[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 95 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1320-E1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING BRYCE WEAVER

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 1998

  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
6-year old Bryce Weaver of Fort Collins, Colorado who recently won 
second place in the fourth-annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and 
Illustrators Contest. ``The Colors of the Rainbow'' by Weaver was 
chosen from more than 340 entries. The Contest was sponsored by the 
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network Inc., which airs the Reading 
Rainbow children's series on KRMA-TV.
  Weaver, a kindergartner at Krause Elementary School in Fort Collins, 
enjoys story telling and is excited to learn to read books on his own. 
Weaver's mom, Laura helped by writing down the story her son told her. 
Weaver used crayons for the illustrations. I commend to the Members of 
the 105th Congress, Bryce's creative story.

                     ``The Colors of the Rainbow''

                           (By Bryce Weaver)

     ``Once there was a rainbow who was sad because he didn't have 
           any colors. So he went on a journey to find some colors 
           and make himself beautiful.

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     ``He spotted some orange trees, and he ate the oranges. YUM! 
           Now he had the color orange.
     ``The rainbow went off on his journey again. He saw some red 
           apple trees, and ate them. He got the color red.
     ``Next, the rainbow found some nice green grass, and he ate 
           it. A green strip showed up next to the others
     ``At night, the rainbow looked up and saw the yellow moon. He 
           thought, ``There is a color I don't have'' and he took 
           a bite.
     ``He was off on his journey again and saw some sparkles. It 
           was fresh clean water. He took a sip and got the color 
           blue.
     ``The rainbow turned around and saw a picnic blanket with 
           some purple grapes on it. He ate them and got a purple 
           stripe.
     ``Some children came back to the park and saw the rainbow. 
           They were so surprise, they shouted `WOW, what a 
           beautiful rainbow! The rainbow was happy.
     ``The end.''

  As a Member of Congress representing the Fourth District of Colorado, 
I am pound to present Bryce Weaver and his family, I believe that Bryce 
is an inspiration to others through his creativity and I congratulate 
him on this great success.

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