[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E25-E26]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IDAHO OLYMPIC TORCH RUNNERS
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HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON
of idaho
in the house of representatives
Thursday, January 24, 2002
Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, in two weeks the world will descend on Salt
Lake City to watch the 19th annual Winter Olympic Games. This is an
exciting time, especially in my home state of Idaho, where many
Idahoans are only a few hours away from witnessing an event of
worldwide proportions.
Starting on February 8, the world will turn to the western United
States to witness human triumph. We'll see amazing athletes compete on
a world level--showing us how pushing the body and the mind can make
history. But shortly, there will be another show of triumph and
history. It's been occurring across the Nation one state, one town, one
person, one day at a time.
While the world will see record setting athletes in Salt Lake City,
every day Americans have been carrying the Olympic spirit across the
United States. I rise today to honor the men and women who this weekend
in Idaho will carry the Olympic flame. Each was selected from thousands
of applicants. The torch carriers are everyday Idahoans who make Idaho
a great place to live. They are mothers, fathers, business owners,
school children, Boy Scouts, cancer survivors, volunteers and good
Samaritans.
While millions will tune into the Olympics, the real stars are those
citizens who make the United States the land of the free. Idahoans will
see exceptional people like Jennifer Debble who miraculously survived
multiple injuries in an auto accident or World War II veteran Robert
Streib who saw action in North Africa and Italy. There's also Lori
Zenahlik who lost her four children and husband in an airplane crash in
1998 or Karen Dunn of Boise who survived breast cancer and volunteers
daily in community affairs. Each of the torch bearers has a unique
story and a once in a lifetime opportunity to pass on the Olympic
torch. I am proud of each of these Idahoans and the hundreds more who
were nominated. As we look to Salt Lake city to see the spectacular
show, I am pleased to honor everyday stars that live among us as our
neighbors, friends and family.
As a tribute to them, I have included their names and hometowns so
that all of Congress can know that Idaho stands strong and represents
the Olympic spirit.
Cheryl Bolden, White Bird, ID; Larry Davis, Post Falls, ID; Lindsey
Davis, Post Falls, ID; Cathleen Gephart, Coeur d'Alene, ID; Megan
Rivera, Kamiah, ID; Brandy Wiegers, Moscow, ID; Dustin Ainsworth,
Nampa, ID; Curt Apsey, Boise, ID; Karie Arnold, Meridian, ID; Gary
Beard, Nampa, ID; Ben Blake, Nampa, ID; Jakob Bourgoin, Boise, ID;
Thomas Bowman, Weiser, ID; Kristin Buchanam, Boise, ID; Tamra Buchanan,
Boise, ID.
Darin Burrell, Boise, ID; Caroline Butler, Boise, ID; Eileen Butler,
Boise, ID; Dustin Charters, Emmett, ID; Lance Coleman, Boise, ID;
Teresa Coleman, Meridian, ID; Fred Cornforth, Caldwell, ID; Richard
Cortez, Eagle, ID; Eva Cunningham, Boise, ID; Edward Davis, Boise, ID;
Lynnette Davis, Boise, ID; Ava DeAngelis, Meridian, ID; Jennifer
Deeble, Bosie, ID; Ralph Deklotz, Boise, ID; Karen Dunn, Boise, ID;
Michael Eisenbeiss, Sr., Meridian, ID; Jenny Enochson, Eagle, ID; Jim
Everett, Boise, ID; Gregory Farmer, Boise, ID; Jon Fishburn, Boise, ID.
Thomas Fleck, Boise, ID; James Freeman, Parma, ID; Nicholas Gifford,
Boise, ID; Kaysha Goleman, Parma, ID; Vanessa Gomes, Middleton, ID;
Mary Grant, Boise, ID; Nancy Greenwald, Boise, ID; Gary Hagler,
Chubbuck, ID; Jay Scot Halladay, Boise, ID; Butch Hansen, Grand View,
ID; Carolyn Holly, Boise, ID; Alain Isaac, Mountain Home, ID; Andrea
Jackson, Eagle, ID; Kenny Keene, Emmett, ID; Brenda Kiser, Eagle, ID;
Mitch Knothe, Boise, ID; Michelle Kormanik, Boise, ID; Theresa Korn,
Boise, ID; Jentry Kuebler, Boise, ID; Ricky L. Lewis, Boise, ID; Kent
Lind, Meridian, ID.
