[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO KAREN KNISLEY

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Karen Knisley for her 
30 years of service to the Boulder City Hospital and for her being 
granted Emeritus Board Member Status to the hospital.
  Karen was born in California to Ray L. Knisley, a Nevada Legislator, 
and Florence Richardson Knisley. At a young age she moved to Beowawe, 
Nevada and has spent the majority of her life in the state. Karen has 
held a variety of jobs beginning with her early years; she voluntarily 
worked with the Boulder City Fire Department and later she was hired by 
Boulder City Hospital to work in Radiology. Karen has also been active 
in a variety of community service projects and was active in many 
organizations. She has served as both a corresponding Secretary and 
Trustee for the Boulder City Library, as well as on the Boulder City 
Chamber of Commerce. Karen has also served as a member of the Boulder 
City Long Range Planning Committee as Chairman of the ByLaws Committee, 
and was a Boulder City Hospital Trustee and Co-Chairman. Karen retired 
from Boulder City Hospital's Board of Trustees in December 2005.
  Karen has served her community continuously throughout her life and 
Boulder City Hospital has been privileged to benefit from her knowledge 
and service for the past thirty years. For her years of dedicated 
service, Karen was recently granted Emeritus Board Member Status to 
Boulder City Hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Karen Knisley for years of service 
to the Boulder City Hospital and the Boulder City community. Her 
efforts in both professional and private life are to be commended, and 
we all thank her for her service.

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