[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 99 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING MIDWEST THEATER ON THEIR 80TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate 80 
years of the Midwest Theater, a place that has meant so much to 
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and surrounding communities.
  For eight decades, this theater has been more than just a building. 
It has been a gathering place, a community hub, and a doorway to worlds 
far beyond our own. Children, parents, grandparents, and friends have 
come through these doors to laugh, to cry, to wonder, and to be 
transported into stories from every corner of the globe.
  The Midwest Theater has given us the gift of escape, the chance to 
set aside the worries of everyday life, and lose ourselves in 
imagination, creativity, and shared experiences.
  While it began as a movie house, it has grown into something even 
greater: a thriving performing arts center that enriches the cultural 
life of western Nebraska through film, music, theater, and live 
performance.
  As we celebrate 80 remarkable years, we also celebrate the countless 
number of volunteers who have sustained this institution and the 
generations still to come who will create new memories here.
  Happy 80th anniversary, Midwest Theater. May your lights continue to 
shine brightly for many years to come.

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