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Miss Odessa to return

Thanks to the hard work of Justin Parr, three Odessa High School girls will be vying this year for the title of Miss Odessa. The three, all juniors, are Melani Fehrer, Koralynne Kuch and Kendall Todd. They will be vying on Monday, April 16, for the title of Miss Odessa. Three independent judges will assess their academic background, the speeches they have written and delivered and their answers to questions the judges ask. The public is welcome to attend, said Parr.

The float committee, consisting of Parr, Brad Greenwalt and Nancy Smith, is also hard at work on a new float for this year. Jan Webster has been working to tear down the old float, salvaging whatever possible for reuse. The theme for this year will be “It’s Time Again for Deutschesfest.” Plans are for a large cuckoo clock at one end of the float and a maypole at the other end.

Miss Odessa Pageant

Christ Lutheran Church Social Hall, Monday, April 16, 7 p.m.

Candidates:

Melani Fehrer

Koralynne Kuch

Kendall Todd

Kellie Luiten has agreed to help out with ordering of outfits, crowns, sashes and the like for the girls. All three will become representatives for the town, one as Miss Odessa and the others as her princesses. They will attend various parades throughout the region during the spring and summer months.

Bike Week

Odessa Bike Week was a busy time for bikers and for Odessa, as riders from all over the northwest converged on Odessa for the White Knuckle, Frostbite and Desert 100 races the weekends of March 31/April 1 and April 7/8. The motorcycle trade show was not held this year after only mediocre attendance the past two years.

At the Desert 100 campsite, the Chamber sponsored warming tent was well used on Friday and Saturday, with 13 kegs of beer sold (two more than last year), according to Chamber president Marlon Schafer. Other beverages did not sell as well. By Sunday, however, the relentless wind had begun tearing the tent apart. So Schafer, with help from various others, managed to get the tent taken down before anyone got hurt.

Most vendors reported good sales. The only complaint was the wind, which fortunately this year did not come with dust, thanks to all the rain during the week leading up to the Desert 100.

Schafer said that the scattered rain on Saturday kept participation in the poker runs down from last year. However, the Stumpjumpers organizers told him that gate receipts indicated that just as many people came to the campsite as last year. Some apparently came for the atmosphere alone, or else decided at the last minute that they didn’t want to ride in the rain.

Riders also reported that conditions were muddy in places, but overall it seemed to be the consensus that mude was preferable to dust.

Chamber members were asked to start thinking about next year’s event and whether rental of a tent or purchase of a sturdier tent would be preferable. Preliminary figures show that the Chamber will likely clear about $2,000 on the events this year, so now would be the time to begin planning for the next one, Schafer said.

Community Center

Schafer said that many of the folding chairs at the community center are in need of repair or replacement. There also appear to be about 30 to 40 chairs missing.

Heavy-duty casters were purchased for the chair racks to make them easier to move around, Schafer said. Chamber members were asked to be on the lookout for good deals on the Internet for folding chairs to add to the inventory in the community center.

 
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