[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      CONGRATULATING STEVEN KISTER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 14, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Steven Kister for 
winning the American Vineyard Grower-of the-Year Award. Mr. Kister is 
the current president of the Raisin Bargaining Association, making him 
and his father the only father and son to have both been elected as 
president of the RBA.
  In June of 1999, Kister became a member of the new California Raisin 
Marketing Board (CRMB), focusing on increasing the market demand for 
raisins through such actions as increasing consumer awareness of the 
nutritional value of raisins.
  Kister dedicates much of his time to dealing with issues of 
importance to growers, such as labor shortages, government regulations 
and the cost of production. In addition, Mr. Kister has worked to bring 
together members of the agricultural and urban communities in 
California's great Central Valley for their mutual benefit.
  Mr. Kister is a third generation farmer in Kerman, where he lives 
with his wife, Linda, and their two children, Claire and Eric.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I pay tribute to Mr. Steven 
Kister and his long-standing commitment and dedication to the San 
Joaquin Valley and California agriculture. I ask my colleagues to join 
me in congratulating Steven and wishing him many more years of 
continued success.

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