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On March 28, 2012, more than 240 student science projects were displayed at Mars Area Elementary School, some by individuals and some by groups of students who worked tog...
March 27, 2024
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The Antique Motor Coach Association of Pittsburgh, the group responsible for restoring the Harmony Short Line Bus 775, found a new home for its motor coach fleet in Porte...
February 21, 2024
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Seneca Valley High School’s junior varsity team stayed undefeated in its 1970 season when the boys beat Butler High School junior varsity squad 53-45 in the final two min...
December 27, 2023
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A total of 270 youngsters attended a Halloween party put on by the Butler YMCA on Oct. 26, 1971.
While the annual Butler YMCA Cadet and Prep Halloween party garnered hund...
October 25, 2023
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Main Street merchants in Butler displayed fall fashions and other items, and lent storefront space for booths that touted various area benefit organizations; tickets to c...
September 13, 2023
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The Butler Area League of Women Voters commemorated the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage on Aug. 25, 1970.
Mrs. Robert L. Eisler, president of the league, wore 1920s ...
August 23, 2023
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Three Janes and a Tom came from Biggleswade, England, to Butler County in August, 1970, on a sightseeing trip sponsored by the Pittsburgh Rotary District 730 and three Sl...
August 16, 2023
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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...
July 26, 2023
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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...
July 05, 2023
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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...
June 28, 2023
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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...
June 21, 2023
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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...
June 14, 2023
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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.
...
June 07, 2023
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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 ...
May 31, 2023
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Under a sunny sky on a Saturday afternoon, a crowd of about 200 people watched Moraine State Park’s dedication ceremony on May 23, 1970, which culminated in the release o...
May 24, 2023
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Butler County took part in the Rub Out Rubella campaign in May 1970, when 10,141 children received their immunization for the “German measles.”
About 275 physicians, teac...
May 17, 2023
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The Butler Musical Theatre Guild staged a production of “Man of La Mancha” in May, 1970, for the musical’s first time outside of Broadway and its national to...
May 10, 2023
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The “stereo tape caper” of Butler struck multiple vehicle tape decks in early 1970, with police reports indicating that the number of thefts increased with the popularity...
April 12, 2023
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Butler Catholic Kindergarten in 1970 educated children with multisensory materials.
The Feb. 25, 1970 edition of the Butler Eagle said Sister Madeline Marie used material...
February 23, 2023
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The number of clients of Butler’s Meals on Wheels program nearly doubled in size only a few months after it launched in 1969.
The 13 clients of the program in Nov. 17, 19...
February 08, 2023
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State police busted a four-county burglary ring in 1970 that was believed to be responsible for 39 crimes in the Butler-Armstrong county area with a haul totaling more th...
February 01, 2023
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The early-season Invitational Gymnastics Show on Jan. 3, 1970 at Butler High School didn’t see any of the Golden Tornado walk away with first prize, but the team’s coach,...
January 04, 2023
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