March 25, 2024Last Updated: March 24, 2024 07:49 PM
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Environmental education specialist Natalie Simon shows a way to prevent radiation from a solar eclipse from circumventing protective glasses during a program about the solar eclipse at Moraine State Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle
Steve Ferris
Army Sgt. William Rittersdorf demonstrates how a solar eclipse casts a shadow on the Earth during a program at Moraine State Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a carnival game with the help of Jacob Jimerson, right, during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Easton Newcamp, 2, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Easton Newcamp, 2, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Logan O'Hern, 4, bobs for ducks during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Logan O'Hern, 4, bobs for ducks during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a carnival game with the help of Jacob Jimerson, right, during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ed Georgetti, left, and Mike Dreveniak, both of Evans City, dressed appropriately for the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Harmony. The men ran the 5K race. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Tori Loschinskey and the Easter Bunny, who represented the Chicken Knitz yarn store, walked the streets of Harmony on Saturday, March 23, 2024, handing out water, snacks and plastic Easter eggs to children and those who participated in the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
From left, Molly Quinn, Sara Conway and Laura Hutchinson drove an hour from Washington County on Saturday, March 23, 2024, to run the Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Sam West was the first to cross the finish line Saturday, March 23, 2024, during the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. West, of Jackson Township, has won three of the four Shamrock Shuffle 5Ks he has entered. His time on Saturday was 16:43. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Scott Baker's pomeranian/husky rescue, Buddy, was the first four-legged finisher at the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle in Harmony on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Buddy inhaled a slice of cinammon swirl bread as a reward for speeding over the finish line. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
A stylishly dressed Lois Kuttesch, of Cranberry Township, walked the 5K race Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Shamrock Shuffle in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Runners take off as the horn sounds on the starting line Saturday, March 23, 2024, for the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Connor Marlin, 7, of Mars, counts the eggs he found at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Quinn Grady, 7, of Mars, looks over the eggs she found at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe can't fit another egg in his basketball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe can't fit another egg in his basketball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Bryson Grady filled up his Easter basket during Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vayda Brown, 2, of Mars, keeps her eyes on the prize at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Lee Glover, 7, of Mars, gets all three tosses into the Easter basket at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe, 6, of Mars, gets ready to serve the ball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Bryson Grady, 3, of Mars, keeps his eye on the end of the line at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Quinn Grady, 7, of Mars, walks to the end of the line without dropping her egg at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring ‘Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Harley Dittrich, 1, isn't too sure about the duck she just pulled out of the water at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Emmy Rostan takes a shot at putting her ring on the Easter Bunny at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Livvy Rostan, 4, gets ready to pick her duck at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
A large crowd came to Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
The two-story sustainable house created by Cayley Craig, Ava Fox and Haylie Karenbauer boasted a well-appointed interior with decorations made entirely from sustainable and recycled materials. Students in Kurt Crosbie's environmental science class at Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School created sustainable houses, which were judged by staff and faculty to determine the winners on Friday, March 22, 2024. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Students in Kurt Crosbie's environmental science class at Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School created sustainable houses, which were judged by staff and faculty to determine the winners on Friday, March 22, 2024. From left, seniors Cayley Craig, Ava Fox and Haylie Karenbauer pose with their rustic-chic house, which boasts multiple sustainable features and decorations made of recycled materials. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Adam Acarturk, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Adam Acarturk, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daphne Senatore performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nolan Grab, left, and Irelyn Aubel perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Haine Kindergarten students, from left, Irelyn Aubel, Walter Holland and Jack Prible perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kindergartner Jack Prible performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daphne Senatore, left, and James Piett perform in “Seasons,“ a musical put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sofia Savage, left, and Ava McFeeley perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sebastian Martinez, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kindergarten students put on “Seasons,” a musical, at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Local historian Bill May presents "Butler's Historic Theaters" on Friday night, March 22, 2024, at the Penn Theater in Butler. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Environmental education specialist Natalie Simon shows a way to prevent radiation from a solar eclipse from circumventing protective glasses during a program about the solar eclipse at Moraine State Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle
