The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares a hot air balloon for takeoff from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares a hot air balloon for takeoff from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden looks at the shadow of the Butler Ballooning hot air balloon she's riding in as it projects on the tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden and Jaysa Ditty take a selfie from inside the hot air balloon before its take off at Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jaysa Ditty, left, and Emma Scadden take a ride in a hot air balloon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Staff at Butler Ballooning prepare to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The staff at Butler Ballooning help the hot air balloon piloted by Daniel Claudon to land at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden, left, and Jaysa Ditty look at the shadow of the Butler Ballooning hot air balloon they're riding in as it projects on the tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A hot air ballon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning flies over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A hot air ballon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning flies over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, pilots a hot air ballon over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The shadow of a Butler Ballooning hot air ballon projects on a tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Staff with Butler Ballooning prepare to inflate a hot air ballon ahead of its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
From left, Buffalo Township manager Rich Hill, township secretary Janice Humes-Zubrin and Supervisor Michael Oehling deliberate at a board of supervisors meeting on Wednesday night, June 12, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Buffalo Township police chief Tim Derringer speaks during a township board of supervisors meeting on Wednesday night, June 12, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares a hot air balloon for takeoff from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares a hot air balloon for takeoff from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The hot air balloon from Butler Ballooning is deflated after landing at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden looks at the shadow of the Butler Ballooning hot air balloon she's riding in as it projects on the tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden and Jaysa Ditty take a selfie from inside the hot air balloon before its take off at Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jaysa Ditty, left, and Emma Scadden take a ride in a hot air balloon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Staff at Butler Ballooning prepare to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ted Maes, helper with Butler Ballooning, checks the hot air balloon before its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport across Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The staff at Butler Ballooning help the hot air balloon piloted by Daniel Claudon to land at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Scadden, left, and Jaysa Ditty look at the shadow of the Butler Ballooning hot air balloon they're riding in as it projects on the tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, pilot with Butler Ballooning, prepares to deflate a hot air balloon after it landed at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A hot air ballon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning flies over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A hot air ballon piloted by Daniel Claudon of Butler Ballooning flies over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, pilots a hot air ballon over Butler County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The shadow of a Butler Ballooning hot air ballon projects on a tree line near West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Staff with Butler Ballooning prepare to inflate a hot air ballon ahead of its flight from the Butler Farm Show Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Daniel Claudon, owner of Butler Ballooning, lands a hot air ballon at Bruner-Waite Airfield Butler Aircraft Modelers Society in West Sunbury on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
From left, Buffalo Township manager Rich Hill, township secretary Janice Humes-Zubrin and Supervisor Michael Oehling deliberate at a board of supervisors meeting on Wednesday night, June 12, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Buffalo Township police chief Tim Derringer speaks during a township board of supervisors meeting on Wednesday night, June 12, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
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