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WASHINGTON, DC - Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, praised the Senate for passing his bill honoring veteran eastern Montana mail carrier Paul Kasten. Rehberg’s measure (H.R. 2977), approved by the Senate today, renames the Brockway, Montana, Post Office as the “Paul Kasten Post Office Building.”
“Paul’s 57 years of dedication and service to the people of Eastern Montana is remarkable,” said Rehberg,” said Rehberg. “Dedication is almost too small a word to praise a career that spanned nearly six decades. This measure is our way of honoring that dedication and showing our appreciation for his years of service.”
Kasten retired last year at the age of 86. He began his postal career in 1947, delivering the mail by saddle horse to the rural residents of the farming community of Watkins, Montana. In 1959, several postal routes were consolidated and Kasten began serving the rural routes out of the Brockway post office. His route covered 93 miles, and he delivered mail three times a week to approximately 30 families.
Rehberg’s legislation “designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ‘Paul Kasten Post Office Building.’” The bill now awaits the President’s signature. |
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