[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1115-E1116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHELTER ISLAND HEIGHTS POST OFFICE

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 1995
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the exceptional 
service provided by the Shelter Island Heights Post Office. For the 
past 115 years, the Shelter Island Heights Post Office has served the 
community with extreme dedication. I would also like to commend the 
Shelter Island ferry service which has provided the vital link between 
the mainland and Shelter Island. This ferry service has been at the 
heart of the Postal Service for the Shelter Island Heights community. 
With the help of this ferry service, the Shelter Island Post Office has 
been able to deliver over 1.5 [[Page E1116]] million pieces of mail in 
1989 alone. Excellence at the Shelter Island Heights Post Office has 
become the norm, not the exception.
  If one looks at the leadership of the Shelter Island Heights Post 
Office it comes as no surprise that they have been able to maintain 
such high standards of service. The Shelter Island Heights Post Office 
is led by its Postmaster Heather L. Reylek, who has helped keep her 
post office unsurpassed by any other in the Nation. She exemplifies all 
of the qualities that one would hope and expect for in a community's 
postmaster which include her excellent understanding of community 
issues and how they affect her employees. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you 
join me in congratulating Postmaster Reylek on the excellent job she 
has done as postmaster of the Shelter Island Heights Post Office. With 
her as postmaster, the Shelter Island Heights community can no doubt 
expect its high standards of service to be continued.
  On Saturday, June 3, 1995, the accomplishments of the Shelter Island 
Heights Post Office will be celebrated at the special pictorial 
cancellation ceremony. At this ceremony, a commemorative stamp of the 
ferry boat used in the Shelter Island Heights community since 1904 will 
be revealed to help illustrate the history of this community. I can 
think of no better way to celebrate these accomplishments than with the 
issuance of this ferry boat stamp. I ask the entire House of 
Representatives to join with me in congratulating the Shelter Island 
Heights Post Office for a job well done.


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