By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
A new mural is in the works to be placed at the busy intersection of 10th Street and Main Street in Great Bend. Labeled “Guardians of Great Bend,” the mural will be dedicated to the heroic first responders in the community.
Haley Ruble is helping bring the mural to life, in partnership with the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ranging from $250 to $2,500, there are different sponsorship levels available to support the mural.
"Right now we have a couple of sponsors lined up, but we will be seeking sponsorships," said Ruble. "We have applied for a couple of grants that we're using the Great Bend Foundation to channel money into the CVB account for us."
The mural will be located on the southeast corner of 10th and Main, on the building wall currently painted blue.
"We'll have more information on how you can support this," said Ruble. "There will be sponsorship levels. There will be bricks available where you can honor first responders. We'll share the link to that on the Explore Great Bend Facebook page."
The artist is a high school student from Indiana who will travel to Great Bend to begin the mural at the end of July.
More information on how to donate can be found by clicking HERE.