[naviga:h3]XTO scholarships offered at BC3[/naviga:h3]

BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College is now accepting applications from high school juniors for five XTO scholarships.

The college is offering five $3,500 scholarships that will fully fund tuition and books for high school juniors enrolled in BC3’s 15-credit Oil and Natural Gas Industry Workplace Certificate this fall.

Students in the Butler, Freeport, Karns City, Knoch, Mars, Moniteau, Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock school districts are eligible for the scholarships, which are funded through a $20,000 donation from XTO to the BC3 Education Foundation. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to qualify.

To accommodate the high school students’ schedules the five-course program will be spread over two years and take place in the evening, during the summer or online, college officials said.

[naviga:h3]Water park gets 2nd gate for patrons[/naviga:h3]

CRANBERRY TWP — Cranberry Waterpark in North Boundary Park is getting a second entrance to ease the flow of patrons waiting to get into the park.

A second admission booth will be added to the north side of the water park, opposite the main entrance and near the sand volleyball courts.

The booth will open Monday and be open for business daily between 11:15 a.m. and 6 p.m., during the park’s busiest hours.