Rib, music fest sizzles over weekend

Mike and Donna Gamble enjoay a fresh plate of ribs at the inaugural Butler Rib & Music Festival this weekend.

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Racks of finger-licking ribs. Baskets of mouth-watering brisket. Piles of sweet and tangy pulled pork.

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Photo Gallery for Monday, June 17 2019

Aubrey “Dr. Love” McDonald mans the grill for Carolina Rib King of South Carolina at the Butler Rib & Music Fest on Saturday, June 15, 2019.

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Wheels move books across Butler to promote reading

Isabelle Colonna, 10, of Butler, left, and her sister Abigail browse for books at the Butler School District Book Swap.

CENTER TWP — Abigail Colonna sat under a tree as a summer breeze carried her to the world of Junie B. Jones.

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Luck Of The Irish

Mars lineman Carmody opts to join brother at Notre Dame

Mars lineman Michael Carmody (70) knocks the ball loose in a game against Penn Hills last season. The Planet offensive lineman has chosen Notre Dame to continue his academic and football career.

ADAMS TWP — For the Carmody family, it's now Notre Dame times two.

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Youth softball teams beat odds

Flooded fields can't stop perfect season

Members of the undefeated and league champion Seneca Valley North Athletic Association 12-under fast pitch softball team are, from left, front, Morgan Dunn, Addison Winkle, Bryn Kelly, Madi Barnyk and Paige Volz; back, Brooke Dufford, Lainey Oliver, Lizzy Weisner, Julia Roy, Lexie Hames and Amber Barnyk.

ZELIENOPLE — They had to gain the experience and will to win. Then they lost their home field.

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Police: Officer shot dog that bit him as he aided owner

PITTSBURGH — Authorities say a western Pennsylvania police officer shot and killed an aggressive dog while responding to the medical emergency of the animal's owner.

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No clear skies yet for Butler County

Parker area damaged by twisting winds

Parker resident Mike Bucholz uses a chainsaw to cut limbs off the massive tree that fell on top of his Washington Street home Sunday afternoon while his friend, Judd Jack, helps clear debris. Residents report they saw a funnel cloud touch down during the storm that damaged several homes and businesses and downed dozens of tree.

Parker resident Julie Weigel was one of dozens of residents surveying the damage and starting the process of cleaning up after strong storms, and possibly a tornado, ripped through Parker late Sunday afternoon.

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Deaths

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Festival in the Woods forges arts, crafts, fun

Chain saw artist, blacksmith big hits

Butler chain saw artist Damian Skal works on a carving of a black bear Saturday during the Whispering Pines Farm Festival in the Woods in Winfield Township.

WINFIELD TWP — The normally tranquil farm was anything but this weekend.

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Disc golfers let it fly

Jeff McCullough Jr. tosses a disc towards the basket on hole one at the North Boundary Park disc golf course. McCullough, his dad and friends were the first group to play through the course following Saturday's official grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony.

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State has a surplus, lots of budget patches

Wolf seeks $2B more spending

HARRISBURG — In Pennsylvania, good fiscal times may not necessarily mean good fiscal condition.

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Daily Bible Verse

O God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, for wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. -- Psalm 109: 1-2

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Daily Chuckle

We seek the fruits of our labors but refuse to eat the vegetables of our failures.

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PEOPLE

LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photograph of their 6-week-old son Archie for Father's Day.

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Boy injured when pickup truck crashes into steps

Butler police officer Kory Fleming speaks to Shawn Lacamera of Butler who was driving a pickup truck that crashed into concrete steps on the side of the Cunningham Shanor building on West New Castle Street around 4 p.m. Sunday. The 31-year-old was not hurt but his 8-year-old son, who was riding in the truck, suffered apparent minor injuries. Police said they are investigating.

An 8-year-old boy was hurt about 4 p.m. Sunday when his father lost control of a pickup truck and crashed into concrete steps on the side of the Cunningham Shanor building in Butler, authorities said.