Jason Lingard, Boise, ID; Carol Lurook, Meridian, ID; Catherine
Lynch, Boise, ID; Nicolas Martell, Weiser, ID; Rick Martin, Boise, ID;
Kevin Maybon, Mountain Home, ID; Jennifer McPherson, Nampa, ID; Gayle
Menlove, Meridian, ID; Lynn Miracle, Boise, ID; Todd Monroe, Nampa, ID;
John Murray, Eagle, ID; Morley Nelson, Boise, ID; Lester P Nyborg,
Eagle, ID; Darin Ogden, Eagle, ID; Elsie M Osburn, Boise, ID; Danielle
Oster, Boise, ID; J Zeb Oswald, Middleton, ID; Jim Peters, Eagle, ID;
Cathy Peterson, Meridian, ID; Jene Prudent, Kimberly, ID.
John Quinn, Boise, ID; Jim Rabdau, Boise, ID; Dave Rittersbacher,
Council, ID; Bradley Robert, Boise, ID; Barbara Roberts, Boise, ID;
David Roedel, Boise, ID; Kelsey Roedel, Boise, ID; Karla Russell,
Garden Valley, ID; Douglas Sato, Boise, ID; Sharri R Shippy,
Middletown, ID; Harold S Southworth, Boise, ID; Alex Spangler, Boise,
ID; Meredith St. Clair, Eagle, ID; Kyle Starratt, Boise, ID; Robert
Streib, Boise, ID; Ryan Sullivan, Boise, ID; Robert Teska, Nampa, ID;
John Thomas, Boise, ID; Jamie Thomson, Boise, ID; Eileen Thornburgh,
Boise, ID.
Bruce Turner, Boise, ID; Jose Villa, Eagle, ID; Dar Walters, Boise,
ID; Matthew J Watson, Nampa, ID; Karen White, Boise, ID; Ruth Wiegers,
Boise, ID; Rene Woeckener, Boise,
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ID; Julie Yamamoto, Caldwell, ID; Lori Zenahlik, Boise, ID; Bill
Andrew, Gooding, ID; Tory Bailey, Heyburn, ID; Richard Beeson, Twin
Falls, ID; Steven Bielenberg, Twin Falls, ID; Elmer Blaikie, Twin
Falls, ID; Donald Campbell, Buhl, ID; Thomas Courtney, Twin Falls, ID;
Curtis Eaton, Twin Falls, ID; David W Emerson, Twin Falls, ID; Dick
Fosbury, Sun Valley, ID; Jennie Fullmar, Burley, ID.
Esteban Garcia, Twin Falls, ID; Garett Garity, Twin Falls, ID; John
Graham, Twin Falls, ID; Jack Harman, Rupert, ID; Lee Heider, Twin
Falls, ID; Jeanette Hiner, Boise, ID; Hailey Hodges, Twin Falls, ID;
Mick Hodges, Twin Falls, ID; Mary Howard, Twin Falls, ID; Karl
Kleinkopf, Twin Falls, ID; Casey Lloyd, Jerome, ID; Fred Locke,
Gooding, ID; Derek Mathews, Twin Falls, ID; Dale Meeks, Boise, ID; Jan
Mittleider, Twin Falls, ID; Mikkel Nelson, Gooding, ID; Mike Nielsen,
Twin Falls, ID; Matt Perkins, Twin Falls, ID; Carolyn Phillips, Jerome,
ID; Clayton Pope, Wendell, ID.
