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Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

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Mental health therapist Amy Swigart, left, and Susan Roop, owner of Inspiring Change in Butler Township, help those dealing with reactive attachment disorder. “They can't connect with individuals,” Swigart said of those affected by RAD. justin guido/butler eagle


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Betty H. Hart

Betty H. Hart, 93, of Zelienople passed away Monday in the comfort of her home.

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Caroline A. “Connie” Myers Bayless

Caroline A. “Connie” Myers Bayless

Caroline A. “Connie” Myers Bayless went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday after a long and courageous battle against pulmonary fibrosis. She passed away in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving children.

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Delores A. LeFebvre

Delores A. LeFebvre

Delores A. LeFebvre, 77, of Portersville passed away peacefully Nov. 28 with her family surrounding her.

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Judy A. Rossi

Judy A. Rossi

Judy A. Rossi, 67, of North Port, Fla., formerly of West Sunbury, Slippery Rock and Adams Ridge, passed away Dec. 5 at Port Charlotte Hospice House in Port Charlotte, Fla.

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June Bush

June Bush

June Bush, 92, of East Butler passed away Sunday at the Chicora Medical Center.

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Ronald L. Eakin

Ronald L. Eakin

Ronald L. Eakin passed away Dec. 2 due to a short illness.

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Thomas Diamond

Thomas Diamond

Thomas Diamond, 58, of Butler passed away Nov. 30 at his residence.

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William Albert “Billy” Crisman

William Albert “Billy” Crisman

William Albert “Billy” Crisman, 33, of Butler passed away Monday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

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Velma M. Harry

Velma M. Harry

Velma M. Harry, 95, passed away Monday at Trinity Living Center of Grove City.

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Dawn Giza–Tusa

Dawn Giza–Tusa

Dawn Giza–Tusa

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Dave Smith

Dave Smith

In loving memory of my husband Dave Smith whose birthday is December 12, 1932.

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THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE

Legion gives presents to veterans

Bill Schiebel, right, presents veteran Joseph Laconi with a gift bag Tuesday. Butler American Legion Post 117 along with Sons of the Legion, the ladies auxiliary and the American Legion Riders of Butler County gave gifts to patients at the Sgt. Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center in Butler Township

BUTLER TWP — “Thank you for your service and Merry Christmas.”

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State Rep. Tedd Nesbit accused of DUI

Todd Nesbit

State Rep. Tedd Nesbit, R-8th, has apologized after being stopped by state police early Saturday morning and accused of driving under the influence.

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Victim tells of sexual assaults

Girl claims he forced her to drink alcohol

Danny Nichols

A Butler man is accused of having sexual relations with an 11-year-old girl, according to a police investigation.

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Death Notices

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Holiday display honors victims at synagogue

Victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh are honored with this display at Universal Manufacturing Corp. in Zelienople.

A Zelienple business has erected a display in honor of those killed in the Tree of Life shooting.

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Butler Twp. P.D. has police academy

The Butler Township Police Department will hold a Citizens Police Academy starting Jan. 15.

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People

Aaron Sorkin

NEW YORK — Aaron Sorkin is a huge fan of courtroom dramas but when he returned to Broadway with a legal thriller this winter, he had to shake off a real courtroom drama.

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Seven Fields OKs new billing system for water

It will allow online payment

With the borough's water billing software scheduled to be phased out by next summer, borough council on Monday voted to implement a new system.

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SRU to hold commencement ceremony for winter graduates

This will be the inaugural commencement for new SRU President William Behre, who will open the ceremony with welcome remarks. Behre also will deliver the commencement address.

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State

Prosecutors outline death penalty in synagogue killings

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Verse

The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

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Chuckle

There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel, but they didn’t use to send you the electric bill for it.

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WWII vets honored

Last month the American Legion sponsored a program in regard to World War II. It was held at Karns City High School in the large gymnasium. The students sat on the floor and were overwhelmed.

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Let there be light

Thank you to all the electric workers, tree clean-up crews and everybody involved in getting our electric powert back on. All your work and time was appreciated. What a wonderful group of people.

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Stand up to Trump

McCain’s funeral. Bush’s funeral. True patriots who stood up for country over party.

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Abie respected rules

Regarding the Nov. 2 editorial, “How would VA namesake regard stand-off at border?”

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Britain’s Brexit of self-abasement

Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.”

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Ryan’s legacy: Good, bad, disappointing

It’s hard to excel in a job you never wanted in the first place. That seems to be one of the primary takeaways from the three years Paul Ryan served as House speaker since Republicans practically begged him to step into the void they created when they ran John Boehner off from the job in 2015.

