BMX stunt show, local music extravaganza, hamburger eating contest -- Jim-Denny's 75th anniversary celebration will have it all. Everyone is invited to the massive celebration Saturday, May 16 which will take place at Jim-Denny's hamburger joint on 12th Street and spill into side-street Terminal Way.

Says owner Patsy Lane, a $3 breakfast buffet will begin at 8 a.m. and include scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and mini pancakes. Then at 10:30 a.m. a pancake eating contest will see who can eat a "hubcap-sized" pancake the fastest. A $20 donation is required to enter the competition, and the winner will be awarded a prize.

Every hour on the hour, there will be a raffle held for prizes such as IMAX tickets, dinner from local restaurants, manicures and pedicures, Rivercats tickets, and more. Also on sale will be commemorative T-shirts for the celebration.

All proceeds from the event will go to creating an outdoor patio for the restaurant, which will provide a year-round seating area.

The buffet-style lunch menu will include Jim-Denny's famous burgers, and at 2 p.m. there will be a burger eating contest which will prove who can eat the most half-pound "Superburgers" in five minutes.

To top it all off, a beer garden will be serving Bud and Bud Light, while local bands like Tattooed Love Dogs, The Regulars, Ol' Cotton Dreary, and Who & The What Now! will provide the tunes. All the while, children will be able to play games and have their faces painted.

"The original owner owned it for 55 years, and we serve the same meat he does. We always use fresh, local Del Monte meat, and we cook fresh food, so we just about make everything here," said Lane when asked what they owe their success to.

"[The celebration ends at] 6 p.m. but we might just start it and not end," she added.

Photos courtesy Jim-Denny's