[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6753-S6754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING KELLOGG LUMBER

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of 
the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month 
I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by 
highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. 
However, in honor of Veterans Day on November 11, this month I will 
honor a veteran-owned small business for each of the 10 days the Senate 
is in legislative session. The personal sacrifices made by America's 
veterans have protected the very freedoms and values that give each of 
us and our children the ability to achieve the American dream. The 
skills veterans learn as members of the military are invaluable and 
undoubtedly contribute to Idaho's flourishing veteran business 
community. I am proud of the sacrifices veterans have made to protect 
our country and that they are choosing Idaho to call home when they 
complete their service in the military.
  As your U.S. Senator from the great State of Idaho, it is my pleasure 
to recognize Kellogg Lumber in Kellogg as the Veteran-owned Idaho Small 
Business of the Day for November 21, 2019. Kellogg Lumber is a retail 
lumber and hardware store owned by U.S. Army veteran Steve Bristow. 
Bristow's grandfather, Daniel Fultz, began working as a bookkeeper for 
the company in 1951 and worked his way to become owner in the 1960s. 
Following a devastating fire in 1955, Fultz rebuilt the company and in 
1989 passed it on to his son, Ronald Bristow. Ronald Bristow's son, 
Steve, and his wife, Teirza, acquired the company in 2007 and remain 
its owners today.
  The company sells building materials, such as plywood, paint, and 
power tools, and serves clients who seek personal or commercial 
construction and remodels. Kellogg Lumber partners with well-known 
community vendors to provide reliable, quality products to their 
customers, who include homeowners, builders, and contractors. Many 
customers have relied on the company to serve their construction needs 
for more than 25 years. Bristow and the employees at Kellogg Lumber's 
hard work and expertise have earned them a reputation for exceptional 
customer service in the Kellogg community.

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  Congratulations to Steve and Teirza Bristow and all of the employees 
at Kellogg Lumber for being selected as the Veteran-owned Idaho Small 
Business of the Day for November 21, 2019. You make our great State 
proud, and I look forward to your continued growth and success.

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