Photo Gallery: June 8, 2022

2022-06-08 00:15:00

Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark points out the old steel used to build the staircases at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Thursday was the last day of school in the building, with the next fifth-graders staying in elementary school and sixth-graders moving to Butler Intermediate High School. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

The exterior of Butler Middle School is pictured on Tuesday, June 7 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Nearly 20 residents crowded Slippery Rock Borough’s council meeting Tuesday, June 7, 2022, to express a desire to keep the vacant lot at New Castle and Main Streets a green space. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle

Katie Heigley, of Butler, fills up her vehicle at the Sunoco gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Heigley said the gas prices nearing five dollars makes her weigh the benefits of getting a smaller car. “It’s really hard. I’m mortified,” she said. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Mars boys lacrosse players, from left, Jack Dunham, Austin Cote and Cole Yoshioka were integral to the team’s 16-8 victory over Penncrest in the PIAA Class 2A semifinal playoff on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Chambersburg. Derek Pyda/Butler Eagle

TIME CAPSULE: Thousands of people took to the beaches of Moraine State Park to cool off the weekend of June 26 - 27, 1971.See the reprinted photo in the Wednesday, June 8, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo (Ed Nebel)

Butler Township Planning Commission approved a lot expansion project for Butler Health System's Benbrook Medical Center on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

The gymnasium at Butler Middle School is used to organize supplies for other area schools on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Middle school principal Josh Hundertmark looks at photographs in the office on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. “Gotta change with the times, and here we are,” said Hundertmark of the school closing due to declining enrollment. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

An abandoned backpack hangs in a locker at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

The front staircase, known affectionately as the “Cinderella staircase,” is pictured at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

A hallway is pictured at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

A gas pump displays five dollars per gallon at the Marathon gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Traffic passes the Marathon gas station on East Jefferson Street, where regular gas prices surpassed five dollars per gallon, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Gas prices are near five dollars per gallon at the Sunoco gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

A bulletin board emulates “The Wizard of Oz” to recognize the closing of Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark walks through the empty auditorium at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The over 100-year-old building is now closed, after being a senior high school, junior high school, and middle school. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark talks to a reporter in the cafeteria of Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. “Gotta change with the times, and here we are,” said Hundertmark of the school closing due to declining enrollment. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark points out the old steel used to build the staircases at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Thursday was the last day of school in the building, with the next fifth-graders staying in elementary school and sixth-graders moving to Butler Intermediate High School. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
The exterior of Butler Middle School is pictured on Tuesday, June 7 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Nearly 20 residents crowded Slippery Rock Borough’s council meeting Tuesday, June 7, 2022, to express a desire to keep the vacant lot at New Castle and Main Streets a green space. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Katie Heigley, of Butler, fills up her vehicle at the Sunoco gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Heigley said the gas prices nearing five dollars makes her weigh the benefits of getting a smaller car. “It’s really hard. I’m mortified,” she said. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Mars boys lacrosse players, from left, Jack Dunham, Austin Cote and Cole Yoshioka were integral to the team’s 16-8 victory over Penncrest in the PIAA Class 2A semifinal playoff on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Chambersburg. Derek Pyda/Butler Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: Thousands of people took to the beaches of Moraine State Park to cool off the weekend of June 26 - 27, 1971.See the reprinted photo in the Wednesday, June 8, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo (Ed Nebel)
Butler Township Planning Commission approved a lot expansion project for Butler Health System's Benbrook Medical Center on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
The gymnasium at Butler Middle School is used to organize supplies for other area schools on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Middle school principal Josh Hundertmark looks at photographs in the office on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. “Gotta change with the times, and here we are,” said Hundertmark of the school closing due to declining enrollment. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
An abandoned backpack hangs in a locker at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
The front staircase, known affectionately as the “Cinderella staircase,” is pictured at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
A hallway is pictured at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
A gas pump displays five dollars per gallon at the Marathon gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Traffic passes the Marathon gas station on East Jefferson Street, where regular gas prices surpassed five dollars per gallon, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Gas prices are near five dollars per gallon at the Sunoco gas station on East Jefferson Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
A bulletin board emulates “The Wizard of Oz” to recognize the closing of Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark walks through the empty auditorium at Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The over 100-year-old building is now closed, after being a senior high school, junior high school, and middle school. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Middle School principal Josh Hundertmark talks to a reporter in the cafeteria of Butler Middle School on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. “Gotta change with the times, and here we are,” said Hundertmark of the school closing due to declining enrollment. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle