Photo Gallery: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025

2025-08-18 00:15:00

Beckett Murphy, left, and Abby Zygmunt look at antique readers during the opening of the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse presented by the Butler County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Jameson McLafferty reads a book during the opening of the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse presented by the Butler County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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A plaque commemorates the Little Red Schoolhouse in Butler on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Beckett Murphy, left, and Abby Zygmunt look at readers from the time when the schoolhouse was open as crowds tour the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse presented by the Butler County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Examples of a reader and chalkboard used during the early era of Butler are displayed at the opening of the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse presented by the Butler County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The opening of the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse was presented by the Butler County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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From left, Elsie, Marsha, Dick and Jameson McLafferty read some of the historical information posted on the walls during the opening of the newly renovated Little Red Schoolhouse on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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A classic blue and white Chevrolet Bel Air with photos from its owner is shown Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, outside Bruin Volunteer Fire Department's Station 29 as part of Bruin Community Days festivities. Matthew Glover/Butler Eagle

Classic cars line the parking lot at Bruin Volunteer Fire Department's Station 29 on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, as part of Bruin Community Days festivities. Matthew Glover/Butler Eagle

Donna Fryer releasing a butterfly in honor of her late husband at the Ninth Annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

The Ramp family — from left, Margret, Sara, Julia and JW — release butterflies at the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Megan Schaffer releases a butterfly at the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Victoria Baustert gets her face painted with a butterfly at the 0th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

People release butterflies from the soccer field during the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Pastor John Porter delivered the blessing of the butterflies at the Ninth Annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Matt Kearns played the bagpipes as loved ones positioned themselves on the soccer field just before the butterfly release, at the Ninth Annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Anthony Giammarco, spiritual coordinator, delivers announcements at the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

A large group of people turned out to the Ninth Annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Kristin Laboda, executive director of Good Samaritan Hospice, welcomed everyone to the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Ashley Trott and Matthew Nocera sang songs in honor of loved ones lost and providing comfort for those that attended the Ninth Annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Lydia Mansur planned to release butterflies in honor of her mother, Erna Nussbaum, and sister, Karin Nussbaum, at the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Julie Grasha, left, and Larissa Yates check in guests at the 9th annual Good Samaritan Hospice Butterfly Release on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at the Dave Baker Shelter at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

The Bradys Bend Flood Memorial lists the names of nine people who died in a flood there in 1980. It was unveiled at the former site of the Custer family home Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Bradys Bend, Armstrong County. Matthew Glover/Butler Eagle

Tom Bazylak, left, shakes DJ Hampshire’s, a paramedic through Quality EMS in Butler County, hand during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Mike Tylka, Adams Township manager, gives opening remarks during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Conrad Pfeifer applies the pads for an AED during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Tom Bazylak practices CPR technique hand during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Dante Colorito talks about his cardiac episode at the age of 21 and the benefits of the lifesaving equipment during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Conrad Pfeifer talks about how to apply the pads for an AED during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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DJ Hampshire, a paramedic through Quality EMS in Butler County, demonstrates CPR during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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DJ Hampshire, a paramedic through Quality EMS in Butler County, explains CPR technique with Tom Bazylak, left, during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Conrad Pfeifer, far right, talks about how to apply the pads for an AED during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Jill Pall, the Aliver Foundation founder, talks about her experiences and the benefits of having an AED during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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DJ Hampshire, a paramedic through Quality EMS in Butler County, explains CPR technique with Tom Bazylak during a community event to celebrate the donation of a lifesaving equipment bundle consisting of a CE TEK 4000 Outdoor AED Enclosure along with a Heartsine Samaritan 350P AED at Adams Township Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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