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Community comes out for St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship

Shane Dunlap
Shane Dunlap
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St. Margaret Mary parishioners (from left) Janet Makowski, of Upper Burrell; Pam Mazonkey, of Lower Burrell; and Cheryl Botti of Lower Burrell, laugh and cheer while festival-goers try one of the bingo games Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell. Makowski has been running the bingo booth at the Festival of Friendship for 28 years.
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Joey Dananay, 8, of Shaler, plays games Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.
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A Frank Sinatra cover band called Frankly Speaking performs Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.
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Joey Dananay, 8, of Shaler, plays a game of skill while volunteer Mary Ann Urbanski, of Natrona Heights, watches with a smile on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.
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Tony Farina, of Lower Burrell, sits with his wife, Vicki , left, while the pair enjoy the music of a Frank Sinatra cover band called Frankly Speaking on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 at the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.
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Festival-goers enjoy food and live music on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.
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Festival-goers listen to Frank Sinatra song played live on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 during the annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship at the church in Lower Burrell.

The annual St. Margaret Mary Parish Festival of Friendship began Friday night at the Leechburg Road church in Lower Burrell. The event features children’s games, bingo, a basket raffle with a 50/50 drawing and eight food vendors.

The event will continue Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. with more live music featuring Dave Smith, a local classic rock guitarist and returning electric violinist Steven Vance.

Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.

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