Photo Gallery for Tuesday 7/11

2017-07-11 01:00:00

The 2017 Butler County legion baseball scholarship winners are, from left, Caleb Baxter of Center Township, Logan Hickey of Saxonburg and Hunter Scott of East Butler.John Enrietto/Butler Eagle

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A replica segment of John Roebling’s original wire rope is displayed in Saxonburg Museum. The replica was made in 2006 by Loos and Co. This weekend, July 15 and 16, 2017, Saxonburg will celebrate its 185th anniversary of its founding and the 175th anniversary of Roebling’s patent of the wire rope.Joe Genco/butler eagle

A mechanical stamp dispenser sits behind the counter of the Post Office Room in the Saxonburg Museum. Saxonburg is getting ready to celebrate a pair of anniversaries this weekend, July 15 and 16, 2017. The museum will be open for tours.Nathan Bottiger/butler eagle

In Julia Habsburg’s herb garden at her home in Harmony, plants surround a head statue of the Greek god Hermes. From left, are potted basil, chives, bronze fennel, comfrey and oregano. In the back are wave petunias in a repurposed pedestal and butterfly weed, rosemary and sage.submitted photo

Fred Caesar describes items and artifacts related to John Roebling inside a main display case. Saxonburg is getting ready to celebrate two anniversaries this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16, 2017: its founding and Roebling’s patent for wire rope.Nathan Bottiger/butler eagle

Volunteers from the veterans nonprofit organization Team Rubicon meet Tuesday morning, July 11, 2017, with Butler First United Methodist Church representatives to prepare for flood cleanup.Justin Guido/butler eagle

A basement fire damaged a home on Whitestown Road in Butler Township Monday night, July 10, 2017.Joe Genco/Butler Eagle

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal crash in Middlesex Township that occurred about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2017, on Route 228.

Former Butler Road Race organizers present a painting of the event to the Butler YMCA on Monday, July 10, 2017. From left are outgoing race director, Mike Blessel; Francine Mills, YMCA executive director; Joyce and Ron Brandon, painting donors; and Sandy Ihlenfeld, YMCA vice president of organizational advancement.Justin Guido/Butler Eagle