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City traffic stop results in drug charges for Pittsburgh man

A Pittsburgh man is jailed on $100,000 bail after state police say they found evidence that he had been in possession of 500 stamp bags of suspected heroin.

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Police investigate BB gun incident

Butler police are investigating a case of aggravated assault Friday afternoon when several people were hit with BB gun pellets at a wedding party on North Washington Street.

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Skate park vision realized ‘one fish dinner at a time’

The design drawing for a planned skate park in Zelienople’s Community Park might look unassuming — some concrete, a few rails and ramps and a pool-like bowl surrounded by trees and grass fields.

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Bernie’s vision of economic rights blurs orthodox view of socialism

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, is a man from the 1930s. If you didn’t believe that before, you certainly should believe it now.

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Lead cleanup mandates must be taken seriously

When I was a kid, my dad half-joked that the Roman Empire fell because the Romans used lead to make their pipes, thus poisoning their drinking water supply. Even at age 7, I found that one hard to believe. But maybe, in some crucial ways, my dad was on to something.

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Stand with the people of Hong Kong

On first blush, the proposed legislation that sent more than a million Hong Kong residents into the streets last week and resulted in violent clashes with police may not seem like such a big deal. Its purpose is purportedly to allow the accused murderer of a Hong Kong girl to be extradited to Taiwan, where the killing is alleged to have occurred.

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Dems accelerate election security push following Trump comments

WASHINGTON — Alarmed by President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept foreign dirt on a political opponent, House Democrats are accelerating their efforts to strengthen election security ahead of the 2020 campaign.

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Census says more than 60% of U.S. men are fathers

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fathers in the U.S. tend to be better educated than men without children, and relatively few men have children over age 40. These are some of the conclusions in a report released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Democratic contenders on Fox News bash Fox

Network hosted town hall events

Democrat Julian Castro at a Fox News Channel town hall Thursday in Tempe, Ariz., scolded the network for its coverage of Hillary Clinton.

NEW YORK — Julian Castro is the latest Democratic presidential contender to follow the trend of criticizing Fox News Channel while appearing on the network for a town hall.

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Bell’s 65th RBI lifts Bucs

MIAMI — Josh Bell padded his NL-leading RBI total and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to a series-clinching victory.

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TRIVIA

Who are the only three players to hit more than 60 home runs at PNC Park?

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Woodland finishes strong

Birdies final hole to win silver trophy by 3-stroke margin

Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament with his mother Linda, Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Gary Woodland denied Brooks Koepka’s bold bid at history and made U.S. Open memories of his own Sunday with two clutch shots, a birdie putt on the final hole and that silver trophy in his hands at Pebble Beach.

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Esports club growing fast at SRU

Esports — competitive video gaming — is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today.

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U.S. women subdued after topping Chile, 3-0

PARIS — Carli Lloyd scored a pair of goals for the United States in a somewhat subdued 3-0 victory over Chile that advanced the defending Women’s World Cup champions to the round of 16.

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Ex-SRU star has 7-RBI game

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, Matt Adams’ dad initiated a holiday tradition: No matter where Adams was playing, he would be in the stadium on Father’s Day.

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Maximum Security legitimately loses

OCEANPORT, N.J. — Maximum Security returned to racing for the first time since being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby, and simply got beat.

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SR’s Balquist earns pitcher of year honor

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock High School junior Ian Balquist has been named District 10, Region 6 Pitcher of the Year.

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Pens deal Maata to Blackhawks

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Olli Maatta in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Dominik Kahun and a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.

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Hagelin, Caps agree on $11 million pact

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed winger Carl Hagelin to an $11 million, four-year deal.

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Henderson breaks LPGA Canadian mark

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Brooke Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday to break the Canadian record for tour victories with nine.

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Lakers finalize deal for Pelicans’ Davis

LOS ANGELES — The Anthony Davis saga is over and the Lakers have their next superstar big man.

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BASEBALL

National League

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GOLF

Sunday

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RACING

Sunday, June 23 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

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ON THE AIR

COLLEGE BASEBALL

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EVENTS

Eagle County Baseball

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DEALS

Sunday’s Sports Transactions

American League

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FOOTBALL

Aug. 1 — Hall of Fame game, Atlanta vs. Denver, Canton, Ohio.

