Photo gallery for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018

2018-11-08 00:00:00

Bill and Susie Antolec pose with a pediatric nurse from Thailand, who was a student in Thailand and was supported by the Antolec's ministry center in Chiang Rai. Formerly of Zelienople, the Antolecs are visiting the area to see family and raise money for their center. Submitted photo

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In the face of local-losses by Democrats, party members emerged from Tuesday’s election feeling newly optimistic about their party’s standing and future in Butler County. About 50 Democrats gathered for dinner at Compadres Mexican Restaurant in Center Township Wednesday night, Nov. 7, 2018, to discuss election results and decompress after the end of campaign season.JUSTIN GUIDO/Butler Eagle

Butler High School goaltender Connor Strobel is also shining as a member of the Esmarck Stars of the North American Prospects Hockey League this season.Submitted Photo

Mars School Board is considering adding to a $14.4 million renovation project at the Mars Middle School.J.W. Johnson Jr./Butler Eagle

Butler Township police and volunteer firefighters respond to a one-vehicle crash about 11 a.m. Wednesday that sent a sport utility vehicle into a building with apartments and Laundromat next to the Morgan Cars Wash on New Castle Road. Jim Smith/Butler Eagle

Crews pave Rochester Road in Cranberry Township on Wednesday. The overall project is scheduled to be wrapped up next week. The project, which includes the widening of Rochester Road to add an additional eastbound lane, as well as the widening of the bridge in that area, began earlier this year. J.W. Johnson Jr./Butler Eagle

Bill and Susie Antolec, center, are surrounded by the Thai students who live in the Antolec’s ministry center in Chiang Rai. The Antolecs, former Zelienople residents who moved to Thailand in 2009 to run the center that provides 16 high school and university students with housing and tuitions, are back in Butler County to visit family and friends and raise funds for their education efforts. SUBMITTED PHOTO