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Raquel Jimenez, a fifth-grade student at Soule Elementary, performs a liturgical dance in Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church, 210 Soule St., in Dodge City, April 14. [PHOTO BY Whitney Hodgin/Dodge City Globe]

One of more than 305 drive-in movie theaters left in the United States, the South Drive-In Theater in Dodge City will be celebrating its 75th year in operation this year. [PHOTO BY Whitney Hodgin/Dodge City Globe]

U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann, who represents “the big first” district of Kansas, vetted questions from locals on issues ranging from the Afghan Adjustment Act to Republican frustrations at a town hall meeting in Casey’s Cowtown April 12.

EASTER IN THE ALLEY: A Dodge City family poses with fun and furry friends at The Alley, 2200 1st Ave., April 12. Ashlie Sanchez and Eduardo Peralta with 6-yearold Jaxson Dyer, 8-year-old Braydon Dyer, 3-year-old Tristan Peralta and 9-year-old Bryan Peralta. [PHOTO BY Whitney Hodgin/Dodge City Globe]

HOP TO IT: After a two-year break due to Covid, Ladies Community Outreach invites the public to its annual Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16 on the soccer field near the YMCA.

The Crisis Center of Dodge City invites the public to enjoy free walking tacos, cookies and prizes at a community appreciation luncheon from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at Eisenhower Park, 205 Gunsmoke St.

American Implement, your local John Deere dealer, is proud to announce they have awarded an Ag TECH Sponsorship to local graduating Dodge City senior, Mark Meyer. This opportunity is for students who desire to go into the Agriculture Industry and become a certified John Deere Service Technician.

Dodge City Community College and the Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered together to form the first-ever Bid Process Expo. The event, which took place Tuesday, April 5 in the DCCC Student Activity Center, included a mix of more than a dozen local businesses, vendors and taxing entities.