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The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~. . . keeping up with events, past and present, from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. 
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Butler's Prized-Fighter ~
2008-04-29 15:46:00 April 27, 2008 Brian Minto has done it again: his 30th win!Latest Update More About: Fighter
Butler Architecture ~
2008-04-04 18:11:00 Elegance, next door to the Court House. More About: Architecture , Main Street , Butler
Butler ~ Bird's-Eye View
2008-03-15 21:22:00 Viewing Butler from South Main Street hill. More About: View
McDonald's ~ Butler
2008-03-04 11:45:00 The First Big Mac was created in 1967 by Jim Delligatti at his Uniontown McDonald's. The Big Mac debuted and was test marketed in three other Pittsburgh-area McDonald's restaurants in 1967, in Bellevue and Butler .
Butler's Swimming Coach ~
2008-02-19 12:00:00 John. F. "Pump" McLaughlin ? March 28, 2004Swimming teacher, coach, mentor, friend.Left: Eric Namesnik, right: Alice Ann McLaughlin, Pump's niece. [photographed in front of the YMCA] More About: Coach , Tribute
WISR ~ Radio Butler
2008-02-03 16:55:00 WISRIn 1941 David Rosenblum founded and named it after his father,[W] Isaac Samuel Rosenblum. More About: Radio , Main Street , Butler
An Old Butler House Restored ~
2008-01-23 15:17:00 The Lasky House 215 W New Castle StreetCarol Foster bought this house, refurbished every inch of it. Remember it? More About: Homes , Butler
August 15, 1945 ~ Butler Rejoices
2008-01-07 22:08:00 The day the Second World War ended. Main Street at the Courthouse More About: August , Butler
Howard M. McClung ~ Butlerite
2007-12-27 16:12:00 Howard M. McClungButler poet, artist and inventor.+1939 More About: Howard
YMCA ~ Today
2007-12-13 14:08:00 At the corner of Penn and Washington Streets. Eric Namesnik learned to swim here. More About: Today
Larkin & Company
2007-11-24 11:06:00 A renowned Butler company that serviced the early oil wells in our area. More About: Company , Tribute
Butler Firefighters ~
2007-11-14 14:47:00 A tribute to our devoted firefighters. Our constant thanks. . . More About: Tribute , Butler
Sun Drug Store
2007-11-12 18:53:00 Highly frequented downtown drug store. We did Run to Sun . . . More About: Store , Drug , Main Street
Msgr. Wm. J. Spiegel ~ A Good Shepherd
2007-11-07 15:51:00 Msgr. William J. Spiegel Pastor St. Paul's Church [1944-1964], builder of St. Paul's School, friend and helper for many. More About: Churches , Good , Tribute
BHS Football 2007 ~ 0 Wins ~ 9 Losses
2007-10-30 13:46:00 Sophomore Cole Harvey was 8 - 15 for 102 yards and 2 TDs BHS 0 [L] ? Kiski 31 BHS 7 [L] ? Norwin 35 BHS 17 [L] - Fox Chapel 19 BHS 13 [L] - Bethel Park BHS 14 [L] - Erie 28 BHS 14 [L] - Shaler 35 BHS 0 [L] - North Hills 20 BHS 0 [L] - North Allegheny 34 BHS 13 [L] - Seneca Valley 27 Better next year. . . More About: Sports , Football , Losses , Wins
Downtown Clock
2007-10-23 15:19:00 New clock, new location.June 2007 More About: Clock , Downtown , Main Street
Bill Saul ~ Football Great
2007-10-17 11:30:00 + September 16, 2006 Bill was a '58 graduate of BHS. At Penn State he played basketball and football. In the NFL he played for the Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers, then one year for the New Orleans Saints and one year for the Detroit Lions. Bill was inducted into the Butler Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. We all looked up to Bill . . . More About: Football , Great , Saul
Ed Vargo ~ Major League Umpire
2007-10-07 21:42:00 Ed Vargo of Butler, National League umpire from 1960-1983, is the only Major League umpire to call one no hitter and one perfect game for the same pitcher. Vargo was behind home plate for Sandy Koufax's no hitter on June 4, 1964 and his perfect game on September 9, 1965.
Hutchinson's Dry Cleaning
2007-09-20 10:37:00 During W.W. II Hutch inson 's Dry Cleaner used horse and buggy to deliver their excellent products to our doorsteps. More About: Cleaning
Robert McClung, Writer of Books
2007-09-10 15:18:00 ? June, 2006Robe rt M. McClung was born in Butler, he was a graduate of Butler High School. His first book, "Wings in the Woods," a fictionalized version of his summers on this grandfather's farm, was published in 1948. He received a master's degree at Cornell University and began his dream job by working at the Bronx Zoo in New York. In 1955, he left the zoo, where he was curator of mammals and birds, to devote to his writing. In 1958, he moved to Washington, D.C., as a natural history writer and editor for the National Geographic. In 1962, he moved to Amherst to devote his time to the writing of his own books. He published 66 books, including "Green Darner," "The Story of a Dragonfly;" and "Bufo, the Story of a Toad." More About: Books , Writer
Inseeing ~ Some Strange Photos of Butler
2007-09-07 12:28:00 On a recent visit home I walked around and made these rather strange photos. Greetings to fellow Butler ites,Charles More About: Photos , Strange , Tran , Some
Butler High School Band
2007-09-05 17:32:00 BHS Marching Band . Date uncertain. Main Street was bricked. More About: School , High School , High , Butler
Harvey Trader ~ Butler's Music Store
2007-08-26 11:26:00 As it was back in the 40s and 50s. Located on East North Street. A delightful store. More About: Music , Store , Butler
Beautiful Butler Home
2007-08-24 22:08:00 Thompson Residence ~ Belmont Road More About: Home , Beautiful , Butler
Butler Public Library ~ Old and New
2007-07-26 12:13:00 Changes on McKean Street More About: Library , Public , Butler , Libra
Butler Cub Scout
More articles from this author:2007-07-20 12:09:00 Signed by the Cubmaster: Paul F. Dugan More About: Butler , Scout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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