[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 107 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1590]
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                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO SCOTT TIPTON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Scott 
Tipton, a dedicated businessman and friend from Cortez, Colorado. Scott 
is a prominent member of the Cortez business community, selling pottery 
for over a quarter of a century from his establishment, Mesa Verde 
Pottery. He is a tremendous servant of the community, and I am honored 
to stand with my colleagues today before this body of Congress and this 
nation to recognize his accomplishments.
  Scott passed up an opportunity for a successful law career to open a 
seven hundred square foot pottery shop on East Main Street in 1979. 
Twenty-five years later that business is thriving in a building twenty 
times its original size. The pottery is sold in all fifty states and 
six foreign countries. The heaviest concentration of his business is 
concentrated in the Rocky Mountain region and the Southwest, but also 
stretches to specialty stores and gift shops throughout the nation.
  Mesa Verde Pottery employs eight salespeople and fourteen full-time 
American Indian artists and production workers. These artists paint 
designs on geometrically carved white and red-earth objects evolving 
Navajo monument and silhouetted mountains into intricate patterns. 
Scott takes pride in the unparalleled craftsmanship and employee spirit 
that results in better products. Scott has also taken many 
opportunities to give back to the community, donating twelve thousand 
dollars worth of goods, services, and financial contributions to local 
non-profits and charities in addition to pottery awards for the Indian 
Summer Run contestants.
  Mr. Speaker, Scott Tipton is an outstanding member of the Cortez 
community. He has followed his dream and inspired his fellow Coloradans 
to do the same. The pottery created at Mesa Verde Pottery celebrates an 
important part of America's history, and I am honored to stand here 
before this body and this nation and recognize his service to his 
community and the nation. Congratulations on your twenty-five years of 
successful business, Scott, and I wish you all the best in your future 
endeavors.

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