Students may just be settling into their schedule this school year, but the students pictured here were probably “discussing plans for getting together with friends,” or ...
With a quick glance at this photo, you may think it was taken last week when Butler Area School District started its school year. In reality, it was published in the Sept...
More than 3,000 pieces of pie helped the Butler Senior High School marching band in 1972 raise money at its only fundraiser of the year.
The Pie Festival has been a tradi...
More than 140 prospective Butler High School Golden Tornado players were enthusiastic to start the season on Aug. 18, 1967, and attended a preseason workout.
According to...
Main Street looks mighty different for the Butler residents in this photo from September 1968, and it likely looks different for a lot of our readers, too.
Riders in thi...
Budding traditions often switch things up, and the humble beginnings of the Butler Farm Show are no exception.
This photo from the Aug. 18, 1966, edition of the Butler Ea...
There was more than just broncos bucking at the North Washington Rodeo in 1967.
According to the Aug. 15, 1967, edition of the Butler Eagle, the rodeo, which this year st...
Days on the waves of Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park remain a county resident go-to to beat summer heat waves.
In this file photo from June 1971, historic attendance wa...
Back in the summer of ’67... the heat was all over the county, and people sought respite from the rays in similar ways they do today.
This image of Rock Falls Park pool r...
A storm drenched the Butler Farm Show the night of Aug. 6, 1968, damaging some of the facilities and even carrying a tent about 25 feet before it landed on tables.
Despit...
