[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E671]
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                     RECOGNIZING THE PIZZA FACTORY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Fowler 
Pizza Factory for being named Business of the Year. The Fowler Chamber 
of Commerce will present the award to the Pizza Factory at Fowler's 
annual Community Recognition Banquet.
  Tim and Denise Hamblet are the proprietors of the Fowler Pizza 
Factory. From 1986 until 1998 the Hamblets owned and operated a heavy 
equipment business in San Bernardino. Denise also worked for several 
car dealerships during that time. A Hamblet family friend, who had 
bought the Pizza Factory in Firebaugh, persuaded the couple to look 
into the Fowler franchise. The couple liked the Pizza Factory and 
decided to buy the restaurant and relocate.
  Since the fall of 1998, the Hamblets have developed the Fowler 
restaurant into the fourth-rated franchise out of about 100 in the 
entire chain.
  Tim has served on the Fowler Planning Commission. Denise has plans to 
become involved in various community activities in Fowler. Both are 
originally from Southern California. They were married in 1973 and have 
3 children.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Fowler Pizza Factory for their 
Business of the Year Award presented by the Fowler Chamber of Commerce. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing the Hamblet family and 
Fowler Pizza Factory many more years of continued success.

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