[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 39 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF CALICO ROCK, AR'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 6, 2005

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today on behalf of 
Congress to honor the town of Calico Rock, AR on its 100th Anniversary.
  Located in a strikingly beautiful section deep in the Ozarks and 
directly on the banks of the famous White River, Calico Rock affects 
all who visit it.
  Calico Rock has grown from its roots as an important river port on 
the Upper White River as early as the first half of the 1800s. Legend 
says the town was named when an early explorer of the White River 
Valley saw the limestone bluff and called it ``The Calico Rocks'' 
because it resembled the calico fabric used to make women's dresses.
  Today, Calico Rock is a picture of rural American community with good 
schools, a hospital, an historic downtown area and world-renown 
fishing. More importantly, Calico Rock is a place where ``community'' 
is not merely a term tossed around on the political stump, but a 
living, breathing entity acting as an umbrella of protection in the 
turbulent storm of these times.
  Calico Rock lives up to a moral standard based on helping those in 
need and celebrating life's victories as a neighborhood, a congregation 
and a society.
  On behalf of the Congress, I congratulate Calico Rock on their 100th 
Anniversary. The community that has been built during that time is a 
model society should take note of. Calico Rock has shown Arkansas and 
the entire country that a growing Rural America does not mean 
abandoning the ideals and values that make a group of people a 
community.

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