[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13472]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, my colleague Senator Jim Risch joins 
me today in recognizing Bonneville County's 100-year anniversary.
  Established on February 7, 1911, by the Idaho Legislature, Bonneville 
County was formed out of Bingham County in eastern Idaho, along the 
Wyoming border. Bonneville County was named for CPT Benjamin 
Bonneville, an officer in the U.S. Army who was an explorer and fur 
trapper in the area in the 1830s.
  Home to more than 100,000 Idahoans in an area of nearly 2,000 square 
miles, the county has diverse geography and industry. It is Idaho's 
fourth largest county and includes the six incorporated cities of Idaho 
Falls, Ucon, Iona, Ammon, Swan Valley, and Irwin. Outside of these 
cities, the county has many beautiful natural features, including the 
Snake River, Palisades Reservoir, Caribou National Forest, Grays Lake 
National Wildlife Refuge, and Targhee National Forest. Family farmers 
produce an abundance of agricultural products, including grain, 
livestock, fruits and vegetables, floriculture, and poultry, throughout 
the county. Bonneville County also leads the Nation in energy research 
and development through the Idaho National Laboratory, the Center for 
Advanced Energy Studies, and the AREVA Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility.
  Bonneville County residents have much to celebrate with 100 years of 
accomplishments. The work of the Bonneville County Heritage Association 
and volunteers to organize events observing this milestone, including 
the centennial Gala Celebration in November, is commendable. Many 
people have worked hard to make this celebration possible.
  I was blessed to grow up and together with my wife raise our children 
in Bonneville County, where we experienced firsthand the exceptionalism 
of the people and the communities of the county.
  Senator Risch and I are proud to recognize this landmark anniversary. 
We congratulate Bonneville County residents for this centennial, and we 
wish its communities many more years of success.

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