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Senator Murkowski. I wanted to tell Mr. Elerding that your 

 mother says hello, and I will tell her that you are looking well. 



[General laughter.] 



Senator Wirth. The next group coming up, Mr. Lancaster, Mil- 

 dred Bernard, Larry Loitz, Pat Sarvela, Francis Furrow, and Eric 

 Wharton. Moving into the on deck line is Tom Srna, James 

 Nylund, Barrel Ranger, Di Walker, Darryl Howard, and William 

 Gee. 



The Chair would note that we have about 28 minutes remaining 

 and we have 30 witnesses remaining. The Chair is exercising the 

 usual discretion in an attempt to get everybody in. So, with 30 wit- 

 nesses and 28 minutes you each have about a minute and we are 

 moving fine. Mr. Lancaster. 



STATEMENT OF DONALD LANCASTER 



Mr. Lancaster. My name is Don Lancaster. I have been a resi- 

 dent of Sitka for two years and 10 months and I have worked at 

 the pulp mill ever since I have been here. I enjoy living in Sitka 

 and have my home here. If they shut the mill down I will go on 

 welfare, I guess, ,it is all I can do. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Lancaster follows:] 



