[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMENDING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF MT. ANGEL TELEPHONE

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                           HON. KURT SCHRADER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2010

  Mr. SCHRADER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mt. Angel 
Telephone in Mt. Angel, Oregon, on the occasion of their 100th 
anniversary of being in business.
  The City of Mt. Angel was founded in 1893 by German pioneers, due to 
its striking resemblance to rural Bavaria. In 1910, a local telephone 
company was organized and 45 customers were signed up in no time at 
all.
  On the occasion of Mt. Angel Telephone's 100th anniversary 
celebration on August 20, 2010, the company sponsored its annual 
Customer Appreciation Day with community booths that attracted 
thousands of visitors to the community.
  This event included a street fair, free community lunch, the Mt. 
Angel Police Department Bike Rodeo, free sight and hearing tests by Mt. 
Angel Lions Club, the ``Phone Walk'', an antique vehicles display, and 
activities for children.
  Officers of the Mt. Angel Police Department offered free bike helmets 
to all children that participated in the rodeo. The Mt. Angel Lions 
Club and the Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit provided free 
health screenings to the public for visual acuity, hearing, blood 
pressure, diabetes, and glaucoma.
  Finally, the Mt. Angel Apple Tree School Supply program took in 
donations for local students in need of school supplies. The drive 
helps parents with children in the local school district who find it 
difficult or impossible to afford school supplies.
  Mt. Angel Telephone is more than just a company. It's a central part 
of the community and economy of the rural City of Mt. Angel, and it's 
always providing more than just telephone and internet services. It's 
providing a model of how a local business survives to become a 
centurion and how to give back.
  Madam Speaker, while 100 years have now passed since Mt. Angel 
Telephone was founded, I am honored to represent this company and the 
City of Mt. Angel. I congratulate Mt. Angel on their centennial 
celebration and hope the company enjoys another 100 years of growth and 
prosperity.

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