[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO EDITH SCHMIDTCHEN ON HER RETIREMENT

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Edith (``Edie'') Schmidtchen on her retirement as the Town 
Clerk for Bedford, New Hampshire after thirty-five years of service. 
She has had an exceptionally distinguished career with the Town of 
Bedford.
  Edie began her career in Bedford as the Assistant to the Town Clerk. 
She was promoted and served as the Deputy Town Clerk and then served as 
the Town Clerk for twenty-one years. Her dedication to the Town and the 
State of New Hampshire is truly admirable.
  Edie has also been very active in the community during her time in 
the Town Clerk's office. She has been a volunteer teacher for the 
Bedford Mother's Club, an active member of the Bedford Presbyterian 
Church, and Secretary of the Town of Bedford Planning Board. She has 
also participated in many other activities that have bettered her 
community.
  My thoughts and best wishes are with Edie, her children and her 
grandchildren for success in their future endeavors. Once again, I 
congratulate her on her retirement and thank her for her thirty-five 
years of continual service to the Town of Bedford. It is an honor to 
represent her in the United States Senate.

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