[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14272-14273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING SAUK CITY

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 2004

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sauk City as it 
celebrates its sesquicentennial. Sauk City is Wisconsin's oldest 
incorporated village; it was founded in 1854, just 6 years after the 
great state of Wisconsin.
  This scenic part of my district is situated on the beautiful 
Wisconsin River and attracts thousands of visitors each year to boat, 
hike, camp, and bike. Sauk City's great outdoors provide not only a 
wonderful backdrop for leisure activities, but also have proved to 
sustain this community and its strong investment in agricultural trade.
  Sauk City can pride itself on being a community which has always 
placed an emphasis on the safety of its residents. It is home to 
Wisconsin's oldest-standing fire station and volunteer fire department; 
Sauk City is also a member of the oldest joint law enforcement agency 
in our state.
  I am honored to be participating in Sauk City's sesquicentennial 
festivities, which will

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kick off with a parade through town, complete with horse-drawn 
carriages, old tractors, classic cars, and floats depicting life in 
Sauk City from 1854 to today. Residents will be able to see scenes of 
old school rooms and a quilting bee and veterans will be driving 
authentic military vehicles. The parade will conclude at August Derleth 
Park, where community members can view circus wagons from the Circus 
World Museum, see horses pulling a Leinenkugel Beer Wagon, watch 
cloggers, singers, jugglers, and Mexican and Latin-American dancing 
demonstrations. There will even be a beard contest and a hot dog-eating 
contest for those who feel particularly competitive. A fireworks 
display will conclude the festivities.
  This celebration of 150 years for Sauk City demonstrates the strength 
of this closely-knit community and offers the promise of continued 
stability in the future.

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