Photo gallery for Tuesday, July 30, 2019
2019-07-30 01:00:00
Kingston Hovis, 9, of northern Butler County cruises through the skate park Monday, July 29, 2019, at Father Marinaro Park while his mom, Alisha Hovis, enjoys a little shade. A meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, to gather volunteers who want to improve the park environs.
Construction crews smooth freshly poured cement along Main Street in Butler on Monday, July, 29, 2019. The project includes installing underground electric lines and street lighting connections. Work is expected to continue into late in the year according to workers at the site.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Eleanor Hendler, who turns 99 in August, prefers to stand while using a knitting machine. She's a member of Butler Machine Knitters, whose members get together once a month to share what they've made and see a demonstration from one of the members.SEB FOLTZ/BUTLER EAGLE
Diana Zoelle was appointed to the Evans City Borough Council on Monday, July 29, 2019. Zoelle, 70, brings with her three priorities for the borough: flood mitigation, downtown revitalization and regaining control of the Evans City Elementary School site.Alex Weidenhof/BUTLER EAGLE
Shirley Grossman, left, and Eleanor Hendler got together July 24, 2019, at Grossman’s home in Butler Township to do some knitting on Grossman’s machines.SEB FOLTZ/BUTLER EAGLE
Lucas Stone, 22, of Butler, practices his moves at the skate park at Father Marinaro Park on Butler’s southside. Stone said he recently brought a broom down to the park to clean up broken beer bottles littered the asphalt. He believes the park would see more use if it were replaced with a concrete skate park.ANDIE HANNON/BUTLER EAGLE
Area resident Cindy Parker hopes to organize residents to help clean up and improve Father Marinaro Park. Parker and other volunteers were instrumental years ago in helping get the skate park built at the neighborhood park.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Members of the Butler community will gather Thursday evening, Aug. 1, 2019, to plan a massive cleanup of Father Marinaro Park.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Kingston Hovis, 9, of northern Butler County cruises through the skate park at Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Monday, July 29, 2019.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Eleanor Hendler, who turns 99 in August, prefers to stand while using a knitting machine. She’s a member of Butler Machine Knitters, whose members get together once a month to share what they’ve made and see a demonstration from one of the members.SEB FOLTZ/BUTLER EAGLE
