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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-04-25 Proclamationo( owa i~r~ig, twentv-~o students from Iowa .City's three hi h schools have achieved ~e honor of being National Merit Schol~shlp Finalists for 1995, and ~r~Ig, these students are: .WEST HIGH -Adam Bell,.Jerem~ B.row~., ~ay ~h ~y~ng, Jonathan Kim. Ctn-lstopher Megell, Paul ~R~.ead, Dawd. Stut~man, Jeremy Tobacman; CITY~ HIGH - Elizabeth V. Allen, Anjana Chandran, Rachel J. Farrell, Michelle A. Fox, Jordan S. Laninl. lira W. Lee, Kathryn A. Merkel Hess ~Agra C. Monagan, Vemce F. Monagan, Calte L. Pedersen. Benjamin J. Ticker. Zoe C...Woodworth, Anne E. Yerkes; and REGINA HIGH - Therese Mitros, and ~r~g, on behalf of the citizens of Iowa City, we wish to e.xpress o~ pride and to honor these excellent students for their accomplishments and also to pay tribute to their teachers, parents and guardians who have given guidance throughout their school years, there re, i, S.san Horo~tz, Mayor of ~e City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby prodann April 26, 1995, to be of onor for in Iowa City and ~rge a~ citizens to express their congratulations to these students. Mayor tShl.igned in .Iowa.City, Iowa, s 25th day o~ AI~, 1995. Cit Iowa City ~l~er~g, IOW..A. WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN will be celebrated in many ?mm?mties in America during 'WHITE RIBBON WEEK", A, rl123-Ma~, l; ana - ' ~r~g, this statewide campaign sunnorts the tlonal nvc, e~-~,. f,,; ...... public awareness of the eff'o~ts to prevent adolescent pregnancies; and lhervag, Governor Terry Brans~ad has signed a "reclamation for the state to focus on WHITE PJBBON ~-'A~iP-~GN to:v * Create/Increase awareness of the consequences of teen sexual behavior. * Create an awareness of how our society abuses our children with sexual messages. ' Resolve to bu'ild a safer, healthier future for America's youth. * Open the commnnicatlon channels in families, communities and our eonn~ry. ' Support adolescent teenage sexual abstinence. ~!tI~eveag,.th.e Iowa Departme.at of Public Health, Iowa Depa~?,ent of Education and the Department ot Hunan Services are coordinating this grass roots community awareness program.in a united effort with parents, community representatives and pro~essionals in Iowa; and, ~gt:eag,. businesses, governments, law enforcement,. schools, religious institutions, service. orga. niz.atio. ns, youth, medical, semor citizens, military, sports teams, and indivlauals are encouragecl to demonstrate the"~ co,.rmn~tmen.t t.o working to. gether to s. how pur youp. g people.a better life -- a li~e ~ree o~ the abuse and misuse of sex by wearLug and dxsplaying white ribbons during this weekalong campaign; t~gl:~fzr~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the Cit-v of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 23-May 1, 1995, to be -' in Iowa City, and encourage a~ citizens to suppo~ effo~s to prevent a~lescent teenage pregnan~es. S. igned in .Iowa.City, .Iowa, this 25th &y o~ April, 1995. Mayor WHEREAS~ ma~ WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN PROCLAMATION RIBBON CAMPAIGN will be celebrated America during "WHITE RIBBON 23- WHEREAS, Branstad has signed a proclamation to: focus behavior. * Create an of the consec of how our sock sexual ~ur children with Open the our COUlltry. Support teenage safer, s youth. in families, communities and WHEREAS~ The Iowa Department and community awareness Iowa Department of Education grass room parents, onals in Iowa; and, WHEREAS, business teams, to workin duri~ ,r to show our youn misuse of sex by religious institutions, military, sports onstrate their commitment better life. A life free splaying white ribbons WHEREAS, the c, of Iowa City further supports the ~'AMPAIGN; NOW, THEREFORE, that the City .o.flowa City does h~by support April 23- May 1, as WHITE R] I , and encourages its cmzen. s to participate i~tx{~n pregnancy prevention activities, making a v' 1 : statement that we are strongly committed to healthy life~l..es. BE rH~:R., SOLVED, that the C~ty of Iowa City encourages all its citize ~articipate. . ~ MAYOR ~ oi owa Cit i~l:~g: on January 21, 1839, the Iowa Territorial Legislature in sess:on at the tempora.ry canltol in Burlington, deeted three of its mem. her.s and ch.arge. d the~n to select a ~ermanent site for the Terntonal Capitol of Iowa, for the capitoI~clty, to be hameel Iowa City, and ~h~eas, Chauncev Swan of Dubuaue Co,un. ty, John Ronalds of Louisa County, and l~obert Ralston of Des Moines County were the three legislators selected by ballot, ancl eveas, . ay 4, 1839, Chauncey Swan, as chairman ot[ the Comm,~sxon, drove the stake officially marking the site of the pe _r:manent territorial cavitol building, and the ~ty of Iowa City; ,and Swan was,aypo,',mte~ Sul~erintenitent. o~[ Public Buil~linga fo"r the new capitol buil~tlng by Governor Robert Lecaa, t~ff~[0~l~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of.the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim May 4, 1995, to be in Iowa .City, and call unon all citizens to be mindful of the dynamic leadershln and sterling character of the man often re~erved to as Father of Iowa City/* / Mayor t%igned '.m .Iowa .City, .Iowa, 25th day o~ April, 1995. Cit of ~er~g, the coming of Spring procluces a renewal of interest in tree planting for beauty, sl~ade, conservation, and many other purposes I~eneficikl to all mdnkinc[, and hereag, the observation of Arbor Day has la~ndg been characterized by the planting anc[ preservation of trees, ereag: we hope that the future will see the creation of a better en .vxronment. ~t~ough the use of trees throughout our cities, towns and countrysxde. ~h~er~g, trees in Iowa City beautlfy o. ur .co~muni.ty, increase property values, and enhance the econonnc wtallty of business areas, .~0~0, t~ere~0re, I, Susan M. ttorowltz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 28, 1995, to be in I. owa City, and I hereby urge all citizens to ~artici~ate in tree planting and pxeservation pro~ects ttLroughout the year. t~i.igned -'.m .Iowa .City, .Iowa, s 25th day of April, 1995.