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Veterans memorial progressing nicely
Project topic of County Commission meeting
new deh county commission donation pic
It was a morning of donations to the Golden Belt Veterans Memorial at the Barton County Commission meeting Monday. Christy Tustin, Golden Belt Community Foundation, acting on behalf of the Larry and Kathy Schugart Donor Advised Fund, presented a $500 grant for the project, Stan Jantz, representing the Sons of the American Legion, presented plaques recognizing the county for establishing the memorial and displaying the American flag, and Paige Lofland, representing the countys Memorial Park Committee, presented the Army flag to fly at the site. Also present was Ginger Cates, wife of the late County Commissioner Don Cates. Pictured left to right are Commissioner Don Davis, Commissioner Homer Kruckenberg, Commissioner Jennifer Schartz, Ginger Cates, Commission Chairman Kenny Schremmer, Lofland, Tustin and Jantz. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
It’s been a long time coming, but the Barton County Commission Monday morning learned the dedication for the much-anticipated Golden Belt Veterans Memorial has been set. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, the day before Memorial Day.“We have some wonderful people here in Barton County,” Commission Chairman Kenny Schremmer said. “They are willing to get behind each other.”News of the dedication came during a meeting dominated by the on-going memorial project.