[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 54 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING RONALD MARTELLA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ronald Martella 
for receiving the 2002 Businessman/Agricultural Leader of the Year 
Award from the Hughson Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Martella has been an 
active member of the Hughson community for many years and his 
dedication is deservedly commended.
  Mr. Martella is the current chairman of the California Canning Peach 
Association. He is also a board member of the Ag Council of California 
and the Growers Harvesting Committee. Ronald is on the Board of the 
Hughson Chamber of Commerce and the Hughson Redevelopment Agency.
  Ronald currently serves the community through these organizations, 
but his involvement is not just a recent venture. He volunteered as a 
fireman for 19 years, is the former chairman of the Hughson Youth 
Center Board of Directors, and served on Hughson Union High School's 
Agricultural Steering Committee. Mr. Martella is an active member of 
his church through his involvement in the Knights of Columbus and the 
church choir.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ronald Martella for receiving the 
2002 Businessman/Agricultural Leader of the Year Award. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in thanking him for his tremendous service to the 
community and wishing him many more years of continued success.

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