Photo Gallery: Oct. 9, 2023

2023-10-08 22:09:07

The handbell choir plays Shalom Chaverim on the Petit & Fritsend handbells on Sunday afternoon to close out the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Kadi Hall stands with one of the handbells as Reverend Leigh Benish dedicates the handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Bob Scott, of Butler, plays the handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Mark Hall passes one of the handbells over to his granddaughter Kadi Hall on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Nancy Slezak, talks about the handbell choir on Sunday afternoon for a Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Mark Boyce, plays the guitar and sings on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Nancy Slezak, conducts the handbell choir on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Lars Morrison leads the procession playing the recorder on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Reverend John C.R. Silbert talks about the history of Covenant U.P. church and the Petit & Fritsen handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Kendall Nace,10, of Butler, plays with the Hill Youth Ringers Trio on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

The handbells sit ready on Sunday afternoon for a Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23

Children’s art was for sale during the dance-a-thon at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

A sign on Hansen Avenue directs people to the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Samuel Bobko,1, of Butler, dances Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Guests take to the dance floor Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Reverand Yurii Bobko, of Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, his wife Olh and their sons Samuel, 1, and Ethan, 2, stand outside the church's Ukrainian hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, where Christian Fellowship youth held a Dance-A-Thon with the goal of raising $5,000. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Rose Raith, of Butler, left, and Stephen Haluszczak, founder of the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute, dance at the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School from left, Avery Kelly, Amelia Melinck and Mackenzie Allshouse programed their finch robot to spell out the work Mars on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23

Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School Amelia Melinck works with her teacher Chris Churilla on programing one of the finch robots on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23

Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School from left, Avery Kelly, Amelia Melinck and Mackenzie Allshouse work together on their new Finch robot on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23

Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School Amelia Melinck smiles as she watches the finch robot execute the programing that was put into it on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23

Mars Area Centennial School students learning about the basics of computer programming through the use of Finch Robots. Submitted Photo.

Judge Tim McCune, with Butler AM Rotary, trims some of the bushes at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Donna Smith, with the Shade Tree Commission spreads out new rocks at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Sam Bicari,14, of Butler, helps bring in new rocks in a wheelbarrow on Saturday morning at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Donna Smith, with the Shade Tree Commission and Judge Tim McCune, with Butler AM Rotary, pose at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as they clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Aiden Bartley, who is undergoing treatment at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, looks over a few of the dozens of raffle baskets donated at a pasta dinner fundraiser for him Saturday at the Butler Moose Lodge.

Fred Vero plays a horn as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Members of the Butler County Symphony dance as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Butler Symphony Violinist plays during Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Concert goers dance to twist and shout as the Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Lla Lombardo from Butler holds up her flashlight on her phone as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play a classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Autatorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Tom Teeley (George Harrison) sings as he plays Hey Jude as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play a classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

Tony Kishman (Paul McCarthy ) sings to the crowd as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23

The handbell choir plays Shalom Chaverim on the Petit & Fritsend handbells on Sunday afternoon to close out the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Kadi Hall stands with one of the handbells as Reverend Leigh Benish dedicates the handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Bob Scott, of Butler, plays the handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Mark Hall passes one of the handbells over to his granddaughter Kadi Hall on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Nancy Slezak, talks about the handbell choir on Sunday afternoon for a Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Mark Boyce, plays the guitar and sings on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Nancy Slezak, conducts the handbell choir on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Lars Morrison leads the procession playing the recorder on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Reverend John C.R. Silbert talks about the history of Covenant U.P. church and the Petit & Fritsen handbells on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Kendall Nace,10, of Butler, plays with the Hill Youth Ringers Trio on Sunday afternoon at the Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
The handbells sit ready on Sunday afternoon for a Afternoon of Peace & Harmony dedication ceremony at Hill U.P. Church. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/8/23
Children’s art was for sale during the dance-a-thon at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A sign on Hansen Avenue directs people to the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Children’s art was for sale during the dance-a-thon at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Samuel Bobko,1, of Butler, dances Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Guests take to the dance floor Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Reverand Yurii Bobko, of Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, his wife Olh and their sons Samuel, 1, and Ethan, 2, stand outside the church's Ukrainian hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, where Christian Fellowship youth held a Dance-A-Thon with the goal of raising $5,000. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Rose Raith, of Butler, left, and Stephen Haluszczak, founder of the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute, dance at the dance-a-thon inside Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Ukrainian Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a goal of raising $5,000 for an art therapy camp for displaced Ukrainian children. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School from left, Avery Kelly, Amelia Melinck and Mackenzie Allshouse programed their finch robot to spell out the work Mars on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23
Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School Amelia Melinck works with her teacher Chris Churilla on programing one of the finch robots on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23
Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School from left, Avery Kelly, Amelia Melinck and Mackenzie Allshouse work together on their new Finch robot on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23
Sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School Amelia Melinck smiles as she watches the finch robot execute the programing that was put into it on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 9/28/23
Mars Area Centennial School students learning about the basics of computer programming through the use of Finch Robots. Submitted Photo.
Judge Tim McCune, with Butler AM Rotary, trims some of the bushes at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Donna Smith, with the Shade Tree Commission spreads out new rocks at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Sam Bicari,14, of Butler, helps bring in new rocks in a wheelbarrow on Saturday morning at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. as the Shade Tree Commission and Butler AM Rotary work to clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Donna Smith, with the Shade Tree Commission and Judge Tim McCune, with Butler AM Rotary, pose at the welcome to Butler sign at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Pittsburgh St. on Saturday morning as they clean up the area and lay down new rocks. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Aiden Bartley, who is undergoing treatment at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, looks over a few of the dozens of raffle baskets donated at a pasta dinner fundraiser for him Saturday at the Butler Moose Lodge.
Aiden Bartley, who is undergoing treatment at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, looks over a few of the dozens of raffle baskets donated at a pasta dinner fundraiser for him Saturday at the Butler Moose Lodge.
Fred Vero plays a horn as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Members of the Butler County Symphony dance as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Butler Symphony Violinist plays during Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Concert goers dance to twist and shout as the Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Lla Lombardo from Butler holds up her flashlight on her phone as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play a classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Autatorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Tom Teeley (George Harrison) sings as he plays Hey Jude as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play a classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23
Tony Kishman (Paul McCarthy ) sings to the crowd as Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra play classic Beatles song at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium on Saturday October 7, 2023. Justin Guido/ Special to the Butler Eagle 10/7/23