[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14832-14833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING OLIVER ESPINOLA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Oliver Espinola, a 
Madera County farmer, on the occasion of being selected to receive the 
Madera District Chamber of Commerce Salute to Agriculture's 21st Annual 
Senior Farmer of the Year Award.

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  Oliver has been involved in farming for 55 years and has lived in 
Madera County for 52 years. In 1951, Oliver and his family moved from 
Caruthers, California, to Chowchilla, California, and has been involved 
in farming corn, silage, hay, oats, trees, beef cattle, and dairy 
cattle. Mr. Espinola has served the farm industry and the community in 
many aspects including serving as Director and Chairman of the Danish 
Creamery Board and the Challenge Dairy Products Board, serving on the 
Board of Merced Milling Company, and on the Dairy Heifer Replacement 
Committee. Oliver also contributes to the FFA, 4-H, and Madera Ag 
Boosters. He directs and has served as president of the Chowchilla 
Portuguese Association, is an active member of the Elks Lodge, is 
active in the Catholic church, and is a member of the Young Men's 
Institute of the Catholic Church. For the past 30 years, Mr. Espinola 
and his wife, Virgie, have donated, organized and served the ice cream 
at the Chowchilla Fair Dairy Days. Oliver is also a contributor to the 
Chowchilla Historical Society and the Lions Club Eye Foundation.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Oliver Espinola for his admirable 
service and contributions to the farming industry. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating him on his outstanding 
achievement and wishing him many more years of success.

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