As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. John Evans asks questions of Attorney General Tom Corbett on his request for additional funding during appropriations hearings on Feb. 4. At left is Ed Nolan, executive director of the House Appropriations Committee.


Dr. James Rummel, a local veterinarian, was recently honored with a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to acknowledge an award he received from the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. The Dr. A. Wayne Mountan Memorial Media Award is given for excellence in communicating veterinary medical contributions to animal and public health via newspapers, magazines or broadcast. This is in recognition of his series on grief after the loss of a pet. Rep. John Evans presented Dr. Rummel with the House citation and congratulated him on the award.


Rep. John Evans recently honored Ken and Ruby Loucks of Edinboro with a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The citation acknowledges the Louckses’ 40 years in the upholstery business.


Girard residents Tracy Carner (far left), his son, Austin, and daughter, Sarah, visited the Capitol on Nov. 9. During their trip to Harrisburg, they stopped by to see Rep. Evans and took a tour of the 103-year-old Capitol building.


Rep. John Evans speaks at a press conference Nov. 9 regarding legislation he is co-sponsoring that would ban texting while driving for all drivers in Pennsylvania. Evans has heard from numerous residents who support such a ban, and they believe that a ban on texting will help prevent crashes and save lives. House Bill 2070 is moving quickly through the legislative process, having been reported out of the House Transportation Committee on Nov. 10.


Rep. John Evans recently attended a Halloween party, sponsored by Active Aging Inc. at the Lakeland Valley Regional Senior Community Center in Linesville. Evans is pictured with Gertrude Locke, a constituent, and Vicki Leap, Evans’ legislative aide.


A member of the House Republican Policy Committee, Rep. John Evans asks questions about the property tax assessment system in Pennsylvania during a public hearing on Oct. 29 in Pittsburgh. Members learned about various changes that may need to be made to the assessment system on a state, county and/or local levels. Evans is pictured with Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver).


Students from Edinboro University traveled to the state Capitol on Oct. 20 to participate in the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol symposium. From left, psychology students Jamie Cacchione and Brandon Lewis, along with their adviser Dr. Michael Skelly, presented information about their research on memory and text markings, including highlighting and underlining. In their research, they learned that various forms of text markings may be using different cognitive processes. In practice, they suggest that students should use highlighters to maximize their learning of text material.