A new popcorn store in Newton encourages customers to “pop with a purpose.”
Pooter Pop Kettle Corn opened in Newton on Jan. 17. The store is owned by Grover and Vanessa Linebarger and is named in honor of the couple’s son, Malcolm “Pooter” Linebarger.
“There’s a purpose in everybody and everything,” Grover Linebarger said. “You just got to find it. You got to be willing to find it. Pooter Pop Kettle Corn is where different abilities pop.”
Malcolm is 27 and has Down syndrome, visual impairments and communication issues. Malcolm has not let his disabilities keep him from working…