[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E780-E781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE SILVER BELL CLUB, LODGE 2365 OF THE POLISH NATIONAL 
                     ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2000

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that the Silver 
Bell Club, Lodge 2365 of the Polish National Alliance of the United 
States, will be hosting the 27th Annual Hank Stram-Tony Zale Sports 
Award Banquet on May 22, 2000. Nineteen Northwest Indiana High School 
athletes will be honored at this event for their outstanding dedication 
and hard work. These exceptional students were chosen to receive the 
award by their respective schools on the basis of academic and athletic 
achievement. All proceeds from this event will go toward a scholarship 
fund to be awarded to local students.
  This year's Hank Stram-Tony Zale Award recipients include: 
Christopher Bruszewski of Wheeler High School; Sara Butterworth of 
Andrean High School; Doug Dybzinski of Boone Grove High School; Julie 
Hoover of Merrillville High School; Tim Kacmar of Crown Point High 
School; Jeannie Knish of Munster High School; Michelle Kobli of Whiting 
High School; Adam Kowalczyk of Hanover Central High School; Vanessa 
Krysa of Valparaiso High School; Tom Kubon of Bishop Noll High School; 
Kari Lukasik of Lake Central High School; Daniel Matusik of Highland 
High School; Greg Mytyk of Hobart High School; Gary Ray of Lake Station 
High School; Jonathan Siminski of Hebron High School; David Taborski of 
Calumet High School; Mark Wachowski of Lowell High School; Kevin Wlazlo 
of Griffith High School; and Natalie Yudt of Portage High School.
  The featured speaker at this gala event will be Mr. Len Dawson. Mr. 
Dawson was a quarterback for Purdue University as well as the Kansas 
City Chiefs. With Dawson's leadership, the Chiefs won the AFL 
Championship in 1962, 1966, and 1969. Dawson quarterbacked for the 
Chiefs in both of their Super Bowl games, and was selected as Most 
Valuable Player in Super Bowl IV when the Chiefs upset Minnesota 23-7.
  Hank Stram, one of the most successful coaches in professional 
football history, will also be in attendance at this memorable event. 
Hank was raised in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Lew Wallace High 
School, where he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. 
While attending college at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Hank 
won four letters in baseball and three letters in football. During his 
senior year he received the Big Ten Medal, which is awarded to the 
conference athlete who best combines athletic and academic success. 
After college, Hank began coaching in the NFL, where he became best 
noted for coaching the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory in 
1970.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my distinguished colleagues to join me in 
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the Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365 of the Polish National Alliance of the 
United States, for hosting this celebration of success in sports and 
academics. The effort of all those involved in planning this worthwhile 
event is indicative of their devotion to the very gifted young people 
in Indiana's First Congressional District.

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