[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17896-17897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNUAL SALINE COUNTY FAIR

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, this weekend brings the opening of the 
100th Annual Saline County Fair in Harrisburg, Illinois. For the past

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century, the Saline County Fair has served as a community event unlike 
any other in this southeastern Illinois county. From its agricultural 
shows, to the popular floral hall, to the first-rate music and 
entertainment, to the all-American experience of strolling a 
traditional carnival midway with a corn dog and a lemon shake-up, the 
Saline County Fair has brought a spirit of community and fun to the 
residents of Saline County for 100 years.
  I want to congratulate Saline County Fair Manager Dennis Wilson, and 
the fair staff: Allison Wilson, Connie Harbison, Lori Wilson, Brad 
Henshaw, Marjorie Dotson, George Henley, Mike Williams, Danny Evans, 
Dwight Mezo, Chris Harbison, Chris Evans, Jane Richey, Jodi Wilson, 
Darlene Stafford and Rona Littlefield, as well as all the hard working 
members of the Saline County 4-H, the University of Illinois Extension, 
the Town and Country Lions Club, the exhibitors, the contestants, the 
vendors, the sponsors and the good people of southeastern Illinois who 
have made the Saline County Fair such a great event over the past 
century, and I wish them another hundred years of success.

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