2,700 cups of coffee, 152 dozen eggs — that’s a Buckaroo Breakfast

The dust has settled from the Sisters Rodeo and the statistics are in. Not for the bronc riders and tie-down ropers, but for another kind of athlete: the pancake flipper and the bacon slinger.

Kiwanis’ annual Buckaroo Breakfast woke up Sisters on Rodeo weekend with 2,700 cups of coffee. This year, the annual Kiwanis fundraiser served 960 people 152 dozen eggs, 30 pounds of margarine and countless pancakes.

Bacon sizzled, eggs cracked and syrup poured Sunday, June 11th at the Rodeo grounds as Kiwanis members cooked their way to about $3,000 in profits. The club will use that money for its youth activities such as its scholarship program.

Member Al Boyette points out that although 960 people came for the breakfast, there were actually many more plates served than that “because some of those cowboys with the big silver buckles came back and loaded up a second time. A few came back even a third time.”

“It’s a lot of fun,” said Kiwanis member Warren Seaward. “I’ve been frying eggs for many years.” Seaward said the secret to frying good eggs is “lots of grease.”

The morning starts early for Kiwanis members. Those in charge of bacon head to Ray’s Food Place at 3 a.m. to cook in their big ovens. Members cooked up 255 pounds of bacon this year.

Chairman Jim Smith said the Sisters Rodeo Association started the event more than 20 years ago to feed all the visiting cowboys. Then Kiwanis took over the Buckaroo Breakfast as an annual fundraiser.

This year, Kiwanis added Western music to its breakfast tradition so people could enjoy their pancakes to tunes such as “Waltzing Matilda.” Next year, Kiwanis plans to re-organize to reduce waiting in line for this popular event.