Butler Eagle

If you do good work, people will notice. Ryan McIntyre, owner of Perspectrum Studios and CineSpeed, has come a long way from his high school days of making skateboarding videos with his friends, as he now owns two video production businesses that have produced work for many large businesses and corporations across a wide range of industries. https://buff.ly/3ALCp1s

Butler vintage video game collectors have a new space to indulge in their hobby when Main Level Games officially relocated to 221 S. Main St.

Roughly two years ago, Gary and Michael Bastin saw a need in Saxonburg and decided that they were the ones to fill it by opening a microdistillery — Bastin Distillery. ?? Gary and Michael say the Saxonburg area and Butler County have embraced the newest watering hole since it opened in August.

At their annual awards banquet earlier in November, the economic revitalization nonprofit group Butler Downtown celebrated an eventful year for the city of Butler and honored some of the people and businesses that make the city’s main street special. Butler Downtown group reflected on some of its accomplishments over the past 12 month These include the construction of the full-scale Bantam Jeep sculpture project in June, as well as the success of events such as Sips in the City and Carved in Ice. Read more: https://buff.ly/4emCOFn

Planning commission chairman Tracy Frampton said the developers have brought plans for the new Dollar General location to the township’s attention only in the last few months. “We decided not to do any conditional approval at this point,” Frampton said. “We’re just waiting for them to come back to us.” Frampton says there still are some issues left to be resolved before the township can take action on the new store.

Ellen’s House, which was opened by the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center in the summer, was recognized on Nov. 8, with the 21st Community Champion Award from the Butler County Chamber of Commerce.

Armco Credit Union has announced it has created a new position to help complement its executive team. James Hrabosky has been hired as executive of special projects, bringing over 30 years of experience in the banking and higher education sectors. https://buff.ly/3UZ1Svo

Dozens gathered to celebrate the new home of Butler County’s Community Partnership at an open house Thursday, Nov. 14. Community Partnership is a grant-funded community action agency that coordinates and develops initiatives in the areas of agriculture, food security and economic development. The event drew friends and family, community members, and partnering agencies for a chance to learn about agency programs, meet the board and sample some “late-harvest” food prepared by the agency’s nutrition specialist, Chris Wolff, and other agency staff. https://buff.ly/3CwdiQU

The name Vernon Laing Wise Jr. has been synonymous with the Butler Eagle for more than six decades, but the towering voice remembered by so many was silenced on the evening of Nov. 14, when Wise died at age 95. At the time of his death, his name was being announced in Hershey, as one of 100 media magnates inducted into the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Hall of Fame at the association’s 100th anniversary gala. Still a member of the Eagle Printing Company board of directors, Wise’s employment at his family’s newspaper began as a carrier in the 1940s. Read more: https://buff.ly/4eCq1i6

“I had the opportunity to come in and work a few hours, and 30 years later I have learned so much and developed myself,” said Mark Bachman, operational excellence coordinator at Butler Technologies. “I can tell you it’s OK to start at the ground level and build your career.” During the first Friday in October every year, manufacturers around the country open their doors to the public and students for National Manufacturing Day to help inspire and usher in the next generation of industry workers. On October 4, Butler Technologies did just that. The 32-year-old business welcomed students from Butler and North Allegheny high schools, as well as other local manufacturers. Read more: https://buff.ly/3ZP8tLV