Photo Gallery for Friday 02/15/2019

2019-02-15 00:00:00

Christina Wyse, 10, reads to Frankie the cat at the Butler County Humane Society in January 2019. The Wyse family has been volunteering at the shelter since the summer. A new program at the Humane Society, funded with a grant from Tails that Teach, seeks to bridge the connection between people and animals.SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Penn Township resident William Hutz gives a pin to his kidney donor, Oma Palmer, at the Allegheny General Hospital Living Donor’s Gift of Life ceremony in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Penn Township resident William Hutz talks to his doctor, Dr. Lorenzo Machado, at the Allegheny General Hospital Living Donor’s Gift of Life ceremony in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Amid a flurry of customers buying chocolates for their special loved ones on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, Tammy Green, right, longtime employee of local chocolatier Peter’s Chocolate, joined Butler Eagle Managing Editor Andie Hannon, left, in presenting Harold and Barbara Rader with a 5-pound box of chocolates donated by the shop. The Connoquenessing couple’s 50-year love story was featured in the Butler Eagle’s Valentine’s Day edition.Gabriella Canales/Butler Eagle

Butler High School’s rifle team practices in the rifle range at Butler High School on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Butler High School’s Laura Goettler swims the Girls 200 Freestyle against Seneca Valley in a swim meet at the Butler High School pool on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Butler High School’s Tanner Vietmeier swims the Boys 200 Freestyle against Seneca Valley in a swim meet at the Butler High School pool on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Seneca Valley High School’s Owen Blazer swims the Boys 200 IM against Butler in a swim meet at the Butler High School pool on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Butler High School’s David Bocci swims the breaststroke in the Boys 200 Medley Relay against Seneca Valley in a swim meet at the Butler High School pool on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle

Nathaniel Wyse, 8, reads to Blinken the cat at the Humane Society shelter in January 2019. A new program at the Humane Society, funded with a grant from Tails that Teach, seeks to bridge the connection between people and animals.SUBMITTED PHOTO

Seneca Valley High School’s Taylor Schoeffel swims the Girls 200 IM against Butler in a swim meet at the Butler High School pool on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Justin Guido/butler eagle