Fiscal court Magistrate Jack Lackey serves area residents at Saturday's fish fry/photo by Adam May

        THE PEMBROKE RURITAN CLUB IS CELEBRATING ITS 50^TH ANNIVERSARY AND HELD ONE OF ITS MOST POPULAR AND PROFITABLE FUNDRAISERS OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT.
        THE ANNUAL FISH FRY IS ALWAYS HELD IN THE OLD GYM ON WEST NASHVILLE STREET, WITH A GOOD-SIZED CROWD ALREADY GATHERING BEFORE THE EVENT WAS SET TO BEGIN AT 5 O’CLOCK. ELECTED OFFICIALS OFTEN BECOME FOOD SERVERS EACH OCTOBER FOR THE FISH FRY AND THAT WAS THE CASE FOR FISCAL COURT MAGISTRATE JACK LACKEY AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE MYRON DOSSETT—WHO ARE BOTH LONGTIME RURITAN CLUB MEMBERS.
        REPRESENTATIVE DOSSETT SAID THE CLUB HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PEMBROKE FABRIC.
AMONG THE MANY CAUSES AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CLUB, DOSSETT SAYS KEEPING THE OLD GYM IN GOOD CONDITION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND OFTEN MOST COSTLY. HE SAYS THE FISH FRY AND THE SPRINGTIME PORKCHOP COOKOUT AND AUCTION ARE THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS OF THE YEAR. THE GYMNASIUM WAS NEARLY PACKED BY 5:30, WITH PARKING OVERFLOWING INTO OTHER LOTS IN TOWN.
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