[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1284]
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                           HONORING SAUK CITY

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 2004

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sauk City as it 
celebrates its sesquicentennial. Sauk City is Wisconsin's oldest 
incorporated village; it was founded in 1854, just 6 years after the 
great state of Wisconsin.
  This scenic part of my district is situated on the beautiful 
Wisconsin River and attracts thousands of visitors each year to boat, 
hike, camp, and bike. Sauk City's great outdoors provide not only a 
wonderful backdrop for leisure activities, but also have proved to 
sustain this community and its strong investment in agricultural trade.
  Sauk City can pride itself on being a community which has always 
placed an emphasis on the safety of its residents. It is home to 
Wisconsin's oldest-standing fire station and volunteer fire department; 
Sauk City is also a member of the oldest joint law enforcement agency 
in our state.
  I am honored to be participating in Sauk City's sesquicentennial 
festivities, which will kick off with a parade through town, complete 
with horse-drawn carriages, old tractors, classic cars, and floats 
depicting life in Sauk City from 1854 to today. Residents will be able 
to see scenes of old school rooms and a quilting bee and veterans will 
be driving authentic military vehicles. The parade will conclude at 
August Derleth Park, where community members can view circus wagons 
from the Circus World Museum, see horses pulling a Leinenkugel Beer 
Wagon, watch cloggers, singers, jugglers, and Mexican and Latin-
American dancing demonstrations. There will even be a beard contest and 
a hot dog-eating contest for those who feel particularly competitive. A 
fireworks display will conclude the festivities.
  This celebration of 150 years for Sauk City demonstrates the strength 
of this closely-knit community and offers the promise of continued 
stability in the future.

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