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March 30, 2008 – Senator Baker joins Raymond Hofmeister, Boy Scout Troop 87,
at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony in Lehman Township, Pike County.
From left to right are Senator Baker; Lehman Township Supervisor Dick Vollmer;
Robert Hofmeister; Eagle Scout Ray Hofmeister; Ginny Hofmeister; Lehman Township
Supervisor John Sivick; Representative John Siptroth and Lehman Township
Supervisor Paul Menditto.
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March 20, 2008 – Senator Baker was recently recognized as
East Stroudsburg University's 2008-2009 Legislative Fellow.
The Legislative Fellow Program is a government partnership
designed to utilize the knowledge and expertise of state
legislators to enhance the learning experience for students.
Legislative fellows participate in a variety of special
events and interact with students both in and out of the
classroom. Above, from left to right, are: Robb Ruiz,
Student Senate President; Dr. Patricia Graham, APSCUF Vice
President; Senator Baker; and Dr. Kenneth Borland, ESU
Interim President.
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March 20, 2008 - As the 2008-2009 East Stroudsburg
University Legislative Fellow, Senator Baker was
congratulated by past award recipients. Above, from left to
right are Representative Mario Scavello; Representative John
Siptroth; ESU Interim President Dr. Ken Borland; and former
Representative Joe Battisto.
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March 19, 2008 - Senator Baker joins members of the 20th Senatorial District
Sportsmen's Advisory Council to discuss legislative issues. Above seated from
left to right are special guest District 7 Game Commissioner Jay Delaney;
Senator Baker; sportsman and former Wayne County Treasurer Bruce Mackle; and
Quality Deer Management Association President Chip Sorber. Standing from left to
right are Giles Evans co-owner of Brady and Cavany; Chairman Dale Butler,
Pennsylvania Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Executive Director, Red
Rock Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation President and co-founder of the
Conservation Alliance; Dan Ackourey, co-owner of Dick Ackoury and Sons; Sean
Rybka Luzerne Conservation District Watershed Program Coordinator; and Chuck
Lombaerde Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen Clubs 2nd Vice-President.
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March
19, 2008 - Senator Baker meets with representative of Metro Action, a nonprofit
organization that promotes small business growth and community development in
northeastern Pennsylvania. Above from left to right are Christina Hitchcock,
Business Development Administrator; Senator Baker; Kristine Augustine, Vice
President of Business and Community Development; and Desiree Ranella, Business
Development Specialist.
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March 17,
2008 - Senator Baker participates in Pennsylvania Association of Conservation
Districts Capitol Day in Harrisburg. Above from left to right are Wyoming
County Conservation District Manager Charlotte Severcool; Representative Sandy
Major; Senator Baker; and Vic Cappucci, Wyoming County Conservation District
Board of Directors. |
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March 14, 2008 - Senator Baker, Representative
Sandy Major and Representative Karen Boback join third-grade students from
Roslund Elementary School, Wyoming County, and their teacher Ms. Savage, to help
with their state scavenger hunt. Student collected information about
Pennsylvania and shared their final project with the legislators. |
March 14, 2008 - Senator Baker joins community
leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new bridge in Wyoming County. The
crossing in North Branch Township on Catlin Hollow Road was damaged by flooding
several times. From left to right are County Solicitor Jim Davis; County
Commissioner Stark Bartron; Representative Sandy Major; County Commissioner Judy
Kraft Mead; Representative Karen Boback; North Branch Township Supervisor Joe
Solanick; Senator Baker; and former County Veterans' Coordinator and long-time
township resident Len Pallis.
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March 11, 2008 – Pike
County Sheriff Phil Bueki (left) and Pike County Commissioner Harry Forbes
(right) stop by for a tour during their visit to Harrisburg.
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March 9, 2008 - Senator Baker
joins students from throughout the 20th Senatorial District, who are
participating in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. The group will
be traveling on a goodwill mission to Australia this spring. The organization
was founded by President Eisenhower to promote world peace and understanding.
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March 7, 2008 - Senator Baker and Representative Sandy Major tour the
displays at Susquehanna County Dair Day. From left to right are Senator Baker;
Addey Puzo, Susquehanna County Dairy Princess; Autumn Henning,
Wyoming/Lackawanna County Dairy Princess; Representative Major; and Alicia Roe,
Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador.
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March 7, 2008 - Senator Baker joins Wayne Hibbard, Chairman of the
Susquehanna County Chapter of the American Red Cross, at Susquehanna County
Dairy Day. Senator Baker recently introduced a resolution declaring March as
American Red Cross Month. |
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March 5, 2008 - Senator Baker
visits students from Mountain View High School, Susquehanna County, to observe
first-year results of Classrooms of the Future, a program used to enhance
learning through technology. |
March 3,
2008 – Senator Baker, Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker-Knoll, Representative
Mike Peifer and Representative Mario Scavello join the Wallenpaupack North
Intermediate School Chorus, under the director of Loriann Kerber, at the state
capitol. The chorus performed as part of Music in Our Schools Month Capitol
Concert Series. |
