Amy Pack, left, incoming executive director of Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, accepted the Organization of the Year award for the bureau. Millie Pinkerton was named this year’s Distinguished Citizen award. The two were honored at Moraine Trails Council's annual Distinguished Citizens Award Gala Reception on Thursday, June 8, at Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle

Millie Pinkerton and her late husband, Dale, moved 14 times before settling in Butler in 1980, and, she said, the couple was welcomed by people in the county with open arms.

On Thursday, Pinkerton, who was born in Pittsburgh, was named this year’s Distinguished Citizen at the annual Moraine Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizens Award Gala Reception.

The Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau was recognized as Organization of the Year.

Pinkerton and Amy Pack, new incoming executive director of the tourism bureau, received awards honoring their commitment to community, and their support of scouting and youth in the region.