[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 951]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JORDANNE BLAIR

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievement of 
Jordanne Blair of Lake City, Iowa. Jordanne, who was crowned Miss Rodeo 
Iowa 2010, recently represented Iowa in the Miss Rodeo America pageant 
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Jordanne is the daughter of Lee and Joanne Blair and is a 2009 
graduate of South Dakota State University. She has been passionate 
about competing in rodeos for many years, and has inspired that same 
passion in others as Miss Rodeo Iowa 2010. In that role, she was 
successful in establishing the annual Exceptional Rodeo in Lake City 
for handicapped individuals.
  On December 4, 2010, Jordanne attended the Miss Rodeo America pageant 
in Las Vegas as the candidate from Iowa. Competing in the pageant were 
28 women from around the country, and Jordanne was selected to be one 
of the ten semi-finalists. Although it was her close friend Haley 
McKenzie of South Dakota who took the title of Miss Rodeo America 2011, 
Jordanne had an exciting experience at the competition.
  On January 1, 2011, Jordanne was succeeded by Heidi Gansen of 
Zwingle, Iowa, who is currently Miss Rodeo Iowa 2011. However, Jordanne 
has no plans to retire from the rodeo scene. She will advise Heidi in 
her new role, continue to promote the Exceptional Rodeo and the Lake 
City Rodeo, serve on the Miss Rodeo Iowa Board, and resume competitive 
barrel racing. Jordanne also plans to pursue a career in marketing or 
broadcast journalism.
  I commend Jordanne for her devotion to her passion, her community and 
her state. I know my colleagues in the United States Congress will join 
me in congratulating and thanking her for the work she has done as Miss 
Rodeo Iowa 2010. It is an honor to represent her in Congress, and I 
wish her the best of luck in the future.

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