[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1299]
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                         HONORING WAIN JOHNSON

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of 
Wain Johnson after his twenty years faithful dedication to Mariposa 
County. Mr. Johnson's agricultural vision revised and shaped Mariposa 
County's grape growing industry.
  In March of 1981, Wain began working as the University of California 
Farm Advisor for Mariposa County. Wain is a past President of the 
Mariposa Wine Grape Growers Association. His impact on the grape 
growing industry, in Mariposa County has been great. Wain's dream was 
for the county to become a premier grape growing and winemaking region. 
He helped Mariposa County realize this dream by educating the County's 
grape growers, providing classes and seminars in viticulture to local 
farmers.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute to Wain Johnson for his 
service to the people of Mariposa County. I urge my colleagues to join 
me in wishing him a long and happy retirement.

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