Elizabeth Pope, Wendell, ID; Laura Rodeman, Jerome, ID; Lisa Shenk,
Twin Falls, ID; Scott Stirling, Jerome, ID; Craig Stotts, Twin Falls,
ID; Val Stotts, Twin Falls, ID; Rod Tatsuno, Ketchum, ID; Karen
Thompson, Kimberly, ID; Sherry Watson, Twin Falls, ID; Creola Wiggins,
Rupert, ID; Jody Alexander, Pocatello, ID; Arthur Bell, Inkom, ID;
Josie Bell, Pocatello, ID; Kelsey Bell, Inkom, ID; Bruce Belnap, Ovid,
ID; Kirk Benson, Idaho Falls, ID; Adrian Blok, Grace, ID; Casey Bowen,
Pocatello, ID; Elizabeth Bowen, Pocatello, ID; Christopher Brayton,
Idaho Falls, ID.
Robert Broulim, Rigby, ID; Richard Brown, Idaho Falls, ID; Mark
Browning, Pocatello, ID; Patricia Burton, Rexburg, ID; Camie Carlson,
Preston, ID; Paul Christiansen, Montpelier, ID; Clarence Cody,
Pocatello, ID; Sean Conner, Idaho Falls, ID; Jason Coon, American
Falls, ID; Adam Neil Davis, Pocatello, ID; Toni Davis, Pocatello, ID;
Eric Devenberg, Pocatello, ID; Stacy Dragila, Pocatello, ID; Ann
Driever, Chubbuck, ID; Jeff Duffin, Aberdeen, ID; Betti Eskelsen,
Blackfoot, ID; Lyle Godfrey, Blackfoot, ID; Cody Hall, Pocatello, ID;
Jami Harding, Idaho Falls, ID; Boyd F. Henderson, Pocatello, ID.
Brett Hill, Shelley, ID; Judy Holmes, Pocatello, ID; Snookins Honena,
Blackfoot, ID; Fran Hurley, Idaho Falls, ID; Kenneth Huskinson,
Pocatello, ID; Stacy Hyde, Pocatello, ID; Dennis Jackson, Roberts, ID;
Julie Jackson, Idaho Falls, ID; Ame Joe Jefferis, Blackfoot, ID;
Jennifer Jenson, Idaho Falls, ID; Justin John, Soda Springs, ID; Lisa
Jolley, Shelley, ID; Paul Keller, Jackson, WY; Judy Korth, Idaho Falls,
ID; Lauren Koss, Idaho Falls, ID; Lori Kruse, Swan Valley, ID; Cynthia
Likes, Idaho Falls, ID; Howard Manwaring, Pocatello, ID; Keny
McCandless, Idaho Falls, ID; Steven Morris, Pocatello, ID.
Lacey Moser, Preston, ID; RoxAnn Olsen, Little Rock, AR; Chris
Osborne, Fort Hall, ID; Lavell Pack, Idaho Falls, ID; Raymond Parks,
Blackfoot, ID; Molly Phillipp, Idaho Falls, ID; Steven Phillipp, Idaho
Falls, ID; Ted Potter, Idaho Falls, ID; John Rainy, Fort Hall, ID; Ron
Ramer, Idaho Falls, ID; John Ratcliff, Idaho Falls, ID; Lee Reilly,
Pocatello, ID; Bryce Rydalch, Rexburg, ID; Mark Sabel, Blackfoot, ID;
Mack Shirley, Rexburg, ID; Mitchell Shirley, Rexburg, ID; Leslie
Soderquist, Idaho Falls, ID; Randy Somsen, Sugar City, ID; Bruce
Steege, Idaho Falls, ID; Frank Szelmeczka, Pocatello, ID; Ella Tam,
Idaho Falls, ID; Fran Taylor, Blackfoot, ID; Jedd Thomas, Pocatello,
ID; Dustin Van Engelen, Chubbuck, ID; Robin Villarreal-Ratcliff, Idaho
Falls, ID; Eddie Young, Idaho Falls, ID.
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