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Burrell senior parade on Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell in the summer of 2020.
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Burrell School District parents received approval from Lower Burrell Council this week to hold a senior parade down a section of Leechburg Road in early June.
The parade is scheduled for Sunday, June 6 at 4 p.m., featuring the senior students in cars, fire trucks and more. The rain date is Wednesday, June 9 at 6 p.m. The parade route will begin in the City Hall, Bethel Street area and end near Mogie’s Pub at Leechburg and Wildlife Lodge roads.
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When: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6
Where: Lower Burrell along Leechburg Road, from Stewart Elementary School to Hillcrest Shopping Center
Details: Lower Burrell St. Patrick s Day parade Facebook page.
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Plans for what started as a small community St. Patrick’s Day parade late Saturday morning gained traction, stirring controversy and confusion before receiving official support from Lower Burrell Council.
The estimated 20-minute parade on Leechburg Road, from Nevada Street at Stewart Elementary School to Hillcrest Shopping Center at Leechburg and Wildlife Lodge roads, was billed as a small, feel-good event presented by the community on Saturday.
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Joe Grillo, of Lower Burrell, sings “God Bless America” during the flag ceremony at American Legion 868 on Monday, May 29, 2017.
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Joe Grillo as Santa Claus photographed by the Valley News Dispatch for a holiday edition in the late 1980s.
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After 16 years, Lower Burrell Councilman Joe Grillo said it’s time to go. He announced last week he would not seek reelection this year during a council meeting this week.
“I’ve given it long and hard thought since 2018 when I had a cancer scare,” Grillo said. “Thank God, I’m now a cancer survivor.”