[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 79 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING SUSIE SNEDDEN

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 24, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Susie Snedden upon being named as a 2010 Common Threads 
honoree. Mrs. Snedden will be honored by California State University, 
Fresno at the 2010 Common Threads Award luncheon to be held on Friday, 
April 16, 2010.
  Mrs. Susie Snedden grew up on the family farm in Maricopa, 
California. She graduated from the University of California, Los 
Angeles with a Bachelors Degree in political science. While in school, 
she interned for then-Congressman William Ketchum in his Washington, 
DC, office, the Republican State Central Committee and was the first 
intern for the California Cattleman's Association in Sacramento. As a 
young adult she returned to the family cow-calf operation that she now 
co-owns with her husband, Richard.
  Mrs. Snedden is very active in the Kern County community. She has 
served as president and director for the Kern County CattleWomen and as 
a state director for the Kern County Cattlemen's Association. She and 
her husband served as state membership co-chairs for R-CALF, USA, a 
national cattle producer's organization. Mrs. Snedden operates an 
educational booth at, and assists with, the annual Farm Day in the 
City, has been involved at Maricopa School on the School Site Council 
and School Bond Committee. She often gives presentations about beef, 
its by-products and the cattle ranching business to classrooms and 
organizations.
  Mr. and Mrs. Snedden have hosted visitors from around the world, 
providing them with a taste of ranch life. Mrs. Snedden is active 
member of her church, where she has led mission trips to Mexico, and 
has opened her home to Vacation Bible Schools and women's retreats. For 
her efforts, Mrs. Snedden was named ``Kern County Cattle Princess'' in 
1972 and ``Kern County CattleWoman of the Year'' in 2001.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Susie Snedden 
upon her achievements. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Mrs. Snedden many years of continued success.

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