NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kelly Danyluk with the Reno County Veterans Memorial told Hutch Post that he is about halfway to another group of names to go on the memorial.
"Toward the end of the summer, we printed a wall that had an additional 315 names on it," Danyluk said. "Currently, I think I have about 80 names collected and I have a partial panel. When I collect about 70 more, we'll print one in the Spring. They don't like to engrave in the winter. It's too cold. They're afraid they'll crack a panel. It will be springtime before we do any more engraving."
The new names will be alphabetized per panel going forward. The original list was alphabetized throughout.
"We've got close to 14,000 names out there, memorializing our veterans from Reno County," Danyluk said. "It's either born in Reno County, or lived in Reno County for 10 years."
They are still looking for donations, particularly to keep putting up fresh flags, as the Kansas wind makes them not last very long.
"You can go online and donate at https://renocountyveterans.com/," Danyluk said. "There's a donate button. We'd be glad to use that money for flags, that will be an expense we will always have."
The memorial is at Discovery Loop in South Hutchinson near the intersection of K-96, K-61, and U.S. 50, west of the Love's truck stop.