Butler Township manager Tom Knights shows the design for the recreation complex that is planned for Pullman Center Business Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Jim Smith, outgoing coordinator, gets a hug after he was honored for his service at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Atticus Painter, 3, from Butler, plays the maracas at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Kendyl Streightner waves to the crowd after receiving an award at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Jim Smith, outgoing coordinator, was honored for his service at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Jayme Streightner hugs Becky Clouse after receiving an award at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Tiffany Haekleroad, Butler Area Public Library children’s librarian, smiles as she receives an award from WQED at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Knoch High School junior Natalya Cafasso, left, receives an award from Becky Clouse at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Joey Campbell, 6, of Slippery Rock, looks for insects and other creatures in and around the creek on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at the DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jameson Myers, 8, of Butler, left, looks at the baby crayfish Oliver Semzock, 9, of Pittsburgh, is holding in a cup on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at a DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dillon Penrod, a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources educator at Jennings Environmental Education Center, looks on as children look for insects and other creatures in and around the creek during DiscoverE day camp on Thursday, July 7, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jameson Myers, 8, of Butler, looks for insects and other creatures on a rock near the creek on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, during DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Maven Burick, 6, of New Castle, middle, looks at some fish during DiscoverE day camp on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dillon Penrod, a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources educator at Jennings Environmental Education Center, along with Jack Boosel, 7, of Prospect, pull up a fish trap on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, to see what fish they caught and identify them before releasing them back into the creek at DiscoverE Day Camp. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A firefighter takes a knee despite heavy smoke at a fully engulfed house fire on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at 1137 Three Degree Road. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A firefighter sprays foam on a fully engulfed house fire on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at 1137 Three Degree Road. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
David Ferraro, vice president of Landmark Properties, inspects the damage at Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids in Cranberry Gardens Plaza after a vehicle drove into the shop Thursday morning, July 13, 2023. Landmark owns the plaza in Cranberry Township.Photo by Steve Ferris.
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Tripp Santora, 12, hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Tripp Santora,12, serves the ball on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jake Santora, middle, conducts an interview while his sister Ava Santora records on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jake Santora and his sister, Ava, pose for a photo on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Charlotte Christen, 2, from Cranberry Township, eats cotton candy at Community Days at Cranberry Township Community Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
From left, Kason Phaure, 7, Anna Buige 10, Kennedy Phaure, 6, and Max Buige, 8, go down the slide at the Cranberry Township Community Park during Cranberry Township Community Days on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Cranberry Rotary member Jonathan Murray, left, pours a beer in the Beer Garden at Cranberry Township Community Park during Community Days on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler Township manager Tom Knights shows the design for the recreation complex that is planned for Pullman Center Business Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Jim Smith, outgoing coordinator, gets a hug after he was honored for his service at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Atticus Painter, 3, from Butler, plays the maracas at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Kendyl Streightner waves to the crowd after receiving an award at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Jim Smith, outgoing coordinator, was honored for his service at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Jayme Streightner hugs Becky Clouse after receiving an award at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Tiffany Haekleroad, Butler Area Public Library children’s librarian, smiles as she receives an award from WQED at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Knoch High School junior Natalya Cafasso, left, receives an award from Becky Clouse at the Butler Collaborative for Families annual picnic and awards ceremony at Alameda Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Joey Campbell, 6, of Slippery Rock, looks for insects and other creatures in and around the creek on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at the DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jameson Myers, 8, of Butler, left, looks at the baby crayfish Oliver Semzock, 9, of Pittsburgh, is holding in a cup on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at a DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dillon Penrod, a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources educator at Jennings Environmental Education Center, looks on as children look for insects and other creatures in and around the creek during DiscoverE day camp on Thursday, July 7, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jameson Myers, 8, of Butler, looks for insects and other creatures on a rock near the creek on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, during DiscoverE day camp at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Maven Burick, 6, of New Castle, middle, looks at some fish during DiscoverE day camp on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dillon Penrod, a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources educator at Jennings Environmental Education Center, along with Jack Boosel, 7, of Prospect, pull up a fish trap on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, to see what fish they caught and identify them before releasing them back into the creek at DiscoverE Day Camp. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A firefighter takes a knee despite heavy smoke at a fully engulfed house fire on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at 1137 Three Degree Road. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A firefighter sprays foam on a fully engulfed house fire on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2023, at 1137 Three Degree Road. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
David Ferraro, vice president of Landmark Properties, inspects the damage at Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids in Cranberry Gardens Plaza after a vehicle drove into the shop Thursday morning, July 13, 2023. Landmark owns the plaza in Cranberry Township.Photo by Steve Ferris.
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cal Greenblatt hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Tripp Santora, 12, hits the ball back across the net on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Tripp Santora,12, serves the ball on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jake Santora, middle, conducts an interview while his sister Ava Santora records on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Jake Santora and his sister, Ava, pose for a photo on Thursday morning, July 13, 2023, at the West Penn junior tennis doubles event at Butler Country Club. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Charlotte Christen, 2, from Cranberry Township, eats cotton candy at Community Days at Cranberry Township Community Park on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
From left, Kason Phaure, 7, Anna Buige 10, Kennedy Phaure, 6, and Max Buige, 8, go down the slide at the Cranberry Township Community Park during Cranberry Township Community Days on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Cranberry Rotary member Jonathan Murray, left, pours a beer in the Beer Garden at Cranberry Township Community Park during Community Days on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
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