Slippery Rock firefighters Chucky Ray left, Ryan Hanchosky and Kurt Reasner (not pictured) compete in Saturday's Battle of the Barrel during Prospect's Memorial Day festivities. Firefighters from Portersville, Prospect, Slippery Rock and members of Bill Errera Towing faced off in their annual Battle of the Barrel competition. Opposing teams used fire hoses to push a barrel down a zipline toward their opponent with the winner pushing the barrel farther toward their opponents side. Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company won the event. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 05/28/22

PROSPECT — There was no shortage of spectators Saturday as hundreds lined Main Street on foot and in lawn chairs for the annual Memorial Day Parade and Community Days event.

“This is a wonderful event for our community,” Prospect Mayor Jim Butler said. “We have billed it in the past as the largest Memorial Day Parade in Butler County. It’s a great way to honor those who made sacrifices for our country. It’s just a wonderful small-town atmosphere.”

The parade began at 11 a.m., but the festivities began well before then.

The Marine Corps League kicked off the parade with a 21-gun salute, but shortly after, the Connoquenessing and Prospect fire departments left to respond to a motorcycle crash on Whitestown Road west of Eagle Hill Road.

The Slippery Rock High School marching band and the Syria Shriners Chanters provided music for the crowd as they marched down main street.

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