Photo Gallery: May 10, 2022
2022-05-10 00:15:00
Mars’ Jake Johnson hits the ball during the baseball game against Hampton on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Adams Township. Mars won, 7-4. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Mars’ Thomas McLaren pitches during the baseball game against Hampton on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Adams Township. Mars won, 7-4. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Fifth-grader Graci Gordon looks at a wall with designs for the new Ehrman Crest Elementary/Middle School during a tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Evans City. “It’s really cool here,” said Gordon of the school she has attended since kindergarten. But Gordon added that she is looking forward to going to the new school next year. “I’m excited for the air conditioning, and being in bigger and cooler classrooms.” Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Kathy Voltz, of Jackson Township, and Jeanne Graham, of Evans City, look at photos from when they used to attend the school, during a tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School on Monday, May 9, 2022. Voltz and Graham, who both graduated in 1973, said they have been friends since third grade. “We had a lot of good times here,” said Voltz. “We’re sad to see it go.” Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
In a Butler Eagle file photo from July 2021, motorcycle riders cruise Main St. in Butler. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; read a related story in the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle.
Art King purchased 23 egg-laying chickens to replace some of the chickens he lost when they were slaughtered, probably by a wild animal. Read the story in the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Valencia farmer Art King stands with the disassembled chicken coop on Monday, May 9, 2022, after a probable wild animal killed dozens of his chickens. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Mars’ shortstop Johnny Fratto tries to make a play during the baseball game against Hampton on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Adams Township. Mars won, 7-4. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Mars’ Jake Johnson tags out Hampton’s Luke Staggers at second base during the baseball game on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Adams Township. Mars won, 7-4. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
In a November 2021 Eagle file photo, Mars forward Piper Coffield gets off a shot in PIAA Girls Soccer playoff action at North Allegheny High School. Coffield has committed to playing in the Big Ten at Indiana University. Read about this talented athlete in the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Nate Black/Special to the Eagle
Ronald McCormick, of Forward Township, and his daughter, Kathy Senn, find photos in old yearbooks during the tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School on Monday, May 9. 2022, in Evans City. McCormick graduated in 1954 and Senn graduated in 1979, from the school which is closing this June. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Ronald McCormick, of Forward Township, and his daughter, Kathy Senn, find photos in old yearbooks during the tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Evans City. McCormick graduated in 1954 and Senn in 1979, from the school which is now closing this June. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Martine Devine, of Ross Township, explores old memorabilia during the tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School, where she attended around 46 years ago, on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Evans City. The event, which will also be open Wednesday the 11th, Saturday the 14th, and Monday the 16th, offered alumni the chance to revisit the closing school, decorated with art and information from current students. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Fourth-grader Adam D’Biagio talks to 1954 graduate Ronald McCormick, of Forward Township, during the tour at Evans City Elementary/Middle School on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Evans City. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
“I lost about a thousand dollars that night, if you talk about the retail value of the chickens, which were two days away from being butchered,” farmer Art King said on Monday, May 9, 2022. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Art King's farm, Harvest Valley Farms, is a livestock and vegetable farm. Dozens of his chickens were killed, probably by a wild animal. Read the story in the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Valencia farmer Art King stands with the disassembled chicken coop on Monday, May 9, 2022, after a probable wild animal killed dozens of his chickens. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
20 of farmer Art King's chickens survived, and were kept in a separate building. Read the article detailing how dozens of his chickens were killed by a probable wild animal in the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Cranberry Township Detective Justin Hewitt goes after the puck Saturday, May 7, 2022, against the North Regional Police Department in the Joyce Memorial Police Sled Hockey Challenge. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle
Patrolman Robert Capezio celebrates Saturday, May 7, 2022, after scoring a goal against the North Regional Police Department in the Joyce Memorial Police Sled Hockey Challenge. Christine Border/Special to Butler Eagle
Patrolman Joshua Shimko celebrates on Saturday, May 7, 2022, after winning a goal against NRPD in the Joyce Memorial Police Sled Hockey Challenge. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle
Detective Justin Hewitt goes after the puck in a game against NRPD in the Joyce Memorial Police Sled Hockey Challenge on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle
From left, Katy Dressler of Cranberry Township, host Erin McCurdy of Cranberry Township, Sherry Jo Matt of Wexford and Sarah Shipley of Evans City showed off their finery undeterred. Weather had forced their tea party indoors Saturday, May 7, 2022. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
The tea party Saturday, May 7, 2022, organized by Erin McCurdy as a celebration of women also raised money for her friend Sherry Jo Matt's Stop The Judgment Project, which aims to remove the stigma surrounding addiction. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Sherry Jo Matt, left, and Shannon Frost posed in one of the rooms of the vacant house Erin McCurdy's tea party relocated to because of the weather before the start of the event Saturday, May 7, 2022. The tea party, staged in appreciation of women, hoped to raise money for Matt's Stop the Judgment Project. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Some of the food, prepared by volunteers, was ready to be served to the 80 guests of Erin McCurdy's tea party Saturday morning, May 7, 2022. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
The parking attendants for the tea party on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Cranberry Township dressed for the part in "Alice in Wonderland" style. They were, from left, Matt Gardner as Tweedledum, Wes McCurdy as the White Rabbit and Cam McCurdy as Tweedledee. Wes and Cam are the sons of tea party hostess Erin McCurdy. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
