Photo Gallery: Aug. 25, 2022

2022-08-25 00:15:00

Patrol dog Chooch, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, chews on a toy at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Chooch had been in the K-9 department at the Butler Bureau of Police for over two years. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Butler Bureau of Police Lt. Brian Grooms pauses with his patrol dog Chooch at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Mae Wise, 99, whose grandfather was a cousin of the original family who owned the land, speaks with superintendent David Foley on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the Knoch School District naming celebration near the high school gym. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

The Sequinettes perform with the Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band performs a halftime show during the annual Butler Marching Band Pie Festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

First-grade student Henry Fiejdasz leads his classmates to the Mars Area Primary Center while Cathy Wright, in yellow, welcomes students to the first day of the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Rick Glosser, pupil services director at Mars Area Primary Center, guides students on the first day of the 2022-23 school year after disembarking from their bus Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find their bus to head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band chaperone Dave Wingenbach sells 50/50 raffle tickets during the annual pie festival fundraiser at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Pam Dorcy, of Butler, checks her 50/50 raffle ticket numbers during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band performs a halftime show during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Nolan Amick, 5, who is starting kindergarten in the Knoch School District, gets ready to take a big swing at a baseball Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the district’s renaming celebration near the high school gym. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Daniel Martin gets ready to throw a football at a target Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the Knoch School District renaming celebration. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

From left, Kevin Justi, Ryan Justi and Braydon Esplen, members of the Knoch High School hockey team, enjoy the Knoch School District renaming celebration Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Butler Bureau of Police Lt. Brian Grooms interacts with his patrol dog Chooch at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Patrol dog Chooch, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, chews on a toy at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Chooch had been in the K-9 department at the Butler Bureau of Police for over two years. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Butler Bureau of Police Lt. Brian Grooms pauses with his patrol dog Chooch at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Mae Wise, 99, whose grandfather was a cousin of the original family who owned the land, speaks with superintendent David Foley on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the Knoch School District naming celebration near the high school gym. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Sequinettes perform with the Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band performs a halftime show during the annual Butler Marching Band Pie Festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
First-grade student Henry Fiejdasz leads his classmates to the Mars Area Primary Center while Cathy Wright, in yellow, welcomes students to the first day of the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Rick Glosser, pupil services director at Mars Area Primary Center, guides students on the first day of the 2022-23 school year after disembarking from their bus Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Students at Slippery Rock Area Middle School find their bus to head home after the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band chaperone Dave Wingenbach sells 50/50 raffle tickets during the annual pie festival fundraiser at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Pam Dorcy, of Butler, checks her 50/50 raffle ticket numbers during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band performs a halftime show during the annual pie festival at Art Bernardi Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle
Nolan Amick, 5, who is starting kindergarten in the Knoch School District, gets ready to take a big swing at a baseball Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the district’s renaming celebration near the high school gym. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Daniel Martin gets ready to throw a football at a target Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the Knoch School District renaming celebration. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
From left, Kevin Justi, Ryan Justi and Braydon Esplen, members of the Knoch High School hockey team, enjoy the Knoch School District renaming celebration Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler Bureau of Police Lt. Brian Grooms interacts with his patrol dog Chooch at the Butler Public Safety Building on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle