[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A LIFE-SAVING ACT OF KINDNESS

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                         HON. RICHARD M. NOLAN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 8, 2016

  Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Minnesota State Trooper 
Glen Bihler and Mary Dinger of Aitkin, MN for their selfless acts of 
kindness toward a fellow Minnesotan in need of shelter on a cold winter 
night.
  Winters in Minnesota tend to be cold but the temperature on January 
19th was particularly cold at 15 degrees below zero. Mary Dinger was 
driving along Highway 169 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. At mile marker 
249 Mary saw a man lying down on the side of the road. Although we are 
all taught not to stop and pick up strangers--particularly on dark 
rural roads late at night--Mary stopped to help and let the man warm up 
in her car while she called 911 and waited for a state Trooper to 
arrive. After Trooper Bihler picked up the man and confirmed he did not 
have frostbite, Bihler brought him to a fast-food restaurant for a hot 
meal. Trooper Bihler said he was just doing what he could to help the 
man out. Afterwards he brought the man to the lobby of the Aitkin 
County Sheriff's office, the only place open so late, where he could 
rest in a warm place until a ride could be arranged to a shelter in the 
Twin Cities.
  Once again I want to thank both Minnesotans for the compassion and 
care they showed for a fellow citizen desperately in need.

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