Photo Gallery: July 19, 2022

2022-07-19 00:15:00

Joella Baker, of Harmony, gives instructions to participants of Swim to the Bridge at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Baker said there are 114 swimmers in this 10th year of the event. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Anna Ulintz, 14, of Robinson Township, jogs out of the water after a 2 mile swim in Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Ulintz placed third in her category. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

A plane is tied down near the runways of the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Penn Township. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Jan Pratkanis, Butler area native, putts on the 9th hole Monday, July 18, 2022, at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club. Mike Wolfe, right, observes Pratkanis' putt. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Lisa and Steve Fowler with their golden doodle Jazmin took home the best dressed prize at last year’s Zelienople Horse Trading Days' dog show. This year’s festival will run from Thursday, July 21 to Saturday, July 23, 2022. Butler Eagle file photo

Former owner Ed Bloom adjusts an arrangement of flowers at his work desk at Bortmas, The Butler Florist in May. Though Bloom has retired, the shop will continue under new ownership. Read the story in the Business section of the Tuesday, July 19, 2022 edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo

Clay Spangler, of Latrobe, sights along the ball at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Jan Pratkanis, a Butler area native, watches his long putt on the 9th hole Monday, July 18, 2022, at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Mike Wolfe prepares to putt on the 9th hole at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Robert Kraftowitz, 71, Pittsburgh, finishes his 1-mile swim at the Swim to the Bridge event on Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Jeff Mayer, 44, Ambridge, finishes his 1-mile swim at the Swim to the Bridge event at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Mayer used the event to prepare for a 1/2 Iron Man coming up on his schedule. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Christie Kohler, right, and Nancy Purcell, both of Pittsburgh, watch their sons through binoculars at the Swim to the Bridge event at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Lucy Pearson, 13, of Pittsburgh, finishes the race and runs out of the water at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Pearson swam the 1-mile portion of the course. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Joella Baker, of Harmony, high-fives participants of Swim to the Bridge at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park as they enter the water during a head count on Monday, July 18, 2022. Baker said there are 114 swimmers in this 10th year of the event. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

A medical helicopter is ready for flight at the The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, Penn Township, with the airport main office in the background on Monday, July 18, 2022. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

A jet taxis for takeoff at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Penn Township. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Joella Baker, of Harmony, gives instructions to participants of Swim to the Bridge at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Baker said there are 114 swimmers in this 10th year of the event. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Anna Ulintz, 14, of Robinson Township, jogs out of the water after a 2 mile swim in Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Ulintz placed third in her category. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
A plane is tied down near the runways of the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Penn Township. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Jan Pratkanis, Butler area native, putts on the 9th hole Monday, July 18, 2022, at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club. Mike Wolfe, right, observes Pratkanis' putt. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Lisa and Steve Fowler with their golden doodle Jazmin took home the best dressed prize at last year’s Zelienople Horse Trading Days' dog show. This year’s festival will run from Thursday, July 21 to Saturday, July 23, 2022. Butler Eagle file photo
Former owner Ed Bloom adjusts an arrangement of flowers at his work desk at Bortmas, The Butler Florist in May. Though Bloom has retired, the shop will continue under new ownership. Read the story in the Business section of the Tuesday, July 19, 2022 edition of the Butler Eagle. Butler Eagle file photo
Clay Spangler, of Latrobe, sights along the ball at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Jan Pratkanis, a Butler area native, watches his long putt on the 9th hole Monday, July 18, 2022, at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Mike Wolfe prepares to putt on the 9th hole at the 122nd WPGA Amateur Championship hosted by the Butler Country Club on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Robert Kraftowitz, 71, Pittsburgh, finishes his 1-mile swim at the Swim to the Bridge event on Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Jeff Mayer, 44, Ambridge, finishes his 1-mile swim at the Swim to the Bridge event at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Mayer used the event to prepare for a 1/2 Iron Man coming up on his schedule. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Christie Kohler, right, and Nancy Purcell, both of Pittsburgh, watch their sons through binoculars at the Swim to the Bridge event at Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Lucy Pearson, 13, of Pittsburgh, finishes the race and runs out of the water at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park on Monday, July 18, 2022. Pearson swam the 1-mile portion of the course. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Joella Baker, of Harmony, high-fives participants of Swim to the Bridge at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park as they enter the water during a head count on Monday, July 18, 2022. Baker said there are 114 swimmers in this 10th year of the event. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
A medical helicopter is ready for flight at the The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, Penn Township, with the airport main office in the background on Monday, July 18, 2022. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
A jet taxis for takeoff at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Penn Township. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
A medical helicopter is ready for flight at the The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, Penn Township, with the airport main office in the background on Monday, July 18, 2022. The Airport Authority has hired a new manager, Michael Biggs, who starts at the position in August. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle