[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1720-E1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVICE OF PHOEBE AND RALPH 
                     SHOTWELL OF SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend two 
long-time public servants in Sussex County, NJ: Phoebe and Ralph 
Shotwell. Both are pillars of the 4-H in Sussex County, having spent a 
lifetime working with its programs.
  Phoebe Hunt Shotwell, who first became a part of 4-H as a child, has 
been a volunteer leader for the 4-H cooking club, the Yeastie Beasties, 
for 55 years. She is on the Sussex County 4-H Advisory Council and is 
on the Executive Committee for the New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County 
Farm and Horse Show. Phoebe is also a director for the Sussex County 4-
H Foundation, where she reviews scholarship applications, a job for 
which this former assistant teacher and library aide is very well 
qualified. She has also volunteered her time with a number of community 
organizations, such as the local PTA and the Green Township Hospital 
Auxiliary.
  Ralph Shotwell first joined his local Pequest Dairy 4-H Club in 1928 
at the age of 11. Over the years, he has served as president of the 
Sussex County 4-H Council and has participated in a number of related 
efforts, including the Pomona Grange, New Jersey State Grange, Farmer's 
Enterprise Grange, Sussex County Agricultural Society, Sussex County 
Milk Producers, and Sussex County Board of Agriculture. He has also 
found time to serve as an elder in his church and as a volunteer 
firefighter and chief with the Green Township Fire Department.
  It is due to the dedication and hard work of the Shotwells and 
volunteers like them that the 4-H program in Sussex County has grown to 
more than 700 members participating in 63 clubs.
  Today, at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ, the Sussex 
County 4-H Educational Exhibit Hall Committee will dedicate the Phoebe 
and Ralph Shotwell 4-H Exhibit Hall. During the upcoming State Fair, 
the facility will be used for clinics, demonstrations,

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presentations, shows, educational programming, and--most importantly--
proud displays by 4-H members. I regret that I cannot be with these 
honored guests today as their 4-H colleagues demonstrate their 
extraordinary gratitude for the humble, yet outstanding public service 
of this Sussex County couple.

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