Steve Ferris
Army Sgt. William Rittersdorf demonstrates how a solar eclipse casts a shadow on the Earth during a program at Moraine State Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a carnival game with the help of Jacob Jimerson, right, during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Easton Newcamp, 2, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Easton Newcamp, 2, plays a game during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Logan O'Hern, 4, bobs for ducks during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Logan O'Hern, 4, bobs for ducks during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Henry Shick, 3, plays a carnival game with the help of Jacob Jimerson, right, during the Knoch Carnival at Knoch High School on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ed Georgetti, left, and Mike Dreveniak, both of Evans City, dressed appropriately for the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Harmony. The men ran the 5K race. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Tori Loschinskey and the Easter Bunny, who represented the Chicken Knitz yarn store, walked the streets of Harmony on Saturday, March 23, 2024, handing out water, snacks and plastic Easter eggs to children and those who participated in the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
From left, Molly Quinn, Sara Conway and Laura Hutchinson drove an hour from Washington County on Saturday, March 23, 2024, to run the Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Sam West was the first to cross the finish line Saturday, March 23, 2024, during the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. West, of Jackson Township, has won three of the four Shamrock Shuffle 5Ks he has entered. His time on Saturday was 16:43. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Scott Baker's pomeranian/husky rescue, Buddy, was the first four-legged finisher at the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle in Harmony on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Buddy inhaled a slice of cinammon swirl bread as a reward for speeding over the finish line. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
A stylishly dressed Lois Kuttesch, of Cranberry Township, walked the 5K race Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Shamrock Shuffle in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Runners take off as the horn sounds on the starting line Saturday, March 23, 2024, for the 15th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Harmony. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Connor Marlin, 7, of Mars, counts the eggs he found at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Quinn Grady, 7, of Mars, looks over the eggs she found at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe can't fit another egg in his basketball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe can't fit another egg in his basketball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Bryson Grady filled up his Easter basket during Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vayda Brown, 2, of Mars, keeps her eyes on the prize at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Lee Glover, 7, of Mars, gets all three tosses into the Easter basket at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Oliver Wolfe, 6, of Mars, gets ready to serve the ball at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Bryson Grady, 3, of Mars, keeps his eye on the end of the line at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Quinn Grady, 7, of Mars, walks to the end of the line without dropping her egg at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring ‘Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Harley Dittrich, 1, isn't too sure about the duck she just pulled out of the water at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Emmy Rostan takes a shot at putting her ring on the Easter Bunny at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Livvy Rostan, 4, gets ready to pick her duck at Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
A large crowd came to Mars Area High School Student Council’s annual Spring Eggs’travaganza on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
The two-story sustainable house created by Cayley Craig, Ava Fox and Haylie Karenbauer boasted a well-appointed interior with decorations made entirely from sustainable and recycled materials. Students in Kurt Crosbie's environmental science class at Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School created sustainable houses, which were judged by staff and faculty to determine the winners on Friday, March 22, 2024. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Students in Kurt Crosbie's environmental science class at Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School created sustainable houses, which were judged by staff and faculty to determine the winners on Friday, March 22, 2024. From left, seniors Cayley Craig, Ava Fox and Haylie Karenbauer pose with their rustic-chic house, which boasts multiple sustainable features and decorations made of recycled materials. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Adam Acarturk, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Adam Acarturk, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daphne Senatore performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nolan Grab, left, and Irelyn Aubel perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Haine Kindergarten students, from left, Irelyn Aubel, Walter Holland and Jack Prible perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kindergartner Jack Prible performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daphne Senatore, left, and James Piett perform in “Seasons,“ a musical put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sofia Savage, left, and Ava McFeeley perform in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sebastian Martinez, center, performs in “Seasons,” a musical, put on by kindergarten students at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kindergarten students put on “Seasons,” a musical, at Haine Elementary School on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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