[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONTRIBUTIONS OF JACK AND ELEANOR BUELL

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                       HON. C. L. ``BUTCH'' OTTER

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 25, 2003

  Mr. OTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the contributions of 
Jack and Eleanor Buell of St. Maries, Idaho, to the 2003 Capitol 
Holiday Tree. For the first time in history, Idaho has the distinct 
honor of supplying the nation's Christmas tree. The magnificent 
Engelmann spruce was harvested from the Boise National Forest, visited 
53 Idaho communities, and now is on its way to the Capitol. This 
historic journey was made possible by the tremendous generosity of Jack 
and Eleanor Buell. Owners of Buell Trucking, they donated the truck, 
custom-made trailer and driver for the Capitol Holiday Tree and the 70 
companion trees that will be displayed throughout Washington, DC. This 
has been a wonderful gesture of volunteerism by Jack and Eleanor, and 
it is indicative of the way they live. Jack is a long-time Commissioner 
in Benewah County, where he and Eleanor have given to their community 
and the State of Idaho time and again. The citizens of St. Maries, 
Benewah County, and the State of Idaho have for years owed a debt of 
gratitude to Jack and Eleanor Buell. Mr. Speaker, for their efforts to 
make the Capitol Holiday Tree possible, the nation owes them our thanks 
as well.

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