The

Butler County Humane Society received a donation of more than $450 from members of the

Consolidated Communications Spirit Team.The Spirit Team is a group of employees who organize events to promote a positive and fun work environment at Consolidated Communications. The team organized a Wii Bowling Tournament in March and selected the Humane Society as the beneficiary of its proceeds.———

Sara O'Donnell of Butler was named Alumni Nurse of the Year at the Butler Memorial Hospital Nurses' annual banquet held at the Grand Ballroom at Cornerstone Commons.She is a graduate of Butler High School and a 1951 graduate of Butler Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.O'Donnell worked for Butler Memorial Hospital and Chicora Medical Center.She has served the alumni on the flower and card, yearbook, and program committees. She also has served as secretary and treasurer.The Nurses Alumni also installed new officers, including co-presidents

Beverly Jack and

Jane Titley, Vice President

Linda Cunningham, secretary

Dolores Bertuzzi and treasurer

Jean Morrow.Scholarships were awarded to children or grandchildren of Butler Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumni members. Scholarship recipients include

Katherine Chiprean, granddaughter of

Betty Uber;

Sean Culbertson, grandson of

Mary Kay Neely;

Rebecca Johnson, granddaughter of

Mary Anne Dalmagro;

Jeralyn Smith, granddaughter of

Betty Jo Smith;

Kendell Weiland, granddaughter of

Eileen Morrow.———The winners at the Butler Duplicate Bridge Club on May 6 were:First:

Alan Martin and

Nick TredennickSecond:

Patsy Bachman and

Art Aronson