Photo Gallery for Wed. 11-21-18

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Some of the choir members from Jefferson Center United Presbyterian Church perform at the 2017 Saxonburg Holiday Parade. Area choirs are gearing up for their many musical offerings of the 2018 Christmas season.Butler eagle FILE PHOTO

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Jared Sullivan, Butler Downtown president, shows some of the silent auction baskets that will be available at the Butler County Symphony Association office on Small Business Saturday, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.PAULA GRUBBS/BUTLER EAGLE

Lilly Poole and her brother, Lucas, along with their parents, Nathaniel and Sarah, watch last year’s Spirit of Christmas parade. The 2018 parade will start at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in downtown Butler.BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO

A float in the 2017 Saxonburg Holiday Parade featured a live Nativity scene. Ten to 12 floats will be part of the 2018 parade. The 2018 parade starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2018.butler eagle file photo

Seneca Valley graduate Milan Fatschel is headed to the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Final Four as a senior defender for the University of Rochester.Submitted Photo

The Washington Township home of Bill Waugaman, his wife and four children still smolders Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, after a fire destroyed it Saturday night. Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

The Waugaman family’s house was destroyed by fire Saturday night, Nov. 24, 2018. However, they said they are fortunate that no one was hurt. Bill and Nikki Waugaman and their children pose in front of some of the clothes that have been donated.Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

Crews from the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at 745 Slate Lane. Officials said the fire appeared to start underneath a mobile home, causing damage to the underside. No injuries were reported. Crews were called back to the home at 4:41 p.m. after the fire appeared to rekindle. Officials said the cause of the fire has not been determined.J.W. Johnson Jr./Butler Eagle

St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry manager Lewis Czzowitz accepts a load of cardboard for recycling from the Rev. John Pistorius of the Petroleum Valley Food Cupboard. Both organizations will help ease the burden of providing holiday meals to needy families in their areas.Paula Grubbs/Butler eagle

The Butler County Historical Society is presenting its 2019 “Butler of Yesteryear” calendar.

David Skeele, left, takes on the Scrooge-like role of C.D. Hawtry and Casey Bowser plays his right-hand man, Thomas Burkett, in the new “Vaudeville Christmas Carol Extravaganza!” that is being debuted by the Hobnob Theatre Company in December 2018.submitted photo

In the past year, Bryan Vavro, a 28-year-old actor from Butler, has worked on the Netflix series “Mindhunter,” the ABC comedy series “Downward Dog,” the NBC drama series “Gone,” and had a role in an upcoming Titanic aftermath film called “Unsinkable.”

Mrs. Claus, portrayed by Vanessa Fatur, is getting ready for Christmas celebrations in Zelienople. Children can visit Santa in his house in the borough’s community park starting on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, after the parade.J.W. Johnson Jr./butler eagle