Published January 14, 2021

The Community Housing Association of Dodge City (CHAD) presented seven scholarships to Dodge City Community College (DC3) students on Thursday, Jan. 14.

Presented to students in the Building Construction Technology class, these scholarships were awarded at 1601 Mulberry Circle, which is the location of this year’s CHAD building site. 

DC3 students receiving CHAD scholarships include: Angel Miguel Guzman Rodriguez, Diego Lozano, Domanic Andres Enriquez, Joel Negrete-Chavez, Maximo Avalos, Roberto Millan-Lopez, and Ty Robert Bacon.

Through this hands-on partnership, DC3 students build houses from the ground up, learning all facets of building construction.

“The program gives the students a chance to complete an entire structure, from framing all the way to a finished building,” said Patrick Shiew, DC3 Construction Technology Instructor.

Students are exposed to framing, siding, roofing, insulating, painting, drywall installation and finishing, door and cabinet installation, and also interior trim work, Shiew said.

In addition, students also get to work with and learn from local businesses who provide the necessary licensed contractors for the HVAC, electrical and plumbing aspects, said Mollea Wainscott, Assistant Director of Economic Development for the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation.

“We are lucky to have such great contractors in Dodge City who are willing to teach the students their trades while providing their services,” Wainscott said. “It’s beneficial to the students to learn the licensed trades along with the general construction.”

This is the fourth year that CHAD has presented scholarships and the fifth year that CHAD and DC3 have partnered to build new housing for the community, she said.

Wainscott said the partnership allows CHAD to accomplish three things: to build additional moderate-income housing units, to train future workforce and to clean up blighted neighborhoods.

This year’s build is a single-family home, and it will contain three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a one-car garage. The project, which began in October 2020, is expected to be completed in May 2021.

By Lance Ziesch
DC3 Media Specialist

DODGE CITY, Kansas — The City of Dodge City CREW Recycling Center is set to officially operate out of its new location at 124 N 14^th Avenue beginning January 4, 2021. This move will also see the closure of the 24-hour drop off bins at the old Civic Center location.

“The new building has more space to sort recyclable materials and store properly and will allow us to store loads of recycling longer to maximize our use of the market,” said Public Works Director Corey Keller. “This move to a larger location has been a long-time coming and will continue to help us grow our recycling efforts.”

The new location located at the corner of 14th and Park Street will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and on Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm. There will also be bins available for 24-hour drop-off.

“An important part of making the new location a success is the cooperation of those bringing items to the center by presorting materials, cleaning them of food waste, and not combining trash with the materials,” Keller said. “Please take the time to get to know what items can be taken to the recycle center. For instance, not all plastics are recyclable; CREW currently only takes #1 PET and #2 HDPE plastics, #3 thru #7 plastics are not accepted. When #3 thru #7 plastics are brought to the recycling center, it takes the staff a lot of time to sort and throw the items away.”

For more information on the materials accepted at the CREW Recycling Center, contact Public Works at 620-225-8170, or visit the City’s website at www.dodgecity.org

DODGE CITY, Kan., January 1, 2021 – Dodge City Raceway Park (DCRP) has unveiled a new logo. The updated logo will boost momentum in 2021 as the track is under new management with Craig Dollansky Racing. “We are excited to unveil the logo for Dodge City Raceway Park, this mark represents the history of the city, in conjunction with a top- notch racing facility. Our team will work hard to market and elevate the profile of the track, this new logo design will work nicely with our future plans for DCRP.” said Craig Dollansky, Operator/Promoter DCRP.

The new logo design was created by branding firm, A|D Creative Group, the same firm that created the City and Dodge City Convention and Visitors logos. The goal of adopting the new logo was to create a brand representation that aligns DCRP’s audiences and target markets while embracing the local history. 

According to City Manager Nick Hernandez, “As the facility enters its 21^st year of operation, the new brand will build greater long-term identification and align with the excitement of promoting the facilityunder the leadership of Craig Dollansky Racing. The new brand will be reflected on signage as well as promotional items and will be gradually incorporated over time.” 

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Dodge City Raceway Park is a “Why Not Dodge” Sales Tax Project. The purpose of the “Why Not Dodge” sales tax initiative is to increase access to quality of life amenities for area residents as well as enhance the tourism-based economy in Dodge City and Ford County. In 1997, “Why Not Dodge” funds were approved for several public projects, including the construction of the DCRP. 

In 2000, the City and the County opened the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile racetrack. The track is in its 21^styear of operation. DCRP provides weekly race events during the race season, along with special events throughout the year. Learn more at www.dodgecityraceway.com 

On, January 14^th, 2020, the Community Housing Association of Dodge City (CHAD) will present seven scholarships to students in the Building Construction Technology class. Spring 2021 is the fourth year CHAD presented students with scholarships. Students receiving scholarships are Angel Miguel Guzman Rodriguez, Diego Lorenzo, Domanic Andres Enriquez, Joel Negrete-Chavez, Maximo Avalos, Roberto Millan-Lopez, and Ty Robert Bacon.

The Dodge City Community College Building Construction Technology Program and CHAD partner to build new moderate-income housing units every year. This year, we are building a single-family house at 1601 Mulberry Circle. The house will contain 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a one car garage. The students began construction in October and will finish in May 2021.  The students build the house from the ground up, learning all aspects of construction. We partner with local businesses where we need licensed contractors for the HVAC, electrical and plumbing. “We are lucky to have such great contractors in Dodge City who are willing to teach the students their trade while providing their service” said Mollea Wainscott, Housing Coordinator for the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation. “It’s beneficial to the students to learn the licensed trades along with the general construction.” 

This partnership allows the Community Housing Association of Dodge City to accomplish three things; building additional housing units, training our future workforce and cleaning up blighted neighborhoods. This is the fifth year that CHAD and the college have partnered together to build new housing, previous new builds include a duplex on Westlawn, Brier and Avenue E and new houses on Mulberry Circle and Elm Street.  More information regarding the program and pictures of the construction can be found on the DC3 Construction Technology Facebook page or at www.dodgedev.org/housing.