2nd Annual Stateline Ruck March nets 600 pounds of goods
• For Barber County food pantries
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May 31, 2023
Steve Leech
This group made the 11-mile journey known as the Stateline Muck March carrying at least a 25-pound backpack full of canned goods. They relax in the shade at the American Legion building in Hardtner where they enjoyed lunch after the walk between Kiowa and Hardtner.
"We had a solid turnout" Pake McNally said of the second annual Memorial Stateline Ruck March. He said 20 participants met at Kiowa's Community Building early Saturday morning, put on their hiking shoes, filled their backpacks with canned goods and headed west on Stateline Road toward Hardtner, Kansas.
It was a cool morning as beautiful as the intent of the American Legion 175 and Sons of the American Legion at Hardtner. They continue the tradition to honor fallen veterans and help fill the food banks of Barber County, Kansas.
In the 11-mile journey, the patriotic walkers gathered not only 600...
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