[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              AMMON, IDAHO

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, this month, the city of Ammon, ID 
celebrates a very special birthday: it turned 100 on October 10. A 
century ago, this thriving town of over 10,000 people was covered with 
sagebrush that was so tall and thick, as one historian put it ``one 
could ride for miles on horseback without being seen.'' Today, the 
vestiges of those stalwart Mormon settlers can still be seen in this 
community that champions family, faith and hard work.
  The steady growth and measured additions of elements that make a city 
a city: church, school, electricity, railroad, well, park and public 
works reflect the wisdom of a well-organized, solid community of 
citizens. I have lived close to Ammon my entire life; it is a fine 
community and a great place for families. Those Idahoans who call it 
home can be proud of their fine city and its 100 years of 
prosperity.

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