[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18030]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE 48TH ANNUAL BEAUFORT COUNTY WATER FESTIVAL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as one of the greatest 
honors of representing the Second District of South Carolina, I will 
soon be in Beaufort, the Palmetto State's second oldest city and the 
home of Second Congressional District Communications Director Wesley 
Denton attending the 48th annual Beaufort County Water Festival. I will 
join Geordie Madlinger, this year's Commodore, in this historic 
celebration of South Carolina's Lowcountry, which takes place in 
Beaufort's Waterfront Park.
  Southern hospitality, Lowcountry culture, and family traditions are 
all on full display at each year's festivities. The Water Festival 
brings together young and old from all over the Lowcountry to enjoy 
dances and concerts, fine arts and crafts, an antique show, boat races, 
sporting events of all kinds, historic home and museum tours, the 
Blessing of the Fleet, a grand parade and a Lowcountry Supper with 
fresh local seafood.
  Each summer I enjoy spending time at the lemonade social at the home 
of South Carolina State Representative Catherine Ceips and this year 
attending the Change of Command Ceremony hosted by Brantley and Helen 
Harvey. Also, I would like to commend Beaufort Mayor Bill Rauch, 
Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce's Executive Director Libby Barnes, 
and Beaufort County Council's Vice Chairman Skeet Von Harton for their 
hard work in making this year's festival a success.
  I ask all of my colleagues to join me in wishing the residents of 
Beaufort County a wonderful 48th Annual Water Festival.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops.

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