[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY BECK AND DALE SIEGFORD

 Mr. DAINES. Madam President, today I wish to recognize the 
owners of a great candy shop in the eastern part of Montana. Shirley 
Beck and Dale Siegford have owned and operated the Sweet Palace located 
in Philipsburg, MT, since 1998, contributing to many Montanans' sweet 
tooth.
  Shirley, a wife of a rancher, mother of three, and a former special 
education teacher, started selling Montana jewelry at the Gem Mountain 
Shop in 1988. Shirley had a great aptitude for assisting the customers 
in their search for the perfect piece of sapphire jewelry.
  Dale, a Missoula, MT, native, began digging for Montana sapphires on 
Gem Mountain in 1987. Dale became an expert in the art of heat 
treatment, enhancing the colors of the Montana sapphires, especially 
pink and yellow.
  Together at Gem Mountain, they became a great team and moved on to 
opening their own shop, the Sapphire Gallery, in 1992. The Sapphire 
Gallery became a flourishing business and inspired the duo to open the 
Sweet Palace right next door, the start of a great business 
partnership, prompting Shirley and Dale to open another store.
  It is impressive that two people can go from making jewelry to making 
candy in our great State. Philipsburg is a beautiful town near the 
Sapphire Mountains, and through their businesses, they make it even 
greater.
  Thank you, Shirley and Dale, for helping keep Montana alive.

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