People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
Kids play with their glow sticks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Kids play with their glow sticks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars Borough Mayor Gregg Hartung throws out candy from the back of a Chevrolet Camaro on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
They Saxonburg Trolley drives along the parade route on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cayden Holland, 4, of Chippewa Township, Pa, throws out candy to people along the parade route on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Members from the Mars Area High School Marching Band perform on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Scouts carry the flag and the banner on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
James Freshwater, 7, of Monesson, Pa., is all smiles after getting a new friend from the 27 Labs Design tent on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Members of the Mars Dance team perform at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday morning, July 4, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Heath Voytko, 5, of Valencia, picks out which flavors he wants from the Kona ice booth on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Landon Shipley, 13, of Cranberry Township, throws a ball back to a person riding a unicycle on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Maverick Osche, 5, of Butler, blows his pinwheel at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dylan Slacter, 6, of Washington, D.C., picks up a bunch of candy during the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday morning. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Israel and Amber Barkley, of Harmony, are all dressed up on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A member of the Butler County Sheriff's department rides a horse that's all dressed up on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
From left, Mia Foley, 10, Ava Dressler, 8, Aydin Shipley, 14, Alex Dressler, 10, Landon Shipley, 13, and Liam Shipley, 10, all of Cranberry Township — dressed in their red, white and blue — wave to the Harmony Fire District as they pass by on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
From left, Hazel Waters, 6, Caleb Waters, 9, and Mae Waters, 11, wait for the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street on Tuesday morning. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Louie Masters, 6, of Ellwood City, waves to passersby on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Resurrection Band performs on a float on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Harmony Historical Society took second prize for its parade float on July 4, 1970. Butler Eagle file photo
Brantlee Burk 4, grabs a duck at the first day of the Big Butler Fair at the fairgrounds in Prospect on Friday June 30, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
Kids play with their glow sticks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Kids play with their glow sticks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
People watch fireworks at Saxonburg Volunteer Fair Department fairgrounds by Saxonburg by New Life Christian Ministries on Monday, July 3, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars Borough Mayor Gregg Hartung throws out candy from the back of a Chevrolet Camaro on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
They Saxonburg Trolley drives along the parade route on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cayden Holland, 4, of Chippewa Township, Pa, throws out candy to people along the parade route on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Members from the Mars Area High School Marching Band perform on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Scouts carry the flag and the banner on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
James Freshwater, 7, of Monesson, Pa., is all smiles after getting a new friend from the 27 Labs Design tent on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Members of the Mars Dance team perform at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday morning, July 4, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Heath Voytko, 5, of Valencia, picks out which flavors he wants from the Kona ice booth on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023, during the Mars 4th of July parade. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Landon Shipley, 13, of Cranberry Township, throws a ball back to a person riding a unicycle on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Maverick Osche, 5, of Butler, blows his pinwheel at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dylan Slacter, 6, of Washington, D.C., picks up a bunch of candy during the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Tuesday morning. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Israel and Amber Barkley, of Harmony, are all dressed up on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A member of the Butler County Sheriff's department rides a horse that's all dressed up on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
From left, Mia Foley, 10, Ava Dressler, 8, Aydin Shipley, 14, Alex Dressler, 10, Landon Shipley, 13, and Liam Shipley, 10, all of Cranberry Township — dressed in their red, white and blue — wave to the Harmony Fire District as they pass by on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
From left, Hazel Waters, 6, Caleb Waters, 9, and Mae Waters, 11, wait for the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main street on Tuesday morning. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Louie Masters, 6, of Ellwood City, waves to passersby on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Resurrection Band performs on a float on Tuesday at the Zelienople 4th of July parade on Main Street. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Harmony Historical Society took second prize for its parade float on July 4, 1970. Butler Eagle file photo
Brantlee Burk 4, grabs a duck at the first day of the Big Butler Fair at the fairgrounds in Prospect on Friday June 30, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
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