[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4642-4643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ANGELA M. BARTHEN

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 1999

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to four local 
heroes from western Wisconsin. I want to honor Angela M. Barthen who 
took courageous action to aid another citizen.
  For the past three years the Eau Claire Fire Fighters Local Union 
487, in conjunction with the Eau Claire Fire Department, have 
recognized area residents who acted bravely in emergency situations. 
The recipients of the Citizen Community Involvement Awards are citizens 
who put the safety and well being of their neighbors ahead of other 
concerns in a time of need.
  Angela M. Barthen is one of those extraordinary citizens. It was 
about 6:50 a.m. on November 17, when Angela Barthen awoke to a man 
outside her window yelling for help. She looked outside and across the 
street she saw that the first floor of her neighbor Terry Olevson's 
house was on fire. Terry and his two sons, Ryan 11 and Tyler 9 were 
trapped on the second floor of the burning house. Angela quickly 
grabbed her cellular phone to call

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for help and then proceeded downstairs to her garage where she had an 
extension ladder. She grabbed the ladder and went across the street and 
extended it to reach the second floor. Terry Olevson helped his sons 
out of the window and on to the ladder to safety. Terry followed his 
sons down the ladder. Angela without hesitation was able to respond 
quickly to her neighbors' needs and as a result was able to assist in 
saving their lives.
  On behalf of all the citizens of western Wisconsin I ask that the 
United States House of Representatives recognize Angela M. Barthen for 
her courage and thank her for being a concerned and giving community 
citizen.

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