[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E41]
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                        HONORING MIRIAM COSTELLO

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 30, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Miriam 
Costello for receiving the honor of Businesswoman of the Year 2000 by 
the Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce.
  Miriam was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her family moved to 
California and in 1945 she graduated from Oakland High School. She 
spent her first summer in California working in the Yosemite Lodge 
Cafeteria during World War II. In the fall of 1945, she enrolled at 
U.C. Berkeley and married her high school sweetheart, Kevin Costello, 
soon thereafter. Miriam then decided to dedicate her time, love, and 
energy to raising the wonderful family she boasts today.
  After her children matured, Miriam returned to college and became an 
interior designer, earning her degree at U.C.L.A. and the New York 
School of Interior Design. She then joined the San Diego Chapter of the 
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
  Miriam's first shop, one of eleven, was in Montrose, CA. After 
Montrose, shops were established in La Canada, Solana Beach, San Diego, 
Encitas, and Mariposa.
  When her husband retired from his teaching career in 1991, she opened 
``Jailhouse Square'' and made her permanent home in Mariposa. Three 
years ago Miriam opened ``Miriam & Co.'' She was joined in this venture 
by Trish Nady of ``Artistic Creations'' and Sue Dole of ``Frankie Sues 
Antiques and Stuff.'' Miriam recently opened the ``Patent Leather Tea/
Coffee Room,'' also in Mariposa.
  Miriam is now a proud grandmother of eleven.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to Miriam Costello for being named 
Businesswoman of the Year 2000. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Miriam Costello many more years of continued success.

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