St. Mary's Catholic Church member Dave DeSanty pulls battered pollack from a deep dryer as he and other members stage a fish fry under a tent in the church parking lot on Friday, March 4.
Danny O'Brien and Will Adams, Central Catholic High School juniors, volunteer to batter fish for the fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday, March 4.
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The crew at St. Mary's Catholic Church know how to fry fish.
R.J. Chapman batters a pollack fillet while volunteering during a fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday, March 4.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church member Dave DeSanty pulls battered pollack from a deep dryer as he and other members stage a fish fry under a tent in the church parking lot on Friday, March 4.
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Kyle Graven mixes a custom batter that will be used to coat the fish for the fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday, March 4.
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Dave Smith pulls test fish out of a deep dryer while volunteering at a fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Friday, March 4, 2022.
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Dave Smith and Dave DeSanty test different batter recipes for the fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Friday, March 4, 2022.
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Danny O'Brien and Will Adams, Central Catholic High School juniors, volunteer to batter fish for the fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday, March 4.
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Dave Smith and B.J. Chapman kid around while battering fish during a fish fry at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Friday, March 4, 2022.
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Donna and Bart Williams wait for volunteers to deliver their fish fry while waiting in their van at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Friday, March 4, 2022.