[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             STUDENT AWARDS

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2001

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to announce 
that the Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365 of the Polish National Alliance 
of the United States, will be hosting the 28th Annual Hank Stram-Tony 
Zale Sports Award Banquet on May 21, 2001, at the Radisson Hotel in 
Merrillville, Indiana. Twenty outstanding Northwest Indiana High School 
athletes will be honored at this notable event for their dedication and 
hard work. These outstanding students were chosen to receive the award 
by their respective schools on the basis of academic and athletic 
achievement. All proceeds from this event will go toward a scholarship 
fund to be awarded to local students.
  This year's Hank Stram-Tony Zale Award recipients include Stacey 
Bailey of Hammond Clark High School, Michael Baron of Andrean High 
School, Phillip Barszczowski of Bishop Noll High School, Jason Carson 
of Lake Station Edison High School, Katie Dyer of Merrillville High 
School, Laura Helhowski of Hebron High School, Corrie Kaczmarek of 
Highland High School, Mark Korba of Portage High School, Amanda Meyer 
of Lake Central High School, Derrick Milenkoff of Hammond Morton High 
School, Sunny Oelling of Valparaiso High School, T. J. Pruzin of Crown 
Point High School, Courtney Schuttrow of Lowell High School, Kathryn 
Sliwa of Munster High School, Michael Tomaszewski of Griffith High 
School, Keith Turpin of Calumet High School, Robby Vrabel of Whiting 
High School, Natalie Vukin of Hobart High School, Christine Wajvoda of 
Hanover Central High School, and Sarah Zondor of Crown Point High 
School.
  The featured speaker at this gala event will be Mr. Tom Dreesen. Tom 
Dreesen's name has appeared on major venue marquees in Las Vegas, Lake 
Tahoe, Reno and Atlantic City with artists like Frank Sinatra, Smokey 
Robinson, Natalie Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr. Dreesen, who opened for 
Frank Sinatra for well over a decade in club and concert appearances 
throughout the United States and Canada, has also appeared in many 
network television shows including the ``Tonight Show,'' as well as 
``Columbo,'' ``Gabriels Fire,'' ``Murder, She Wrote'' and ``Touched by 
an Angel.''
  Kelly Komara, one of Purdue Women's Basketball's strongest players, 
will also be in attendance at this memorable event. Kelly was raised in 
Schererville, Indiana and graduated from Lake Central High School, 
where she played basketball and was named Indiana's Miss Basketball. 
While attending college at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Kelly 
has been an integral part of Purdue's successful basketball team. With 
Kelly's quick shooting, ball-handling skills and accurate free throws, 
she helped lead the Boilermakers to the final round of the 2001 NCAA 
tournament. Additionally, Kelly was named the Mideast Regional's Most 
Outstanding Player.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my distinguished colleagues to join me in 
commending the Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365 of the Polish National 
Alliance of the United States, for hosting this celebration of success 
in sports and academics. The effort of all those involved in planning 
this worthwhile event is indicative of their devotion to the very 
gifted young people in Indiana's First Congressional District.

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