Photo Gallery: Feb. 1, 2024

2024-02-01 00:15:00

Knoch's Giona Lavorini swims Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, versus Butler. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Dash Thieme swims against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Thieme came out on top in the 200-yard individual medley and 100 butterfly as the Golden Tornado boys won, 89-43. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

The first episode of the Alter Eagle podcast drops Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, on apps like Apple, Spotify and Google. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Rich Fitzgerald, executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, speaks during the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast at The Chadwick in McCandless Township, Allegheny County, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Gavin Bowser, 8, and mom Robin Bowser do a worksheet together during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Lee Goldman Kikel holds a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America" after a presentation at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Gibson-Thomas Engineering president Mark Gera answers citizens' questions on the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Allen Kniss, engineer with Gibson-Thomas Engineering, answers questions about the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Barbara McMillen with Gibson-Thomas Engineering explains the financial aspects of the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Lee Goldman Kikel, right, signs a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America” following a talk at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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A full room of guests clap following a presentation by Lee Goldman Kikel at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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A map shows the journey of Melvin Goldman in postwar Germany. His daughter wrote about it in her book, "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America.“ See the story in the Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, edition of the Butler Eagle. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Michelle Lesniak introduces Lee Goldman Kikel to a full room of guests at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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A full room of guests listen closely to Lee Goldman Kikel as she gives an account of her father, Melvin Goldman, and his survival during the Holocaust, at a talk at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme

Patt Saeler reads a letter from Melvin Gordon to Lt. Gen. James Gavin during a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Alongside author Lee Goldman Kikel, Bob Arturo reads a letter from Lt. Gen. James Gavin to Melvin Goldman at a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Lee Goldman Kikel signs a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America” after a talk about her father, Melvin Goldman, at South Butler Community Library on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Jason Kikel observes from the crowd as his mother, Lee Goldman Kikel, delivers a presentation on the survival of his grandfather, Melvin Goldman, during the Holocaust. The presentation took place at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Cindy Lemmon watches attentively as Lee Goldman Kikel discusses her father’s survival during the Holocaust at a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Debbe Crevar and granddaughter Adelynn Garland, 10, work on a worksheet during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Gavin Bowser, 8, and mom Robin Bowser play a vocabulary game together during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

The third-grade class at St. Wendelin Catholic School had Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Debbe Crevar and granddaughter Adelynn Garland, 10, work on a worksheet during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Mabel Sanders, 4, decorates a muffin during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Mabel Sanders, 4, decorates a muffin with her dad John Sanders during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Emma Bellis, 3, talks with her mom Christine Bellis during Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

During the reading of "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" during Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at St. Wendelin Catholic School, Levi Walters, 4, imitates having moose antlers. St. Wendelin invited parents to the preschool class to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

The preschool class at St. Wendelin Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, where parents were invited to the classroom for muffins and activities, including a reading of "If You Give a Moose a Muffin." Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Emma Bellis, 3, had her mom Christine Bellis with her on Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. St. Wendelin invited parents to class to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Emersyn Stransky, 3, enjoys her muffin during Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Matt Smith, chief growth officer of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, gives a speech at the North Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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Knoch's Giona Lavorini swims Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, versus Butler. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Knoch’s Sophia Greene swims against Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Owen Davis finishes his dive Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, against Knoch. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Noah Collins swims against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Allison Smith swims freestyle against Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Addyson Traggiai is on the blocks against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle

Knoch's Giona Lavorini swims Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, versus Butler. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Dash Thieme swims against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Thieme came out on top in the 200-yard individual medley and 100 butterfly as the Golden Tornado boys won, 89-43. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
The first episode of the Alter Eagle podcast drops Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, on apps like Apple, Spotify and Google. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Rich Fitzgerald, executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, speaks during the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast at The Chadwick in McCandless Township, Allegheny County, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Gavin Bowser, 8, and mom Robin Bowser do a worksheet together during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Lee Goldman Kikel holds a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America" after a presentation at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Gibson-Thomas Engineering president Mark Gera answers citizens' questions on the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Allen Kniss, engineer with Gibson-Thomas Engineering, answers questions about the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Barbara McMillen with Gibson-Thomas Engineering explains the financial aspects of the Connoquenessing sewer project during the Connoquenessing Township Sewer Authority meeting at the township's fire hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Lee Goldman Kikel, right, signs a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America” following a talk at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
A full room of guests clap following a presentation by Lee Goldman Kikel at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
A map shows the journey of Melvin Goldman in postwar Germany. His daughter wrote about it in her book, "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America.“ See the story in the Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, edition of the Butler Eagle. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Michelle Lesniak introduces Lee Goldman Kikel to a full room of guests at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
A full room of guests listen closely to Lee Goldman Kikel as she gives an account of her father, Melvin Goldman, and his survival during the Holocaust, at a talk at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Patt Saeler reads a letter from Melvin Gordon to Lt. Gen. James Gavin during a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Alongside author Lee Goldman Kikel, Bob Arturo reads a letter from Lt. Gen. James Gavin to Melvin Goldman at a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Lee Goldman Kikel signs a copy of her book "Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to America” after a talk about her father, Melvin Goldman, at South Butler Community Library on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Jason Kikel observes from the crowd as his mother, Lee Goldman Kikel, delivers a presentation on the survival of his grandfather, Melvin Goldman, during the Holocaust. The presentation took place at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Cindy Lemmon watches attentively as Lee Goldman Kikel discusses her father’s survival during the Holocaust at a presentation at South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Debbe Crevar and granddaughter Adelynn Garland, 10, work on a worksheet during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Gavin Bowser, 8, and mom Robin Bowser play a vocabulary game together during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Gavin Bowser, 8, and mom Robin Bowser play a vocabulary game together during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The third-grade class at St. Wendelin Catholic School had Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Debbe Crevar and granddaughter Adelynn Garland, 10, work on a worksheet during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Bridges Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Mabel Sanders, 4, decorates a muffin during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Mabel Sanders, 4, decorates a muffin with her dad John Sanders during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Levi Walters, 4, builds a moose out of paper with the help of his dad, Nathan Walters, during St. Wendelin Catholic School's Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Bellis, 3, talks with her mom Christine Bellis during Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
During the reading of "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" during Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at St. Wendelin Catholic School, Levi Walters, 4, imitates having moose antlers. St. Wendelin invited parents to the preschool class to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The preschool class at St. Wendelin Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with Muffin Day on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, where parents were invited to the classroom for muffins and activities, including a reading of "If You Give a Moose a Muffin." Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Bellis, 3, had her mom Christine Bellis with her on Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. St. Wendelin invited parents to class to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emersyn Stransky, 3, enjoys her muffin during Muffin Day at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Matt Smith, chief growth officer of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, gives a speech at the North Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Kyle Prudhomme
Knoch's Giona Lavorini swims Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, versus Butler. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch’s Sophia Greene swims against Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Owen Davis finishes his dive Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, against Knoch. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Noah Collins swims against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Allison Smith swims freestyle against Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Addyson Traggiai is on the blocks against Knoch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle