[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING SCOTTSBLUFF/GERING, NEBRASKA

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
home community of Gering-Scottsbluff, Nebraska for being honored as one 
of the top western towns by True West Magazine.
  As executive director Bob Boze Bell said in the article, ``There's so 
much history, so many stories that are told in the places, the events, 
the attitude of the people who live there. Scottsbluff and Gering, 
together, is truly a top western town.''
  Now in our sixth generation as Scotts Bluff County natives, my family 
would have to agree. Sharing this honor with famous western towns such 
as Tombstone, Arizona; Deadwood, South Dakota; and Sheridan, Wyoming, 
Scottsbluff and Gering have their own important part of American 
history and the role it played in our westward migration.
  Home to one of the most famous Oregon Trail landmarks, the Scotts 
Bluff National Monument, this area was known as one of the most 
breathtaking sights on the journey west.
  Community support and involvement has led us to this recognition. 
There truly is no place like Nebraska, and I am proud to call the 
Gering and Scottsbluff area my home.
  I thank Brenda Leisy and Karla Neidan-Streeks for their work in 
promoting our community. I also thank the people of Gering-Scottsbluff, 
who, together, make our community a great place to live.

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