[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING JUNE JAMES

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I wish to honor June James of 
Hazel, SD. June was chosen as the 2007 Spirit of South Dakota Award 
winner. This impressive award reflects June's vision, courage, and 
strength of character in the development of her family, community, and 
State.
  June is a lifelong South Dakotan who reflects the values and 
traditions that make our State great. She is dedicated to her family 
and the Hazel community. She has demonstrated this dedication through 
her involvement in her church, her work as an extension coordinator in 
Codington County and Hamlin County, and her service to the local 4H 
chapter. In addition to all this, June and her husband run the family's 
century farm. Clearly June reflects the qualities that make her 
deserving of this year's 2007 Spirit of South Dakota award.
  I am proud to honor June James, along with her friends and family, in 
celebrating her 50 years of selfless dedication and service to the city 
of Hazel.

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