School officer James Green hugs Broad Street Elementary School third-grader Logan Horter, after Logan spoke about Green during a RISE Award ceremony at Broad Street Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Keith Karns, pastor at Church of God in Connoquenessing Township, leads everyone in a prayer before a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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District Judge Jack D. Ripper, left, swears in new Middlesex Township K-9 handler William Rapone II at the township municipal building Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Rapone is accompanied by the new police K-9, Veegee. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Broad Street Elementary School held an assembly for school officer James Green as he receives the RISE Award on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green smiles while Broad Street Elementary School Principal Vanessa Boyd talks about his service to the school during a RISE Award ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Khalid Mumin visits classrooms at Broad Street Elementary School ahead of a RISE Award ceremony for school officer James Green on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green receives the RISE Award from Khalid Mumin, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, at Broad Street Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green smiles while Broad Street Elementary School teacher Meghan Lucas offers a teacher reflection on his service to the school during a RISE Award ceremony Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Rich Bertino serves food to Nathan Sanders during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tina Irwin serves food to attendees during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Kim Karns prepares plates of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jim Kretzler prepares plates of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Hugh Miller talks with an attendee during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Keith Karns points at the food as it is prepared for attendees during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Keith Karns lays out dessert for people to eat as volunteers prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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From left, Kimberly Karns, Jim Kretzler and Tina Irwin prepare plates to be served to those in attendance at the Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Tina Irwin, left, shows volunteer Rich Bertino who still needs a plate of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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School officer James Green hugs Broad Street Elementary School third-grader Logan Horter, after Logan spoke about Green during a RISE Award ceremony at Broad Street Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Keith Karns, pastor at Church of God in Connoquenessing Township, leads everyone in a prayer before a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
District Judge Jack D. Ripper, left, swears in new Middlesex Township K-9 handler William Rapone II at the township municipal building Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Rapone is accompanied by the new police K-9, Veegee. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Broad Street Elementary School held an assembly for school officer James Green as he receives the RISE Award on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green smiles while Broad Street Elementary School Principal Vanessa Boyd talks about his service to the school during a RISE Award ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Khalid Mumin visits classrooms at Broad Street Elementary School ahead of a RISE Award ceremony for school officer James Green on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green receives the RISE Award from Khalid Mumin, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, at Broad Street Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School officer James Green smiles while Broad Street Elementary School teacher Meghan Lucas offers a teacher reflection on his service to the school during a RISE Award ceremony Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 404 of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Armstrong Great Lawn at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Rich Bertino serves food to Nathan Sanders during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tina Irwin serves food to attendees during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Kim Karns prepares plates of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jim Kretzler prepares plates of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
An early Thanksgiving dinner was prepared for locals by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Hugh Miller talks with an attendee during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Keith Karns points at the food as it is prepared for attendees during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Keith Karns lays out dessert for people to eat as volunteers prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
From left, Kimberly Karns, Jim Kretzler and Tina Irwin prepare plates to be served to those in attendance at the Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tina Irwin, left, shows volunteer Rich Bertino who still needs a plate of food during a Thanksgiving dinner provided by the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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