Waynesburg welcomes Santa
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Heralded by the Waynesburg Central High School Marching Band, Santa Claus rides down High Street Saturday on the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department’s 1925 American LaFrance fire engine.
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Santa Claus waves to the crowd at the end of Waynesburg’s annual Christmas parade Saturday.
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The West Greene High School color guard performs during Saturday’s Christmas parade in Waynesburg.
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Kesabe Farm of Prosperity brought holiday cheer with festively adorned Scottish Highland cattle and American yaks.
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Waynesburg’s First Baptist Church built a Santa’s Workshop, with busy elves and a candy cane crane to help one helper reach the Christmas tree.
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Kaelyn Duncan, 8, of Clarksville, signs the national anthem at the start of Saturday’s Christmas parade in Waynesburg as her sister, Payton Duncan, 13, signs the words.
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Waynesburg Central High School students perform a routine with candy cane-striped batons Saturday.
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Wyatt Harrison, 5, of Spraggs, left, excitedly notifies other children after spotting Santa Claus approaching.
The color guard wore antlers, the cattle donned holiday garlands and a vintage fire truck was topped by a smiling Kris Kringle. The elevated levels of yuletide cheer were matched by a festive crowd along High Street for Saturday’s Christmas parade in Waynesburg. The annual highlight has been going on since 1938, when it drew an estimated 7,000 people. For the fourth year in a row, first prize went to First Baptist Church of Waynesburg, which won for its Santa’s Workshop float.