[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 121 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9694-S9695]
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                           MONTANA OLYMPIANS

 Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize the achievements of two native Montanans, Mrs. 
Monica Joan Tranel-Michini, and Mrs. Jean Foster.
  Mrs. Tranel-Michini is a Billings native who competed recently in the 
Sydney Olympics. She not only qualified for the finals of the women's 
single sculls, a rowing event, but she also placed sixth in the event. 
Six is a magic number for Monica, because she is the sixth of ten 
brothers and sisters. She and her family grew up on a cattle ranch just 
outside of the city limits of Billings, Montana. Before the age of 
twenty, this now established U.S. champion and Olympic finalist had not

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seen a body of water larger than her family's irrigation pond. It was 
not until this accomplished woman attended law school in Philadelphia 
that she gained the passion for rowing. I salute this young woman, for 
her proud representation of the sport of rowing, the country, and the 
state of Montana.
  Mrs. Jean Foster is another young woman from Bozeman, Montana whom I 
want to recognize. Joan's career in shooting was paved a little better 
than Monica's. Jean is from a family with world championships in 
shooting under their belt, her mother being a world champion in rifle 
shooting, and her father a two-time Olympian and a USA hall of famer in 
shooting. Jean represented our state and our country with distinction 
in the 3-position rifle event. I congratulate Jean on the effort she 
put forth and on her and her family's commitment to the sport of 
shooting.

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