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Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Jamie Massey and Travis Bickings dish up plates with help from Jocelyn Bickings, center, during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jamie Massey and Travis Bickings dish up plates with help from Jocelyn Bickings, center, during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Timers keep track of each tray of fish being fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Timers keep track of each tray of fish being fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Steve Bickings checks to see if fish is fully cooked during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Steve Bickings checks to see if fish is fully cooked during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Steve Bickings unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Steve Bickings unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Cooks stand in a steamy kitchen during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Cooks stand in a steamy kitchen during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Ruthie Paxton stirs baked beans during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Ruthie Paxton stirs baked beans during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Patrons enjoy their meals during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Patrons enjoy their meals during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Lemonade and tea waits to be picked up during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Lemonade and tea waits to be picked up during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Patrons move their way down the food line during the Oran Jaycees' fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Patrons move their way down the food line during the Oran Jaycees' fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Donnie Schlitt transports cooked fish from the kitchen to the food line during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Donnie Schlitt transports cooked fish from the kitchen to the food line during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Raw catfish waits to be breaded and fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Raw catfish waits to be breaded and fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Max Priggel is asked to prom by Kaitlyn Wittu with a note placed in his box of fish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Max Priggel is asked to prom by Kaitlyn Wittu with a note placed in his box of fish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Onions wait to be turned into onion rings during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Onions wait to be turned into onion rings during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com



Brandon Patterson unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Brandon Patterson unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Catfish fillets are breaded and placed in a tray to be fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Catfish fillets are breaded and placed in a tray to be fried during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Brandon Patterson unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Brandon Patterson unloads a tray of fried catfish during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Brandon Patterson, left, and Steve Bickings look over the fryer during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Brandon Patterson, left, and Steve Bickings look over the fryer during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Joe Edelbeck moves catfish fillets into a bin of breading during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Joe Edelbeck moves catfish fillets into a bin of breading during the Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Oran Jaycees fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. About 20 volunteers worked to serve 525 plates Friday night.

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