Photo Gallery: February 19, 2023

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Beverly Smallwood, of Butler, sits for a portrait in Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. In the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle she discusses what is was like growing up Black in Butler. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Jerry Schwab holds a typewritten transcription of the handwritten autobiography his great-great uncle, Charles Henry Veil, wrote. It includes stories about the Civil War and the Arizona Territory. Read the story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle

Alex Palasick, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, gives a speech about Lincoln’s history when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Mars' Austin Campbell (1) drives the baseline past Nick Brown (4) from Bethel Park in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17. 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Elam Pyle (23) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10 region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Ron Vodenichar, Butler Eagle publisher and president, left, shares a moment at the newspaper's 150th anniversary celebration with Addison Lanier and Jamie Wise Lanier, who is treasurer of Eagle Printing, during on March 2, 2020, event at the Eagle Production Center. Vodenichar is retiring as publisher of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo

Thomas Reddinger portrays former president Donald Trump when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Thomas Reddinger portrayed former president Donald Trump when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

People go around listening to the autobiographies of former U.S. presidents and first ladies when third-graders at Mars Elementary School create a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Sophie Hays portrays First Lady Edith Wilson when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Carter Thomas, dressed as George Washington, speaks with an adult Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, during Mars Area Elementary School’s wax museum of presidents and first ladies. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Alex Palasick, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, gives his history when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Mars Elementary School third-grader Max Moris portrays President Ulysses Grant when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Mars Elementary School third-grader Alex Palasick portrays Abraham Lincoln when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Max Moris, a third-grader at Mars Elementary School, portrays President Ulysses S. Grant when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Dylan Gordon (3) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Elam Pyle (23) celebrates a three-pointer against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

The Slippery Rock bench celebrates a three-pointer against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Elam Pyle (23) celebrates a basket against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Levi Prementine (1) draws the foul by Grove City’s Kamden Martin (32) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) fights for a loose ball against Grove City’s James Irani (5) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) celebrates a basket against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) celebrates a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) shoots over Grove City’s James Irani (5) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Elam Pyle (22) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) passes the ball through three Grove City players during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Jacob Wolak (12) fights for a loose ball with Grove City’s Brett Loughry (22) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) shoots the ball over Grove City’s Kamden Martin (32) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Slippery Rock’s Levi Prementine (1) and Grove City’s James Irani (5) crash into the bench trying to save the ball during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Maj. George Washington, portrayed by Eric Forster, of Butler, and guide Christopher Gist, portrayed by Bob Shaner, of Leechburg, react to a musket shot fired by a French Indian guide, portrayed by Robin Herne, of Pittsburgh, during a 2019 reenactment of Washington’s brush with death in Butler County in 1753. Similar reenactments will happen during history hikes scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township. Butler Eagle file photo

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Retired county Judge Martin O'Brien commissioned the painting "The First Shot," which was unveiled in 2008 at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. The painting is part of the center's permanent French and Indian War exhibit. The piece illustrates a moment in George Washington's journey across Butler County in 1753 when a Native American shot at and missed Washington and his guide, Christopher Gist, as they were returning to Virginia from negotiations with the French. Read related story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo

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Joanne and Jerry Schwab, of Butler, hold a copy of Jerry Schwab’s ancestor’s memoirs detailing his military service in the Civil War and in the post-war Arizona Territory. Read the story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle

Mars' Tasso Sfanos (11) gets by Bethel Park’s Jack Bruckner (10) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars' Tasso Sfanos (11) jumps above the defense from Bethel Park’s Benjamin Guffey (13) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76049. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars' Ian Zukowski (21) puts the ball up and over Bethel Park’s Jack Bruckner (10) in their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars' Ryan Ceh (20) lays down a huge dunk over Bethel Park’s Andrew Thomas (2) in their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars' head coach Rob Carmody talks to his team just before the start of the second half of their game against Bethel Park on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