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You don’t beat addiction by rejecting, ostracizing addict

BC3's Hope Night assists in the fight against the opioid epidemic.

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Route 356 crash

Emergency responders work at the site of an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Route 356 and Sarver Road. According to the Butler County Communications Center, the accident occurred at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company responded.

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Slippery Rock budget holds no tax increase

President says most goals met

With some tweaks, Slippery Rock Borough Council passed a budget balanced at $1,069,390 without a tax increase.

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Spending rises in Harmony budget

The borough's 2019 proposed budget is $48,000 more than the current budget.

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West Sunbury loses longtime firefighter

John Bunyan died Friday at 64

John Bunyan, longtime firefighter for West Sunbury Volunteer Fire Department, died Friday at age 64. While visitation was under way, a ladder truck from the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company flew the American flag.

John Bunyan, a longtime firefighter and former West Sunbury Borough Council member, died Friday.

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Flynn argues against prison term

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and taken responsibility for an “uncharacteristic error in judgment.”

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Baglier boosts food bank

Baglier Buick, GMC, Mazda donated $5,000 Tuesday to the Butler County Food Bank and the Kids Weekend Backpack Program during a ceremony at the showroom at 248 Pittsburgh Road.

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Monday, Swartzlander

Katlyn and Justin Swartzlander

Katlyn Marie Monday of Butler and Justin Lee Swartzlander of Leechburg were united in marriage Sept. 1, 2018, at the Butler Country Club. The Rev. Gary Lyon officiated. A reception followed at Butler Country Club.

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Bulletin Board

Wednesday

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Sharing Expertise

Therapy helps those with anxiety disorder connect with others

Mental health therapist Amy Swigart, left, and Susan Roop, owner of Inspiring Change in Butler Township, help those dealing with reactive attachment disorder. “They can't connect with individuals,” Swigart said of those affected by RAD.

Amy Swigart, a mental health therapist and behavioral specialist consultant, took her expertise international recently when she made a presentation before the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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Potpourri

Senior holiday event scheduled

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Biden to meet with family as he ponders run in 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a busy stretch of events this week before stepping out of the public eye to hold family deliberations over the holidays on whether to launch another campaign for president, according to multiple people familiar with his thinking.

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Trump, top Dems snarl over funding for border wall

Meeting showed differences

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argue during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — In a wild Oval Office confrontation Tuesday, President Donald Trump heatedly threatened to shut down the U.S. government as he and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for his promised border wall and offered a grim preview of life in Washington the next two years under divided government.

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Sentencing Court

Butler County Judge William Shaffer handed down the following sentences Monday:

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Police Reports

These items are from various police departments:

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California wildfire cleanup will cost at least $3 billion

SAN FRANCISCO — State and federal authorities estimated Tuesday that it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes and businesses destroyed by three California wildfires last month.

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Genetic testing guidelines for breast cancer called outdated

Genetic testing guidelines for breast cancer are out-of-date and miss nearly half of patients diagnosed with the malignancy, doctors found in a new analysis of who gets tested and who doesn’t.

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Jury recommends life in prison for murder convict

He rammed crowd with car

Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, hugs her husband, Kent, in front of the courtroom after a jury recommended life plus 419 years for James Alex Fields Jr. in the death of Heyer at the Unite the Right rally in 2017 in Charlottesville, Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A jury Tuesday called for a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for the Hitler admirer who killed a woman when he rammed his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville two summers ago.

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Meth playing bigger role in U.S. drug overdose crisis

NEW YORK — A bigger share of U.S. drug overdose deaths are being caused by methamphetamine, government health officials reported.

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Refreezing still a threat following snowstorm

Some areas gear for falling temps

Drivers pass an abandoned car along Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday. Several southern states hit hard by a wintry storm were gradually warming Tuesday, but forecasters warned that temperatures in many areas will plunge below freezing again Tuesday night. That will refreeze the melting snow, making some roads treacherous.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seesawing temperatures across several southern states were gradually melting snow from a wintry storm, but also “transforming slushy roads into treacherous ice” during the morning commute, one governor warned Tuesday.

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Bucs trade RHP Nova to ChiSox

LAS VEGAS — Right-hander Ivan Nova has been acquired by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league pitcher Yordi Rosario and $500,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation.

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Champ Red Sox not cutting payroll

LAS VEGAS — The champion Boston Red Sox aren’t looking to cut the biggest payroll in the big leagues.

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McCutchen joins Phils for 3 years

LAS VEGAS — All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $50 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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Murray nears return to Pens

CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is nearing a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-November.

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Oakland files suit vs. NFL

OAKLAND, Calif. — The city of Oakland has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit trying to recover damages for the Raiders’ upcoming move to Las Vegas.

