PHOTO GALLERY

2019-04-18 01:00:00

Dottie Slomer, 83, of Butler Township said she's created 20,000 bears since 2005 when she was asked to make the dolls to be handed out to children in the emergency room of Butler Memorial Hospital by a fellow member of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church.HAROLD AUGHTON/BUTLER EAGLE

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Butler third baseman Simon Brown (55) overcomes a collision with first baseman J.R. Herold (8) to catch a pop up in a win over Seneca Valley on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Sebastian Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler first baseman J.R. Herold waits for a pick-off throw against Seneca Valley on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Sebastian Foltz/Butler Eagle.

Butler’s Colby Anderson fires to the plate against Seneca Valley on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Sebastian Foltz/Butler Eagle

Dottie Slomer, 83, of Butler Township said she can make 45 to 50 bears a week and has done so for the last 14 years. The dolls are handed out to children in the emergency room of Butler Memorial Hospital. Her bears don’t have faces because button eyes and other features could be swallowed by a young child.HAROLD AUGHTON/BUTLER EAGLE

Visitors to the Audubon Photography exhibit view the grand prize winner “Great Gray Owl,” left, by Steve Mattheis and the youth honorable mention “Bald Eagle” by Liron Gerstman. Winning entries from the nationwide 2018 Audubon Photography Contest are on display through Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township.Jeffrey Hall/submitted photo

Emily Milich-Franusich and her husband, Mike Franusich, of Butler Township have planted 9,000 daffodils over the past two years in honor of Emily’s sister, Marsha Milich, who died in 2015 and was an organ donor.HAROLD AUGHTON/BUTLER EAGLE

Mindy Dunkerley was recognized Wednesday, April 17, 2019, as the Butler County Employee of the Year at the Employee Appreciation luncheon held by the Butler County Chamber of Commerce. Dunkerley is director of regulatory, experience and nursing quality for Butler Health System.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle

The driver of this car was injured in an accident Wednesday morning, April 17, 2019, at the intersection of Simon Drive and Route 356 in Jefferson Township. The name of the driver was not available. He was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment.Submitted photo/Amanda Ristity

Sophie Sheppeck, 3, of Butler takes a break from piloting the desert command vehicle at Alameda Park Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Running at right is Emery Voland, 4.Sebastian Foltz/Butler Eagle