An old-fashioned Christmas
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Folks mingle in one of the holiday markets set up in downtown Canonsburg as part of the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration.
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Rosalie Benninghoff, who turns 2 this week, smiles at the miniature trains choo-chooing by in the City Mission window as part of downtown Canonsburg’s Old Fashioned Christmas celebration Saturday night. Benninghoff, of Oakdale, bundled up and attended the festivities with her parents, Dana and Michael Benninghoff.
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Sarah Gergley carries her dog Clash, 4 months, through downtown Canonsburg on Saturday evening. Gergley, of Bethel Park, said she and boyfriend Adam Thomas try to make it to the old-fashioned celebration every year, and their pup enjoyed his first Christmas parade.
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Canonsburg’s Old Fashioned Christmas truck is a popular photo-op during the two-day holiday event, and folks posed for pictures Saturday evening. Pictured, from left: Julianna Butler and daughter Selena, of Bethel Park; Anthony Makrinos, Jenn Makrinos and Adrian Makrinos, 3; and Sophia Makrinos, 8, and Alexis Makrinos, 11, of Peters Township.
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Crowds stroll along West Pike Street Saturday evening, dropping into stores that stayed open late and stopping for selfies at festive selfie stations.
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Luna and Piper Boehmer, of Monongahela, listen intently as Mrs. Claus, played by Tina Bails, reads a story aloud inside the Canonsburg senior center Saturday evening. The Boehmer sisters attended the Old-Fashioned Christmas event with their grandmother Kathy Boehmer, a Canonsburg native.
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Sophia Haywood wishes parade-goers a “Merry Christmas” Saturday evening. Haywood marched in the Christmas parade with the New Horizons Majorettes.
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Heidi Richards, 6, gives a parade-marching puppy a pat Saturday evening, when she attended Canonsburg’s Old-Fashioned Christmas with her sister Arya, their mom Joceyln Hupp, and extended family.
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Darth Vader high-fives parade-goers as he marches, light saber in hand, along the route through Canonsburg on Saturday evening.
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Folks crowded outside the Canonsburg borough building to watch the Christmas parade Saturday evening as part of the town’s sparkly old-fashioned festivities.
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Cole Klousnitzer, back left, and his triplet siblings, clockwise from left, Lyla, Drew and Caroline, enjoy cozy front-row seats to Canonsburg’s old-fashioned Christmas parade Saturday night. The siblings attended the event with their parents Linsday and Ryan, of Canonsburg.
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Titan Martin, 6, of Washington, listens intently to Mrs. Claus read a Christmas story aloud Saturday evening during Canonsburg’s old-fashioned holiday celebration. Martin attended the event with his sister Antonia Rizor.
Canonsburg was pretty as a holiday picture this weekend, when thousands gathered under twinkly lights downtown for the borough’s Old Fashioned Christmas celebration. Folks grabbed tasty treats from food trucks before browsing vendor booths in the holiday markets, and crowds gathered to tap toes along to the beat of live performers. Ice skaters glided along the Velma Jeffrey’s rink; Mrs. Claus read stories aloud inside the Canonsburg senior center; and in true Canonsburg fashion, folks crowded the streets to watch the annual Christmas parade. Darth Vader drew loud cheers, and the Grinch’s heart must have grown three sizes ahead of the event, for he stopped to pose for photos with kids along the parade route. Several photo stations offered attendees the opportunity to snap sweet selfies, and shops stayed open late so folks could drop in, warm up and check Christmas presents off their lists. Smiling faces strolled along Canonsburg’s main drag, a sure sign that the Old Fashioned Christmas was, to all, a good night.