HARRISBURG Governor Tom Corbett has appointed Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael J. Sofranko to serve on the Local Government Advisory Committee.

Also appointed to that committee were Gina M. Sage, Springfield; Hon. Margaret L. Ferraro, Nazareth; Hon. Fiore Leone, Erie; Michael A. Schober, Columbia; Thomas McElhone, Glenshaw; Marvin Meteer, Wyalusing; Betty Ann Moyer, Danville; Hon. August "A.C." Stickel, Altoona; and Hon. Scott Martin, Lancaster.Nominations requiring Senate confirmation include:State Board of Physical Therapy Jeffrey R. Elliott, Wernersville;Children's Trust Fund Rodney W. Wagner Jr., Gardners;Temple University Board of Trustees Edward Rudolph, Penn ValleyState Board of Barber Examiners John C. Christopher, Hummelstown;Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and Research Advisory Board Robert P. Edwards, M.D., Gibsonia, Ada Rivera, Scotrun.