Float first at Coulee City parade

The Odessa Community Float had some “stand-in” passengers at the annual Last Stand Rodeo Parade in Coulee City on Saturday, May 27. Christa Clouter (queen in training) and Elizabeth Schwartz (princess in training) are the granddaughters of Odessa’s Jan Webster, who was in charge of revamping the float this year.

Two of Odessa’s royalty were at the state track meet in Cheney this weekend and one was in New Orleans with the Knowledge Bowl team, so Webster went on the hunt for substitutes. She did not have far to look, as two of her granddaughters reside in Coulee City and were happy to help out...