Parks and Recreation Spaghetti Day

Melissa McGuire and her daughter, Tessa, prepare salads for Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Rusty Golightly takes up cooked spaghetti for Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Tony Weatherby cooks spaghetti for Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Christine Jaegers, right, Hannah Weathers and Jordan Eastridge prepare carryout orders for Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Ralph and Martha Maxton are served by Bari Neff, right, Lorrie Edwards and Bob Neff during Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian)

Skylar Long enjoys lunch with her preschool classmates Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation Spaghetti Day at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Desserts are displayed for patrons at Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation Spaghetti Day on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Jennifer Behnken and Mark Newell pose for a photo Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation Spaghetti Day at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)

Joy Garrett, left, Bob Basler, Betty Basler and Edna Patterson pose for a photo Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation Spaghetti Day at the Arena Building. (Fred Lynch)