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Burst onto the scene
'Big Dream' becomes reality for T&L Fireworks
T&L Family
When Tom and Linda Barnes started their fireworks business in 1970, it was basically just the two of them operating the stand. Today, the Barnes’ have two daughters, five grandkids and four great grandkids helping run the business. The kids are responsible for operating the store on 10th St. in Great Bend.
When he was just a young boy growing up in Kansas City, Mo., Tom Barnes was intrigued by fireworks. To him, fireworks was what dreams were made of.