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Town installs permanent outdoor movie screen

Drive in movie screenSOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — A northeast Nebraska city has installed a permanent outdoor movie screen near Missouri River with parking for hundreds of cars.

The movies and other entertainment will be shown at the screen in South Sioux City’s Scenic Park. The screen is 40 feet tall and 50 feet wide.

The projection contractor feeds the sound to an FM frequency for a broadcast that can be heard on vehicle radios.

City parks director Gene Maffit says residents clamored for a permanent screen because they so enjoyed what they saw on a temporary screen erected during the city’s annual Cardinal Days celebration.

A donation from the Gilchrist Foundation helped pay for the screen and stage, which combined cost about $75,000.

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