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Norris, Bowser earn feature spots

BUFFALO TWP — Sarver residents Michael Norris and Carl Bowser earned berths in upcoming World of Outlaw features by posting victories Friday night at Lernerville Speedway.

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TIME CAPSULE

TRAIL BLAZER GOLF — The first annual Trail Blazer Invitational Golf Tournament was held on June 12, 1981, at the Armco Park Country Club to benefit the Moraine Trails Council of the Boy Scouts. Caddies from Butler Troop 16, from left, were Jim Terbovich and Tim Vogel. The tourney was sponsored by Butler Armco with 78 golfers.

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CEO: Boeing made mistake in warning-system handling

Max awaits OK for software fix

PARIS — The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight.

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Pentagon says Iran shot missiles at U.S. drones

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Sunday accused Iran of attempting to shoot down a U.S. Reaper drone on Thursday as the unmanned surveillance aircraft was flying over one of two crippled tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

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POTPOURRI

PROSPECT — The Presbyterian Church of Prospect, 115 Church St., will have its annual rummage and bake sale for one day only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

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BULLETIN BOARD

FREE HOT MEAL, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Salvation Army Open Door Feeding Program, 313 W. Cunningham St.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

ADAMS Township

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Hong Kong police clear streets

Protesters face off with authorities

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police and protesters faced off early Monday as authorities began trying to clear the streets of a few hundred who remained near the city government headquarters after massive demonstrations that stretched deep into the night before.

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Mexico intercepts migrants in trucks

Tractor-trailer drivers arrested

COMITAN, Mexico — Mexican authorities stepped up monitoring along well-traveled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants.

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Darla Marie Rodgers

In loving memory of our beloved daughter and sister Darla

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WWII veteran turning 101 gets more than 5,000 cards

He served as Army mechanic

John R. Frey, a U.S. Army veteran, poses for a portrait next to cards and mementos he has been given at the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah, in May. Frey, a World War II veteran whose family hoped to help him get 101 cards for his 101st birthday, say they have been overwhelmed and grateful for the more than 5,000 cards that have been sent to Frey.

OREM, Utah — When John Frey’s family requested 101 birthday cards to celebrate the World War II veteran’s 101st birthday in Utah, they were expecting to get 500 at most.

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Free college movement resurges with 2020 race

Most Democrats favor some plan

After receding from the national stage, the free college movement is resurfacing as a central rallying point for Democrats as they set their sights on the White House.

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Israel names tiny settlement in Golan Heights after Trump

RAMAT TRUMP, Golan Heights — The Trump name graces apartment towers, hotels and golf courses. Now it is the namesake of a tiny Israeli settlement in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

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Poll: 50% of voters say Trump has gone too far on immigration enforcement

NEW YORK — Half of American voters say the Trump administration has gone too far on immigration enforcement, and optimism about the U.S. economy, while still high, has slipped over the past quarter as trade tensions ramp up, a Fox News poll shows.

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‘I got a little gettin’ even to do’

O.J. launches Twitter account

LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.”

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Franchise fatigue continues with ‘Men in Black’

LOS ANGELES — Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and reboots.

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Fresh Start for opioid addicts

W.Va. program aiding recovery

Ashley Bledsoe picks peas as Michelle Akers, director for the Southwestern Regional Day Report Center, looks on inside the Fresh Start Garden in Logan, W.Va., on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

WEST LOGAN, W.Va. — On June 5, Brittany Burgess weaved her way through a garden, stopping between flatbeds of more than a dozen types of plants — strawberries, tomatoes, squash, potatoes and onions, to name a few.

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Deal with Mexico doesn't mention farm trade

MEXICO CITY — Mexico never agreed to buy more U.S. farm products as part of a deal reached late Friday on border security and illegal immigration that averted the threat of U.S. tariffs, said three Mexican officials, contradicting a claim made by President Donald Trump.