[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2324]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATIONS MONTANA SPECIAL OLYMPIANS

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                           HON. STEVE DAINES

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 2013

  Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, two Montana athletes recently competed in 
the Special Olympics 2013 World Winter Games in South Korea, and I want 
to recognize them for their efforts.
  Dan Hazen of Great Falls and Kathy Rose of Kalispell made Montana 
proud when they were chosen to represent our state on a national stage. 
Of the 2,300 other athletes from 110 countries in PyeongChang, South 
Korea, they were the only two from Montana.
  But it's been a long journey, filled with hard work and perseverance.
  Their tireless dedication to their sport paid off when they placed 
first in their events at the 2012 Special Olympics Montana State Winter 
Games at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Then, they were chosen from a field 
of other gold medal athletes as Montana's representatives to the Games.
  Hazen competed in the slalom, giant slalom and super G, alpine skiing 
events.
  And Rose competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay 
snowshoe races.
  These events require a lot of work and a lot of commitment--and I'm 
happy that their efforts were rewarded when they were chosen to compete 
in South Korea.
  These athletes are true examples of what makes Montana great--their 
positive attitudes and tireless dedication exemplifies the 
characteristics that we value in our state.
  Thank you for your hard work, thank you for making Montana proud, and 
congratulations.

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