[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7785-7786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MARC AND JOAN ADLER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 27, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Marc and Joan Adler of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and thank 
them for their contributions to their community before this body of 
Congress and this nation. The couple is closing the Glenwood Springs 
pet store that they have owned for over thirty years, and, though their 
store will be dearly missed, I am happy to congratulate the Adlers on 
their retirement.
  Marc and Joan both worked at Valley View Hospital when they first 
moved to Glenwood Springs in 1971, and decided to open their own 
business in their living room. The result

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was the Glenwood Fishbowl, a pet store which built upon Marc's boyhood 
experience with aquariums. The business grew and moved to downtown 
Glenwood, where the pet store expanded to include toys. Eventually, the 
store moved to the Glenwood Springs Mall in 1982, under the name Marc's 
Toys and Pets. In addition to running their business, the Adlers have 
been active community leaders, with Marc serving on the City Council 
and for two years as Glenwood's mayor.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Marc and Joan Adler and 
wish them all the best in retirement. Their store was a shining example 
of local entrepreneurship and a cornerstone of the Glenwood Springs 
small business community for over thirty years. Their kind and 
dedicated service to their customers will be sorely missed in Glenwood 
Springs. I congratulate the Adlers on their well-deserved retirement.

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