[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6904-6905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SILVER DOLLAR CITY IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 2010

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the 50th 
Anniversary of Silver Dollar City in Southern Missouri. On May 1, 1960, 
this attraction was established in Branson, Missouri, and a whole 
community has grown up around the many visitors who are drawn to Taney 
County every year. Not only is Silver Dollar City a mainstay of the 
local economy, the park is also an annual destination for families 
throughout the region.
  Silver Dollar City owes its success and its continuation as a family 
business to the leadership of its co-owners and co-founders, Mr. Jack 
Herschend and Mr. Peter Herschend. Since the founding of their company 
50 years ago, they have always stayed true to the principal values of 
our State and our Nation. By being diligent in their business, kind to 
their employees and loyal to the customers who return to them year 
after year in increasing numbers, Herschend Family Entertainment is a 
great example to aspiring entrepreneurs in every sector of our economy.
  As this House of Representatives labors in the best interests of 
Americans like the Herschends and ideas like Silver Dollar City, we 
must keep in mind the policies that will enable others to achieve 
similar success through

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their good ideas and hard work. I'm honored to congratulate all of the 
employees and guests at Silver Dollar City, past and present, on their 
50th Anniversary. Each of them is a participant in a special enterprise 
with a long tradition. We have good reason to note and to celebrate all 
of their great efforts and achievements today.

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