[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 159 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2229-E2230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING BROTHER ANSELM ALLEN FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVICE

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 5, 2003

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brother Anselm 
Allen, of Subiaco, AR, for his exceptional volunteer service and 
lifetime of dedication as a weather observer. The National Weather 
Service is presenting Brother Allen with the esteemed John Campanius 
Holm Award.
  Since 1965, Brother Anselm has been collecting weather observations 
at the New Subiaco Abbey as the official Cooperative Weather Observer 
at Subiaco, AR. Established in 1897, the New Subiaco Abbey has provided 
weather data for well over 100 years, and received an award in 1997 for 
100 years of service. Boasting the longest tenure of any observer at 
the New Subiaco Abbey, Brother Anselm was awarded the 40 Year Length of 
Service Award in August of 2001 by the National Weather Service.
  No stranger to awards, Brother Anselm is being presented with the 
John Campanius Holm Award. This award aims to single out terrific 
volunteer service as a weather observer and honor extraordinary 
dedication to the National Weather Service. In total, there

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are 11,000 weather observers in the United States, and only 25 people 
per year receive this high honor.
  Brother Anselm's daily weather reports are known for their precision 
and timeliness and are very much appreciated. Data collected by Brother 
Anselm is sent on a monthly basis to the National Climatic Data Center 
in Ashville, NC. The information is then published in NOAA's 
Climatological Data, where it becomes a permanent record of the world's 
weather.
  Additionally, Brother Anselm uses his amateur radio skills to deliver 
information to the National Weather Service when severe weather 
threatens the area.
  I am so pleased to have the opportunity to properly recognize Brother 
Anselm Allen before the United States Congress for his outstanding 
example of dedication and volunteer efforts to the National Weather 
Service. Please join me in congratulating Brother Anselm on his receipt 
of the John Campanius Holm Award.

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