[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 18 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E191]
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                   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GRANITE CITY, IL

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 9, 1996

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask my colleagues to joint me in 
honoring a prominent community in my district which is celebrating its 
100th anniversary. On March 9, 1996, Granite City, IL, will celebrate 
its centennial at a special banquet at St. Gregory's Armenian Center.
  The residents of Granite City make up a very proud community, one 
with a diverse ethnic makeup and hard-working reputation. The city is 
home to steel factories, medical centers, and meatpacking houses, as 
well as the Charles Melvin Price Army Support Center and a variety of 
excellent small businesses.
  It has been my pleasure to represent Granite City in the Congress 
since I was elected in 1988. The local officials and residents are 
committed to making their community a better place to live, with 
improved schools, enhanced infrastructure, and opportunities for area 
residents to make a living and care for their families.
  Together, we have worked to make the Price Center a strong military 
facility; secure funding to improve the McKinley Bridge; help area 
steel companies expand their factories; struggle through the great 
flood of 1993; and create more opportunities for local companies at the 
Tri-City Port District.
  As Granite City looks to the future, its next 100 years, we can be 
assured that as long as the community continues to work together to 
achieve progress, opportunity lies ahead.

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