photo gallery Wed. July 28, 2021
2021-07-28 01:00:00
The Pirate Parrot and pitcher David Bednar pose on Cranberry Township's antique fire truck Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate manager Derek Sheldon shakes hands with Adams Township fireman and former chief Bill Hays Tuesday July 27, 2021.Seb Foltz/Butler Foltz
Pirate pitcher David Bednar signs a ball for Cranberry firefighter Nathan Hezlep Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Patricia Weale, mother of cardiac arrest survivor Dante Colorito, accepts a certificate from Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association representative Cheryl Rickens, and thanks first responders for saving her son's life.Photo: Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Dorothea Epps was postmaster in Evans City for over two decades, along with coaching the Butler Area and Seneca Valley girls basketball teams. Photo: Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
"I can’t stress enough that she has a heart of gold," said Josie Amerson (right), a longtime coworker of retiring Evans City postmaster Dorothea Epps. Photo: Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Pirate pitcher David Bednar signs a baseball for Cranberry Township fire fighter Aiden Upton Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate pitcher David Bednar signs a baseball for at Adams Township Fire District fire department Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirates pitcher David Bednar smiles during a visit to the Adams Township fire department Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirates manager Derek Shelton signs an autograph for Cranberry Township fireman Jonathan Hult Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Former Adams Township fire chief Bill Hays poses for a photo with the Pirate Parrot Tuesday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate pitcher David Bednar and manager Derek Shelton greet Cranberry Township fire chief Scott Gavins Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate pitcher David Bednar shakes hands with Cranberry fire department chief Scott Garins Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate pitcher David Bednar slides down the fireman slide in Adams Township Fire District's fire department Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
"I can’t stress enough that she has a heart of gold," said Josie Amerson (right), a longtime coworker of retiring Evans City postmaster Dorothea Epps. Photo: Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
The Pirate Parrot shows his excitement perched atop Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Department's ladder truck with Chief Scott Garins and Tom Klingensmith. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Pirates manager Derek Shelton signs an autograph for Cranberry Township fireman Jonathan Hult Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
Pirate pitcher David Bednar signs a baseball for Cranberry Township firefighter Tom Klingensmith Tuesday, part of a meet-and-greet tour with area first responders. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/27/21
