[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E867]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ARDEN TRANDAHL

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                            HON. TIM JOHNSON

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 1996

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give high 
praise to a man who has dedicated his life to government service and 
the operation and management of fish hatchery operations in the United 
States. Arden Trandahl has provided over three decades of expertise at 
hatchery operations in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Ohio. The past 18 
years has been spent as manager of the DC Booth Fish Hatchery in 
Spearfish, SD. Nestled in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, 
the fish hatchery operations became a labor of love for Arden Trandahl. 
When the hatchery was closed by the Federal Government in 1983, the 
city of Spearfish requested and received permission to manage the 
hatchery. Arden, who has served as manager of the Spearfish hatchery 
since 1978, left government service at this time to work for the city 
managing hatchery operations.
  Renamed the DC Booth Fish Hatchery after its first superintendent, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took an active interest in the 
hatchery and began operations in 1989, hiring Arden back as its manager 
of the site. Since 1989, Arden has been a driving force in efforts to 
renovate and expand the DC Booth Fish Hatchery. Due in part to the 
leadership and oversight of Arden, the hatchery has been renovated and 
will serve the educational and informational needs of the viewing 
public for generations to come. I stand to commend the efforts of Arden 
Trandahl on the occasion of his formal retirement from 32 years of 
dedicated government service and wish him well in his future endeavors.

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