[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         A TRIBUTE TO STICKNEY TOWNSHIP ON ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 10, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Stickney 
Township, located in the Third Congressional District, on its 95th 
anniversary this year.
  The township was formed in 1901 when railroad pioneer Alpheus 
Stickney and a group of residents met at what is now the southwest 
corner of Midway Airport in Chicago and decided to break away from 
Lyons Township. Mr. Stickney envisioned the area as great freight 
transfer and rail clearing yard. The new township drained swamps, built 
roads, bridges, sewers, and provided schools to attract new residents 
and business and industry.
  During the 1930's, the township assumed care for the poor and 
homeless and inaugurated a health care program that has brought the 
township national recognition. Stickney Township was among the first 
municipalities to offer free cholesterol screening for residents and 
mammograms for women as well as mental health counseling, dental care 
for children and the elderly, immunizations, home care for the aged, 
and a host of other vital health care services.
  These programs and others earned Stickney Township the Governor's 
Hometown Award for Senior Achievement in 1990 and Illinois township of 
the Year honors in 1992.
  As Township Supervisor Louis Viverito said in observing the 95th 
anniversary, ``Stickney Township has a proud heritage, and I think the 
record will show that we are doing out part to continue and embellish 
that tradition. At a time when some people are questioning the worth of 
township government, we are proving that by changing with the times and 
meeting today's needs, we can provide grassroots services at a very low 
cost to the taxpayers.''
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Supervisor Viverito, his predecessors, 
and all those who have made Stickney Township a great place to live and 
work on its 95th anniversary.

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