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🌱 How will new VA suicide-prevention grants impact Butler-area veterans?
Coming up on the Butler Patch calendar: Screen 2 Double Feature
Hi there, Butler! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will new VA suicide-prevention grants impact Butler-area veterans?
- How a swatting hoax shut down Butler schools and roads
- Want to hear Studio Ghibli music live in Butler Township?
Also on today's calendar: Screen 1 Double Feature and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• VA Awards 1.9 Million to organizations for suicide Prevention in Pennsylvania (va.gov) — Butler-area veterans and families should know that the VA has awarded nearly $2 million to three Pennsylvania organizations supporting suicide prevention, with the announcement coming directly from Butler. These grants, part of a larger national program, will fund community-based services starting in fiscal 2027 and aim to reach veterans who aren't currently using VA health care, connecting them with crisis support and ongoing care. 
• Swatting incident leads to schools on lockdown in Butler County (cbsnews.com) — Students and parents in the Butler Area School District endured a tense lockdown after hoax calls falsely reported an armed threat, triggering a major police response. Butler Township officers secured and searched the school and nearby area, neighboring districts also locked down, and investigators are now working to identify whoever made the swatting calls.
• Music of Studio Ghibli to open Butler symphony season (butlereagle.com) — Anime and film music fans in Butler can hear Joe Hisaishi's Studio Ghibli scores live when the Butler County Symphony opens its season with a pops concert at Butler Intermediate High School. Organizers hope the Oct. 3 show will introduce new audiences to the symphony through accessible, family-friendly music and onstage explanations from music director Moon Doh.
📸 Around Butler
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Butler
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★ Featured events ★
- Screen 2 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Screen 1 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm - Screen 3 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm - Spooky Season October IMPROV! →
hobnob theatre co., 134 S Main St., Butler
7:30 pm - Sabbath School →
290 Meridian Rd., Butler
9:30 am - Screen 1 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm - Screen 2 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm - Screen 3 Double Feature →
Starlight Drive-In, 1985 N Main St Ext, Butler
7:00 pm - The Music of Studio Ghibli →
Butler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd., Butler
7:30 pm - Go Team! Plate →
Steele's Brushes and Ceramics, 1631 North Main St Ext, Butler
6:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Here Come The Mummies →
Jergel's Rhythm Grille, 103 Slade Lane, Warrendale
7:00 pm - City of Butler Forum Meeting
Butler City, 140 W North St, Butler
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
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- We ordered from here for my Wife's Birthday.
The food is top notch, they have many Dinner options and the 3 my family tried were bursting with flavor. A TRUE Italian restaurant in Butler. I won… (Nextdoor Meridian) - So i had some dent repair services done to my vehicle last year and he did a fantastic job but he was only here for about 45 mins and charged me over 400 bucks.
Whats everyone's recommendations for dent pulling without breaking the bank? Also is there something out there for rock chips besides a touch up kit… (Nextdoor Homeacre-Lyndora)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Butler. Apply here.
- Texas Roadhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook - Broil/Grill in Butler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Butler here.
🗞 Nearby News
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