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Gallery: Pancake Days

Denton Simmons
Evansville Courier & Press
David Weir loads his griddle with pancake batter at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
David Weir loads his griddle with pancake batter at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Elliott Piekos, 8, and his grandparents, John and Donna Gross, fit in their pancakes and sausage between chess games at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Elliott Piekos, 8, and his grandparents, John and Donna Gross, fit in their pancakes and sausage between chess games at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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The first flip of a batch of pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The first flip of a batch of pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Eddie and Marilyn Pennington, right, take a break from serving coffee at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Eddie and Marilyn Pennington, right, take a break from serving coffee at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Settings are ready to go for visitors to the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Settings are ready to go for visitors to the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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John Hendricks takes his volunteer shift in the batter room at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
John Hendricks takes his volunteer shift in the batter room at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Mr. Horse, Ethan Vaupel's travel companion, kills time with a bottle of syrup as his 7-year-old buddy finishes his pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mr. Horse, Ethan Vaupel's travel companion, kills time with a bottle of syrup as his 7-year-old buddy finishes his pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Troy Vaupel and his son, Ethan, 7, finish up their last batch of pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Troy Vaupel and his son, Ethan, 7, finish up their last batch of pancakes at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Gary Coffman of Evansville has been entertaining YMCA visitors since the 1960s when he played an old Hammond organ. Coffman played hits like "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
Gary Coffman of Evansville has been entertaining YMCA visitors since the 1960s when he played an old Hammond organ. Coffman played hits like "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
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David Weir, left, and Burt King man the griddles at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
David Weir, left, and Burt King man the griddles at the 31st Annual Pancake Days at the Downtown YMCA Friday morning. The pancakes, sausage, milk, coffee and orange juice will be served up again Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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