LIGHT THE NIGHT FESTIVITIES
Friday, November 25, 2011
Once again the year has rolled around and the holiday season is almost upon us. In true Etna tradition, we welcome the season with our annual Light the Night festivities.
The evening will begin with our Ice Sculpting at the corner of High and Butler Streets at 6:00 p.m., through the kindness of Maseth’s Service Station. The Parade follows at 6:30 p.m. with all of the usuals plus a few more! The Etna Volunteer Firemen will again be hosting their Open House all evening long. Once again, we will be collecting Christmas Cards for Soldiers (phone cards appreciated as well!) – don’t seal the cards! Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive to their usual spot with their reindeer in tow! Our Magician, Dust-n-Magic/Balloon Artist will be at the normal spot at the First Congregational Church! The Children’s Games will be back again at Maseth Service Station. The evening will conclude with a fabulous Zambelli fireworks display!
Our youth, the Etna Teen Advisory Board and the Girl Scouts will be working with our Seniors to make the ornaments for the town Christmas Trees.
The Holiday Committee is working hard fund raising for this event. The Basket Raffle of lots of goodies is already on display and tickets are on sale at the municipal building. Get your tickets in ad-vance to avoid the Light the Night crowd. The 50/50 raffle tickets are available as well. You need not be present! Speaking of raffles, get your ticket on a 60” Westinghouse Flat Screen TV at Porky’s Plain Old Tavern to be raffled that night at 11:00 p.m. The television was donated by Deb & Mike Gubanic – Mike was born and raised in Etna and his Mom still lives here. Tickets are $2.00 for one, $5.00 for three and $10.00 for seven. All proceeds benefit Multiple Sclorosis – a cause our local taverns help support each year.
The fireworks are our biggest expense but the only time of the year when we offer them; if you would like to help defray the cost of the fireworks, please send your monetary donation to the Etna Holiday Fund, c/o 437 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15223.
The Holiday Committee begins work in the fall to help plan this event. If you would like to join up our next meeting is 11/11/11! The meetings are here at the municipal building and begin at 7 p.m. Help is always needed on Friday morning, (November 25th this year) to help us set everything up. We meet on Walnut Street at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome - it is very rewarding when you see all the kids enjoying this event with their families and friends! It puts you in the right frame of mind for beginning the holi-days! Come Join Us! You Will Love It!
