[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E553]
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                        HONORING MR. TOM REILAND

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Mr. Tom Reiland of Shaler, Pennsylvania, who recently had 
an asteroid named in his honor: Minor Planet 10320 Reiland. It brings 
me great pleasure to represent the Fourth Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania, the congressional district in which Mr. Reiland resides.
  Director of the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Frazer Township, 
Pennsylvania, and member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of 
Pittsburgh, Mr. Reiland has devoted himself to improving the astronomy 
facilities in western Pennsylvania. Mr. Reiland, along with fellow 
members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, opened 
the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in 1982. Since then he has gone on 
to sponsor numerous events that help to inform the public about the 
joys of astronomy. In fact, he is now the chairman of the association 
committee that coordinates star parties at Wagman Observatory. The star 
parties give the public insight into astronomy and a chance to see 
celestial objects through the observatory's two large telescopes. It 
was on February 28, 2004, at the annual Wagman Winterfest star party 
that Mr. Reiland was informed the asteroid would be named after him.
  I ask that all my colleagues in the House of Representatives join me 
in honoring such a dedicated and inspirational citizen of the Fourth 
Congressional District of Pennsylvania. It is truly my pleasure to 
honor someone who has given so much back to southwestern Pennsylvania.

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