[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1724]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF HELEN MACKES FOR THIRTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 19, 2017

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Helen Mackes, who 
will celebrate her retirement in January from her position as tax 
collector for Kunkletown, Pennsylvania. Helen has been a life-long 
resident of Kunkletown, Eldred Township, Pennsylvania.
  Helen Mackes was a realtor, an elected tax collector, and the go-to 
person for information and assistance in her community for close to 
thirty years, and she was the recording secretary for a local political 
association for three decades as well. In addition to her service in 
government, Helen has always been very involved in her community in 
civic organizations, helping to preserve local history and important 
historic sites. As head of the Eldred Township Historical Society, she 
led the effort to secure a grant from the Commonwealth Finance 
Authority to renovate and restore the Kunkletown post office on 
Kunkletown Road.
  In is an honor to recognize Helen Mackes for all the years of service 
she has given to the people of Kunkletown. I am grateful for both what 
she has done and what she has meant to this unique community. I wish 
her all of the best as she looks forward to an enjoyable and fulfilling 
retirement.

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