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Tardy readers turn in food for fines
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Ruth Behrens and her granddaughter Sienna Cauley collect items for the Community Food Bank of Barton County, Friday at the Great Bend Public Library. The library was able to donate over 200 food items at the conclusion of its annual Food For Fines program. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO

 

 

 

 

Great Bend Public Library’s annual Food for Fines program concluded Friday, and the staff was able to donate over 200 items to the Community Food Bank of Barton County, according to Cara Negaard, head of the reference and acquisitions programs.

From Dec. 5-23, library patrons could donate one non-parishable food item for every $1 in fines they had accrued.

"Many patrons took advantage of this opportunity, and others brought in food because they wanted to give to the Food Bank," Negaard said. "Thank you to the community for your help in making this event a success."

Groundbreaking Work: Streetscape, daycare among GBED projects
Innovation Center site work starts
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Excavators are doing groundwork at the site of the Great Bend Innovation Center on Farmers Plaza Lane, just off 10th and K-96 and across the street from the new Bright Beginnings daycare center. - photo by photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
With groundwork going on at the future site of the Innovation Center on Farmer’s Plaza off of 10th St., Great Bend Economic Development Executive Director Sara Arnberger updated Great Bend Chamber members on several of the organization’s projects Thursday during a Chamber Coffee.
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