[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DELMONT, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, today I pay 
tribute to the 125th anniversary of the founding of the community of 
Delmont, SD. I am proud to honor the people of Delmont and extend my 
congratulations to them on this memorable occasion.
  Delmont was a railroad town along the Milwaukee Road even before 
South Dakota achieved statehood. An investor named Thomas Ball built 
the town at the top of a hill overlooking the East Choteau Creek 
Valley. Its railroad depot served the people of Douglas County.
  Many of the people who originally settled Delmont were Germans from 
Russia. Today they still celebrate their heritage with the annual Old-
time Harvest Festival. The residents use the celebration to honor their 
heritage with kuchen, a sweet German pastry with a custard topping, 
South Dakota's official dessert. This year's festival will be special 
in honor of the 125th anniversary. The 2-day festivities will include 
tractor pulls, demonstrations of frontier-era harvesting equipment, 
fireworks, and plenty of kuchen.
  A hundred twenty-five years after its founding, Delmont continues to 
celebrate its rich heritage through the Old-time Harvest Festival. 
Though the railroad is gone, the community remains an important 
historical and cultural asset to South Dakota. I am proud to honor the 
achievements of Delmont on this memorable occasion.

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