[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E887]
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                           HONORING DON HILL

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 7, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Don Hill of La Junta, Colorado for his contributions to 
historical preservation and our National Park Service. Don is retiring, 
having served with the National Park Service in Colorado for thirty-
three years, and today I would like to thank him for his service before 
this body of Congress and this nation.
  After beginning a career with the National Park Service at Curecanti 
National Recreation Area and Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Colorado 
National Monuments, Don came to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site 
in 1986 as the site's superintendent. Don has worked hard to make 
Bent's Fort an integral part of the Southeastern Colorado Community. He 
served as president of the Southeast Colorado Tourism Council, and in 
1993 he coordinated the Santa Fe Trail Association's National 
Symposium, bringing over 500 tourists to the area. Additionally Don is 
an active member of the local Rotary Club and the La Junta Chamber of 
Commerce. Among other accomplishments, in 1993 Don worked with the 
Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes of Oklahoma to repatriate Native American 
remains discovered during archeological work at the fort.
  Mr. Speaker, Don Hill has served as a steward of this country's 
natural treasures for over thirty years and has played an integral role 
in the development of Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. Today I 
stand before this body of Congress and this nation to recognize one of 
the National Park Service's best. Don's dedication is a credit to 
himself and to Colorado, and I thank him for his service.

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