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Fireworks will light up the skies this week as Butler County celebrates the Fourth of July.

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Benefits from a July 12 fundraiser will go toward updating the exterior of the Mars Area Public Library. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle 2022

Bristol Joswiak, 10, and Melissa Joswiak walk through their backyard on Friday in Cranberry Township. The garden will be on display during the Southern Butler County Garden Club’s 14th Annual Garden Tour on July 23. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/17/22

Melissa, Bristol, 10, and Joe Joswiak pose in their backyard on Friday in Cranberry Township. The garden will be on display during the Southern Butler County Garden Club’s 14th Annual Garden Tour on July 23. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/17/22

Jason Taylor, of Butler, performs some tricks on his bike on W. Wayne St. Tuesday. "It's a BMX," he said. "And I ride it every day in the summer." Tamara Moore/Butler Eagle

Leslie Osche, project chairwoman for the Butler Cultural District and secretary of the Rotary Club of Butler PM, unveils a new logo design during an arts community collaboration at Natili Pizza Shoppe on Thursday in Butler. The event allowed people to meet each other while exploring downtown Butler for new arts ideas. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

A group with members of local theater, churches, and the Rotary Club of Butler PM walk across North Main Street while on a "Dream Walk" to find potential ideas with the Butler Rotary Cultural District on Thursday in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

Sue Burtner, representing local churches, and Sue Edwards, of Rotary Club of Butler PM, point out an area with benches at the corner of North Main Street and Penn Street while on a "Dream Walk" with the Butler Rotary Cultural District on Thursday in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

Rotary Club of Butler PM membership chair Sue Edwards poses on a bench while taking pictures to document potential points of interest on a "Dream Walk" with the Butler Rotary Cultural District on Thursday in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

Dennis Casey, vice chairman at Butler Little Theatre, and Sue Burtner, representing local churches, mark locations for improvement while on a "Dream Walk" with the Butler Rotary Cultural District on Thursday in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

Dennis Casey, vice chairman at Butler Little Theatre, and Sue Burtner, representing local churches, log ideas for improvement around the Butler Little Theatre for the Butler Rotary Cultural District's "Dream Walk" on Thursday in Butler. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/23/22

Harper Smietana, 6, and Danika Fulmer, 9, collect the artwork they made during the Summer Fun Camp at Butler Art Center on Friday. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/24/22

Harper Smietana, 6, takes home a campsite diorama she made during the Summer Fun Camp at Butler Art Center on Friday. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/24/22

Assistant art instructor Jessica Robinson holds a lantern project during the Summer Fun Camp for children in grades one through six at Butler Art Center on Friday. "Everyone's got an artist in them," said Robinson. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 6/24/22

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Seated from left, Mars Borough Mayor Gregg Hartung, Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau President Jack Cohen, Erika Shumaker of Zelienople Business Association, Jackson Township Manager Chris Rearick, Cranberry Township Manager Dan Santoro and Armstrong Vice President Joe Taylor discuss issues facing Butler County during Leadership Butler County's Southern Butler County Day on Friday. Steve Cukovich/Butler Eagle