Celebrating Juneteenth In Monessen

Nehemiah of Monessen hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday at the city’s Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park. The free event featured food and craft vendors and entertainment. Enjoying cotton candy, from left, are Brennan Aldrich, 11, Trinity Anderson, 6, Jadynn Anderson, 13, and Treysen Anderson, 9, of Monessen. See more photos in our electronic edition and our online photo gallery at www.monvalleyindependent.com.

Queen Shabazz, 1 1/2, of Monessen plays on a slide.

From left are Beyl Jackson, Glynitt Patterson and Cherry Scale of Monessen. Heather Hart / For the MVI

From left, James Cross, 17, Jamel Cross, 10, and Janiyah Cross, 14, helped with Saturday’s Juneteenth event at Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park in Monessen. Heather Hart / For the MVI

Trinity, 13, and Madison, 12, Benefiel of Monessen painted faces at the event.

Linda Carson of Monessen gives cotton candy to Wentworth Brown III, 2, of Monessen.

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