Karen Olexsak of North Washington and her cousin Becky Christie of Salem, Mass., set up shop with a pre-parade talegate at Olexsak's house along the North Washington Rodeo Parade Route Monday. The rodeo competition opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday, Aug 21. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 08/16/21
North Washington Rodeo Queen Paige Kennedy, 19, of Meridian leads her horse past the North Washington Fire Department during Monday's rodeo kickoff parade. The rodeo competition opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday, Aug 21. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 08/16/21
Rylee Carmichael, 7, (right) and her brother Remi, 2, wave to parade watchers at the North Washington Rodeo Parade Monday. The rodeo competition opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday, Aug 21. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 08/16/21
Lyndal McFadden, 7, and Lawson McFadden, 5, wave to parade participants at the North Washington Rodeo Parade Monday. The rodeo competition opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday, Aug 21. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 08/16/21
Art Show A: Best in Show is an acrylic painting, "Doom and Bloom" by Lizz Ford;
Art B: is Honorable Mention "Strictly Purple" photography by Donna Weckerly of Kittanning:
Art C: Rachael Caskey of Tarentum shows off acrylic paintings;
Show D Best in Show floral arrangment "April Showers" by Theresa Piroch
Annie Davies of Mars Bank watches her approach shot on #18 at the Butler Country Club during the Butler County Chamber of Commerce ladies golf outing Monday morning. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
DaShaun Moore, 12, of Butler watches in the mirror as Amber Leech, a volunteer hair stylist from Louis Charles & Co, cuts his hair at the Butler Beauty Academy Monday afternoon. The Beauty Academy was offering free back-to-school haircuts for students. DaShaun will be a sixth grader in Butler Middle School this fall. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle.
Zavier Finucan, 9, of Butler Twp.was all smiles as volunteer hair stylist, Sophia Bayne, washed his hair after receiving haircut at the Butler Beauty Academy Monday afternoon. Zavier will be a fourth grader at McQuistion Elementary School this fall.
Kaysen Self, 12, of Butler got a little off the side by volunteer hair stylist Kellie Seiler at the Butler Beauty Academy Monday afternoon. The Beauty Academy was offering free hair cuts for back to school. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
Police and emergency crews responded shortly before 3 p.m. to the scene of a four-vehicle crash along Mercer Road near the Center Township Elementary School. The crash, involving three SUVs and one silver car, initially shut down traffic along the road, but traffic resumed in both directions before 3:30 p.m. No one was injured the crash according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
