[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 58 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF PERRIS ON THEIR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 2011

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the City of Perris, 
California and congratulate them on the occasion of their Centennial 
Celebration for 100 years of cityhood.
  This unique farming town has grown remarkably over the past century. 
Founded in 1911 in Riverside County, the City of Perris has flourished 
as a vibrant and growing community that is rich with culture and 
history. With fewer than 500 people in the early 1900s, today it is 
home to more than 50,000 Californians and growing.
  Perris was built at the connector of The California Southern Railroad 
which ran from Barstow to San Diego. Perris has taken great pride in 
maintaining its heritage by renovating and reopening the Santa Fe 
railway station in 2009 as home to the Orange Empire Railway Museum 
building. Its city has also become an internationally recognized 
epicenter for world class skydivers to test the limits of their sport. 
Lake Perris is a natural wonderland where people celebrate a national 
icon through the Bald Eagle Count Project.
  I commend the City's history of leaders and am honored to represent 
this community. As they gather to honor the past, celebrate the present 
and embrace the future, I applaud the City of Perris and its renowned 
heritage.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that the House recognize the City of Perris on the 
occasion of its Centennial Celebration.

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