Gordon Denton of downstate Taylor helps slice strawberries in Chassell Thursday in advance of the Copper Country Strawberry Festival. Lions Club members, volunteers and Strawberry Queen candidates all chipped in to help prepare the 1,400 quarts of strawberries for the Lions Club’s traditional strawberry shortcake. Berries are washed and delivered to each table; after the berries have been sliced, Lions Club members add sugar before storing the berries for use today and Saturday. (Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette)