[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TOWN OF INDIAN SHORES, FLORIDA CELEBRATES ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2009

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, the Town of Indian Shores, 
Florida, which I not only have the privilege to represent but also call 
my home, this week celebrates the 60th anniversary of the signing of 
its town charter.
  Although I was not be able to be there today as the House is in 
session, my friends and neighbors gathered at The Pub Restaurant to 
celebrate their 60 years of progress, development and success.
  Indian Shores, first known as Indian Rocks Beach South Shore, is a 
small but beautiful island on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Its sandy 
white beaches and crystal clear water made it a favorite summer retreat 
dating back to the late 1800s. It was on September 16, 1949 that 42 
registered voters and freeholders met at the Beach Park Restaurant, 
where The Pub is now located, to incorporate the Town of Indian Rocks 
Beach South Shore.
  At that meeting, the residents of the newly established town elected 
their first town leaders: Edward Fitch Taylor as Mayor, Bernice Pitt as 
Town Clerk, Emory Boyd as Town Marshall, and as Aldermen: Mrs. E. Boyd, 
Harry Gooding, Russel West, H. Tinman, James Roesler, Hubert Tipton, 
Estelle Harper, Pearl Cook, and Arthur Goble.
  The town held a special referendum in July 1973 and voted to rename 
itself the Town of Indian Shores, as it is known today.
  From the early leadership that established this beautiful beach 
haven, new leadership has led Indian Shores into this new century and 
into a thriving community. Mayor Jim Lawrence, Vice Mayor Joan Herndon, 
Councilor Steve Sutch, Councilor Bill Smith, and Councilor Carole 
Irelan are the town's elected leaders. They oversee a staff headed by 
Town Administrator Chief E. D. Williams, Town Clerk Marcia Grantham, 
Deputy Clerk Elaine Jackson, Building Official Larry Nayman, 
Administrative Assistant Joyce Ciccarello, Director of Finance Mary 
Karayianes, Public Service Supervisor Jim Jeeter, and Assistant to the 
Town Manager Bonnie Dhonau.
  They govern a town of 1,800 permanent residents and 2,600 homes that 
swells to a town of 6,000 during the peak winter months. Although only 
2.6 miles long, this town remains one of Florida's most beautiful beach 
communities. From its early history when legend has it that an elderly 
Indian Chief was brought to its shores to be healed by its special 
water, to its time as an Indian campsite, Indian Shores has grown and 
prospered yet retained its small town charm.
  Madam Speaker, the Town's motto says it all--``Indian Shores--A Great 
Place to Live.'' I am proud to call Indian Shores my home and I join in 
celebrating its rich history and its bright and sunny future along 
Florida's most beautiful beaches.

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