Photo Gallery for Sun. 03-25-18

2018-03-24 01:00:00

Tina Barger puts palms into an arrangement at Bortmas The Butler Florist. Owner Ed Bloom said he has been selling palm branches to churches for the past 38 years. Palm Sunday is March 25, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

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Joe Saeler of the Community Development Corporation stands before a rail car manufactured by Pullman-Standard.dave prelosky/Butler eagle

Seneca Valley school resource officer Hunter Ryan talks to eighth graders about the legal system and the impact their decisions have in and outside of school.RACHEL WAGONER/BUTLER EAGLE

The Butler Middle School hockey team recently won the PIHL Tier 3 championship with a 5-4 overtime win over Beaver in the title game. Team members include, from left, first row, Andrew Roskovski and goalie EJ Delaney; second row, goalie Bobby Barnes, Brayden Povlick and Owen Denny; third row, Rowan Musko, Carter Bohonak and Salvatore DiDomenico; fourth row, assistant coach Jeff Lindey, Tristan McGarrah, Nathan Querry, Ronald Kuczynski, Colton Gregory, head coach Eric Lindey, assistant coach Brendan Ackelson, Trevor Ackelson, Cody Reep and Maguire Brady.Submitted Photo

Shown are templates for rail car parts, stored in a locker room at the former Pullman/Trinity site.BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Daniel Smith, a candidate for the state House, speaks at a Democratic candidates event at the Steamfitters Technology Center in Harmony on Thursday, March 22, 2018.Dave Prelosky/Butler Eagle

Students in the Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center perform a song during the dedication of the center on Friday March 23, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Students in the Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center give John L. Wise lll, vice president and secretary of the Butler Eagle, a gift they painted during the dedication of the Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center on Friday March 23, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Ruth Purcell, executive director of the Butler County Community College Education Foundation, speaks during the dedication of the Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center on Friday March 23, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler County Community College President Nick Neupauer speaks during the dedication of the Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center on Friday March 23, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock American Legion Post 393 celebrated its birthday dinner with the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 393 and honored the outstanding eighth-grade boy and girl and winners of the auxiliary’s 2018 essay contest. The students attend Slippery Rock Elementary School and Slippery Rock Middle School. The fifth-grade contest winners were, front, from left, Anderson Franco, first place; Eyan Arblaster, second place; and Jenna Hindman, third place. The eighth-grade contest winners were back, from left, Seaton Wozniak, first place; Anna Greer, second place; and Brownwyn McCoy, third place. Katie Book was named Outstanding Eighth-Grade Girl and David Magliocca was named Outstanding Eighth-Grade Boy.

Michele Craig shows palms at Bortmas The Butler Florist. The shop sells two types of palms to churches for their Palm Sunday observances. Palm Sunday is March 25, 2018.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle