[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF OLD TIMERS DAY

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2006

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
acknowledge the 100th Anniversary of Old Timers Day, a city tradition 
in New Castle, Pennsylvania, since 1906.
  The first annual Old Timers picnic took place at Cascade Park on 
August 23, 1906, drawing in 7,000 residents of New Castle and has 
continued as an annual affair. The second year's picnic drew 11,000 
people, and by the third year, attendance jumped to 17,000. The figures 
have fluctuated throughout the years, but this event has always been a 
success and an important community event.
  This year's festivities will be no exception, thanks to the chairmen 
and the community leaders who have planned the event. Activities will 
include: dancing, refreshments, prizes, and souvenirs.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring the ``Old Timers'' of New Castle and their 
families. It is an honor to represent the Fourth Congressional District 
of Pennsylvania and a pleasure to salute the achievements and fine 
traditions that truly improve the lives of the senior citizens of the 
New Castle and neighboring communities.

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