Bass player Tony Bellassai gets the crowd involved as Rock Jazz Trio performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco makes a move to take a shot on goal against Trinity in a PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
A scale model of the Perseverance rover sits on a topographical map of Mars on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: The swimming pool at Butler Memorial Park opened for the summer on June 6, 1970, bringing in more than 300 people on opening day. Butler Eagle file photo
Kolton Reibel, 7, crosses an obstacle course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Third-grade students Cole Wincer, from left, Adam Mason and Mika Perez water plant beds Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the courtyard at Connoquenessing Elementary School. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Adam Mason, a third-grade student at Connoquenessing Elementary School, waters a bed of cucumber plants Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the courtyard at the school. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Connoquenessing Elementary School principal Hope Hull leads second-grade students through the recently cut trail outside the school on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: Construction began on a swimming pool at Alameda Park in June 1970, and was expected to be open on July 20. Butler Eagle file photo
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Gregg of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Carly Starrett and her son Jimmy, 8, from Butler, enjoy a picnic as they listen to Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
As the sun goes down, people listen to Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Greg of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Greg, part of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock, performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, pilots the Ingenuity robot around an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, left, and Jay Taylor, of Pine Richland, make changes to an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Ingenuity robot sits just before it is piloted around an obstacle course set up on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Ingenuity robot makes its way around an obstacle course set up on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, replaces one of the wheels on the scale model of the Perseverance rover on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, sets up the Ingenuity robot to take around an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A scale model of the Perseverance rover, right, and a Lego Mars rover sit on a topographical map of Mars on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley School Board member Fred Peterson, left, shakes hands with retiring staff members, including Ehrman Crest Elementary learning support teacher Pamela Krause, right, on Monday, June 5, 2023. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Members of the Seneca Valley School Board shake hands with retiring Seneca Valley School District staff members on Monday, June 5, 2023. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Kolton Reibel, 7, crosses an obstacle course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Kylie Phillips, 10, makes her way through the rope course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Skylah Wolfe, 11, swims in the ball-pit at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Cash Redford, 14, makes his way through the rope course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Mars' Dylan Phillips (8) drives past Trinity's Ryan Smathers (23) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco (24) drives to take a shot on goal against Trinity defender Justin Gist (33) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco (24) drives to take a shot on goal against Trinity defender Justin Gist (33) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (20) drives past Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper takes a shot on goal against Lower Dauphin on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9 in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs at Mars. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (24), left, celebrates a goal against Lower Dauphin with Tess McGrath (28) and Anna Bowser (18). The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9 in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Mars. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (20) drives past Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Mya Cote (2) takes a shot against Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Mya Cote (2) takes a shot against Lower Dauphin's Juliet Youngbluth (18) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Bass player Tony Bellassai gets the crowd involved as Rock Jazz Trio performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco makes a move to take a shot on goal against Trinity in a PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
A scale model of the Perseverance rover sits on a topographical map of Mars on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: The swimming pool at Butler Memorial Park opened for the summer on June 6, 1970, bringing in more than 300 people on opening day. Butler Eagle file photo
Kolton Reibel, 7, crosses an obstacle course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Third-grade students Cole Wincer, from left, Adam Mason and Mika Perez water plant beds Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the courtyard at Connoquenessing Elementary School. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Adam Mason, a third-grade student at Connoquenessing Elementary School, waters a bed of cucumber plants Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the courtyard at the school. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Connoquenessing Elementary School principal Hope Hull leads second-grade students through the recently cut trail outside the school on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: Construction began on a swimming pool at Alameda Park in June 1970, and was expected to be open on July 20. Butler Eagle file photo
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Crews work to put out a fire at a house in a mobile home park in Center Township on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Gregg of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Carly Starrett and her son Jimmy, 8, from Butler, enjoy a picnic as they listen to Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio performs as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
As the sun goes down, people listen to Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock perform as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Greg of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Violinist Jane Greg, part of Rock Jazz Trio from Slippery Rock, performed as part of the free family summer concert series at First Responder Pavilion at Alameda Park on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, pilots the Ingenuity robot around an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, left, and Jay Taylor, of Pine Richland, make changes to an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Ingenuity robot sits just before it is piloted around an obstacle course set up on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Ingenuity robot makes its way around an obstacle course set up on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, replaces one of the wheels on the scale model of the Perseverance rover on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Alex Hutchens, 14, of Mars, sets up the Ingenuity robot to take around an obstacle course on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival on June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A scale model of the Perseverance rover, right, and a Lego Mars rover sit on a topographical map of Mars on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023. Mars Robotics is a major contributor to the Mars New Year Festival June 9 and 10. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley School Board member Fred Peterson, left, shakes hands with retiring staff members, including Ehrman Crest Elementary learning support teacher Pamela Krause, right, on Monday, June 5, 2023. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Members of the Seneca Valley School Board shake hands with retiring Seneca Valley School District staff members on Monday, June 5, 2023. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Kolton Reibel, 7, crosses an obstacle course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Kylie Phillips, 10, makes her way through the rope course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Skylah Wolfe, 11, swims in the ball-pit at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Cash Redford, 14, makes his way through the rope course at Urban Air Adventure Park in Cranberry Township. Kolton participated in this year’s annual Camp KOALA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, hosted by the Allegheny Health Network West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
Mars' Dylan Phillips (8) drives past Trinity's Ryan Smathers (23) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco (24) drives to take a shot on goal against Trinity defender Justin Gist (33) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Vincenzo Grieco (24) drives to take a shot on goal against Trinity defender Justin Gist (33) in the PIAA playoff game at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Trinity 16-1. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (20) drives past Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper takes a shot on goal against Lower Dauphin on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9 in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs at Mars. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (24), left, celebrates a goal against Lower Dauphin with Tess McGrath (28) and Anna Bowser (18). The Planets topped Lower Dauphin 18-9 in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Mars. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Charlotte Stamper (20) drives past Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Mya Cote (2) takes a shot against Lower Dauphin's Ellie Dehart (24) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Mars' Mya Cote (2) takes a shot against Lower Dauphin's Juliet Youngbluth (18) in the PIAA playoff at Mars on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Planets topped the Falcons 18-9. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
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