September 25, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1291 CELEBRATING MOUNTAIN SUN’S Project VISION, an effective grassroots com- nity Builder’s Award from Westmoreland Ma- 25TH ANNIVERSARY munity collaborative that coordinates local ef- sonic Lodge No. 212 in honor of her work in forts to combat addiction and crime. He also supporting the community. I also ask that you HON. JARED POLIS transformed the culture of the police depart- join me in recognizing Westmoreland Masonic OF COLORADO ment, while identifying and rooting out the Lodge No. 212 for its efforts in honoring this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES causes of crime and addiction. Jim’s lasting important member of the community. legacy is a coalition of hundreds of residents, f Tuesday, September 25, 2018 active to this day, who address community CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNI- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, 25 years ago, challenges head-on to improve the quality of VERSARY OF THE CHARTERING Mountain Sun opened its doors as a single life in Rutland. pub on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Now Jim’s tenure yielded positive results for Rut- OF THE LOS ANGELES HOST there are five operating locations throughout land. Calls for police service dropped and the LIONS CLUB Colorado’s beautiful Front Range. Through the city experienced a double-digit decline in bur- years, Mountain Sun has been home to many glaries and property crimes. Resident surveys HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD up-and-coming musicians, made guests feel demonstrated remarkably higher satisfaction OF CALIFORNIA like family in their cozy dining rooms, crafted with their neighborhoods. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES beer and food that not only fills bellies but Most recently, Jim returned to Arlington to Tuesday, September 25, 2018 gives back to the community and honored help revitalize his hometown, working with vol- Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise their philosophy of being a ‘‘gathering place unteers to ensure that no one falls through the today with my colleagues Congressmembers with good food and drink, where conversation cracks. , , ADAM Jim Baker has earned his reputation as the flows freely.’’ Mountain Sun’s story began in SCHIFF, , , and JIMMY ‘‘Mr. Fix-It’’ of the law enforcement Portland, Oregon. Their proprietor Kevin Daly GOMEZ to recognize the 100th anniversary of brewed his first beer at his favorite local pub. community. Countless Vermonters have bene- the chartering of the Los Angeles Host Lions Soon his love of craft beer outgrew his desire fitted from his tireless work, and our state is Club. Not only was the Los Angeles Host to pursue a career in law and in 1993 Kevin better off because of it. Lions Club the first Lions Club chartered in And now, as he battles cancer, Jim is doing opened up Mountain Sun Pub in Boulder. The Southern California, it is the oldest Lions Club brewery began as a six-barrel brewing system so with the characteristic grit, grace, deter- in the entire state of California. and their beloved ESB style beer, Colorado mination, and sense of humor that all of us On January 13, 1913, Dr. Herman Beckwith Kind, was the first beer crafted. Today, it re- who have had the good fortune to work with met with his friend Philip Dodson for lunch at mains one of their most popular beers. him will recognize. Marcus Godfrey’s cafeteria on Spring Street Commitment to high-quality ingredients, Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- near Fourth Street in downtown Los Angeles. community engagement, environmental stew- atives to join me today in sending James He presented the idea of forming a luncheon ardship, and employee equity are the driving Baker of Arlington, Vermont our best wishes club, and proposed the name Cirgonian, taken forces behind Mountain Sun’s business. In and thanking him for his lifetime of service to from the Latin words ‘‘Circum’’ and ‘‘Ago’’— 2002, Southern Sun, a larger dining space Vermont. sort of a ‘‘round table’’ idea. By February 20 and a ten-barrel brew system, opened in south f of that year, there were twelve men who be- Boulder. The operation continued to grow with IN RECOGNITION OF AUDREY L. came charter members of the Cirgonian Club expansion into Denver in 2008 with the open- BALL of Los Angeles. During the next few years, the ing of the Vine Street Pub. Under the Sun and club grew and prospered. Longs Peak Pub and Taphouse opened in HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN Early in 1916, the Cirgonian Club officers exchanged a series of letters with Melvin 2013 and 2014 respectively. OF VIRGINIA Jones of Chicago concerning the founding of I am proud that Mountain Sun calls the 2nd IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District of Colorado home. Mountain Sun’s 25 an international service club organization. As a years have given the community many great Tuesday, September 25, 2018 result, a meeting was held in Chicago on June Scrabble games, stout months, and delicious Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 7, 1917, at which the Cirgonian Club was rep- burgers. Cheers to the next 25. recognition of Audrey L. Ball, recipient of the resented, and a date was set for the first con- f Community Builder’s Award presented by vention in Dallas, Texas. At that convention, Westmoreland Masonic Lodge No. 212 in on October 8 through 10, 1917, Lions Clubs HONORING JAMES BAKER OF Westmoreland County, Virginia. International was born. ARLINGTON, VERMONT Audrey, a native of Westmoreland County, Although the Cirgonian Club was not rep- is a graduate of the local public schools and resented at this convention, less than a year HON. PETER WELCH of Howard University where she majored in later, its 85 members voted to affiliate with the OF VERMONT chemistry. She has been employed by River- International Association of Lions Clubs and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES side Tappahannock Hospital for more than became charter members of the Lions Club of twenty years and is a registered diagnostic Los Angeles. The Charter was presented on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 cardiac sonographer. Audrey is married to September 12, 1918, making it the first Lions Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Warren Ball and is the mother of five children. Club in Southern California. In 1940, it was honor Mr. James Baker of Arlington, Vermont Aside from her healthcare work and family designated as the ‘‘Host Club’’ of Los Angeles for his distinguished career in law enforcement commitments, Audrey is highly active in the County. Additional ‘‘host’’ clubs were added as and his deep and abiding commitment to im- community. She has been a member of Poto- the county grew. proving the lives of Vermonters. mac Baptist Church for more than fifty years Given that the L.A. Host Lions Club has di- Jim’s exemplary career spanned 40 years. where she has served as a children’s church rectly sponsored 22 Lions Clubs over the As commander of the Vermont State Police teacher and former president of the nursing years, beginning with the Pasadena Host and director of the Vermont Police Academy, ministry. Audrey is also a member of the Lions Club in 1920, it can be considered the he put to good use his strong leadership skills Westmoreland County Volunteer Rescue parent and grandparent of nearly all Lions and his noble commitment to public service. Squad and has served as an emergency med- Clubs in Southern California. He worked hard to ensure the fair delivery of ical technician and as an advisor to members For more than 50 years beginning in 1919, justice and an end to discrimination and mis- of the junior volunteer rescue squad. Audrey, the L.A. Host Club was the principal sponsor conduct whenever it arose. as a loving and dedicated mother, has also of the Lark Ellen Home for Boys, a nonprofit Shortly after retiring from the Vermont Po- served in numerous civic organizations includ- corporation organized in 1895 for the benefit lice Academy in 2009, Jim was recruited to fill ing as a committee member for Boy Scout of orphan newsboys. The name Lark Ellen is important positions in communities in need of Troop No. 252 and as a den mother and attributable to a benefactor of the home, Ellen new law enforcement leadership. He served treasurer for Cub Scout Pack No. 207. She Beach Yaw, a noted opera singer of the day as acting police chief in Manchester, then took has also been a parent advisor for the Future who some had said ‘‘sang like a lark;’’ hence, the helm of the Rutland Police Department. Problem Solvers of Westmoreland County and Lark Ellen. In 1950, the home relocated to In Rutland, Jim worked countless hours to the James Farmer Scholars. more spacious facilities in Azusa (at a greater tackle the opioid epidemic that hit the city Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in recog- cost) where it operated for nearly another hard. He played a major role in the creation of nizing Audrey L. Ball for receiving the Commu- quarter of a century.

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