April 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 56 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING TREASURE COUNTY

 Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize one of 
Montana's smallest but greatest counties.
  Treasure County in southcentral Montana celebrates its 100th 
anniversary this year. ``Montana's Hidden Treasure,'' Treasure County 
is bordered by the Yellowstone River and contains rolling hills, 
pastures, and sugar beet farms.
  It is also home to some of Montana's most unique buildings, including 
the Yucca Theatre in Hysham, a 1931 Spanish Mission-style beauty that 
David and Jim Manning built to give residents hope during the Great 
Depression.
  The folks in Treasure County are used to fighting for recognition. At 
the time of its inception, neighboring counties thought the citizens 
were trying to syphon tax revenue from larger counties surrounding it.
  But the residents of Treasure County were adamant their county be 
recognized, and in 1919, Hysham was named the county seat.
  Since, Treasure County has been home to thousands of farmers, 
ranchers, Montana's longest serving legislator, and even NASA astronaut 
Frank Borman, as well as the deer, antelope, pheasants, geese, turkeys, 
grouse, sage hens, and ducks that have called this area home for 
millennia and that add to the natural splendor of this beautiful place.
  I wish to honor Treasure County and all its people, to congratulate 
them on 100 great years. I know the next 100 will be even 
better.

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