The Mars' bench stands and celebrates a 3-point shot by a teammate in the second half of their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, against Bethel Park at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars' Ryan Ceh (20) lays down a huge dunk over Bethel Park’s Andrew Thomas (2) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Beverly Smallwood, of Butler, sits for a portrait in Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. In the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle she discusses what is was like growing up Black in Butler. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Jerry Schwab holds a typewritten transcription of the handwritten autobiography his great-great uncle, Charles Henry Veil, wrote. It includes stories about the Civil War and the Arizona Territory. Read the story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Alex Palasick, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, gives a speech about Lincoln’s history when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars' Austin Campbell (1) drives the baseline past Nick Brown (4) from Bethel Park in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17. 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Elam Pyle (23) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10 region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Ron Vodenichar, Butler Eagle publisher and president, left, shares a moment at the newspaper's 150th anniversary celebration with Addison Lanier and Jamie Wise Lanier, who is treasurer of Eagle Printing, during on March 2, 2020, event at the Eagle Production Center. Vodenichar is retiring as publisher of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo
Thomas Reddinger portrays former president Donald Trump when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Thomas Reddinger portrayed former president Donald Trump when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
People go around listening to the autobiographies of former U.S. presidents and first ladies when third-graders at Mars Elementary School create a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Sophie Hays portrays First Lady Edith Wilson when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Carter Thomas, dressed as George Washington, speaks with an adult Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, during Mars Area Elementary School’s wax museum of presidents and first ladies. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Alex Palasick, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, gives his history when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars Elementary School third-grader Max Moris portrays President Ulysses Grant when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars Elementary School third-grader Alex Palasick portrays Abraham Lincoln when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Max Moris, a third-grader at Mars Elementary School, portrays President Ulysses S. Grant when third-graders at Mars Elementary School created a wax museum of presidents and first ladies to commemorate Presidents Day on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Dylan Gordon (3) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Elam Pyle (23) celebrates a three-pointer against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
The Slippery Rock bench celebrates a three-pointer against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Elam Pyle (23) celebrates a basket against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Levi Prementine (1) draws the foul by Grove City’s Kamden Martin (32) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) fights for a loose ball against Grove City’s James Irani (5) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) celebrates a basket against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) celebrates a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) shoots over Grove City’s James Irani (5) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s John Sabo (2) and Elam Pyle (22) celebrate a win against Grove City during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) passes the ball through three Grove City players during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Jacob Wolak (12) fights for a loose ball with Grove City’s Brett Loughry (22) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Dylan Gordon (3) shoots the ball over Grove City’s Kamden Martin (32) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Jacob Wolak (12) fights for a loose ball with Grove City’s Brett Loughry (22) during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Levi Prementine (1) and Grove City’s James Irani (5) crash into the bench trying to save the ball during a district 10, region 4 boys basketball game at Slippery Rock High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Slippery Rock won 62-56. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Beverly Smallwood, of Butler, sits for a portrait in Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. In the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle she discusses what is was like growing up Black in Butler. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Maj. George Washington, portrayed by Eric Forster, of Butler, and guide Christopher Gist, portrayed by Bob Shaner, of Leechburg, react to a musket shot fired by a French Indian guide, portrayed by Robin Herne, of Pittsburgh, during a 2019 reenactment of Washington’s brush with death in Butler County in 1753. Similar reenactments will happen during history hikes scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township. Butler Eagle file photo

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Retired county Judge Martin O'Brien commissioned the painting "The First Shot," which was unveiled in 2008 at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. The painting is part of the center's permanent French and Indian War exhibit. The piece illustrates a moment in George Washington's journey across Butler County in 1753 when a Native American shot at and missed Washington and his guide, Christopher Gist, as they were returning to Virginia from negotiations with the French. Read related story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo

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Joanne and Jerry Schwab, of Butler, hold a copy of Jerry Schwab’s ancestor’s memoirs detailing his military service in the Civil War and in the post-war Arizona Territory. Read the story in the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Mars' Tasso Sfanos (11) gets by Bethel Park’s Jack Bruckner (10) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars' Tasso Sfanos (11) jumps above the defense from Bethel Park’s Benjamin Guffey (13) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76049. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars' Ian Zukowski (21) puts the ball up and over Bethel Park’s Jack Bruckner (10) in their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars' Ryan Ceh (20) lays down a huge dunk over Bethel Park’s Andrew Thomas (2) in their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars' head coach Rob Carmody talks to his team just before the start of the second half of their game against Bethel Park on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Mars' bench stands and celebrates a 3-point shot by a teammate in the second half of their game Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, against Bethel Park at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars' Ryan Ceh (20) lays down a huge dunk over Bethel Park’s Andrew Thomas (2) in their game on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2023, at North Hills. Mars won 76-40. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle