Resolution No. 2240RESOLUTION NO 2240
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
COMMENDING THE REGISTER ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE "LEGACY"
ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, for seventy-five years, The Register, a daily newspaper
of approximately 250,000 readers, has been serving the people of Orange
County, California, and
WHEREAS, this year, in observance of its seventy-fifth anniversary,
The Register has given Orange County a remarkable birthday present. "Legacy"
a beautiful 228 page book, unfolding the history of the County, now cele-
brating its ninetieth year as a political entity, and
WHEREAS, "Legacy" not only depicts the early days of Spanish and
Mexican domination of the land that was to become Orange County but also
reviews the years of remarkable growth and development that made it the
most dynamic County in America; and
WHEREAS, "Legacy" tells of the people who were noteworthy in the
various stages of Orange County's progress, such as former President Richard
M Nixon, aviation pioneer Glenn Martin, baseball great Walter Johnson,
motion picture immortal John Wayne and many others, and
WHEREAS, in presenting this birthday present to Orange County, The
Register continues a long history of extraordinary service to its 26 city
community, and
WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council has determined that public recog-
nition should be made to The Register, to Editor Jim Dean, whose fertile
imagination was the inspiration for "Legacy" and to Publisher R David
Threshie, Jr , who commissioned it and made the dream a reality
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress does hereby commend and thank THE REGISTER for "Legacy", its
superb gift to the community, on the occasion of a great newspaper's
seventy-fifth anniversary
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 27th day of May 1980
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF CI OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
HOWARD ROWAN, Councilman
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 27th day of May 1980• by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT' 0
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado, Lacayo, Mullen Rowan and Evans
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS. None
CITY LERK 0 TH CITY F CYPRESS