[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    IN HONOR OF WALTON HILLS VILLAGE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                        HON. STEVE C. LaTOURETTE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleague Mr. 
LaTourette, in recognition of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 
Village of Walton Hills, Ohio.
  In March 1951, people of the prospective village voted in a special 
election to determine whether the area would detach from Bedford 
Township and become the Village of Walton Hills. The voting took place 
in the Quonset hut owned by L.S. Conelly, S.E. corner Alexander and 
Walton Rd. The glorifying outcome was the approval of the establishment 
of the new village.
  Later on in May 1951, the voters went again to the polls and elected 
officers for the Village, who were then sworn in at Black Beauty Riding 
Academy Hall on Dunham Road in June 1951. The top officials were Mayor 
Virgil D. Allen Jr, Clerk Betty Walton, Treasurer Charles Clark, and 
six councilmen.
  The Walton Village is proud of its many civic clubs. The Women's Club 
in August 1951 held their organizational meeting at Lillian Kral's 
Golden Glens pavilion. The Men's Club was founded in September 1951 
with the acceptance of the Articles of Organization. Some men organized 
Little League in 1955 while others organized Walton Hills Lake 
recreational activities starting in 1949. The Walton Hills Citizens 
League was founded in October 1963 to promote citizen involvement in 
local government.
  Please join me in recognizing a strong community, The Village of 
Walton Hills on this distinguished 50th anniversary.

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