Photo Gallery for Fri. 12-22-17

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Butler's Main Street was jammed with shoppers, strollers and crowd watchers Dec. 27, 1971, as springlike weather prevailed.Butler EAGLE FILE photo

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Ed Leight and Tina Perry place a star on top of a Christmas tree Thursday Dec. 21, 2017, as residents of the Lafayette Apartments in downtown Butler spent more time decorating this year than any in recent memory. DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle

Susan Owens and Judy Leight with the Christmas tree at Lafayette Apartments on Thursday Dec. 21, 2017.DAVE PRELOSKY/Butler Eagle

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic guard Emma Pospisil goes for a layup against Freeport on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. North Catholic won the contest played at Freeport, 60-22.Nate Black/Special to the Eagle

Freeport’s Sidney Shemanski looks for an open lane. Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic won the contest played Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at Freeport, 60-22.Nate Black/Special to the Eagle

Mike Robb and employees of the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources give away cookies on Main Street in Butler on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.Dave prelosky/butler eagle

This truck driver from St. Marys, Elk County, has a somewhat perplexed look as Chris Lunn of the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources gives away cookies on Main Street in Butler on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.Dave prelosky/butler eagle

Mike Robb and employees of the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources give away cookies to passing motorists and others on Main Street in Butler on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.Dave prelosky/butler eagle

Mike Robb and employees of the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources conduct what has become a Christmas tradition — passing out cookies to motorists and others on Main Street in Butler on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.Dave prelosky/butler eagle

Santa aboard his sleigh was the final float in the annual Butler Spirit of Christmas parade in 1968.Butler EAGLE FILE photo

Brother-and-sister rivalry is apparent at this slot car race in the toy department Montgomery Ward Dec. 13, 1965. The two racers are David and Cheryl Davis, the children of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Davis of the Prospect area.Butler EAGLE FILE photo