[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 75 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1120]
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                 HONORING APPLEWAY MUSIC CENTER COMPANY

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 11, 1998

  Mr. SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Appleway 
Music Center Company, owned and operated by Garland Appleway II, for 
business excellence and commitment to public service. On the night of 
July 28, 1997, flood waters ravaged many of the small businesses 
located along College Avenue in Fort Collins, Colorado. Appleway Music 
Center was especially hard hit by the disaster. The business received 
eight feet of water and mud in its basement and had an additional three 
feet of water on its main floor. The flooding caused over $120,000 in 
damage to the building and its contents. With over 70 percent of Mr. 
Appleway's business inventory lost, his building condemned, and himself 
near certain personal financial ruin, he never once considered going 
out of business.
  Instead, he initiated a 30-day plan to get his business up and 
running. Only 28 days after the floods, Appleway Music Center Company 
was back in business and not one employee had lost a paycheck during 
the time following the disaster.
  Today, Appleway stocks an outstanding selection of musical 
instruments and audio sound equipment. The business also serves as an 
information hub to the Fort Collins music scene and is a supporter of 
local artists and community functions.
  It is for these reasons I happily rise today to honor Mr. Appleway. I 
hold him up to the House, and to all Americans, as a shining example of 
the best of America's businesses. He exemplifies the industrious 
spirit, can-do attitude, and community involvement that made America 
great.

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