Let the Lions cook supper tonight

The Pancake Man Jim Kupar gets some griddle help from Hays Lions Club volunteer Dennis Ernst.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post News

“It was a little slow for breakfast, but the lunch crowd picked up,” says Hays Lions Club member Dee Bodine, “and with the weather cooler than expected, we hope a lot of people will be here tonight to enjoy the pancakes.”

Bodine is the longtime chairman of the annual Hays Lions Club Standlee Dalton Sausage & Pancake Feed and Broom Sale.

“The Pancake Man,” Jim Kupar of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is the chef, flipping pancakes off the hot griddle and through the air to the awaiting plates held out by hungry supporters. To keep the line moving, Kupar gets some help from another longtime Lions Club volunteer Dennis Ernst.

lions eat — “No pizza for lunch today,” laugh Jill Hertel and Braden Schultz as they enjoy the Hays Lions Club annual pancake and sausage feed Tuesday at the Hays National Guard Armory.

lions brooms — Some of the brooms and cleaning brushes made by blind people and sold by the Hays Lions Club.

lions rountree — Otis Lion Club member Bob Rountree eats before he manning the broom sales table.

Proceeds from the fundraiser go to numerous community projects supported by the Hays Lions Club, including 4-H, Boy Scouts, Dan Rupp Park, sight conservation, and to provide eyeglasses for needy children.

The pancake feed resumes at 4:30p.m. and is open until 7:30p.m. at the Hays National Guard Armory, 2nd and Main.

Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $4.75 for children younger than 10.