[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4824-4825]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THANKING STEVE BEGNOCHE FOR HIS SERVICE

  (Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan asked and was given permission to address

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the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to thank Steve 
Begnoche for his service to the city of Ludington, Mason County, and 
the Second Congressional District in Michigan.
  Last Thursday, Steve hung up his hat as the managing editor of the 
Ludington Daily News. For the past 29 years, Steve served the Ludington 
community with the type of journalistic integrity that all residents 
should expect from their newspapers.
  As a newsman, Steve challenged the status quo while giving all sides 
a fair shake. Steve also played a vital role as a journalist on the 
national stage by reporting how economically important the S.S. Badger, 
the last of the Great Lakes ferries, was not only for Ludington, but 
also for the entire State of Michigan, the Great Lakes, and even 
Wisconsin.
  Frankly, they don't make them like Steve anymore.
  Steve, thank you for your countless hours of hard work to ensure 
residents of northwest Michigan had accurate and reliable reporting.
  I hope you will be able to enjoy spending time with your 
grandchildren while still providing a thoughtful column for the 
Ludington Daily News now and again. Thanks, my friend.

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