Photo Gallery, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017
2017-10-13 01:00:00
Karen Keck of Center Township has been traveling to the Old Friends horse retirement farm near Lexington, for seven years. She visited with Silver Charm, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. The race horse retirement farm is a refuge for horses who can longer be profitable for their owners.SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Slippery Rock’s Ellie Reiser and Karns City’s Hannah Knoll (28) battle for the ball in the Gremlins’ 4-1 win over the Rockets on Thursday, Oct. 12,2017.DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Emily Sarver and Karns City’s Brooke Stahlman battle for the ball in the Gremlins’ 4-1 win over the Rockets on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock’s Samantha Harriett and Karns City’s Brooke Stahlman battle for the ball in the Gremlins’ 4-1 win over the Rockets on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle
Bullet, the county Sheriff’s Department K9, follows the orders of his handler, Sgt. Harry Callithen, during his Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, visit and demonstration at the Southeastern Butler County Senior Center at the Winfield Township Firehall. The Sheriff’s Department acquired Bullet, a German short-haired pointer, in the fall of 2012. He has undergone extensive training on drug detection and missing-persons search techniques. Callithen has served as Bullet’s handler since he was obtained by the county.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
Bullet, the county Sheriff’s Department K9, follows the orders of his handler, Sgt. Harry Callithen, during his Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, visit and demonstration at the Southeastern Butler County Senior Center at the Winfield Township Firehall. The Sheriff’s Department acquired Bullet, a German short-haired pointer, in the fall of 2012. He has undergone extensive training on drug detection and missing-persons search techniques. Callithen has served as Bullet’s handler since he was obtained by the county.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
A PennDOT worker spreads sand on Route 228 from Route 8 to Park Road at midmorning Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, to counter a truck’s oil spill.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
A volunteer firefighter directs traffic on Route 228 from Route 8 to Park Road at midmorning Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, after a box truck leaked oil on the pavement.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
More than 270 women attended Ladies Night Out Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at the Butler County Club in Penn Township. The event raised more than $6,000 for the breast cancer program and services at Butler Health System. The event included dinner, a basket auction, raffles and a fashion show. From left are the organizers, BHS Foundation board member Gail Paserba, Kris Bowser with the foundation, event committee member Audrey Muscatello Yost and foundation board member Janice Pakozdi Luffy.DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle
Bridget Hudson, seen with her father Brian Hudson, was crowned homecoming queen of Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School at halftime of the Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, football game.SUBMITTED PHOTO
War Emblem, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, is not what would be considered as friendly horse, according to Barbara Fossum, a board member for Old Friends. In fact, War Emblem’s paddock is surrounded by a double fence.SUBMITTED PHOTO
Karen Keck, right, a retired nurse from Butler County, meets up with race horse retirement farm founder Michael Blowen, a former Boston Globe movie critic, at the farm in Georgetown, Ky.SUBMITTED PHOTO
