NewsOctober 15, 2019

Jackson Rotary Pancake Day was Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson. Pancake day coordinator Dana Townsend said this is the 70th holding of the event scheduled this year from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. “A couple of us have been here since about 4:30 this morning and I’ll be here until probably 9 o’clock tonight,” Townsend said. “It’s definitely an all-day affair.”

Avery Bauer (right), 17, of Jackson, prepares to catch a pancake on a plate near fellow Jackson Rotary Pancake Day workers Chris Krewson (left), 17, of Altenburg, Missouri, and Rick Sparks of Jackson (middle) on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Avery Bauer (right), 17, of Jackson, prepares to catch a pancake on a plate near fellow Jackson Rotary Pancake Day workers Chris Krewson (left), 17, of Altenburg, Missouri, and Rick Sparks of Jackson (middle) on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Pee Wee Bartels of Jackson puts a stack of pancakes on a plate next to Brad Kasten of Jackson during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Pee Wee Bartels of Jackson puts a stack of pancakes on a plate next to Brad Kasten of Jackson during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Rhet Liley, left, and  Avery Bauer, both 17 and of Jackson, wait on patrons during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Rhet Liley, left, and Avery Bauer, both 17 and of Jackson, wait on patrons during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
From right: Brad Kasten, Dillon Versemann and Rick Sparks, all of Jackson, work at making pancakes for patrons of the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
From right: Brad Kasten, Dillon Versemann and Rick Sparks, all of Jackson, work at making pancakes for patrons of the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Pancakes are served during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Pancakes are served during the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Avery Bauer, 17, of Jackson, waits on patrons at the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
Avery Bauer, 17, of Jackson, waits on patrons at the Jackson Rotary Pancake Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson.
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Jackson Rotary Pancake Day was Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church's south campus in Jackson. Pancake day coordinator Dana Townsend said this is the 70th holding of the event scheduled this year from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. “A couple of us have been here since about 4:30 this morning and I’ll be here until probably 9 o’clock tonight,” Townsend said. “It’s definitely an all-day affair.”

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