[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING STEVE AND NANCY BUTCHER

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. 
Steve and Nancy Butcher who have been honored by the National 
Restaurant Association as 2004 Restaurant Neighbor Award Finalists. Mr. 
and Mrs. Butcher own the Nutcracker Family Restaurant in Pataskala, 
Ohio.
  Mr. and Mrs. Butcher led the community of Pataskala in commemorating 
Flag Day in 2004 and honoring U.S. troops abroad. They organized local 
businesses and citizens to sponsor flags and display them all over the 
town of Pataskala and its main streets. They hosted a community dinner, 
two sold-out golf scrambles and a lunch for more than 120 participants 
to raise money for their organization, Flags Over Pataskala. The money 
they raised went to the Licking County Family YMCA and the Pataskala 
Parks and Recreation Department. Their efforts reinvigorated the 
patriotic holiday by selling 168 new flags and displaying 500 smaller 
flags throughout town.
  The Butchers have a long history of service to their country: Mrs. 
Butcher served in the Air National Guard for 14 years, and Mr. Butcher 
spent 26 years in the U.S. Air Force. When asked why they use their 
restaurant to lead patriot efforts, Mr. Butcher said, ``Its like 
anything else, it's just something you naturally know is right. There 
are a lot of organizations out there that need help.''
  Again, I commend Mr. and Mrs. Butcher for their efforts in Pataskala 
and congratulate them on being finalists for the Restaurant Neighbor 
Award.

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