An annual tradition in the city of Washington continues next week, with some changes because of COVID-19.
The Washington Firefighter’s Pancake Day is taking place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13th, but this year the meal will be served exclusively through a drive up on East Jefferson Street. Fire Chief Brendan DeLong shares how the pandemic affected the planning of the department’s biggest annual fundraiser, “We really talked it over on our fire department whether we were going to have or whether we were not going to have it, and we kinda looked at what surrounding departments were doing for their fundraisers and thought that we could safely do a takeout only option or a drive through.”