Dennis Bacher, left, Butler Ambulance Service president, shows his father, Clarence Bacher, the founder of Butler Ambulance Service, a proclamation from Butler Township during a 50th anniversary picnic at Masonic Shelter at Alameda Park on Friday. Clarence Bacher started the company in 1967 with just two vehicles and six employees. Today the company has 100 employees and 26 vehicles, and operates three stations in Butler, Butler Township and Center Township. It serves 11 municipalities in its primary response area.