More than 50,000 people are estimated to have lined the sidewalks of Butler to watch the annual Spirit of Christmas parade on Nov. 27, 1987.
Prospector’s 4-H Club was th...
A.J. “Jake” Winters helped others open 19 drugstores in the Butler County area during his 50 years as a pharmacist.
The Butler County Pharmaceutical Association honored W...
Slippery Rock State College was preparing to host its first Black arts festival on Nov. 14 and 15, 1970.
Freshman student Deborah Gibbs would serve as the festival’s firs...
It took almost four years for Moms for a Good Change to raise the $17,600 needed for new playground equipment, but through donations, hard work and community contribution...
About 250 colorful characters marched down Butler’s Main Street on Oct. 28, 1970, for the city’s annual Halloween parade, many participants hoping to win one of the cash ...
A junior at Butler High School was named Tornado Princess at the school’s homecoming football game on Oct. 22, 1971.
Rayleen Nanny was recognized at halftime and was crow...
The Butler League of Women Voters planned a Food Fair for the Butler YMCA, to take place Oct. 23, 1971.
The group’s co-chairwomen, Mrs. Bennitt and Mrs. Monteith, prepare...
A community project turned out a happy ending for Emily Brittain School, when a hoagie sale helped afford new streamlined playground equipment in 1971.
The school’s PTA p...
A post office opened on Ekastown Road in Sarver on Sept. 26, 1970, which doubled the space of the former post office on the same street at the time.
The postmaster of the...
Albert Bender and Carl Arter started a country club in 1970 dedicated to the concept of interracial social integration, designed with prices that could fit a wider budget...
