[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DOUGLAS CATER

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 8, 2023

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
dedication of Douglas Cater, Director of the Schoharie County Sunshine 
Fair and President of the Cobleskill Agricultural Society. For nearly 
50 years, Mr. Cater has been a leader in his community and a staple of 
Schoharie County for his efforts overseeing every aspect of the Fair 
and his deep roots in Schoharie County.
  Mr. Cater has been involved with the Schoharie County Sunshine Fair 
since his youth as an exhibitor and an auctioneer and has been on the 
Fair Board since 1975. As a 1966 graduate of the Reisch American School 
of Auctioneers, Mr. Cater has the voice and tempo needed for what he is 
best known for; he has announced the New York Sire Stakes Harness Races 
in Schoharie since 1973.
  Mr. Cater has also been a long-term member of the Cobleskill 
Agricultural Society and is a very active fundraiser in the community. 
He works with many local organizations, such as the Albany County 
Community Caregivers, Schoharie Valley Animal Shelter, and the 
Schoharie County ARC.
  For his years of dedication, Mr. Cater has been awarded the United 
States Trotting Association Blue Ribbon Fair Award, the New York State 
Association of Agriculture Fairs Hall of Fame Award in 2013, was named 
the President of the New York State Association of Agriculture Fairs in 
1992, and the Sunshine Fair was named the Business of the Year by the 
Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce in 2010.
  I extend my deepest gratitude and congratulations to Mr. Cater on a 
lifetime of achievement and success, and it is my honor on behalf of 
New York's 21st Congressional District to recognize the commendable 
life and inspiring legacy of Douglas Cater.

                          ____________________