Photo Gallery: October 26, 2022

2022-10-26 01:18:51

A sculpture depicting the six U.S. Marines lifting the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima was dedicated on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Clarence Hasenflu, 86, also known as "Pistol Pete,“ initiated the Iwo Jima sculpture project in the spring of 2022 and spoke at the dedication ceremony at Butler VA Medical Center in Butler Township on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Hasenflu, retired Marine Corps, wanted to show his thanks to the center for "keeping me alive." Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Ray Scott, of Meridian, walks his dog, Sammy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, on Shore Walk trail under a grove of Aspen trees along Carrie's Pond at Preston Park in Butler Township on Monday, October 24, 2022. Scott frequents the park once or twice a week. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle 10/24/22

The upper waste stabilization pond at Boyers Water and Sewage Company wastewater management plant in Boyers will soon be replaced by a planned sewage plant funded by grant money that will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Freeport's Ella Kristofik (8) works against pressure from Southmoreland's Aubrey Seder at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Karns City’s Hobie Bartoe and Adam Smith celebrate Hobie's second goal in a row in their playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Karns City goalie Lucas Yasika gets help from three defenders — Colson Ritzert (3), Lathan Price (11) and Seth Bishop (2) — in the playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Karns City’s Hobie Bartoe (30) scores his second goal with an assist from Myles McCully (8) against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Karns City’s Lathan Price heads the ball toward the goal in the playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Freeport’s Akina Boynton (22) reaches to make a play with pressure from Southmoreland's Hannah Conn at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Freeport's Nora Mahan (24) battles Southmoreland's Skylar Koshar at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Freeport’s Lorelei Buterbaugh (10) is focused on making a play against Southmoreland’s Aubrey Seder at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Izabella Oskin (8) works against pressure from Hopewell's Mary Adams at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Brooke Galcik (3) stays ahead of Hopewell’s Allison Ramaley at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Gretta Hull (16) looks to pass against pressure from Hopewell's Kelsey Williams at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Paige Rodgers (18) battles Hopewell’s Caylee Sundy at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

TIME CAPSULE: Saxonburg had more than 150 children participate in its Halloween parade and costume contest on Oct. 31, 2002, which was hosted by the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company and ladies auxiliary. Among those participants were the Rearick quadruplets — Haley, Lucas, Colton and Joshua — who won the family costume contest dressed as the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf at just 3-and-a-half years old.The borough did not have trick-or-treating in 2002, so the parade and contest were Saxonburg’s way of giving children a fun time. Butler Eagle file photo

Steven Dietz

Staff of Swartfager Welding stand next to the sculpture they constructed for placement at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The sculpture was designed, built and installed by the welding fabrication company, whose employees are, from left to right, Kim Swartfager, Jordan Chambers, Ken Swartfager and Wayne Bearfield. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Several veterans, fabricators, medical center staff and VIPs attend the dedication ceremony of an Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Sam Zurzolo, Butler Township Commissioner vice president, salutes the flag of the United States of America during the dedication ceremony for the Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Clarence Hasenflu, 86, retired Marine Corps, uses his cane as a pointer during the dedication ceremony for the sculptural rendition of the Iwo Jima Monument at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Hasenflu started the project by walking into Swartfager Welding in Knox, Clarion County. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

This single pump house currently serves the sewage treatment facility for Boyers Water and Sewage Company in Boyers. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Boyers, in Marion Township, has 24 homes that utilize the Boyers Water and Sewage Company's treatment plant. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

An misshapen access walkway sits above wastewater on the upper waste stabilization pond at the Boyers Water and Sewage Company treatment plant in Boyers. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

A sculpture depicting the six U.S. Marines lifting the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima was dedicated on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Clarence Hasenflu, 86, also known as "Pistol Pete,“ initiated the Iwo Jima sculpture project in the spring of 2022 and spoke at the dedication ceremony at Butler VA Medical Center in Butler Township on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Hasenflu, retired Marine Corps, wanted to show his thanks to the center for "keeping me alive." Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Ray Scott, of Meridian, walks his dog, Sammy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, on Shore Walk trail under a grove of Aspen trees along Carrie's Pond at Preston Park in Butler Township on Monday, October 24, 2022. Scott frequents the park once or twice a week. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle 10/24/22
The upper waste stabilization pond at Boyers Water and Sewage Company wastewater management plant in Boyers will soon be replaced by a planned sewage plant funded by grant money that will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Freeport's Ella Kristofik (8) works against pressure from Southmoreland's Aubrey Seder at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Karns City’s Hobie Bartoe and Adam Smith celebrate Hobie's second goal in a row in their playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Karns City goalie Lucas Yasika gets help from three defenders — Colson Ritzert (3), Lathan Price (11) and Seth Bishop (2) — in the playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Karns City’s Hobie Bartoe (30) scores his second goal with an assist from Myles McCully (8) against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Karns City’s Lathan Price heads the ball toward the goal in the playoff game against Coudersport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Karns City won 2-1. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Freeport’s Akina Boynton (22) reaches to make a play with pressure from Southmoreland's Hannah Conn at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Freeport's Nora Mahan (24) battles Southmoreland's Skylar Koshar at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Freeport’s Lorelei Buterbaugh (10) is focused on making a play against Southmoreland’s Aubrey Seder at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Freeport won 2-0. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Izabella Oskin (8) works against pressure from Hopewell's Mary Adams at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Brooke Galcik (3) stays ahead of Hopewell’s Allison Ramaley at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Gretta Hull (16) looks to pass against pressure from Hopewell's Kelsey Williams at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Paige Rodgers (18) battles Hopewell’s Caylee Sundy at Freeport High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 2022. Knoch lost 2-1. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle
TIME CAPSULE: Saxonburg had more than 150 children participate in its Halloween parade and costume contest on Oct. 31, 2002, which was hosted by the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company and ladies auxiliary. Among those participants were the Rearick quadruplets — Haley, Lucas, Colton and Joshua — who won the family costume contest dressed as the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf at just 3-and-a-half years old.The borough did not have trick-or-treating in 2002, so the parade and contest were Saxonburg’s way of giving children a fun time. Butler Eagle file photo

Steven Dietz
Staff of Swartfager Welding stand next to the sculpture they constructed for placement at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The sculpture was designed, built and installed by the welding fabrication company, whose employees are, from left to right, Kim Swartfager, Jordan Chambers, Ken Swartfager and Wayne Bearfield. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Several veterans, fabricators, medical center staff and VIPs attend the dedication ceremony of an Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Sam Zurzolo, Butler Township Commissioner vice president, salutes the flag of the United States of America during the dedication ceremony for the Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Clarence Hasenflu, 86, retired Marine Corps, uses his cane as a pointer during the dedication ceremony for the sculptural rendition of the Iwo Jima Monument at Butler VA Medical Center’s New Castle Road campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Hasenflu started the project by walking into Swartfager Welding in Knox, Clarion County. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
This single pump house currently serves the sewage treatment facility for Boyers Water and Sewage Company in Boyers. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Boyers, in Marion Township, has 24 homes that utilize the Boyers Water and Sewage Company's treatment plant. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
An misshapen access walkway sits above wastewater on the upper waste stabilization pond at the Boyers Water and Sewage Company treatment plant in Boyers. A planned sewage plant — which is being funded by grant money — will support up to an estimated 100 homes. Read the article in the Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle