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Monday, 03 November 2008 |
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 Staff photo/Katie Yantis
Randy Henkener flips pancakes during Saturday morning’s Pancake Day sponsored by the St. Marys Kiwanis Club.
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — The American Legion in St. Marys was filled with the smell of pancakes and sausage Saturday morning.
The St. Marys Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Day Saturday. It is the 52nd year of the event and the group holds the Pancake Day twice a year — once in the fall and once in the spring.
“We started off slow but it came with a flourish after that,” Pancake Day Chairman Doug Moran said. “We have had orders lined up.”
The Pancake Day started at 6:30 a.m. and lasted until 1:30 p.m. Making runs to the store for more supplies, the group couldn’t make enough pancakes as people just kept asking for more.
“It’s been very busy,” Moran said.
Many locals go out for the breakfast, but many also go for the fun and fellowship.
“It’s a lot of fellowship amongst the community,” Moran said. “It is one of the main fundraisers.”
Moran said the group is able to put the Pancake Day on because the American Legion allows them to use the facility.
“A lot of people look forward to us doing it,” Moran said.
Approximately 600 breakfast plates are usually sold at the Pancake Day
From local residents who attend the event every year to those who attended for the first time, everyone seemed to agree the pancakes are excellent.
St. Marys resident Dianna Fast said she and her husband attend every year.
“I don’t think we have missed a day for the pancake breakfast in years,” Fast said. “I come for the light, fluffy pancakes, blueberries and visiting with the neighbors, catching up on news.”
Fast, who works at the Chamber of Commerce, said she sees first hand the fundraisers the Kiwanis Club puts on for the community.
“If I’m going to buy breakfast, I might as well do it for a good cause,” Fast said.
Minster resident J.R. Baumer attended the Pancake Day with his 3-year-old daughter Apen for the first time.
“I love it,” Baumer said. “I work with Steve Schmitmeyer and he got me the tickets.”
Baumer agreed with Fast that having the breakfast and helping out the community is a positive for the community.
“Anything local groups can do to provide services to the community and still help others, helps everyone out.”
For those who missed out on the pancakes, no need to worry. There will be another Pancake Day in the spring. The Kiwanis Club will begin planning for that event in February.
Some of the groups that will benefit from the proceeds of the pancake breakfast include the Auglaize County Council on Aging, the Walk with Nature, Adopt-A-Highway, Elementary Schools Track Meet and Wright State University Book Scholarship. |
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