PHOTO GALLERY FOR SUNDAY, 12/16/2018

2018-12-15 00:00:00

Concordia Lutheran Ministries' Alleluia Chorale sang "Silent Night" during its Christmas Cantata this year. The Christmas carol has been called the most-recorded Christmas song ever. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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A head-on collision on Dinnerbell Road sent three people to hospitals in Pittsburgh Friday evening. Further information was unavailable. Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

Ott Quarles meets with children during Santa’s First Stop at the Cranberry Township Municipal Building earlier this month. Quarles needs a kidney, which he is set to receive from a college fraternity brother who he hasn’t seen for years. The operation is set for Jan. 8 EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Toys for Tots program at Clearview Mall Friday offered free toys for area families. The program collected 22,000 toys for the giveaway, and augmented those toys with $8,000 spent for more toys. NATHAN DUKE/BUTLER EAGLE

The Toys for Tots program at Clearview Mall offered free toys to parents for their children on Friday. More that 100 volunteers were involved during the three-day program that ended on Friday. The volunteers included active and retired Marines. The American Legion and VFW posts also sent volunteers. NATHAN DUKE/BUTLER EAGLE

Volunteers at the Toys for Tots toy giveaway program help parents with Christmas gift selections for their children at Clearview Mall. The program collected 22,000 toys for distribution. The program is operated by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Chad Krumpe and his stepmother, Michelle Krumpe. Friday was the final day for the three-day program.NATHAN DUKE/BUTLER EAGLE

Knoch High School students, from left, Aaron Plyler, Calvin Reynolds, Brooke Lassinge and Elyse Chess took first place in a Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Academy contest where they were tasked with producing graphics coded in Python. SUBMITTED PHOTO

From left, Mars Area High School seniors Paul Rude, Talia Bartley, Melissa Heintzinger and Ryan Kaniuff took second place and junior Amanda Scurci took first place in the inaugural West View Water Authority High School Video Contest. Scurci earned first place and a $500 award for her untitled video, which discussed the overuse of plastic water bottles and the importance of recycling. ,The team of seniors took second place and a $250 prize for its video, ”The Art of Water.” The video highlighted the Mars Area Water Protection Program. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Rev. Bob Zimmerman, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, 420 Beaver St., Mars, said "Silent Night" is an annual favorite song during Christmas Eve services. PHOTO BY ERIC FREEHLING