[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E541-E542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. LANCE O. DIEHL

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge Mr. 
Lance O. Diehl of Millville being named the Columbia-Montour Council of 
the Boy Scouts of America's 2011 Distinguished Citizen.
  Mr. Diehl is a longtime resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He 
graduated from Millville High School in 1984, and graduated Magna Cum 
Laude from Bloomsburg University in 1988. In 1990, he earned his 
Master's Degree in Business Administration from Lehigh University, and 
in 1993, he graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. In 
the past, Mr. Diehl has served on the

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boards of the Bloomsburg Chapter of the American Red Cross, the United 
Way of Columbia County, and the Columbia-Montour Business & Educational 
Partnership. Currently, Mr. Diehl serves on the boards of the Millville 
Mutual Insurance Company, the Millville Community Alliance, and the 
Pennsylvania Bankers Association. He is vice chairman of the Columbia 
Alliance for Economic Growth, and the president and CEO of First 
Columbia Bank & Trust Co. and CCFNB Bancorp.
  Mr. Diehl has always been dedicated to his community. In 1995, Mr. 
Diehl was the co-chair of the Little Fishing Creek Swimming Pool 
Renovations. In 1999, he was the co-chair of the Columbia County United 
Way Campaign. Mr. Diehl has always enjoyed coaching the youth of our 
community. He has held coaching positions with Millville Boys Varsity 
Basketball, Millville Boys & Girls Junior High Basketball, Millville 
Boys and Girls Elementary Basketball, Little League, and AYSO Soccer. 
Mr. Diehl is an active member of Millville United Methodist Church, 
serving on various committees and acting as a Sunday School teacher.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Diehl has been an active and dedicated member of our 
community. He has taken a role as a humanitarian and mentor. His 
service has helped many of his neighbors and guided many of our youth. 
Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating Mr. 
Lance O. Diehl on being named the Columbia-Montour Council of the Boy 
Scouts of America's 2011 Distinguished Citizen.

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