[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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  RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUE WATER MENTAL HEALTH 
                                 CLINIC

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2000

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 50th 
anniversary of the Blue Water Mental Health Clinic. For the last half a 
century, the residents of St. Clair County have been well served by the 
area's most professional social workers and psychologists. The Blue 
Water Mental Health Clinic has provided outpatient care to assist tens 
of thousands of adults, children and families in dealing with the 
emotional issues and difficulties of substance abuse.
  Reputation is key to the success of any medical facility. Whether it 
is a hospital, a surgical center, or a clinic, one always seeks the 
best possible care based on what they have read and heard. The Blue 
Water Mental Health Clinic has been a respected top notch facility for 
as long as it has been in operation. They have a tradition of 
assembling a strong and diverse Board of Directors representing the 
best of the Blue Water area.
  I would like to salute all those who have been associated with 
building and maintaining the quality service and reputation of the Blue 
Water Mental Health Clinic as it begins its fifty-first year of 
offering the best available care to our citizens and neighborhoods. 
From their preventative educational programs to their operation of Big 
Brothers Big Sisters of St. Clair County, the Clinic has always reached 
out to the community and help make it a better place to live, work and 
raise a family. I am proud to have such a cooperative, community-
oriented institution serving us, and wish them many more years of 
inspired leadership and quality care.

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