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Tarentum gardener marks 20 years of lily sale to benefit therapeutic riding in McCandless
Picture yourself in a saddle on horseback, traversing the tranquil surroundings of a wooded area. For Tarentum resident Cindy Bowser, such a scenario once ranked among her favorite activities, and she mentioned one of her favorite places to venture. “Harrison Hills Park is small, but it is gorgeous with that...
$1.2M in federal cash to help Pa. expand Eastern Massasauga rattler's habitat
Jul. 23—The Eastern Massasauga rattler is one of the few venomous snakes native to Pennsylvania. It's also the least likely to be spotted, because its historic range only includes parts of Butler, Clarion, Venango and Mercer counties along with a small slice of Armstrong County. But there may be a few more of them around in years to come after state wildlife agencies use $1.2 million from the ...
Marc Fogel case illustrated in documentary to be shown in Butler
BUTLER — A documentary about Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumnus Marc Fogel and his continued time in a Russian prison will be shown this evening at 6 p.m. at a theater in his mother’s hometown. “Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?” was produced by Max Karpman, a Los Angeles-based...
Chamber’s Coffee Club Heads To Penn Theater
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is once again offering the chance for local community members to get together later this week. The Chamber’s Friday Morning Coffee Club will be held Friday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at The Penn Theater in Butler. Thanks to Butler Business Matters, participants will...
Butler Memorial Hospital Hosting Farmers Market
The Independence Health System is offering local residents garden fresh produce at several events beginning this week. IHS is teaming up with the Butler County Farm Bureau and the Butler County Dairy Promotion Team to host a farmers’ market on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brady Street Lobby of Butler Memorial Hospital.
Moraine Event To Focus On Bats
Those interested in learning more about bats are invited to a unique event later this week. On Friday the park naturalist at Moraine State Park will lead a program about bats at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Route 528 from 8 to 10 p.m. Visitors will see a bat condo...
Oakmont library hosts 2nd annual Meet and Bleat with riverbank's hardworking goats
Edgewater Overlook in Oakmont was filled with laughter, songs and bleating on Friday as Oakmont Carnegie Library hosted the borough’s second annual Meet and Bleat. Children were invited to the event to listen to a book reading and meet the goats from Capricious Goats LLC, the goats hired to help maintain overgrown vegetation along the borough’s Allegheny River bank.
Quantum Theatre Stages Classic ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’ From a Different Point of View
Seated in rocking chairs and shaded from the sun, with a panoramic view of the Allegheny River, it’s easy to see how this place amid the backroads of Longue Vue Club came to be the place for A Moon for the Misbegotten. The only thing missing to enhance the...
Photographer’s love of architecture featured at Monroeville library
Murrysville native Sam Wasilak’s fascination with photography and architecture will come to life on the walls of the Monroeville Public Library beginning this week. Now a Monroeville resident, Wasilak’s exhibit “Untitled Architecture,” sponsored by the Friends of the Monroeville Public Library, will kick off with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. July 27 in the library’s Elaine Biondi Gallery Space.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Renfrew gets set for fourth annual Art Fair
Art is alive and well in the Town of Renfrew, thanks in no small part to Art Factory owner Patrick John Mills, who this weekend is hosting the fourth annual Art Fair at his Bridge Street business. More than 60 artists are expected to be involved in the event, with...
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