Hundreds celebrated Thanksgiving at 33rd community dinner

Event was almost cancelled a few weeks ago

Hundreds gathered at the La Crosse Center for Thanksgiving dinner.

The 33^rd Annual La Crosse Community Thanksgiving Dinner was served for about four hours, but it took several to prepare for the event led by chef Chris Roderique, from Piggy’s Restaurant.

La Crosse almost didn’t have its community dinner this year for the first time since the early 1980s when it began. A shortage of people on the planning committee led organizers to cancel the event a few weeks ago, but within days, the dinner was on again as many new volunteers came forward.