[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 109 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S6196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       GANN VALLEY, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to the 125th 
anniversary of the population center of our State, Gann Valley. This 
community, just 15 minutes away from the Missouri River, is the county 
seat of Buffalo County.
  Gann Valley was named after Herst Gann, one of the area's pioneers as 
well as the publisher of one of two local newspapers. Gann also donated 
the courthouse when the town was founded on January 14, 1885. Since the 
railroad never came through, a freight line made three trips a week to 
neighboring Kimball to bring in goods for the town and ship out the 
products from the town's creamery.
  Gann Valley will spend Saturday, July 31, celebrating this historic 
milestone. A wagon train will arrive in the morning to kick off the 
festivities, followed by a parade, games, a dance, and more. Small 
towns like Gann Valley are the backbone of South Dakota, and I am proud 
to recognize the people who live in and around this great 
community.

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