Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Alexandra Steele's graduation cap featured her great-grandmother Helen's handwriting during Slippery Rock University's fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
A train enters one of the tunnels in the Emlenton model railroad display at Donaldson Motors. See the story about its final season in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle.Holly Mead/ Special to the Eagle
Bruce Donaldson stands next to his model train display at Donaldson Motors in Emlenton. See the story about its final season in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
William Pitts
Jessica Sanzotti plays the piano for the Musical Theatre Guild carolers at Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Kamryn Shipos, left, and her sister, Kendyl, of Butler Township, pose with Candy Numb Toes at the Butler Area Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 9. Numb Toes, also known as Lori Hinderliter, library director, welcomed children to Frosty’s Winter Wonderland. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Members of Butler’s MusicalTheatre Guild sing Christmas carols at Vintage Coffeehouse on Main Street in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Members of Butler’s MusicalTheatre Guild sing Christmas carols at Vintage Coffeehouse on Main Street in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
David Halin performs Christmas carols with other members of Butler’s Musical Theatre Guild at the Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Davlin Smith dances along to the Musical Theatre Guild's Christmas Carol of “The 12 Days of Christmas” during their Christmas carol sing along at Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Bruce Donaldson's model train display at Donaldson Motors in Emlenton is in its final holiday season this December and January. See the story in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
William Pitts
Ellie Wingard, a music therapy major, claps during the opening proceedings at Slippery Rock University's fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Jason Ray, an online security major from Philadelphia, waits in line to walk at Slippery Rock University's fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Alexandra Steele displays a bracelet depicting her great grandmother, Helen, who passed away in August, at the Slippery Rock University fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Mackenzie Hardin, of Sarver, carries the flag for Slippery Rock University's College of Health Professions graduates on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
At Slippery Rock University’s fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, Ana Ackerman displays a sash her third- and fourth-grade students made during her time as a student teacher. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Joseph (Codey Smith) and Mary (Julie Cornelius) enter the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, included several animals that people could pet after the performance. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
A large crowd gathered to watch the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Narrator Carol Shick tells the Christmas story during the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Alexandra Steele's graduation cap featured her great-grandmother Helen's handwriting during Slippery Rock University's fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
A train enters one of the tunnels in the Emlenton model railroad display at Donaldson Motors. See the story about its final season in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle.Holly Mead/ Special to the Eagle
Bruce Donaldson stands next to his model train display at Donaldson Motors in Emlenton. See the story about its final season in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
William Pitts
Jessica Sanzotti plays the piano for the Musical Theatre Guild carolers at Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Kamryn Shipos, left, and her sister, Kendyl, of Butler Township, pose with Candy Numb Toes at the Butler Area Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 9. Numb Toes, also known as Lori Hinderliter, library director, welcomed children to Frosty’s Winter Wonderland. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle
Members of Butler’s MusicalTheatre Guild sing Christmas carols at Vintage Coffeehouse on Main Street in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Members of Butler’s MusicalTheatre Guild sing Christmas carols at Vintage Coffeehouse on Main Street in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
David Halin performs Christmas carols with other members of Butler’s Musical Theatre Guild at the Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Davlin Smith dances along to the Musical Theatre Guild's Christmas Carol of “The 12 Days of Christmas” during their Christmas carol sing along at Vintage Coffee Shop in Butler on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Bruce Donaldson's model train display at Donaldson Motors in Emlenton is in its final holiday season this December and January. See the story in the Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, edition of the Butler Eagle. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
William Pitts
Ellie Wingard, a music therapy major, claps during the opening proceedings at Slippery Rock University's fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Jason Ray, an online security major from Philadelphia, waits in line to walk at Slippery Rock University's fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Alexandra Steele displays a bracelet depicting her great grandmother, Helen, who passed away in August, at the Slippery Rock University fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Mackenzie Hardin, of Sarver, carries the flag for Slippery Rock University's College of Health Professions graduates on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
At Slippery Rock University’s fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, Ana Ackerman displays a sash her third- and fourth-grade students made during her time as a student teacher. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle
Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Joseph (Codey Smith) and Mary (Julie Cornelius) enter the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township hosted a live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, included several animals that people could pet after the performance. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
A large crowd gathered to watch the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Narrator Carol Shick tells the Christmas story during the live Nativity at Concordia in Jefferson Township on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
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