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Mother Nature couldn’t compete with
McKeesport’s 52nd annual Salute to
Santa Parade, which went off without
a hitch despite sleet and near-freezing
temperatures.
On November 19, several hundred
spectators braved nasty weather
conditions to stand along Fifth Avenue
as nearly 100 units passed in the city’s
traditional holiday procession.
“The Christmas parade is a true
McKeesport tradition,” Mayor Michael
Cherepko said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s
raining or snowing, if it’s 60 degrees or
20 degrees. People from all over the Mon
Valley come to downtown McKeesport
on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to
be a part of this great community event.
There’s no doubt it brings out the holiday
spirit in all of us.”
Parade participants included Shriner
Clowns and Road Rigs; Allegheny County
Police Department’s Mounted Unit; Boy
Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 916;
Girl Scouts of America Troops 52214
and 58112; Free and Accepted Masons;
Serra Catholic, Elizabeth Forward and
McKeesport Area marching bands;
Duquesne/West Mifflin Boys & Girls Club
“Duchess” Drill Team; White Oak Athletic
Association; the Black Berets; WQED’s
Rick Sebak; Blueroof Technologies;
McKeesport Regional History and
Heritage Center; GTECH Strategies;
YouthCAST Leadership Network; Hasaan
Allen Dance Company; the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation; Auberle;
McKeesport and Mon-Valley Girls
Softball Association; Propel McKeesport;
McKeesport Trail Commission;
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