[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING ELVAN AND ELEANOR NEWCOMB

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor 
Elvan and Eleanor Newcomb for receiving the 2010 Lifetime Achievement 
Award. They have lived a long and distinguished life, adhering to 
extremely high standards of quality and integrity.
  The Newcombs moved to California's Central Valley from Oklahoma in 
1941, the year they married. Elvan started his career as a tractor 
dealer, salesman, partsman, and mechanic at a dealership in Madera and 
has expanded his management and ownership since his first job.
  Elvan and Eleanor are well connected within their community. They 
have been involved in Warner Pacific College, Fourth Street Church of 
God, Madera Valley Bank, Cattlewomen's, Cow-bells, Republican Women, 
Madera Historical Society, and Women of the Church of God of the 
Central Valley. In 2007, Elvan and Eleanor were honored as Old-Timers 
Day's King and Queen and have been faithful and generous leaders at 
their church, and are committed to historic California events, such-as 
Mule Days in Bishop, California, where they have attended festivities 
for over 50 years.
  Elvan and Eleanor are proud parents, grandparents, and great-
grandparents of three children, five grandchildren, and seven great-
grandchildren. It is clear that they will leave a lasting legacy for 
generations to come.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in commending Elvan and Eleanor Newcomb 
for a life well-lived and wishing them the best of luck and health as 
he continues setting the standard.

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