A Good Day at Shirley May’s 

Iconic eatery near Lebanon, facing closure, gets reprieve; future hangs in balance

By Cory Frye
Lebanon Local
Thursday, June 3, 2021, was supposed to be it, the last day. After 31 years, Shirley May’s Restaurant & Catering, a longtime institution on Highway 20, halfway between Lebanon and Albany, was closing its doors.
Forever.

PLATE-SIZED: A typical pancake at Shirley’s can leave little room for more.
Photo by Cory Frye

Proprietor Shirley Dixon had accepted that fate. So…