Emily Hayden, who works in customer service at the Butler County Humane Society, holds Toad, a cat up for adoption at the shelter. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Emily Hayden, who works in customer service at the Butler County Humane Society, says that kittens are often adopted the fastest. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Emily Hayden, who works in customer service at the Butler County Humane Society, holds Fluffy, a kitten up for adoption at the shelter. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Jesse, 6, Adam, 7, and Maxwell, 7, of Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School in Zelienople sit by a sign made by students at the school for the Peace Day ceremony on Tuesday. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
1,000 paper cranes that were created by the community as part of a memorial for rotary members Tom and Marie Grant, who died in 2020, were hung as part of a Peace Day ceremony in Zelienople Community Park. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Ken Haselrig of Dovecote Missions shows one of his doves to students from Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School during a dove release at the Zelienople Rotary Peace Day ceremony on Tuesday. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Zelienople Rotary member Emily Budney reads “The Little Bit Scary People” during the Peace Day ceremony. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle