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Trick-or-Treat times for Butler County

Trick or Treat

10/22/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Long-time helper memorialized in Prospect library project

Ben Greczkowski, 5, and Luke Schake, 4, perform science experiments at a STEAM storytime on one of the new tables at Prospect Community Library.

The Prospect Community Library installed three new picnic tables last month, one in memory of a board member's son who died in 2020.

10/22/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Mobile farmers market to launch

Community Partnership Inc. is starting a mobile farmers market called the Produce Cart in spring.

10/22/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Rolling into Halloween

Butler Catholic School is rolling into the end of October with a unique kind of Halloween fun.

Butler Catholic School eighth-grader Logan Brown, left, and seventh-grader David Sommers compete in the school's Halloween Pumpkin Roll competition Tuesday at the school on Locust Street. Each grade decorated a pumpkin and competed in the tournament. At left, second-grader Sam Romanovich rolls his class's Lorax-themed pumpkin in the second annual event. At right, third-graders Maddison Norris and Silas Boyle compete against Will Rattigan and Matthew Yeager. The eighth grade ended up winning the competition.

Butler Catholic School is rolling into the end of October with a unique kind of Halloween fun.

10/20/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Audubon prepares trick-or-treat

The Audubon Society's “Creatures of the Night,” an educational, non-spooky Halloween nature walk about nocturnal animals, will be held at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Succop Nature Park, 185 Airport Road in Penn Township.

10/20/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Haunted Trail comes to Alameda Park

For two nights, Alameda Park will be filled with ghouls, ghosts and goblins.

10/20/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Therapy dogs teach children to cope

'Furry Friends' visit SR library

Above, Will Pyda, 6, left, Lylah Robare, 10, and Alyssa Sliker, 11, pet Parker, a therapy dog, at the Slippery Rock Community Library on Monday. At right, Ardis Walsh, right, and her therapy dog Murphy work with children. Photography by Seb Foltz/ Butler Eagle

SR Library hosts 'Furry Friends'

10/19/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Knoch volleyball steps up

Knoch High School varsity volleyball team conducts various fundraisers in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October. A portion of the funds will be donated to a player's grandmother, who has medical expenses from her treatment for breast cancer.Submitted Photo

The Knoch High School volleyball team is raising funds in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

10/19/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Angels Among Us

Community embraces Angels for Christmas project

Volunteers sort and bag items at the Emlenton United Methodist Church for distribution to families for the Angels for Christmas project in the Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District. Annually, an average of 180 children from birth through 12th grade benefit from the project, according to Maria Clark, director and parent educator of the A-C Valley FIRST Program. submitted photo

The Angels for Christmas program is in its 24th year of helping to meet the needs of families in the Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District by way of the FIRST Program.

10/18/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Booktoberfest will benefit library

SAXONBURG — The South Butler Community Library, 240 W. Main St., will have its third annual Oktoberfest celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company Firehall, 210 Horne Ave.

10/18/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Herbal Thymes Club sets October meet

SARVER — The Herbal Thymes Club will have a free public program at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Zion Methodist Church, 438 Bear Creek Road.

10/18/2021 Community Features 0 comments

CHARITY SHINDIG

Artist, cigar co. event supports Robin's Home

Tom Panei with his silent auction piece at the Robin's Home fundraiser Wendesday. MOLLY MILLER/BUTLER EAGLE

Hennessy Cigar Co. and local artist Tom Panei hosted a Beer, Bourbon, Cigars & Music fundraiser for Robin's Home for women veterans on Wednesday night.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Butler librarian is a 2021 PBS honoree

Tiffany Harkleroad of the Butler Public Library was one of 11 educators named as the 2021 honorees of the PBS KIDS Early Learning Champions program.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Local family readies haunted maze

The Haunted Whippo Asylum will return Sunday, Oct. 31 after a COVID-19 related hiatus.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Rotary event to benefit ShelterBox

Rotary clubs in Western Pennsylvania are hosting a dinner to raise money for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief organization, from 6-10 p.m. Nov. 19 at The Stables at Connoquenessing on Evans City Road in Renfrew.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Blood drive slated at Sarver church

SARVER — There will be a community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Zion United Methodist Church, 438 Bear Creek Road. Appointments are recommended.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Lions Club plans takeout ham dinner

VOLANT, Lawrence County — The Volant Lions Club will have a ham dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., or until sold out, Oct. 21 at the Leesburg ECO Presbyterian Church at the intersection of Route 19 and Route 208.

10/15/2021 Community Features 0 comments

SPECIAL HOMECOMING

Professor returns to Portersville church roots

Dr. C. Scott Shidemantle, left, will return to his childhood church this Sunday to give a special speech at the invitation of the Presbyterian Church of Portersville's pastor, the Rev. Dana Opp, right. ERIC FREEHLING/BUTLER EAGLE

PORTERSVILLE — It will be a homecoming for the special speaker at Sunday's Presbyterian Church of Portersville's worship service.

10/14/2021 Community Features 0 comments

HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Slippery Rock

Anna Greer and Brendan Earl

Slippery Rock Area High School crowned Anna Greer as homecoming queen and Brendan Earl as homecoming king Oct. 8.

10/14/2021 Community Features 0 comments

FIGHTING HUNGER

Donations can erase overdue library fines

Nonperishable foods wanted

Butler Area Public Library staff members Maureen Bratkovich, left, and Tristyn Parker move bags of donated food to storage Tuesday. The library is doing a collection drive in conjuction with Slippery Rock University's Butler SUCCEED Stick a Fork In Hunger! program. The library is offering to waive overdue charges in exchange for food donations until Oct. 22. Among yesterday's donations, one resident dropped off 104 items to contribute. Story on Page 7. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

The Butler Area Community Library is accepting food donations to pay off overdue fines for a special food drive this month.

10/13/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Healthfest returns to SRU campus

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University is preparing for the cold and flu season through its Healthfest, running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 19, at the Aebersold Student Recreation Center.

10/13/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Butler school nurse nominated for honor

Michele Harold, McQuistion school nurse and school nurse department chairwoman for the Butler Area School District, has been nominated for the Lifechanger of the Year Award.

10/13/2021 Community Features 0 comments

HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Butler

Tyce Snyder and Annabelle Turner

Tyce Snyder and Annabelle Turner were named the 2021 Golden Tornado prince and princess at Butler High School’s homecoming Oct. 8.

10/13/2021 Community Features 0 comments

HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Seneca Valley

Cooper Sainiak and Rachel Kremmel

Rachel Kremmel was crowned queen and Cooper Sainiak king during Seneca Valley High School’s homecoming pregame festivities at NexTier Stadium Oct. 8.

10/13/2021 Community Features 0 comments

Turn Over a New Leaf

68th annual autumn festival flourishes again

From left, Katelyn Wolfe, Larkin Pollock, Kaylene Hillwig and Cami Marino enjoy the day at the Allegheny Toyota Autumn Leaf Festival in Clarion. Linda Miller/Special to the Eagle

CLARION — The Allegheny Toyota Autumn Leaf Festival is perhaps one of the grandest fall festivals in Western Pennsylvania.

10/12/2021 Community Features 0 comments

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