Photo gallery for Monday, Sept. 30, 2019
2019-09-30 01:00:00
Janet McKain, left, Betty Fitzgerald and other volunteers work on rebuilding and renovating the main playground in Butler's Memorial Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.
Charlotte Cotter, 2, of Butler steps out of a single-engine airplane with her father, David, during the airport’s celebration on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Charlotte and her brother, Max, both took their first flights in planes of that size. Festivities included free plane rides, food trucks, a display of planes and other festivities. Charlotte and her brother Max both took their first flights in planes of that size.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Jamie Lee and Jonah Hargrove of Action and Recovery shovel fresh mulch in the newly rebuilt playground Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. at Butler Memorial Park, part of a major project and volunteer day led by the Butler AM Rotary.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
The Butler Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, included barrel train rides, a bouncy house, bungee trampolines and other kid-friendly activities.The event, traditionally held on Main Street in Butler, was held this year at Michelle Krill Memorial Field at Historic Pullman Park.Seb Foltz/Butler
Harrisville teen Trey Simmon and Bill Rider, of Boyers, re-enact gun maneuvers as part of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers during the 27th Annual Heritage Festival at McConnells Mill State Park in Portersville on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Based out of the Mercer County Historical Society, the Civil War re-enactors were part of an infantry unit. The group was one of several participating in the two-day event, which was sponsored by the Portersville-Prospect Rotary Club celebrating the operational time period of the historical gristmill from 1852 to 1928.ANDIE HANNON/BUTLER EAGLE
About 60 vendors set up Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at the Butler Fall Festival. The event, traditionally held on Main Street in Butler, was held this year at Michelle Krill Memorial Field at Historic Pullman Park.Seb Foltz/Butler
Ryan Haller digs around a post on a playground feature during the Butler Rotary’s volunteer day at Memorial Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. The Rotary led project includes new playground features and restoration of some existing structures.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Members of the Harmony Hot Haus kept the crowd clapping during the 27th Annual Heritage Festival at McConnells Mill State Park in Portersville on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Thousands attended the two-day event sponsored by the Portersville-Prospect Rotary celebrating the operational time period of the historical gristmill from 1852 to 1928.ANDIE HANNON/BUTLER EAGLE
Linn Kotermanski and Paula Sekeras were just two of more than 60 people who came out Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, to help on five trail projects at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township. The projects were part of National Public Lands Day. The annual event is the nation’s largest volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands.Andie Hannon/Butler Eagle
Tristan Stewart and his parents, Vicki and Tom, were among the dozens of volunteers who showed up Saturday morning, Sept. 28, 2019, during National Public Lands Day at Jennings Environmental Education Center.Andie Hannon/Butler Eagle
Bill and Dianne Kati look at the Butler Art Center display during the Butler Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. The event, traditionally held on Main Street in Butler, was held this year at Michelle Krill Memorial Field at Historic Pullman Park.Seb Foltz/Butler
Guests to the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport’s 90th birthday celebration check out a 1940s-era single-engine airplane on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. The event featured food trucks, free single-engine plane rides and other festivities.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Presenter Gail Gilliland, in black, leads a small group of aspiring writers during the Young Writer’s Conference hosted by Heather Cherry Consulting Co., and sponsored by The Eagle and NexTier Bank on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Nine writers attended the program at Holly Pointe, including (from left) Jessica Bobenrieth, Rachel Steiner and Blair Bowen. In addition to small-group workshops, the conference included a networking lunch aimed at helping students become familiar with the professional world of writing through various writing styles and networking tactics. On Wednesday, the social marketing and content consulting firm will hold a free Writer’s Group at the Butler Public Library from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Andie Hannon/BUTLER EAGLE
