Photo: Barbara Bloom
Keeping up with past and present happenings in a remarkable small town.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Thursday, July 04, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Mayor Margaret Stock ~ BHS '69
Mayor Maggie Stock
brought to public office the
values and wisdom she learned in our small town, and recently she shared some of
that inspiration by releasing a volume of poetry inspired by Butler.
“Life in a Small Town” contains 21 poems.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
First United Methodist Church ~
The First Methodist Episcopal Church was established as the head of the Butler Circuit in 1825. The congregation’s first church was built in 1827 on West Wayne. The congregation moved to its current location in 1874, with this church being built in 1904. It is now the First United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Johnnie David Panther died on Sunday, May 26, 2013.
He was 56.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Judge John H. Brydon ~ Slippery Rock HS '48
† May 2011
Judge Brydon practiced law in Slippery Rock and Butler from 1959-82 and served as district attorney from Butler County from 1964-82. He then served as Common Pleas Judge for Butler County from 1982 until 2005.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Synagogue ~ Congregation B’nai Abraham
April 20, 2012
A memorable observance of
Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day.
They hosted Holocaust survivor and former “hidden child”, Ms. Shulamit Bastacky who related her tale of survival in World War II in Poland, where she was sheltered by a righteous gentile. Her message was drawn from her own experiences.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
North Main Street Residence ~
Home of John Berg on North Main Street around 1967, was just above the Butler Towers Apartments.
Photo: Dave Miller
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Colonel Ike Scanlon ~
Photo and Question
Thanks: Bill May
Greetings Charles: Thanks: Bill May
I wonder if you could place the attached picture of Colonel Ike Scanlon (real name was Michael Scanlon) on your blog. He was a train announcer for the B & O Railroad, but most people would remember him as selling newspapers at the corner of Main and Jefferson by the Hot Dog Shop. He left Butler in 1936 to move with his wife to Baldwin, Kansas. He was quite the well-known celebrity in Butler and even had his own orchestra "The Star Orchestra". He ran the miniature railroad at Alameda Park and was the first to sell souvenirs at the amusement park.
-- Bill May
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
James Bashline ~ BHS '36
† 2008
Jimmy Bashline was Butler's sign painter for many years. He also created a superb model circus.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Patrick BHS '44 and Charles BHS '42 McCarren ~
† 11 February 2013
Photos: Butler Eagle
They kept our Butler ladies in style. We would go into the store on Main Street not only to buy clothes but to spend a few moments talking to these loved and respected personalities.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Friday, January 04, 2013
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Marianne Cornetti ~ Knoch '81
Marianne Cornetti is a leading mezzo soprano who performs at the Met in New York, in London at the Royal Opera and Covent Garden, in Italy at the Scala and at many other international opera houses.
Butler is especially proud of her.
About Marianne
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Stopping Time ~
Poem about the clock
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, October 05, 2012
Dottie Randolph ~ Protector of our Children
Dorothy Randolph
† 12.28.2005
Dottie Randolph had about 300 youngsters crossing at her intersection at First and Brady Streets. She also worked intersections on Jefferson Street and Chestnut Street. Butler children, now grown-ups, thank her still.
Photo: Butler Eagle
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Guy Travaglio ~ BHS '45
Guy Travaglio at Butler's Ethnic Festival
Thanks: Paul D. Johnston Jr.
How many of us danced to the strains of his music . . .
How many of us danced to the strains of his music . . .
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Saturday, September 01, 2012
BHS Football Scores ~ 2012
BHS Football Scores
2012
BHS 09 [L ] – Seneca Valley 24
BHS 60 [W] – Shaler 26
BHS 19 [W] - Pine Richland 7
BHS 00 [L ] - North Hills 14
BHS 00 [L ] - North Allegheny 49
BHS 03 [L ] - Upper St. Clair 34
BHS 23 [W] - Hempfield 10
BHS 49 [W] - Fox Chapel 7
BHS 00 [L ] - Central Catholic 31
BHS 60 [W] – Shaler 26
BHS 19 [W] - Pine Richland 7
BHS 00 [L ] - North Hills 14
BHS 00 [L ] - North Allegheny 49
BHS 03 [L ] - Upper St. Clair 34
BHS 23 [W] - Hempfield 10
BHS 49 [W] - Fox Chapel 7
BHS 00 [L ] - Central Catholic 31
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