Jayden Schnur, of the East Butler team, throws a ball back to the pitcher at first base during the youth baseball game at Moose Hepler Field on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Center Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Company president Robert Altmeyer poses for a portrait at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. The Butler Township location will close this summer after selling all its merchandise. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Viki Sherman, of Butler, and Karen Yetter, of Cabot, shop together at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. “That’s sad. This has been here a long time,” Sherman said of the location’s closing. “This town can’t lose anymore stores,” said Yetter. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Sami Carmella, holding the chicken, of the Macoskey Center Sanctuary, talks to local high school students about fresh eggs at Slippery Rock University on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Slippery Rock Township. High school students attending the 5th Annual Butler County Youth Leadership Program learned that chickens also eat insects, including ticks. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Sami Carmella, with the watering can, of the Macoskey Center Sanctuary, teaches students, Molly Andrews, Reilly Huff, and Jake Santora, left to right, about surface water runoff and sewage overflow using building blocks and sponges at Slippery Rock University on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Slippery Rock Township. Local high school students attending the 5th Annual Butler County Youth Leadership Program learned the placement of trees and bushes in an urban landscape can prevent sewage water drainage systems from overflowing. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Shirley Spaulding, of Butler, shops at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. “Kind of shocked,” Spaulding said after walking in the store and finding out it was closing. “I didn’t expect this to ever go down… But everything’s shutting down.” Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Signs declaring sales start to hang up at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. The Butler Township location will close this summer after selling all its merchandise. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Bedding is on display at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. The Butler Township location will close this summer after selling all its merchandise. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Garden items are pictured at Altmeyer’s Bed, Bath and Home on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler Township. The Butler Township location will close this summer after selling all its merchandise. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Emma Covert, Carmella Ryan, and Jenna Zendron, left to right, all area high school students, examine chives in the herb garden at the Macoskey Center Sanctuary, at Slippery Rock University on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Slippery Rock Township. High school students attending the 5th Annual Butler County Youth Leadership Program learned the basics of how to grow and use herbs for kitchen use. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Sami Carmella, right, of the Macoskey Center Sanctuary, shows students the benefits of waste recycling at Slippery Rock University on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Slippery Rock Township. High school students attending the 5th Annual Butler County Youth Leadership Program learned about composting and using household waste as fertilizer. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle