April 10, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 62 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING CHRIS McGUIGAN OF PLAINS

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                          HON. GREG GIANFORTE

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Chris McGuigan of 
Plains whose work with the Sanders County Fair and Rodeo has attracted 
the world's top professional competitors.
   After years of volunteering at the fair, Chris began serving on the 
Sanders County Fair Board in 2001 and became its chairman a decade 
later. In 2017, Chris was appointed fair manager, a position from which 
he recently stepped down. Over the years, he estimates he has 
volunteered at least 1,000 hours to help make the fair and rodeo a 
success.
   A retired Sanders County sheriff's deputy with 25 years of service, 
Chris helped lead many improvements to the fairgrounds, including 
upgrading the livestock facilities, improving the rodeo surface, 
constructing a 4-H horse arena and crow's nest, and making the arena 
ADA accessible.
   The vision and accomplishments of the Sanders County Fair Board 
under Chris's leadership have brought the fair and rodeo wide acclaim 
for its excellence. In fact, the Women's Professional Rodeo Association 
seven times recognized the rodeo arena surface as having the best 
footing in the region.
   ``Hands down, the Sanders County Rodeo is one of the top-notch 
rodeos in Montana, and Chris has been the right-hand man there for 
years,'' said Lori Franzen, co-owner of Powder River Rodeo, which 
produces the rodeo in Plains as well as 90 professional rodeo events 
across the country. ``Last year in the bull riding event alone, 10 of 
the top 15 cowboys in the professional circuit were competing in 
Plains.''
  Madam Speaker, for his more than two decades of service and 
outstanding dedication to improving the Sanders County Fair and Rodeo, 
I recognize Chris McGuigan for his spirit of Montana.

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