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State of South Dakota  
SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  2001  

654E0458  
HOUSE COMMEMORATION   NO.     1001  

        Introduced by: Representatives Kloucek, Bartling, Brown (Richard), Burg, Clark, Davis, Elliott, Flowers, Garnos, Gillespie, Glenski, Hunhoff, Jensen, Kooistra, Lange, Michels, Monroe, Nachtigal, Nesselhuf, Olson (Mel), Peterson (Jim), Sigdestad, Teupel, and Van Gerpen and Senators Putnam, de Hueck, Dennert, Duxbury, Greenfield, Ham, Kleven, Olson (Ed), Reedy, Staggers, Sutton (Dan), and Volesky  


         A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its fifty-third anniversary.

     WHEREAS,  South Dakota's Czech immigrants have enriched our state's culture with their exceptional attainments in music, literature, and art, and are known for their love of agriculture, mechanical arts, and democracy which they strive to preserve and protect for future generations; and

     WHEREAS,  this year's Czech Days' Royalty are Queen Josephine Souhrada, daughter of Tony and Sue Souhrada of Tabor; Prince Daniel Vellek, son of David and Denise Vellek of Tyndall; and Princess Shannon Souhrada, daughter of Scott and Priscilla Souhrada of Tabor; and

     WHEREAS,  Czech Days offers a variety of exhibits, attractions, events, and entertainment including the Czech Heritage Museum, Blachnik Museum, St. Wenceslaus Church, programs for adults and children in Sokol Park, live Czech music in Beseda Hall, adult and youth parades, and two beer gardens:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,  by the Seventy-sixth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the Legislature congratulates all South Dakotans of Czech ancestry who host this outstanding ethnic festival and urges all South Dakotans of every ancestry to participate in the fifty-third annual Czech Days on June 15 and 16, 2001, in Tabor, South Dakota.