Photo Gallery: August 26, 2022

2022-08-26 00:15:00

McQuistion and Broad Street Elementary School librarian Laurie Dermitt leads a storytime during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Franny Frustaci, right, of Butler, Rosalie Keating, Butler, center, and Melissa Savannah, Butler, play drums at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Butler County Opioid Overdose Coalition chairman Beth Ehrenfried-Neveux, Butler County Community College Community Initiatives Center assistant Ken Clowes, and Lisa Gill, a prevention specialist with the Butler County Human Services Drug and Alcohol programs, pose with the tree that will be planted during a National Overdose Awareness Day event on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Left, Kameron Hershey, grade 9, and Anna James, grade 7, with her service dog Honey, head home after the first day of classes at Moniteau High School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Kayla Kraft, Gabby Villani, Taylor Rose, and Shaye Wells spin on a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

The Mars Robotics Association is working on building a robot that will throw the first pitch at an upcoming Pirates game. Read the story in the Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, edition of the the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle

Kayla Kraft, Gabby Villani, Taylor Rose, and Shaye Wells spin on a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Larayah Barnes, 3, and Isabel Kilroy, 7, of Butler, enjoy a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Rides, food and games entertain attendees of the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Mali Werner and Islan Werner ride the Ferris wheel at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Mali is visiting from the United Kingdom, and preparing to move here after finishing school in England. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Shane Errera, of Butler, plays the fish bowl game with Eva Errera, 2, and Athena Kniess at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Christine Coblentz, center, of Butler, rides down the slide with Charlie, 5, and Ellie, 3, at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Students look for directions during arrival on the first day at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch High School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

All of the buses are lined up and ready to take kids home from Slippery Rock Area Middle School on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, after the first day of class. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find their bus to head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock High School head home after the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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A staff member helps students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find the correct bus after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School are happy to be heading home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock High School head out of school on the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Cale Lewis, 10, of Center Township, peruses free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Waverly McCandless, 5, James Liptak, 4, Harper McCandless, 1, and Michelle Leist look at free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Center Township Elementary School second-grader Gianna Oniboni, 7, searches through free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Butler County Opioid Overdose Coalition chairman Beth Ehrenfried-Neveux explains the significance of the heart-shaped purple leaves on a new tree being planted in memory of those who lost their lives to drug overdoses on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Isaac, a service dog under Aadam Fleeger's chair, ignores the rhythmic ruckus at the drum circle hosted by Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Isaac's sign read "Do not pet me I am working." Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Melissa Savannah, of Butler plays a drum while Rosalie Keating, of Chicora, plays a set of maracas at the drum circle at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. In the foreground, Tony Frochio played tambourine with his foot. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

People play their choice of percussion instruments in the drum circle at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The event was lead by Tony "Washboard Tony" Frochio, Butler, a local musician. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

McQuistion and Broad Street Elementary School librarian Laurie Dermitt leads a storytime during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Franny Frustaci, right, of Butler, Rosalie Keating, Butler, center, and Melissa Savannah, Butler, play drums at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Butler County Opioid Overdose Coalition chairman Beth Ehrenfried-Neveux, Butler County Community College Community Initiatives Center assistant Ken Clowes, and Lisa Gill, a prevention specialist with the Butler County Human Services Drug and Alcohol programs, pose with the tree that will be planted during a National Overdose Awareness Day event on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Left, Kameron Hershey, grade 9, and Anna James, grade 7, with her service dog Honey, head home after the first day of classes at Moniteau High School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Kayla Kraft, Gabby Villani, Taylor Rose, and Shaye Wells spin on a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
The Mars Robotics Association is working on building a robot that will throw the first pitch at an upcoming Pirates game. Read the story in the Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, edition of the the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
The Mars Robotics Association is working on building a robot that will throw the first pitch at an upcoming Pirates game. Read the story in the Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, edition of the the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Kayla Kraft, Gabby Villani, Taylor Rose, and Shaye Wells spin on a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Larayah Barnes, 3, and Isabel Kilroy, 7, of Butler, enjoy a ride at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Rides, food and games entertain attendees of the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Mali Werner and Islan Werner ride the Ferris wheel at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Mali is visiting from the United Kingdom, and preparing to move here after finishing school in England. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Shane Errera, of Butler, plays the fish bowl game with Eva Errera, 2, and Athena Kniess at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Christine Coblentz, center, of Butler, rides down the slide with Charlie, 5, and Ellie, 3, at the End of Summer Carnival at Clearview Mall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Students look for directions during arrival on the first day at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch High School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Students arrive for the first day of classes at Knoch High School on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Jefferson Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
All of the buses are lined up and ready to take kids home from Slippery Rock Area Middle School on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, after the first day of class. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find their bus to head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock High School head home after the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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A staff member helps students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find the correct bus after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School are happy to be heading home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock High School head out of school on the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Cale Lewis, 10, of Center Township, peruses free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Waverly McCandless, 5, James Liptak, 4, Harper McCandless, 1, and Michelle Leist look at free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Center Township Elementary School second-grader Gianna Oniboni, 7, searches through free books during the Back to School Bash at Butler Area Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Butler Area School District and WQED Education joined with the library to offer free supplies, resources, and activities for students entering kindergarten through second grade. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Butler County Opioid Overdose Coalition chairman Beth Ehrenfried-Neveux explains the significance of the heart-shaped purple leaves on a new tree being planted in memory of those who lost their lives to drug overdoses on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Isaac, a service dog under Aadam Fleeger's chair, ignores the rhythmic ruckus at the drum circle hosted by Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Isaac's sign read "Do not pet me I am working." Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Melissa Savannah, of Butler plays a drum while Rosalie Keating, of Chicora, plays a set of maracas at the drum circle at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. In the foreground, Tony Frochio played tambourine with his foot. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
People play their choice of percussion instruments in the drum circle at Butler County Associates for the Blind on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The event was lead by Tony "Washboard Tony" Frochio, Butler, a local musician. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle