Noah Pallas, 11, lays a wreath on a veteran's grave with his dad, Brian, and sister, Abby, 9, at St. John's United Methodist Church Cemetery outside West Sunbury Saturday. Members of West Sunbury Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, volunteers and veterans were laying wreaths at a number of sites around Butler as part of a National Wreaths Across America Day.

At right, Dylan Waugaman, 8, places a wreath on a veteran's grave with his mother, Nikki, and brother, David, 6, at the St. John's United Methodist Church Cemetery.A wreath-laying ceremony also took place at the same time in Butler's North Side Cemetery. One of the organizers, Chuck Veazey, said, “It was fantastic. We expected 75 to 100 people. We had 166.” He said Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Daughters of American Revolution members and individuals showed up despite the cold and rainy weather to place 1,100 wreaths on the graves of veterans.