City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0386

• File #: 06-0386
• Version: 0
• Name: Fear the Lady Turtle - Congratulations to the Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship Victory
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/10/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/26/2006
• Enactment #: 06-01
• Title: Fear the Lady Turtle - Congratulations to the Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship Victory FOR the purpose of offering our warmest congratulations to the University of Maryland Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship victory, their victorious achievement in making the University of Maryland only one of four schools to win both a men's and women's NCAA National Championship; to Laura Harper for being chosen as the Final Four's most outstanding player; to Coach Brenda Frese for leading the Lady Terrapins to an exceptional 34-4 season ending with a win in the Title game; and to the entire Lady Terrapin basketball association who pulled together and worked until the coveted prize was theirs and who showed us that, through hard work and perseverance, we can all exceed expectations and achieve our most lofty of goals; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, President Dixon, President Young, James B. Kraft, Kenneth Harris, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer Mitchell, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Edward Reisinger, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Paula Johnson Branch
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/26/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Curran, President Dixon


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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Fear the Lady Turtle - Congratulations to the Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship Victory

FOR the purpose of offering our warmest congratulations to the University of Maryland Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship victory, their victorious achievement in making the University of Maryland only one of four schools to win both a men's and women's NCAA National Championship; to Laura Harper for being chosen as the Final Four's most outstanding player; to Coach Brenda Frese for leading the Lady Terrapins to an exceptional 34-4 season ending with a win in the Title game; and to the entire Lady Terrapin basketball association who pulled together and worked until the coveted prize was theirs and who showed us that, through hard work and perseverance, we can all exceed expectations and achieve our most lofty of goals; and providing for a special effective date.
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At the start of the 2005-2006 women's college basketball season, no one had the Maryland Lady Terrapins finishing in the top 10. They said they were too young, lacked experience, and would not be able to hold their own with the better teams in the nation. On April 4, 2006, the Lady Terrapins proved their critics wrong. They not only brought home the NCAA Women's National Championship, but they did so in overtime, after closing...