Sweets for soldiers

The average trick-or-treating kid can consume around three cups of sugar or about 7,000 calories worth of candy on or around Halloween, according to fortune.com. For context, that is 675 grams of sugar, the same as chomping down 169 standard sugar cubes. 
In an effort to combat the overzealous candy consumption that occurs this time of year, Black Hills Dental, owned by Kristine and Seth Rhoades, will be hosting a candy buyback in the days after Halloween. Trick or treaters will be able to sell up to five pounds of candy to the dentists for $1 a pound. 
“We had talked about it for a couple years and we finally bit the bullet and are going to do it,” dentist Kristine Rhoades said of the buyback. “We wanted to provide something for the community at the same time, so we will be using chamber bucks to help other local businesses.” 
She noted that it is common for households to have leftover Halloween candy, and this gives them the opportunity to get rid of excess and candy they may not like. 
“It is a way for parents to get candy out of their house,” Seth said. “And we are only paying in chamber bucks, so the money will stay in town.” 
Seth noted that a fellow dentist from Buffalo informed the couple that he receives roughly 100 pounds of candy every year doing the candy buyback. 
Rhoades admitted that they don’t have an estimate of the amount of candy they will collect this year. 
The candy collected will then be redistributed to troops from Wyoming who are overseas, according to Rhoades. 
“We plan to have the candy go to Wyoming troops,” Seth said. “It will be put together into care packages for troops who are deployed.” 
Trick or treaters, or parents, can sell their unwanted candy to Black Hills Dental from Nov. 1 through Nov. 9 during normal office hours. Candy sellers will receive $1 per pound in chamber bucks, up to five pounds per person.