Alliance’s awaited Daylight Donuts, owned by Abel and Laura Garcia, finally made their debut on Thursday, January 5, 2016. The bakery is located on the 300 block of Box Butte, where Thiele’s Gift Shop and Pharmacy once stood.

“I want my children to be able to grow up around a hard working business. Opening up Daylight Donuts was not only for the town, but Abel and I wanted our kids to be together and see what it is like to have a business that works hard,” Laura Garcia commented about why they opened in Alliance.

Daylight Donuts isn’t the only bakery in Alliance, so competition may arise. Frosted, Wigglebottom Bakery, and Lisa Marie’s Vintage are the competitors for the new Daylight Donuts. All four bakeries are on the main streets throughout Alliance, like Box Butte and 3rd Street all competitors with equal amounts of customers.

“Our opening day was really good. We didn’t want to advertise for the sake of having people overloading our store. We sold over 1000 items that day. On Friday, with the late start at the schools, it worked for us. We sold 1000 items again that day. There were a lot of teenagers and parents getting donuts before school started. The line was through the doorway,” Laura Garcia said.

Daylight Donuts not only sells everyone’s favorite donuts, like glazed, long-johns, bismarks, and bear claws, but they also plan to have a breakfast and lunch menu in the near future. On their second day of opening, they started the making of sausage rolls. Coffee and hot chocolate can also be purchased.

“Turning Thiele’s into Daylight was difficult because we had to change a merchant building into a commercial restaurant. Checking with the city codes and fire codes was a process because we had to comply. Everyone was and still is so welcoming. We hear a lot of people say they’re glad we are here,” Laura Garcia stated.

Daylight Donuts is open Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m, and on Sundays 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. They continue to accept positivity from the community and are ready to meet everyone’s wishes for doughnuts.