Photo Gallery for Weds. 12-12-18

2018-12-12 00:00:00

Mental health therapist Amy Swigart, left, and Susan Roop, owner of Inspiring Change in Butler Township, help those dealing with reactive attachment disorder. “They can't connect with individuals,” Swigart said of those affected by RAD.justin guido/butler eagle

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Tammy Bartolicius gives a gift bag to veteran John Witkowski Tuesday, Dec. 11. 2018. Butler American Legion Post 117 along with Sons of the Legion, the ladies auxiliary and the American Legion Riders of Butler County gave gifts to patients at the Sgt. Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center in Butler Township.justin guido/butler eagle

Bill Schiebel, right, presents veteran Joseph Laconi with a gift bag Tuesday, Dec. 11. 2018. Butler American Legion Post 117 along with Sons of the Legion, the ladies auxiliary and the American Legion Riders of Butler County gave gifts to patients at the Sgt. Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center in Butler Township.justin guido/butler eagle

John Bunyan, longtime firefighter for West Sunbury Volunteer Fire Department, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at age 64. While visitation was under way, a ladder truck from the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company flew the American flag.Submitted photo

Butler junior Ethan Morton (with basketball) celebrates reaching the 1,000-point plateau after the Golden Tornado’s contest with Plum on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.Mike Kilroy/Butler Eagle

Butler’s Emilee Altman drives past a defender Tuesday. Dec. 11, 2018 in a game against Franklin Regional at Butler High School.justin guido/butler eagle

Butler’s Julia Gibson, left, reaches for a loose ball Tuesday. Dec. 11, 2018 against Franklin Regional at Butler High School.justin guido/butler eagle

Butler’s Sydney Hanratty battles for a rebound Tuesday. Dec. 11, 2018 against Franklin Regional at Butler High School.justin guido/butler eagle

Butler’s Emma Monteleone and Hailey Metzger fight for a loose ball Tuesday. Dec. 11, 2018 against Franklin Regional at Butler High School.justin guido/butler eagle

A traffic accident was reported at the intersection of Route 356 and Sarver Road in Buffalo Township at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company responded.Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

Jim McElhaney heaves the shot put for Butler during one of his high school meets. The 1982 Butler graduate, who died in 2014, will be inducted into the Butler School District Athletic Hall of Fame posthumously on Dec. 21.butler eagle File Photo

Universal Manufacturing in Zelienople has erected this display of the “Stronger Than Hate” symbol in honor of those killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh in October, 2018.

Baglier Buick, GMC, Mazda donated $5,000 Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, to the Butler County Food Bank and the Kids Weekend Backpack Program during a ceremony at the showroom at 248 Pittsburgh Road. From left are Sandy Curry, Butler County Food Bank; Wess Ewell, Baglier Buick, GMC, Mazda; Audray Muscatello Yost, Kids Weekend Backpack Program; Jim Seeman, Kids Weekend Backpack Program; Cindy Martsolf, Baglier Buick, GMC, Mazda; and Dennis Baglier and Ann Baglier, owners of the dealership.Justin Guido/butler Eagle