[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1317]
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            HONORING VERNICE McKELLAR ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2000

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Vernice McKellar 
on the occasion of her 100th birthday which she celebrated on June 
24th, 2000. Mrs. McKellar has dedicated her life to helping others and 
improving her community.
  Vernice McKellar was born in Kansas, but spent the majority of her 
years in California. At the age of seven, her family settled in 
Lindsay. After graduating from Lindsay High School in 1917, Vernice 
went on to become a registered nurse at Cottage Hospital in Santa 
Barbara in 1926. Vernice McKellar was married to Hugh A. McKellar in 
1928 and moved to Ivanhoe where she and her husband farmed a successful 
Sunkist Orange Ranch, which she still takes part in operating.
  Vernice has been an active member of the community. Her daughter, 
Norene March, describes her as ``community minded.'' Her activities 
include volunteering for the American Red Cross, volunteer nursing in 
the community, and working with the PTA. Vernice is proud that she 
voted for the first time at age 21 and has not missed voting in an 
election since. Vernice encourages her friends to contribute to the 
Ivanhoe Youth Center in hopes of providing activities for youth and 
reducing gang activity in Ivanhoe.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Vernice McKellar and 
congratulate her on the occasion of her 100th birthday. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in wishing her many more years of happiness and 
success.

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