[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3046-S3047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TUTTLE, NORTH DAKOTA

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, today I am pleased to recognize a 
community in North Dakota that is celebrating its 100th anniversary. 
From June 17-19, the residents of Tuttle, ND, will gather to celebrate 
their community's founding.
  In 1911, the town of Tuttle was founded by an official with the 
Dakota Land & Town Site Company, Colonel William P. Tuttle. Proud to 
have a town named in his honor, Colonel Tuttle donated money for the 
Tuttle Baseball Club's first baseball uniforms.
  Located near the geographic center of North Dakota, Tuttle and its 
surrounding area were settled by homestead families of Scandinavian and 
German Russian heritage. Many of the descendants of these settlers 
still live and farm in the area today. In addition to farming, there 
are many community businesses and services in Tuttle such as the Senior 
Center, Post Office, BJ Auction Service, Buchholz Trucking, Days Gone 
By Cafe, Tuttle Community Store, Tuttle Farmers Elevator, and Tuttle 
Tavern.
  Today, the people of Tuttle enjoy fishing, boating, and hunting near 
places like Lake Josephine and Cherry Lake. Also popular are 
traditional culinary specialties like knoephla soup, fleisch kuechle, 
and kuchen. Tuttle is a hard working community, whose vitality can be 
attributed to its strong family values and community spirit.
  In honor of the city's 100th anniversary, community leaders have 
organized, among other things, a meet and greet fish fry, a centennial 
5K/10K Run/Walk, turtle races, a threshing bee and antique tractor 
show, a parade, and a baseball game in Tuttle Ball Park.
  I ask that my colleagues in the U.S. Senate join me in congratulating 
Tuttle, ND, and its residents on their first 100 years and in wishing 
them well in the future. By honoring Tuttle and all other historic 
small towns of North Dakota, we keep the great pioneering

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frontier spirit alive for future generations. It is places such as 
Tuttle that have helped shape this country into what it is today, which 
is why this fine community is deserving of our recognition.
  Tuttle has a proud past and a bright future.

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