On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the new Ford City Borough Water Treatment Plant, 527 Beale Ave., Ford City, conducted its official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured (from left) Gibson-Thomas Engineering Principal Ed Schmitt; Gibson-Thomas project manager Peter Buss; Ford City water operator Pat Cujas; Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVEST) representative Dan Mistaic; Joe Pittman, chief of staff for State Sen. Don White (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland); Ford City Borough Council President Carol Fenyes; myself; Ford City Mayor Jeff Cogley; Armstrong County Planning and Development Office representative Kathy Hileman; Armstrong County Commissioner Pat Fabian; and Ford City Borough Council Vice President Tyson Klukan.
Rep. Jeff Pyle recognized Dr. Allison and Dr. Honjo, Nobel Prize winners in Medicine for Cancer Immunotherapy Research.
This year's Senior Expo was another success! Over 50 vendors and more than 250 seniors took part in this year's event. I want to thank Rep. Donna Oberlander and Sen. Don White, who I worked alongside of at this event, for helping coordinate this expo. I also want to thank vendors and attendees for taking the time to come out to our expo. Lastly, I want to thank the Kittanning Township Firehall for allowing us to use the hall and for providing a hot lunch for everyone. You can view more photos from this event on my Facebook page, PA State Rep. Jeff Pyle.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding parents to ensure their children are properly vaccinated as they head back to school.
More information is available here.
The House has approved Rep. Pyle’s resolution declaring August to be Kidney Cancer Awareness Month in our Commonwealth. He was joined in addressing the House by his good friend from the Democrat-side of the aisle, Tony DeLuca, who is also a cancer survivor.
Rep. Pyle welcomes Joseph Crissman and Hayley Woodside, winners of the 2018 State Elks Anti-Drug Video Contest, to the floor of the House. Hayley and Joey wrote, directed and acted in an anti-drug short video based on the theme "What Heroes Do” which won the state-wide Elks Drug Awareness Video Contest for their High School age group. Their video won at the local and district levels and was chosen as the overall winner in the state. The video was submitted for entry into the National contest and may be featured on the
elkskidszone.org website and/or in ENF or DAP publications. They were honored by the speaker of the House and presented citations by Pyle for their achievement.
You can watch of video of Pyle’s speech here.
You can watch their winning video here.
Freeport High School girls’ volleyball won the state Championship and were honored during a ceremony on the House floor by Rep. Pyle and Speaker Mike Turzai. This was the Lady Yellowjackets first statewide title ever and the first athletic title in the school’s history. Above, Freeport Mayor Jim Swartz presents a citation to the state champs on the stairs of the Ryan Office Building. Below, with the team and Sen. Don White on the Capitol steps.
Reps. Pyle and Joe Petrarca meeting with members of the Alle-Kiski Valley leadership Conference to discuss regional issues.