[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  GOOD EGG BREAKFAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 23, 2012

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker: I rise today to recognize and honor the Good 
Egg Breakfast on its 50th anniversary. The first Good Egg Breakfast, 
GEB, was held in April 1963 at the Sportsmen of Stanislaus Clubhouse. 
Today, the event is billed as the world's longest running egg promotion 
breakfast.
  Original cosponsors of the GEB were Stanislaus and San Joaquin County 
area poultrymen and the Modesto Chamber of Commerce. Stanislaus County 
Farm Bureau was added as a cosponsor, and the poultrymen evolved into 
the Pacific Egg and Poultry Association and the California Poultry 
Federation. Today, the four entities that plan and execute the 
breakfast are the Modesto Chamber of Commerce, California Poultry 
Federation, Pacific Egg and Poultry Association, and the Stanislaus 
County Farm Bureau Federation. The Good Egg Committee is made up of 
members from the aforementioned sponsors.
  The original GEB award was given to an area resident singled out for 
their outstanding contributions to agriculture. The breakfast also 
kicked off Farm-City Days in Stanislaus County. The breakfast now 
includes recognition not only of agriculturists but also those from 
every walk of life who have demonstrated dedication and outstanding 
service for the benefit of the community. Mr. Good Egg of 1970, 
Governor Ronald Reagan, is the most famous of past honorees. In 1981, 
the Good Egg of the Year award was renamed the ``Fred C. Price Good Egg 
of the Year Award,'' in honor of farm advisor Fred Price.
  The GEB also awards scholarship stipends to local Modesto Junior 
College students who epitomize a ``Good Egg''--someone who gives back 
to the community.
  The following is a list of all the Good Egg recipients for the past 
50 years: 1963--Joe Domecq; 1964--John G. Veneman; 1965--Ernest Tarone; 
1966--Wiiliam Ulm; 1967--Richard Lyng; 1968--Joe Hart; 1969--Milton 
Kidd; 1970--Ronald Reagan; 1971--Fred G. Thiemann; 1972--Romain 
Stewart; 1973--John Keefe; 1974--Dan Kelsay; 1975--Frank Espinola; 
1976--Clare Berryhill; 1977--Donald West; 1978--George Biddle; 1979--
John Thurman; 1980--Norton Coleman; 1981--Mathew Fiscalini; 1982--Max 
Foster; 1983--Paul Lavine; 1984--Bill Lyons, Sr; 1985--Peggy Mensinger; 
1986--Larry Banks; 1987--John De Boer; 1988--Larry Can; 1989--Larry 
Hooker; 1990--Grant Lucas; 1991--Bette Belle Smith; 1992--James S. 
West; 1993--Ernie Gemperle; 1994--Roland Starn; 1995--Henry Voss; 
1996--Bob Benson; 1997--Stan Hodges; 1998--Ray Simon; 1998--Genie 
Zehrung; 1999--Tony Cobarrubia; 2000--George House; 2001--Dr. George 
West; 2002--Nick Blom; 2003--Willis D. ``Woody'' Woodward, D.V.M; 
2004--Saxon Downs; 2005--Shirley Jorgensen; 2006--Bill Lyons, Jr; 
2007--Carol Whiteside; 2008--Gary West; 2009--Dr. Mark Bender; 2010--
Dr. Richard Breitmeyer; 2011--Reverend Vernon Deatherege; 2011--Barbara 
Deatherege, Ph.D.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the Good Egg Breakfast 
for 50 years of promoting eggs, agriculture, and community service.

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