Focus on the 46th

This month Senator Camera Bartolotta talks with Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding about four upcoming Agricultural County Fairs in the 46th Senatorial District this summer. We also hear from officials from Jacktown, Greene, West Alexander and Washington County Fairs about what makes each fair so special.  

Senator Camera Bartolotta takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the World Kitchen Plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania . The Pyrex® brand iconic glass bakeware has been manufactured here in the “Magic City” for over a half century.  

Beginning in January of 2018, thousands of Medicaid and/or Medicare recipients will be affected by a change in how government subsidized long-term care services are arranged for them. On this month’s program Senator Camera Bartolotta talks with the state’s top Agency on Aging experts about the new managed-care program known as Community HealthChoices.  

Senator Camera Bartolotta take us on a trip back in time to the century-old W.A.Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop built on the banks of the Monongahela River at Rices Landing, PA. Newly designated as a National Historic Landmark, the foundry built in 1900 has remained incredibly unchanged since the days it serviced the riverboat, railroad and mining industries.  

This month “Focus on the 46th” highlights the Greater Washington County Food Bank. We start at the Thrift Store which supports the food bank. Later Sous Chef Chad Rogers from Bella Sera and Senator Bartolotta prepare a delicious meal using items found in the box’s distributed by the food bank – and a few fresh ingredients from their garden. Follow along and prepare your own healthy meal.  

Come along for an exhilarating ride and experience the thrill of motorcross racing as Senator Bartolotta takes us to Greene County’s High Point Raceway for this month’s “Focus on the 46th.”

Senator Bartolotta discusses Senate Bill 25 that would allow nurse practitioners to expand access to care for patients, with Lorraine Bock, President of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, and Lieutenant Commander Dennis MacDougall, a retired veteran of the United States Navy and nurse practitioner.  

Senator Camera Bartolotta takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of a remarkable third generation family business, Wilson Forest Products in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  

Senator Bartolotta gives us a behind-the-scene tour of BeeGraphix in Fredericktown, Washington County. BeeGraphix is your one stop shop for screen printing, embroidery, full color digital printing, custom artwork, banners, and much more. www.beegraphix.com  

Senator Camera Bartolotta takes us on a behind the scenes tour of the Highmark Caring Place in Pittsburgh, a center that offers services at no charge for grieving children, adolescents and their families. There are four facilities in western and central Pennsylvania. www.highmarkcaringplace.com