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Sen. Pat Vance recently participated in the 28th Annual Super
Saturday in South Middleton Township. She joined others in assisting to begin
the Rubber Ducky Regatta. Pictured from left, are, U.S. Congressman Todd Platts;
Kurt Uhler, park supervisor; John Gross, county treasurer; Vance; Brett Ludwig;
Eric Vorodi; and Tom Faley, township supervisor.
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On July 16 a bipartisan group of legislators called on the
Governor to convene a special session of the General Assembly to focus on
reform. Legislators gathered at the press conference signed a petition requiring
the Governor to convene the special session. Sen. Pat Vance and Rep. Katie True
are pictured signing the petition for a special session.
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Sen. Pat Vance hosted Governor Rendell in July at the
Mechanicsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant to sign Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill
1341. Senate Bill 2 may help local ratepayers with the burden of funding
upgrades to wastewater treatment plants. This is important to communities that
must upgrade wastewater plants to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Tributary
Strategy. Pictured from left are, Glenda Boyer, interim borough manager; J.
Matthew Seagrist, council member; John McDermott, council member; Roger
Ciecierski, council member; Governor Ed Rendell; Mayor Jack Ritter; Vance; and
Rep. Jerry Nailor.
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Sen. Pat Vance hosted the Camp Hill High School Boys Baseball team at the
Capitol in late June. The team won the 2008 PIAA Class A Championship.
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The Cumberland Valley High School Boys Volleyball visited
the Capitol in June. The team won the PIAA Class AAA Volleyball Championship.
Team members and coaches were recognized by the state Senate. Sen. Vance is
pictured with the team on the steps in the Rotunda.
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Sen. Pat Vance joined with her colleagues on
May 20 in unveiling a tax stimulus package that would
provide nearly $96 million in tax relief in the upcoming
fiscal year. Vance's bill (Senate Bill 1387) would double
the amount that small businesses may deduct as Section 179
expenses on their income tax filings.
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Students from Cedar Cliff High School in the
West Shore School District participated in the first
Classrooms for the Future Student Capitol Day. Students show
Sen. Vance a project they have been working on through the
program.
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Rev. Mike Minnix of the First United Methodist Church
in Mechanicsburg served as chaplain of the Senate on May 13, 2008. He was
invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Pictured from left are
Vance and Minnix.
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Sen. Pat Vance recently participated in a news
conference marking the occasion of the first payments made as part of the
Pennsylvania Persian Gulf Veterans Benefit Program. The program was approved
by Pennsylvania voters through referendum. It allows eligible veterans or
beneficiaries to receive a one-time benefit of $75 for each month of active
service, up to $525. Survivors of veterans who died as a result of
service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries may be eligible for an
additional $5,000.
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Rev. William Forrey, pastor of St. Patrick
Church in Carlisle, served as chaplain of the Senate on May
6, 2008. He was invited to serve in this capacity by Sen.
Pat Vance. Pictured from left are Forrey and Vance.
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Sen. Pat Vance participated in the
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association news conference on May
6 in the Capitol Rotunda. The event was part of National
Nurses Week.
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Sen. Pat Vance speaks
at a press conference for Bayada Day at the Capitol in
early April 2008. The press conference supported the
funding of home health care.
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This spring Sen. Pat Vance and her district
staff assisted residents of Susquehanna View Apartments with
their Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications. Pictured from
left are Li Kohr, Sen. Vance, and Joe Marsicano.
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Rev. Dr. Dennis Keller from First United
Methodist Church in Camp Hill served as chaplain of the
Senate on April 9, 2008. He was invited to serve in this
capacity by Sen. Vance. Picture from left are Keller and
Vance.
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Brittney Feichtel from East Pennsboro Area
High School served as a guest page in the Senate on March
18, 2008. She is pictured at Sen. Pat Vance's desk with the
Senator.
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Chris Pillon from Camp Hill High School served as a
guest page in the Senate on March 17, 2008. He is pictured on the Senate
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Rev. Dr. J. Stewart
Hardy, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill,
served as chaplain of the Senate on Feb. 5, 2008. He was
invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Picture
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Sen. Pat
Vance announces in early February that she secured
a commitment to release
$1.5 million from the state's Capital Budget to address
safety concerns at the Opossum Lake dam.
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Sen. Pat
Vance reacts to the governor's budget address on Feb. 5,
2008.
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In February Sen. Pat Vance
participated in the Capital Area Intermediate Unit’s
groundbreaking for the new education center in
Mechanicsburg. Students with special needs in the capital
area will benefit from the custom-built facility. From left
to right, Rep. Glenn Grell; Rep. Jerry Nailor; Alicia
McDonald, CAIU Director of Student Services; Mark Rothermel,
CAIU Board President; Vance; Jay "Buck" Swisher, U.S. Rep.
Todd Platts' office; Amy Morton, Executive Director of CAIU;
and Tim Phipps, Lobar Construction.
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