[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF MARVIN BUCHHOLZ OF HAM LAKE, MINNESOTA

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Marvin Buchholz 
of Ham Lake, Minnesota for his 40 years of dedicated service to the Ham 
Lake Fire Department. A resident of Ham Lake his entire life, Marvin is 
the last remaining charter member of the department.
  Since its inception in 1969, the Ham Lake Fire Department has seen 
many firefighters come and go, but every one of them has known Marvin. 
Marvin's first firefighting experience was as a high school student. As 
his school bus passed by a grass fire, members of the Minnesota 
Department of Natural Resources asked the bus riders to help put the 
blaze out.
  As the close-knit community expanded, the fire department was 
established and its responsibilities grew. They started with grass 
fires and are now trained to handle natural disasters and domestic 
terrorism. In a way familiar to many Ham Lake residents, Marvin 
explains, ``The fire department is advancing further and further and 
further than just putting the wet stuff on the red stuff.''
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Marvin Buchholz for 
demonstrating honor and loyalty to the Ham Lake Fire Department for 40 
years. As a District Chief, Marvin has seen more calls to service than 
any other department firefighter and deserves our sincerest 
appreciation.

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