GARAGE SALE Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20, 9am-4pm, 114 Hampton Court, near BC3. Garage tools, collector model cars, quilt frame & material, household wares, older dishes

MCKINNEY Hauling and Excavating. Driveways, Foundations, Septics and Land Clearing. For your excavating and stone hauling needs, call 724-637-2590.

TRUST NOTICE William E. Bleakley, Trustee of the Amended Second Restatement of the William E. Bleakley Trust Agreement Dated June 12, 1981 Restated on October 2, 2024, and pursuant to 20 Pa. C.S. 7755(c)(1)(ii) request all persons having claims or demands against the Trust of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to: JAY R. HAGERMAN, ESQUIRE or: JAMES WALLACE c/o ABERNETHY, HAGERMAN & MILLER, P.C. 3960 William Flinn Highway Allison Park, PA 15101

DANS Construction With over 30 Years Experience. We specialize in roofing, siding, gutters and decks. We do repairs. Free estimates. PA license #071374. Fully Insured. 724-504-4149

LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT ORDINANCE The Members of Cou-ncil of Mars Borough, Butler County, Pennsylvania, at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 6, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the Mars Borough Municipal Building, 301 Arch Street, Mars, Pennsylvania 16046, will hold a public hearing regarding an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance to Adopt an Intermunicipal Agreement for the Merger of the Township of Adams and the Borough of Mars. After the hearing, during the same meeting on July 6, 2026, the Mars Borough Council will vote on enacting the Ordinance. A Summary of the Ordinance is as follows: The Ordinance adopts an Agreement outlining the procedure and substantive provisions of the Joint Agreement for the Merger of Mars Borough and Adams Township. The effective date is when both municipalities have enacted the Ordinance. A Summary of the Merger Agreement is as follows: 1. The recitals (Whereas clauses) are made a part of the Agreement. 2. The following ballot question shall be submitted to the voters of each municipality at the November 3, 2026, election: Shall the Borough of Mars, a Pennsylvania municipality organized under the Borough Code, be merged into the Township of Adams, a Pennsylvania Township of the Second Class, and with the Township being renamed Mars Township, a Pennsylvania Township of the Second Class, effective January 1, 2028? 3. Sets forth the boundaries of the merger of Mars into Adams, the form of government, the effective date of January 1, 2028, and the name of the new municipality Mars Township. 4. Sets forth provisions for the types of government, the assumption of offices, the termination of Mars elected officials and the Mars Auditor, the assumption of residency for electors and candidates, and the amendment of the zoning Ordinances and maps. 5. Sets forth provisions as to infrastructure, including public works, code enforcement, zoning, parks and recreation and police services, the continuation of sewer service for existing customers, and the transfer of the Mars Borough water system to Mars Township. 6. Sets forth provisions for the offer of employment to Mars Borough employees, including the public works foreman, collective bargaining employees and police officers, Mars Borough appointed officials and professional service providers, as well as part time or seasonal positions shall be terminated. Mars Borough will not create any new full time position after the effective date of the Agree-ment. All Adams Township employee positions will be preserved. 7. Sets forth the provision for the transfer of assets and liabilities to Mars Township from Mars Borough. 8. Sets forth provisions for the uniformity of taxation rates as required by the Penna. Constitution. All uncollected taxes and assessments due and owing Mars Borough will be transferred to Mars Township. 9. Sets forth provisions regarding the utilization of Adams Ordinances and the termination of Mars Boroughs Ordinances and a conflict of Ordinances provision. Sets forth provisions for the continuation of Mars Boroughs nonconform-ing use, structures and approvals. 10. Any unanticipated matters which may arise shall be dealt with in good faith. Establishes an advisory Council from Mars Borough Council to address merger issues. Confirms the continuing effort to construct a new library center in Mars. Time is of the essence in the Agreement. The Agreement is solely for the benefit of Mars Borough, Adams Township and Mars Township and provides no beneficiary rights to any third party. Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are available at the Mars Borough Municipal Building, the Butler County Law Library (in the Butler County Courthouse) and at this newspaper and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge no greater than the cost thereof. In addition, the Merger Agreement is available for review at the Merger Information page on the Adams Township website at www.adamstwp.org. MARS BOROUGH Christopher J. Reese Solicitor

ADMINISTRATRIXS NOTICE Estate of JOYCE A. MCCANDLESS, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to the Administratrix or attorney listed below. CAROL A. MCCANDLESS, Administratrix 136 Dutchtown Road Butler, PA 16002 Michael S. Lazaroff, Esquire LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL S. LAZAROFF 277 West Main Street PO Box 216 Saxonburg, PA 16056-0216

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on July 7, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 540 Tons 1B Limestone or Suitable Aggregate ITEM 2 - 500 Tons 2A ITEM 3 - 150 Tons R-4 ITEM 4 - 150 Tons #9 Quote Pick up and Delivered Prices Liquidated Damages Apply $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 5, 2026

GOLF Cart Junkyard. Buys carts. Any condition. Will pick up. Cash. 724-679-5053

BPK SOFT WASH (Pressure Washing), Decks, Houses, Concrete, Patios and Garages. 724-679-0875

WICK Roofing PA# 44322. 724-287-6975

1009 ONEIDA Valley Road, Rt. 38, just north of Oneida Dam. Garage Sale Fri. & Sat., June 19th & 20th, 10am-4pm.

HUGE Multi-Family Garage Sale - Friday & Saturday, June 19th & 20th from 8am-4pm, 240 Rieger Road, Butler 16001

CO-ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of PATRICIA IRENE MACDONALD a/k/a PATRICIA I. MACDONALD a/k/a PATRICIA I. PORTON, Late of Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0354, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: SHAWN REGALA, Co-Administrator 746 Brownsdale Road Evans City, PA 16033 or: RICHARD BOYER, Co-Administrator 208 Soeder Drive Glenshaw, PA 15116 Sarah G. Hancher, Esquire HANCHER LAW OFFICE 101 North Green Lane Zelienople, PA 16063

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of DORIS E. SHIPERLY, Deceased, late of Adams Township, Butler County, PA File No. 10-26-0542. Letters Testamentary on her estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to: JAMES W. SHIPERLY, Executor 202 Huch Farm Road Mars, PA 16046 Paula J. Willyard, Esquire WILLYARD LAW FIRM PC 382 North Pike Road Sarver, PA 16055