With employees, customers and West Plains Chamber of Commerce members looking on, Grocery Outlet owners Dylan Hartung (center) and his fiance Tanja Reznick (right) cut the ribbon to commemorate the opening their store on Sept. 29.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was not the only special occasion during Grocery Outlet's Sept. 29 soft opening. Moments before Grocery Outlet owner Dylan Hartung cut the ribbon, he presented $1,000 in food donations to pastor Dale Jenkins of the Airway Heights Baptist Church.
"We'll use all of this food at our next distribution," Jenkins said with a laugh.
The church, located at 12322 W. Sunset Highway, has been a food pantry in Airway Heights for the last 14 years. It distributes food on the first and third Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. – noon. Jenkins said the church serves 90 families i...
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