[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E344-E345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     A UNIQUE TRIBUTE TO THE IRISH

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                           HON. SHERROD BROWN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, St. Patrick's Day is fast 
approaching, that time of year when we all feel a little Irish. On this 
day, we honor Ireland's patron saint in a variety of ways, but Chippewa 
Lake Village, a small town in my northeast Ohio district, is home to 
perhaps the most unique celebration. At the urging of councilman 
Leonard English and other local residents, its town council has 
recently declared March 17 to be a legal holiday.
  As the only municipality in the state, and possibly the nation, to 
honor St. Patrick's Day in this manner, Chippewa Lake Village is the 
proud inheritor of a tradition established in 1980 by neighboring 
Briarwood Beach which merged with Chippewa-on-the-Lake on January 1 of 
this year to form the new community of Chippewa Lake.
  The history of Irish contributions to American and world achievements 
is a story well

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worth celebrating. I am sure my colleagues will join me today in 
recognizing this unique and fitting tribute to a distinguished people 
and their heritage.

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