Pancake Day 2017

Leah Woelk, smiles as she eats her pancakes during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bill Syler, left, pours coffee for Melanie Dow as she eats pancakes and sausage with her son Max Dow, 3, during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

The 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Joe Gambill, left, grabs his plate of pancakes while Rose Ann Riesdorph, holds Kinslee Youngerman, 2, during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Eddie Noffel flips a pancake during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marty and Howard Dillard are served sausage during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Frieda Park Caldwell hugs Jay Knudston during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

The 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pat Renard, left, and Sharon Forester, right, eat pancakes during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Adam Moore, right, feeds Kael Rains, center, with Taylor Park, left, during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rachel Finch holds 8-month-old Micah Woelk as he eats a piece of toast during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Dennis Lynn, left, and his son Jeff Lynn, right, eat pancakes during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jay Knudston, center, poses for a photo with his wife Cindy Knudston, right, and his mother Becky Higgins, left, during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Tom Grantham, Mike Unverferth and Jeff Brune pose for a photo during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

The 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aden Rigdon, 4, jokes around with Karen Rigdon during the 79th Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)