[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CURLING COMMUNITY OF 
                           BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consideration of S. Res. 397 which was submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 397) recognizing the history and 
     achievements of the curling community of Bemidji, Minnesota.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 397) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 397

       Whereas the citizens of Bemidji, Minnesota, have enjoyed 
     the sport of curling ever since the Hibbing Curling Club 
     demonstrated the sport during the Winter Carnival of 1932;
       Whereas many families who live in Bemidji have participated 
     in the sport for over 4 generations, the latest of whom enjoy 
     the opportunity to enroll in high school courses that are 
     held at the Bemidji Curling Club and focus on the 
     fundamentals of curling;
       Whereas members of the Bemidji community gathered at the 
     Tourist Information Building and organized the now famous 
     Bemidji Curling Club on January 13, 1935;
       Whereas the Club brought the Bemidji community together, as 
     members routinely shared their equipment with fellow curlers 
     until the Club could afford to purchase a sufficient supply 
     of stones, brooms, and other items;
       Whereas the Bemidji Curling Club has promoted the 
     participation of women in the sport of curling for almost 60 
     years;
       Whereas the tireless efforts of parents and fellow members 
     of the Club have inspired a large number of youths in the 
     Bemidji community to participate in junior leagues;
       Whereas teams belonging to the Bemidji Curling Club have 
     won over 50 State and national titles;
       Whereas, after producing generations of champion curlers, 
     the City of Bemidji, the Bemidji Curling Club, and the town 
     of Chisolm have the honor of calling themselves the home of 
     the 2006 United States Men's and Women's Olympic Curling 
     Teams;
       Whereas the citizens of Bemidji and Chisolm celebrated the 
     strong performances of each Olympic curling team, and watched 
     with pride as the Men's Olympic Curling Team captured the 
     bronze medal in Torino; and
       Whereas the Bemidji Curling Club and the City of Bemidji 
     continues to foster the growth and development of curling by 
     hosting the United States World Team Trials in March of 2006: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the curling community of Bemidji for its 
     efforts in promoting the sport of curling in Minnesota and 
     the United States; and
       (2) respectfully requests the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate 
     to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the City of Bemidji; and
       (B) the Bemidji Curling Club.

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