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County commissioners last night gave Olympian Caroline Lind a hearty pat on the back with a proclamation before the meeting.

"May this gift be used to hold down all the letters of congratulations," said Commissioner John Parks, handing Lind what Scoop thinks was a fancy paperweight from Guilford County.

The commissioners did their congratulaton thing for Lind's gold medal from the Beijing Olympics, and told her that she set a fine example for kids, especially as they return to school this year.

And the county can claim a couple Olympians for the kids to look up to.

"We've been spoiled in Guilford County with Joey Cheek and Caroline Lind," Chairman Kirk Perkins said about our gold medal winning speed skater and rower.

Lind was all smiles on Thursday as she received her framed copy of the county's proclamation, along with her paperweight. You can even hear her smile though this short audio clip.

Parks, who knows Lind's family, said that earlier he asked her father, Fred, about the pressure her parents faced at the games.

It's nothing compared to the city swim meet, he told Parks.