[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E937]
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                      HONORING MRS. JOYCE HERNCANE

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 2009

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Joyce 
Herncane of Schellsburg for her efforts in preserving the history and 
heritage of Bedford County and its people.
  Mrs. Herncane led efforts, on behalf of the Schellsburg Bicentennial 
Committee, to celebrate the town's 2008 bicentennial. This included the 
opening of a museum that documented much of Schellsburg's past, and was 
made free to the public throughout the summer. This exhibit, brimming 
with memorabilia of the town's beginnings as well as items from 
throughout Schellsburg's history, contained displays ranging from 
school and sports history, to a saddlebag belonging to Peter Schell 
that was carried in the 1908 Centennial Parade. Exhibits paid tribute 
to author Dean Koontz and songwriter Maribeth Derry as well. The town's 
bicentennial activities culminated with a Christmas Home Tour of new 
and historic Schellsburg homes. All these events served to fund the 
continued restoration and preservation of the Old Log Church and 
Cemetery in Schellsburg.
  I congratulate Mrs. Herncane for all her hard work. Her efforts, to 
preserve and make known the history of her community, will afford 
future generations the opportunity to benefit from Schellsburg's rich 
past.

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