[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   THE BUILDING OF SISSETON FIRE HALL

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity to 
recognize an extraordinary group of citizens who came together to 
address their community needs in building a new fire hall. The old 
facility, which has served so faithfully for so many decades, had 
reached the limits of its productivity in February 1997, when the 
record snowfall created great stress on the roof. The need for action 
was immediate, and the Sisseton Community responded quickly. Members of 
the Sisseton Fire Department and Roberts County Rescue mounted a 
financial campaign to raise the additional money needed above what 
national, state, tribal, and local governments were able to provide. 
Fire fighters and rescue volunteers donated extra time by holding 
fundraising activities in addition to their fire and rescue 
responsibilities. Local businesses and individuals responded 
generously. The new fire hall is now a reality. It has become a true 
emergency operating center that the entire Sisseton community can look 
toward with pride.
  I commend the entire community for this exemplary effort, and hold it 
up as a shining example of the sense of community which still exists in 
places like Sisseton, SD.

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