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Steelers dealing with issues

Team seeks end to 3-game slide

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger’s ribs are bruised but not broken.

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Trivia

What are the only two franchises currently in the NFL that were part of the 14-team American Professional Football Association in 1920?

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Area Bowling Results

Notes

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1,000 And Counting

Morton hits milestone in 78-60 Butler win

Butler junior guard Ethan Morton (with basketball) celebrates reaching the 1,000-point plateau with teammates after the Golden Tornado's 78-60 victory over Plum.

PLUM — Ethan Morton's teammates jumped on his back.

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Butler girls drop 42-32 decision at home

Gross suffers head injury late in game as Tornado absorb season's 1st defeat

Butler's Emilee Altman (32) drives past Franklin Regional's Courtney Giles during the Golden Tornado's 42-32 girls basketball loss Tuesday night.

BUTLER TWP — The game wasn't going well for Butler.

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A True Sportsman

McElhaney entering Butler HOF Dec. 21

Jim McElhaney heaves the shot put for Butler during one of his high school meets. The 1982 Butler graduate, who died in 2014, will be inducted into the Butler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame posthumously on Dec. 21.

This is the second in a series of articles profiling the 2018 inductees into the Butler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame

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Berringer's 16 keys SV victory

Seneca Valley senior guard Trey Berringer netted 16 points to lead the Raiders to a 74-55 boys basketball victory over visiting Laurel Tuesday night.

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SRU’s Hinderliter athlete of week

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University’s Brooke Hinderliter has been named PSAC West Women’s Basketball Co-Athlete of the Week.

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Events

Wednesday

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Notices

Thiel Baseball Camp

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Hunter's Harvest

Kenley Schnur, 9 of Butler got this buck in Winfield Township with pappy Tim Schnur.

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Hunter's Harvest

Hunter Leslie, 12, of Butler Township, bagged this 10-point buck in Jefferson Township, with his father, Ryan.

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Armstrong Comfort buys plumbing firm

Armstrong Comfort Solutions grows in Butler County.

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Transit authority awards CNG contract

The Butler Transit Authority on Tuesday awarded a contract for providing compressed natural gas for its fleet of buses contingent upon the contractor submitting paperwork that was left out of its proposal.

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Christmas tree farmers’ campaign: Buy real, not artificial

Parents Rosa Villarreal and Jason Jimenez and their three sons admire a Christmas tree at Lee Farms in Tualatin, Ore. Christmas tree farmers are pushing back against the popularity of artificial trees with a social media advertising campaign called “It’s Christmas. Keep It Real!”

TUALATIN, Ore. — Rosa Villarreal’s three young sons jumped and ran around the field of Christmas trees like jackrabbits, their excitement palpable as they raced from evergreen to evergreen. The boys, ages 2, 4 and 6, were picking out a real tree this year — a new tradition their young parents hope will create lasting memories.

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State lawmaker convicted of bribery resigns ‘under protest’

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state representative stepped down on Tuesday, ending uncertainty about her official status that had swirled since she was sentenced to probation in a bribery case 11 days earlier.

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Arctic sees its 2nd warmest year on record

Temperatures bring problems

WASHINGTON — Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica.

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Charges dropped in case of yanked toddler

Police grabbed baby from mom

NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a mother jailed after police violently pulled her toddler son from her arms in a videotaped encounter in the crowded waiting room of a New York City social services office.

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Kathie Lee Gifford sends Kotb to tears with ‘Today’ exit

Kathie Lee Gifford’s announcement that she’s leaving NBC’s “Today” show reduced her on-air BFF Hoda Kotb to a sea of tears on Tuesday, and their life preserver was the box of tissues that a prop master dropped from the ceiling.

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May seeks help on Brexit deal

Prime minister cancels vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the Europa building in Brussels Tuesday. European Union officials on Tuesday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain.

BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Theresa May said she found “a shared determination” among some European leaders Tuesday to persuade the British Parliament to accept a proposed Brexit deal, but her continental counterparts insisted any room for revisions was small.

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New Golden Globes honor named after Carol Burnett

NEW YORK — The Golden Globe Awards will introduce a new TV special achievement trophy at next month’s telecast and name it after its first recipient — comedic icon Carol Burnett.

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Proposal would lift waterways’ protections

WASHINGTON — Cabinet chiefs and GOP lawmakers celebrated alongside farm and business leaders Tuesday as the Trump administration made good on one of its biggest promised environmental rollbacks, proposing to remove federal protections for thousands of waterways nationwide.

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Senate OKs farm bill with no big food stamp changes

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes to the food stamp program.

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