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Is it Deutsches Fest or Deutchesfest??
Welcome to the 44th annual Odessa Deutsches Fest celebration! Odessa has been gearing up, preparing, cleaning and getting the word out for most of the summer, but the conversation about what to do for Fest really takes place all year.
We have had several enquiries over The Record's use of "Deutshes Fest" as opposed to "Deutschesfest." A little history is in order. The Fest began in 1971, and up through 1990, it was spelled as two words in every issue of The Record. In the May 23 issue of 1991, long-time editor and publisher Tom Bertsch sold the newspaper to Odessa native Don Walter, who operat...
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