Above: From left, Boy Scout Troop 719 members Grant Arakawa, Derek Inouye and Derek Matsushita serve up pancakes at the annual pancake breakfast held on March 27 at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. More than 1,400 plates of pancakes were served at the troop’s 42nd annual fundraiser. Second photo: Clockwise from left, Dorothy Otsubo, Sets Asano, Beverly Iba and Bertha Shimazu enjoy their flapjacks, which were accompanied with scrambled eggs, ham and hot coffee. All proceeds benefit Troop 719 activities.
