[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARC AND JOAN ADLER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 27, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Marc and Joan Adler of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and thank 
them for their contributions to their community before this body of 
Congress and this nation. The couple is closing the Glenwood Springs 
pet store that they have owned for over thirty years, and, though their 
store will be dearly missed, I am happy to congratulate the Adlers on 
their retirement.
  Marc and Joan both worked at Valley View Hospital when they first 
moved to Glenwood Springs in 1971, and decided to open their own 
business in their living room. The result was the Glenwood Fishbowl, a 
pet store which built upon Marc's boyhood experience with aquariums. 
The business grew and moved to downtown Glenwood, where the pet store 
expanded to include toys. Eventually, the store moved to the Glenwood 
Springs Mall in 1982, under the name Marc's Toys and Pets. In addition 
to running their business, the Adlers have been active community 
leaders, with Marc serving on the City Council and for two years as 
Glenwood's mayor.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Marc and Joan Adler and 
wish them all the best in retirement. Their store was a shining example 
of local entrepreneurship and a cornerstone of the Glenwood Springs 
small business community for over thirty years. Their kind and 
dedicated service to their customers will be sorely missed in Glenwood 
Springs. I congratulate the Adlers on their well-deserved retirement.

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