(1) A second reason that we should switch our school mascot from the Hilldale Chickens to the Hilldale Bobcats is that bobcats have an
important historical connection to our region and our town. (2) Even
though they've been forced to move on because of overdevelopment,
these hills we call home were once teeming with the rugged animals,
and they greeted the region's first Norwegian settlers who would later
establish Hilldale. (3) Our first mayor, Olaf Crumble, kept a bobcat as a
pet until his second wife objected. (4) Some people say we need to
embrace the present, not the past, and they believe the chicken mascot
should remain to represent our thriving egg-packing industry. (5)
Industries come and go, but our history is forever and stands as the
bedrock of our common identity. (6) In closing, the bobcat connects us
to that persevering, pioneer spirit that we've lost, and replacing the
chicken with a bobcat will be a positive step toward reclaiming it.
Which of the following transitions should be added to the beginning of
sentence 5 to best enhance the organization of the paragraph?