Photo gallery for Friday, Aug. 2, 2019

2019-08-02 01:00:00

U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-15th, speaks to members of the Community Development Corporation of Butler County and the Butler County Chamber of Commerce as part of a roundtable discussion along with U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, right, at Butler Country Club on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019.

Liam Iwanejko runs toward second base as Nate Gilkey takes a throw at second base during the 8U Rock the Competition Baseball Tournament last week. The event featured 12 teams from three counties, including all-star squads from Center Township, Butler Township, Seneca Valley, Moniteau and Slippery Rock. Organizers hope to make it a yearly tournament and expand it to other age groups.Nicole Johnson/submitted photo

Mars secured a $1 million Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, a day after regional dignitaries toured the borough. Wednesday’s tour included a stop at the Mars Area History & Landmark Society. From left, curator William Swaney drives state Department of Community and Economic Development representative Rick Vilello, Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau Director Debbie Crum, Mars Bank President James Dionise, Mars Mayor Gregg Hartung, state Sen. Scott Hutchinson, Butler County Commissioner Kim Geyer and historical society President John Watson on the Mars Shortline Railroad.Samantha Beal/BUTLER EAGLE

The Butler County Courthouse occasionally gets a visit from Sunny, a 4-year-old golden retriever, and its owner, retired school superintendent John Osheka. The pair is part of the Butler County comfort dog team.Eric Jankiewicz/BUTLER EAGLE

EDCO Park Board President John Rogers cuts the ribbon to officially rededicate the revitalized pool in Evans City on Thursday evening, Aug. 1, 2019.Alex Weidenhof/BUTLER EAGLE

Girl Scouts from Troop 28843 stand next to the Little Free Library they built in the Connoquenessing Park in 2017. Take-one, leave-one little libraries dot Butler County, reaching areas that otherwise might not have access to a library and its services. BUTLER EAGLEFILE PHOTO

Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle collision at the intersection of New Castle and Alameda roads Thursday morning, Aug. 1, 2019, according to Butler Township police.JIM SMITH/butler eagle

Community leaders, business owners and area residents meet Thursday evening, Aug. 1, 2019, to discuss what can be done to improve Father Marinaro Park.Nathan Bottiger/butler eagle

Morgan Oesterling, a fourth-grader, puts a book in the little Free Library at HIS Kids Christian School in Jefferson Township in 2015. There are more than 80,000 registered Little Free Libraries in all 50 states and more than 90 countries.BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO

U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, touts the tax cuts passed by a Republican-controlled Congress last year. Kelly and U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-15th, spoke to a crowd of about 50 Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at Butler Country Club.Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

In Lycoming County, a Labrador-golden retriever mix named Jedi is on duty full time as a facility dog, according to Judge Joy McCoy, who helped create the dog program there. Jedi’s priority is to comfort children dealing with custody issues.SUBMITTED PHOTO