[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1092]
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                PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE RUSTY CANNON MOTEL

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to pay 
tribute to the Rusty Cannon Motel for its contributions to the business 
community of Rifle, Colorado. The Rusty Cannon was recently awarded the 
``Business of the Year'' award by the Rifle Chamber of Commerce in 
recognition of the faith and quality service that the motel's owners 
have shown through the establishment's 20 years in operation.
  Opening its doors in Rifle on May 1, 1982, the Rusty Cannon Motel was 
built to accommodate the oil shale boom which had significantly 
increased the demand for lodging in the area. When a major oil producer 
pulled the plug on their oil shale operations in the region only one 
day later, the Rusty Cannon's owners--Bob Cross, Dennis Foster and Bob 
McMichael--were forced to rethink their plans for the newly-built 89-
room hotel.
  After 20 years of successful operation, the Rusty Cannon's 
celebration of this impressive anniversary serves as a testament to the 
ingenuity, faith and management prowess of the motel's ownership. The 
Rusty Cannon's success has truly been a community effort, with managers 
Bunny and Larry Rohrig crediting the high quality of the local 
housekeeping and front desk help for much of the success which the 
establishment has enjoyed over its two decades of operation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I take this opportunity to bring 
the Rusty Cannon Motel's twentieth anniversary to the attention of this 
body of Congress and congratulate managers Bunny and Larry Rohrig on 
being named the 2001 Business of the Year by the Rifle Chamber of 
Commerce. The devotion and hard work which has been invested by the 
Rusty Cannon's owners, managers and staff to make this motel a 
successful enterprise has been a shining example of the American 
ingenuity which makes our nation great.

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