BARGAIN HUNTERS — Shoppers line up for the after-Christmas sale at Bill's Bargain Store in downtown Butler on Dec. 27, 1971. These "early bird" shoppers got in line long before the store's 9 a.m. opening and continued the line into the noon hour. This year, shoppers continue to flock to stores in Butler County seeking post-holiday bargains while retailers try to make the most of a shopping season hurt by tough economic times.