[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NANCY EARLE

 Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I recently learned that Nancy Earle 
of South Conway, NH, was presented with the New Hampshire Lakes 
Association John F. Morton Annual Award for Exemplary Service, 2004.
  I mention this for two reasons. First, although Nancy is not a 
Vermonter, she and her husband Rink Earle once lived in Putney, VT 
where three sons and two granddaughters later attended the Putney 
School, her husband has a niece who lives in Norwich, VT, and they both 
have close friends in Vermont. Second, this award honors Nancy for her 
tireless work to protect New Hampshire's many beautiful lakes, lakes 
which not only citizens of New Hampshire, but Vermonters and people 
from around the country, as well as from other countries, enjoy 
particularly in the summer months.
  Protecting the environment is a global challenge, but much if not 
most of the work is done at the local level. New Hampshire's lakes, 
like Vermont's and every State's, are threatened by rapid development 
along their shores, by pollutants caused from marine craft and by over-
fishing. It is concerned individuals like Nancy Earle, motivated by 
nothing more than their sense of responsibility to protect these 
fragile aquatic ecosystems for the use and enjoyment of future 
generations to whom we owe a debt of gratitude.
  I want to congratulate Nancy for this award, and to commend the New 
Hampshire Lakes Association for paying tribute to such a fine and 
deserving person. Nancy was the president of the Walker's Pond 
Association in Conway for over 30 years. She will be 86 years old this 
December 24, and despite a recent bout with cancer I suspect that, 
health permitting, Nancy Earle will continue to do what she can to 
protect New Hampshire's lakes.

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