[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E762-E763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            A CELEBRATION OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE 55TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR.

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2000

  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, today, I recognize a special birthday 
celebration within Florida's 22nd congressional district. On Sunday, 
May 21st, 2000, residents and friends of North Bay Village will 
celebrate its 55th birthday.
  For my colleagues unfamiliar with North Bay Village, it is a 
wonderful little community in Miami-Dade County consisting of three 
islands, North Bay Island, Harbor Island and Treasure Island. 
Incorporated in 1945, North Bay Village is the home to 5,650 
Floridians.
  Mr. Speaker, North Bay Village was home to the Shaw family for many 
years. In 1943, two years prior to incorporation, I along with my 
parents, Dr. E. Clay Shaw, Sr. and Rita Walker Shaw called this 
community home. We settled in North Bay Village before two of the 
islands had yet been created, and we lived in one of the 10 original 
homes built on the island. At that time, the bridges connecting the 
island to the mainland were made of wood

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and we had many vacant lots on which to play ball.
  After incorporation in 1945, North Bay Village began rapid growth; 
yet one could still stand on high ground and count the houses.
  Today, under the leadership of Mayor Ignacio Diaz, City Manager 
Rafael Casals, and the North Bay Village Council, I am proud to call 
North Bay Village the home of Clay and Rita Shaw.
  Mr. Speaker, my congratulations to the 5,650 residents and Mayor Diaz 
on this wonderful day.

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