[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E25-E26]
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                      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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