[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 22881] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]TRIBUTE TO CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS ______ HON. JOHN SHIMKUS of illinois in the house of representatives Friday, September 26, 2008 Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great city in Southern Illinois which has earned a great honor. Centralia, Illinois, was recently named a 2008 Governor's Home Town Award winner for its Centralia Clean Community Campaign, a community cleanup program. This year, roughly one in eight members of the community participated in some facet of the community cleanup, which included such events as curbside pickup, school neighborhood cleanups and liberty garden planting. I want to congratulate the citizens of Centralia not only on earning this recognition, but also on their civic mindedness and their willingness to take the time to show their pride in their community by helping to keep it clean. I especially want to acknowledge Bev Virobik, coordinator for Clean & Green and Keep Centralia Beautiful for her organization's efforts in leading this project. Centralia's efforts are truly a model for other communities to follow in expressing their civic pride. ____________________