[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO AUCLAIR'S MARKET IN SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2008

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Auclair's 
Market in Somerset, MA, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this 
week. The celebration also include a well-deserved ``Happy 90th 
Birthday'' to Fernand C.E. Auclair, whose father Francis started the 
business in 1918.
  For all those years, Auclair's Market has combined the highest-
quality food with excellent customer service. In an era when giant 
chain stores dominate the marketplace, Auclair's has remained steadfast 
in its dedication to the Greater Fall River area.
  Things have certainly changed since the store first opened on 
Brightman Street in Fall River. At that time, meats were presented on 
cold marble slabs and the market's doors were left open in the winter 
to help preserve the food. Today, the store provides its customers with 
all the modem conveniences and several of its own specialties. Let me 
assure you, Madame Speaker, you haven't truly lived until you've 
grilled a steak with Auclair's Steakhouse marinade.
  What hasn't changed is the Auclair family's commitment to the 
community. As Denis Auclair, third-generation owner recently told the 
Fall River Herald-News, ``We can say it's our business, but it's our 
customers' store. Without them, we're nothing.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues in the House to join me in 
congratulating Auclair s Market on their 90th Anniversary and wishing 
Fernand C.E. Auclair a very happy 90th birthday.

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