers Club of America and sanctioned by USA Track and Field,
has as its mission to promote and encourage fitness for all
individuals through running and physical fitness; and
~l~l~t~, the Iowa City Road Races, Inc., has, as a secondary mission
to annually organize, promote, and execute events designed to raise
funds to be contributed to charitable, religious, or educational
tax-exempt organizations who share in the Iowa City Road Races
mission; and
~)~r~l~, the 21st A~-!versary of Iowa City Hospice Road Races will be
celebrated with a fall festival of events including the 21st Annual
Iowa City Hospice Road Races, Su~dey, October 19, 1997; and
~lI~l~t~, the City of Iowa City has been insU'umental in the success of
this annual community event that has raised over $1,085,000 in
vitally needed dollars for human service agencies and has hosted
over 42,500 participants; and
~[~[I~l~, the outstanding commi~i~ent of the City of Iowa City has
slgnificandy contributed to the national distinction of the Hospice
Road Races as the largest multi-venue race per capita in the
country, one of the top 100 road races in the country, and one of
the major fund raising races in the country,
~0W, ~(0r~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do
hereby proclaim the week of December 16-22, 1996, to be
Communitp ffitnez5 Ituarene5 Q leek
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 17th day of December, 1996.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a warm welcome to you - our marvelous City that made
the 20th Annual Parsons Technology Hospice Road Races held on October ! 3, ! 996 a wonderfiJi
experience.
A special thanks to you, Mayor Nlaomi blovick for greeting our participants at the start and Karen
Kubby for greeting each finisher with a beautiful flower on a remarkably beautiful, fall day, and to all of our
city departments that participated. 1 would especially like to thank our police department, Team 911
"Firefighters" and Team Iowa City Public Library that joined 16 ! teams and over 4, SOO participants in
raising $ ! 00,000 for iowa City Hospice and the agencies of United Way. Our top pledge winner was our
number 1 fund raiser - Ted Pacha CEO e~ President of Hawkeye Medical Supply who raised $11,201 and
joined First Place Team Hawkeye Medical Supply in raising $ ! 4,680.
On behalf of the board of directors of the Iowa City Road Races, the runners walkers, wheelers,
swimmers and bicylists, the fund raisers and the volunteers, I wish to award you this commemo~'adve poster
by artist Robert Pflngston and framed compliments of our Friends of Henry Louis, Inc.
Now It Is Time to Start Training for 1997!
The race will be held on Sunday, October ! 9, 1997
only 306 days awayl