Photo Gallery: Sept. 7, 2023

2023-09-07 05:00:00

One of the Lyndora Hotel owners, Laura Pawk Santora hugs long time customer & family friend Ken Venmar who came out to celebrate on the last night that the popular restaurant was open. The hotel closed it's doors on Wednesday. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Local musicians perform at the Lyndora Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 6, which was having its last day in business. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

From Left, Jeff Double owner of All About Reclaimed, Dr. Paul Keelan, the winner of the William A. Morgan Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and Butler Chamber of Commerce president Jordan Grady attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business Dinner held at the Slippery Rock University ball room on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Butler County Commissioners chairwoman holds the Stan Kosciuszko Leadership Excellence Award on Wednesday, Sept. 6 alongside Nick Neupauer, right, president of Butler County Community College, and Jordan Grady, president of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Lyndora Hotel regulars, from left, Bea Hickey, Joyce Klabnik, Gene Mills and Don Hickey eat dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 6, the final night of the hotel being in business. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Mike Pawk and his family have owned the Lydnora Hotel since it opened in 1946. The business closed down on Wednesday, Sept. 6 marking the end of an era. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Katie Doerr and Emily Rowe, both with the Center for Community Resources, hang messages of hope on a poster, which will be displayed in their office, during Wednesday’s Suicide Awareness Remembrance Rally. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Amy Cirelli, mental health specialist with Butler County Human Services and co-chairwoman, welcomes people to the Suicide Awareness Remembrance Rally Wednesday, Sept. 6, in Diamond Park. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

A lone fisherman heads out of Bear Run Boat Launch on Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park with on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle

Tyrone Smith speaks about his struggles with mental illness that almost led him to suicide, during a suicide remembrance rally Sept. 6 in Diamond Park. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

One of the Lyndora Hotel owners, Laura Pawk Santora hugs long time customer & family friend Ken Venmar who came out to celebrate on the last night that the popular restaurant was open. The hotel closed it's doors on Wednesday. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Local musicians perform at the Lyndora Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 6, which was having its last day in business. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
From Left, Jeff Double owner of All About Reclaimed, Dr. Paul Keelan, the winner of the William A. Morgan Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and Butler Chamber of Commerce president Jordan Grady attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business Dinner held at the Slippery Rock University ball room on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler County Commissioners chairwoman holds the Stan Kosciuszko Leadership Excellence Award on Wednesday, Sept. 6 alongside Nick Neupauer, right, president of Butler County Community College, and Jordan Grady, president of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Lyndora Hotel regulars, from left, Bea Hickey, Joyce Klabnik, Gene Mills and Don Hickey eat dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 6, the final night of the hotel being in business. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Mike Pawk and his family have owned the Lydnora Hotel since it opened in 1946. The business closed down on Wednesday, Sept. 6 marking the end of an era. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Katie Doerr and Emily Rowe, both with the Center for Community Resources, hang messages of hope on a poster, which will be displayed in their office, during Wednesday’s Suicide Awareness Remembrance Rally. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Amy Cirelli, mental health specialist with Butler County Human Services and co-chairwoman, welcomes people to the Suicide Awareness Remembrance Rally Wednesday, Sept. 6, in Diamond Park. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
A lone fisherman heads out of Bear Run Boat Launch on Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park with on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Tyrone Smith speaks about his struggles with mental illness that almost led him to suicide, during a suicide remembrance rally Sept. 6 in Diamond Park. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle