Chamber Fest reports

Not all of the figures for Deutschesfest are in, but some information was available at Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Biergarten

Chairman Ted Bruya and assistant chairman Justin Parr reported that the Biergarten gate receipts and kitchen sales were down somewhat from last year, meaning that fewer visitors likely came to Fest this year (something that most in Odessa had guessed based on their own observations). Due to an increase in prices instituted this year, however, the total profits for the Biergarten were about the same as last year.

There were no major security issues this year,...