2008 Photo Gallery

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July 31, 2008 – Senator Baker was greeted by Mayor Merritt Quinn of Milford during her tour of Grey Towers National Historic Site. Grey Towers is a mansion set on 102 acres of forested land that was once the home of Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the United States Forest Service and twice-elected Governor of Pennsylvania. Video of Senator Baker’s tour of the estate will appear on an upcoming episode of her television program, The Baker Report.

July 31, 2008 – Senator Baker joined other local officials at the 11th Annual Susquehanna-Wyoming Counties Equipment Show at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock. Pictured above from left are Representative Karen Boback, Representative Sandy Major, Judy Kraft-Mead, Wyoming County Commissioner; Senator Baker; and John O'Keefe, Lemon Township Supervisor, Wyoming County.

July 31, 2008 - Above, Senator Baker visits the Susquehanna-Wyoming County Equipment Show, which is held for local municipal officials each year. Pictured from left are Ace Shupp, Tunkhannock Township Supervisor, Wyoming County; Senator Baker; Fred Benson, Lennox Township Supervisor, Susquehanna County; and Ken White, Building Permit Officer, Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County.

July 31, 2008 – Senator Baker enjoys the scenery along with Mathilda Sheptak (right), deputy executive director of the Pocono Mountain Visitor’s Bureau, and her husband Steve at the 5th Annual Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser. The event, held at Skytop Lodge and Resort, recognizes nonprofit organizations serving Monroe County. Those receiving funding this year were Pegasus Child Advocacy Center, The Salvation Army, Visual Impairment and Blindness Services, and Women’s Resources of Monroe County.

July 29, 2008 – Senator Baker joined Pike County Public Library (PCPL) supporters as they announced a $10,000 Community Revitalization Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The funding will be used to help with the septic permitting process for the new headquarters of the library system. Pictured from left are Scott J. Weiland, Executive Director of Pike County Chamber of Commerce; Jenni Hamill, PCPL Legislative Liaison; Maleyne Syracuse, PCPL Board President; Milford Enhancement Committee Chair Richard Snyder, member of the PCPL Board's Building Committee; State Senator Lisa Baker; and Pike County realtor Davis R. Chant, member of the PCPL Board's Government Affairs Committee.
(Photo courtesy Heron's Eye Communications)

July 28, 2008 – Senator Baker presented a citation to Heron's Eye Communications, which received the 2008 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. The Pike County business received the award because of its work on the public television documentary film Nature’s Keepers: A Community of Conservationists, which will air on WVIA-TV this fall. Above, the Senator presents the citation to Krista Gromalski, Heron's Eye Co-Founder.
(Photo courtesy Heron's Eye Communications)

July 18, 2008 – Senator Baker attended the Conservation Partnership Legislative Breakfast. The Conservation Partnership was formed in 2004, and provides a way for different organizations in Pike, Wayne, and Monroe counties and other portions of the region to work together to promote conservation. (Photo courtesy Heron’s Eye Communications)

July 16, 2008 – Senator Baker had the honor of cutting the ribbon at the ceremony celebrating the opening of Buck Bridge in Starrucca Borough, Wayne County. From left in the front row are Robert Buck and Tony Palanois, who serve as Borough Councilmen; County Commissioners Tony Herzog and Wendell Kay; Representative Sandy Major; Senator Baker; Commissioner Brian Smith, and County Treasurer Brian Field. From left in the back row are Chris Goetz and Scott Macizak of PennDOT; and Council President Kirk Rhone.