Congressional Record - Proceedings and Debates of the 109th Congress, First Session

April 7, 2005

House of Representatives

Statement of the Honorable Marion Berry
IN HONOR OF CALICO ROCK, AR'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
 
MR. BERRY.  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today on behalf of Congress to honor the town of Calico Rock, AR on its 100th Anniversary.  Located in a strikingly beautiful section deep in the Ozarks and directly on the banks of the famous White River, Calico Rock affects all who visit it.  Calico Rock has grown from its roots as an important river port on the Upper White River as early as the first half of the 1800s.  Legend says the town was named when an early explorer of the White River Valley saw the limestone bluff and called it ``The Calico Rocks'' because it resembled the calico fabric used to make women's dresses.  Today, Calico Rock is a picture of rural American community with good schools, a hospital, an historic downtown area and world-renown fishing. More importantly, Calico Rock is a place where ``community'' is not merely a term tossed around on the political stump, but a living, breathing entity acting as an umbrella of protection in the turbulent storm of these times.  Calico Rock lives up to a moral standard based on helping those in need and celebrating life's victories as a neighborhood, a congregation and a society.  On behalf of the Congress, I congratulate Calico Rock on their 100th Anniversary.  The community that has been built during that time is a model society should take note of. Calico Rock has shown Arkansas and the entire country that a growing Rural America does not mean abandoning the ideals and values that make a group of people a community. 

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