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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 397 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 397

 Recognizing the history and achievements of the curling community of 
                          Bemidji, Minnesota.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2006

   Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mr. Dayton) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the history and achievements of the curling community of 
                          Bemidji, Minnesota.

Whereas the citizens of Bemidji, Minnesota, have enjoyed the sport of curling 
        ever since the Hibbing Curling Club demonstrated the sport during the 
        Winter Carnival of 1932;
Whereas many families who live in Bemidji have participated in the sport for 
        over 4 generations, the latest of whom enjoy the opportunity to enroll 
        in high school courses that are held at the Bemidji Curling Club and 
        focus on the fundamentals of curling;
Whereas members of the Bemidji community gathered at the Tourist Information 
        Building and organized the now famous Bemidji Curling Club on January 
        13, 1935;
Whereas the Club brought the Bemidji community together, as members routinely 
        shared their equipment with fellow curlers until the Club could afford 
        to purchase a sufficient supply of stones, brooms, and other items;
Whereas the Bemidji Curling Club has promoted the participation of women in the 
        sport of curling for almost 60 years;
Whereas the tireless efforts of parents and fellow members of the Club have 
        inspired a large number of youths in the Bemidji community to 
        participate in junior leagues;
Whereas teams belonging to the Bemidji Curling Club have won over 50 State and 
        national titles;
Whereas, after producing generations of champion curlers, the City of Bemidji, 
        the Bemidji Curling Club, and the town of Chisolm have the honor of 
        calling themselves the home of the 2006 United States Men's and Women's 
        Olympic Curling Teams;
Whereas the citizens of Bemidji and Chisolm celebrated the strong performances 
        of each Olympic curling team, and watched with pride as the Men's 
        Olympic Curling Team captured the bronze medal in Torino; and
Whereas the Bemidji Curling Club and the City of Bemidji continues to foster the 
        growth and development of curling by hosting the United States World 
        Team Trials in March of 2006: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the curling community of Bemidji for its 
        efforts in promoting the sport of curling in Minnesota and the 
        United States; and
            (2) respectfully requests the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate 
        to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the City of Bemidji; and
                    (B) the Bemidji Curling Club.
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