District Office 916-B North River Road
Park Plaza
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-7714
Fax: (717) 896-7717
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Harrisburg Office Room 173
Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6801
Fax (717) 783-3722
1-888-PICCOLA
TTY: 1-800-364-1581
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Grants Available for Youth Sportfishing, Boating, and Education Programs Organizations and local agencies involved in providing sportfishing, boating, and aquatic education programs and reengaging youth in outdoor activities may be eligible for up to $5,000 in grant money from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PF&BC).
(12/11/08)
Seasonal Fun in PA Take a peek at the science behind the season and what drives nature's calendar through an event to be conducted at Canoe Creek State Park in Hollidaysburg from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008. You will find yourself strolling through beautiful winter scenery and discovering the magic of the season.
(12/05/08)
Commonwealth Libraries Host Live Online Reference Service Students and citizens in search of accurate and unbiased information can tap into Ask Here PA for information and answers to questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to the PA Department of Education.
(12/05/08)
PennDOT Presents Aviation Art Contest Childhood dreams of flight are being encouraged through an aviation art contest announced by the Bureau of Aviation for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The theme for the 2008 contest is “A Day at the Airport”.
(09/25/08)
Since our founding, the Constitution of Pennsylvania has provided for the education of the citizens of this Commonwealth. In colonial days, both the Governor and the ‘Provincial Council’ were tasked to ‘erect and order all publick schools and incourage and reward the authors of usefull sciences and laudable inventions in the said province.’ In 1776, the Constitution held that “a school or schools shall be established each county by the Legislature, for the convenient instruction of youth…,” and in 1790, “the Legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide by law for the establishment of schools throughout the state, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis.”
11/19/08 - During his tour of the Ronald McDonald House, Piccola spoke with board members, Ed Jackson and Brenda Pettersen, about the expansion project underway to accommodate more families and ways in which the local community can get involved.
