[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 92 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE RETIREMENT OF PRINCIPAL ARLEN KRINKE

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, this Sunday a beloved community leader 
in Elk River, Minnesota, will be retiring. Arlen Krinke has faithfully 
served as Principal of St. John Lutheran School for 34 years, pouring 
his heart into the school and earning the profound admiration of people 
throughout the community.
  Schools are the fertile ground where young minds are shaped, young 
hearts are filled with hope, and young dreams are given life. As 
generations of students can attest, Principal Krinke has made St. John 
Lutheran a place filled with hopes and dreams, and where mind, body and 
spirit are nurtured and fulfilled.
  There are few greater services one can render then to serve the 
young. And Principal Arlen Krinke truly has a servant's heart. He has 
given his all to this school--and made a real and lasting impact on 
those who walked through its doors.
  Most important, Arlen Krinke has helped foster a learning community 
that values not just facts and statistics and data--but faith and 
character and values. At a time when so many are trying to pull kids 
astray, Arlen Krinke helped to lead them down the right path.
  And so on this bittersweet occasion, it is my honor to join the 
families and students of the St. John Lutheran Community in recognizing 
Arlen Krinke for his 34 years of service and in wishing him well in his 
retirement.

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