Fest approaching fast, various groups working hard, work parties coming

The Marketing Committee of the Odessa Chamber has added new members Sara Dirks, