Rep. Kotik thanks a local veteran for his service to the nation in World War II during a ceremony he held for area veterans on Nov. 15, 2008.

Rep. Kotik hosts a ceremony Nov. 15, 2008, honoring veterans of World War II who live in the 45th Legislative District. Veterans received a Pennsylvania House of Representatives Citation and a medal to commemorate thier service to the nation.

Rep. Kotik and Rep. Dwight Evans, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, walk along Boro View Avenue in Scott to view several homes atop a hillside that continues to erode as a result of the severe rains from Hurricane Ivan in 2005.