Photo Gallery: June 15, 2022

2022-06-15 00:15:00

VFW Post 879 quartermaster Rex Brown unveils the new Blue Star memorial marker being dedicated by District IX of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania at North Boundary Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Cranberry Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

VFW Post 879 color guard captain Frank Jansen carries the U.S. flag to retire the colors during the dedication ceremony of the Blue Star memorial marker at North Boundary Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Cranberry Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Owner Ed Bloom poses for a portrait outside Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler after announcing his retirement. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Owner Ed Bloom stores flowers in the fridge at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. “I’m ready after 42 years,” said Bloom of retiring. “It’s just time.” Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Boy Scout Troop 217 member Saxon Christy lowers a U.S. flag into a fire during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

TIME CAPSULE: On June 7, 1979, it cost $25 to fill up a car's gas tank because of a rationing. See this reprinted photo in the Wednesday, June 15, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle.

Owner Ed Bloom cuts a new shipment of flowers at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Wendy Laconi, of Butler, talks to owner Ed Bloom at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. “He’s the one who inspires me to decorate,” said Laconi after coming into the store to verify that the store is closing at the end of July. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Owner Ed Bloom carries a shipment of flowers out of storage at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Bortmas, the Butler Florist is pictured on East Wayne Street on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Tanner Griffith, tenderfoot in Boy Scout Troop 217, salutes during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Boy Scout Troop 217 burns aging flags in a flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Boy Scout Troop 217 member Saxon Christy lowers a U.S. flag into a fire during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Assistant senior patrol leader Ethan Sumney destroys flags in a fire after Boy Scout Troop 217’s flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

GFWC Intermediate League of Butler president Elaine Linamen poses for a portrait on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Phyllis Walker, the treasurer of the Evans City Library board, stands in front of a display highlighting the "Oceans of Possibilities" reading program, one of many activities and events the library has planned for this summer. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle

VFW Post 879 quartermaster Rex Brown unveils the new Blue Star memorial marker being dedicated by District IX of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania at North Boundary Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Cranberry Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
VFW Post 879 color guard captain Frank Jansen carries the U.S. flag to retire the colors during the dedication ceremony of the Blue Star memorial marker at North Boundary Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Cranberry Township. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Owner Ed Bloom poses for a portrait outside Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler after announcing his retirement. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Owner Ed Bloom stores flowers in the fridge at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. “I’m ready after 42 years,” said Bloom of retiring. “It’s just time.” Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 217 member Saxon Christy lowers a U.S. flag into a fire during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: On June 7, 1979, it cost $25 to fill up a car's gas tank because of a rationing. See this reprinted photo in the Wednesday, June 15, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle.
Owner Ed Bloom cuts a new shipment of flowers at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Wendy Laconi, of Butler, talks to owner Ed Bloom at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. “He’s the one who inspires me to decorate,” said Laconi after coming into the store to verify that the store is closing at the end of July. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Owner Ed Bloom carries a shipment of flowers out of storage at Bortmas, the Butler Florist on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Bortmas, the Butler Florist is pictured on East Wayne Street on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Tanner Griffith, tenderfoot in Boy Scout Troop 217, salutes during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 217 burns aging flags in a flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Boy Scout Troop 217 member Saxon Christy lowers a U.S. flag into a fire during the flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Assistant senior patrol leader Ethan Sumney destroys flags in a fire after Boy Scout Troop 217’s flag retirement ceremony at Chicora Borough Park on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Chicora. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
GFWC Intermediate League of Butler president Elaine Linamen poses for a portrait on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Phyllis Walker, the treasurer of the Evans City Library board, stands in front of a display highlighting the "Oceans of Possibilities" reading program, one of many activities and events the library has planned for this summer. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle