Tony Fratto set a weightlifting record in 1970 when he hoisted 560 pounds in the squat position and 1,560 pounds in total weight at a national competition in Denver.
The ...
A Union High School student narrowly won a state golf championship at Krendale Golf Course by shooting two eagles — one on the 18th hole — earning the Butler Elks its fir...
The U.S. Navy Band drew the largest crowd at the seventh annual Butler County Music and Arts Festival on July 19, 1970, when more than 15,000 people traveled to Armco Par...
Officials broke ground July 14, 1970, for what would become Butler’s first luxury high-rise apartments, which still stand at 530 N. Main St. as one of the few high-rise a...
Throughout Independence Day in 1970, a steady stream of visitors took advantage of activities and games at the 10th annual Zelienople-Harmony Community Day.
The July Four...
A fire destroyed at least $500,000 in property on Monroe Street in Butler in June 1970, and the state fire marshal was investigating the possibility that the blaze was th...
More than 20 mothers were prepared to compete in an annual baseball game approaching on June 28, 1970.
The Butler Baseball Mothers Auxiliary would play a game at 2 p.m. t...
The Butler Township Recreational Program opened for the first time in 10 years on June 15, 1970, providing entertainment and activities for children ages 5 to 12.
There w...
While the Memorial Park Pool was seeing daily attendance in the hundreds when it opened for the summer in June 1970, the pool at Alameda Park was just being constructed.
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The Butler County Traveling Library started the summer of 1970 with a brand new bookmobile that could store about 500 more books than the previous vehicle.
While the new ...
