Student Kendyl Shipos made a hat and a special masquerade mask for Fat Tuesday at Butler Catholic School on Feb. 21. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
Butler Catholic School teacher Traci Ritson, left, helps student Sam Strahler glue a bell to a hat he made in class for Fat Tuesday on Tuesday, Feb. 21. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
Students in Traci Ritson's kindergarten class at Butler Catholic School made masks and hats Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 to celebrate Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
From left, kindergartners Ben McCune, Syvette Mesanko and Roman Krouse pose with masks and hats they crafted Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in celebration of Mardi Gras at Butler Catholic School. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
State Rep. Stephanie Scialabba addresses the media during a news conference in Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Scialabba spearheaded an effort to remove Butler County from the Center for Immigration Studies website which listed the county as a Pennsylvania sanctuary city. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Knoch’s Naturelle Ewing gets fouled by Hopewell’s Allison Ramaley in WPIAL Class 4A First round Girls Basketball game at Knoch High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Knoch won 53-21. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Knoch’s Megan Vasas takes the ball to the hoop against Hopewell in WPIAL Class 4A first round Girls Basketball game at Knoch High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Knoch won 53-21. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
Jan Bennett and her husband Ron Bennett, of Saxonburg, have fun as they get their picture taken at the Mardi Gras Date Night at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Tom and Carol Langer of Middlesex Township make pop art at the Mardi Gras Date Night at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Hotel Saxonburg owner Judy Ferree talks to customers dressed in her Mardi Gras gear for Fat Tuesday at Hotel Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Framed in a Mardi Gras mask, Jeff Conner plays guitar and sings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at Hotel Saxonburg. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars' Alexis Cashdollar, 5, reaches for a rebound against Lincoln Park's Sarah Scott, 5, during a playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at Mount Lebanon. Mars topped Lincoln Park 56-29 to move on. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vita Vargo, 4, drives down court against Lincoln Park in Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 night’s playoff game at Mount Lebanon. Mars topped Lincoln Park 56-29 to move on. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Student Kendyl Shipos made a hat and a special masquerade mask for Fat Tuesday at Butler Catholic School on Feb. 21. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
Butler Catholic School teacher Traci Ritson, left, helps student Sam Strahler glue a bell to a hat he made in class for Fat Tuesday on Tuesday, Feb. 21. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
Students in Traci Ritson's kindergarten class at Butler Catholic School made masks and hats Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 to celebrate Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
From left, kindergartners Ben McCune, Syvette Mesanko and Roman Krouse pose with masks and hats they crafted Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in celebration of Mardi Gras at Butler Catholic School. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
State Rep. Stephanie Scialabba addresses the media during a news conference in Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Scialabba spearheaded an effort to remove Butler County from the Center for Immigration Studies website which listed the county as a Pennsylvania sanctuary city. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Knoch’s Naturelle Ewing gets fouled by Hopewell’s Allison Ramaley in WPIAL Class 4A First round Girls Basketball game at Knoch High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Knoch won 53-21. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Knoch’s Megan Vasas takes the ball to the hoop against Hopewell in WPIAL Class 4A first round Girls Basketball game at Knoch High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Knoch won 53-21. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Justin Guido
Jan Bennett and her husband Ron Bennett, of Saxonburg, have fun as they get their picture taken at the Mardi Gras Date Night at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Tom and Carol Langer of Middlesex Township make pop art at the Mardi Gras Date Night at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Hotel Saxonburg owner Judy Ferree talks to customers dressed in her Mardi Gras gear for Fat Tuesday at Hotel Saxonburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Framed in a Mardi Gras mask, Jeff Conner plays guitar and sings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at Hotel Saxonburg. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars' Alexis Cashdollar, 5, reaches for a rebound against Lincoln Park's Sarah Scott, 5, during a playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at Mount Lebanon. Mars topped Lincoln Park 56-29 to move on. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vita Vargo, 4, drives down court against Lincoln Park in Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 night’s playoff game at Mount Lebanon. Mars topped Lincoln Park 56-29 to move on. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
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