[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14600-14601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               HONORING JOHN TEETER OF PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 24, 2001

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, July 26, citizens in my hometown 
of Prescott, Arkansas, will be honoring one of our most beloved 
citizens, Mr. John Teeter. Mr. Teeter has devoted almost all of his 
adult life to serving his community and the people of Nevada County.

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  For decades, he served as a weather reporter in Prescott for the 
National Weather Service. His work helped to warn the weather service 
and the community of incoming severe weather, which no doubt helped to 
save the lives of friends and neighbors. Whether rain, sleet, snow or 
shine--through the heat of summer and the cold of winter, through 
droughts and floods--Mr. Teeter was there to record and report the 
conditions. As a weather reporter, he also worked with the Nevada 
County Rescue Unit to help them anticipate and respond to any severe 
weather disaster.
  In addition to his service to the National Weather Service and the 
rescue unit, Mr. Teeter has been a member of the Kiwanis Club for over 
40 years, helping to improve the lives of children in our community and 
throughout the world, and he is still active with the organization. He 
also continues to man the Nevada County Depot Museum in Prescott, which 
he has done for several years, showing students, visitors, and their 
families around the local museum at any time.
  John Teeter is an outstanding example of the value of giving back to 
the community and an inspiration to so many of us. As a young boy 
growing up in Nevada County, he was a role model for me. Although I 
will be unable to attend the celebration on Thursday due to my 
responsibilities here in our nation's capitol, I join his family and 
friends in honoring him for his lifetime of achievements, and I am 
grateful for his many contributions to people of Prescott, Nevada 
County, and the State of Arkansas. I extend my warmest wishes to him 
for continued health and happiness in the years to come.

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