The meals will be available to those who purchased pre-sale tickets. They will receive $5 off for next year’s fish fry.
The St. Pat’s Fest auction will be held online.
Credit: EASTERLING STUDIOS
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“Everything else Friday is canceled. Saturday is completely canceled,” Franz said.
Carroll High School’s 35-year-old traditional fish fry was to include food, music and games.
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It was to be followed on Saturday by a carnival–style family fun day launched five years ago.
Franz said pre-sale tickets were up for the fish fry.
“We were expecting a record year,” he said. “It is disappointing that we had to cancel this event that so many in our community were looking forward to.”
• Preparations for Sacred Heart Fish Fry set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at 209 W. Lake Ave., New Carlisle were well underway Thursday morning, said Dick Kraus, a volunteer for the Knights of Columbus Council 6144 event held weekly through Lent.
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“If we get a good crowd tomorrow night, we are going to keep going,” he said. “If we have just a few people come in, it is over.”
Kraus said members are aware of warnings from President Trump about large events. Some states have banned public gatherings of more than 250 people.
The fish fry is one of New Carlisle's biggest social events of the year, he said.
Hand sanitizers will be on site, and the kitchen staff will wear gloves.
“Life goes on in the end,” Kraus said. “The other problem is that everything is purchased.”
About 345 dinners were sold at Sacred Heart’s fish fry last week.
Kraus spends about$1,000 each Wednesday on about 200 pounds of cod from WR Hackett in Springfield.
The fish is cut and prepared Thursday morning.
“The smaller pieces get fried and the bigger pieces baked,” he said.
• In Vandalia, organizers of the St. Christopher's Fish Fry have canceled this week's event. The church holds fish fries through April.
“We will be cautious this week and see what happens with the world,” said Bonnie Prine, the church’s administrative assistant.
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Like other Catholic institutions, St. Christopher’s is awaiting a statement from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
This news organization has left a message seeking comment from an Archdiocese spokeswoman.
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A spokesman for Dayton Metro Police Softball Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser and Monte Carlo said that event planned for 6 to 11 p.m. at ABP Hall, 1675 Woodman Drive in Dayton, said the event — a fundraiser for a girl battling cancer — will go on as scheduled.
This news organization left voicemail messages seeking information about the status of the North Dayton Anglers and Conservation Club and the Antioch Shrine Fish Fry set for Friday.
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Bill Ivory, a past president and the bar and club manager of Eintracht Singing Society, 2707 Old Troy Pike in Riverside, said the club's fish fry, a 50-year tradition will continue as planned.
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About 100 to 150 people eat at the fish fry once a month from October to May.
The Icelandic Cod was being prepared Wednesday.
“I have people come in and they say this is one of the best fish fries they been through,” Ivory said.
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