[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2360]
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                JOPPA-MAGNOLIA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.

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                      HON. ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR.

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 1997

  Mr. EHRLICH. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to give due recognition to a 
venerable institution in my district which recently had occasion to 
celebrate its past and its future on the very same day.
  On October 25, 1997, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. celebrated 
the opening of a new main fire station at its Joppa, MD, location. I 
was fortunate to attend the dedication ceremony along with a number of 
community and civic leaders. I was especially impressed that the 
celebration occurred 43 years to the day the first fire station was 
formally unveiled.
  The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. was first organized in 1951. It 
answered its first call of record on January 11, 1953, and went on to 
respond to 32 fire and 32 ambulance calls that year. The company has 
undergone significant expansions over the years, but its essential 
mission--protecting the lives and property of the citizens of Harford 
County--has not changed.
  Mr. Speaker, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. is a welcome, 
permanent institution in Harford County. The fanfare surrounding the 
most recent groundbreaking indicates that, while the fire company has a 
rich history of accomplishment, its greatest contributions are yet to 
come. These fine volunteer firefighters will continue to serve the 
citizens of Harford County, just as their predecessors have done for 
four decades. Mr. Speaker, we can all profit by their example. I offer 
the men and women of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. may very 
best wishes and congratulations upon reaching this happy milestone.

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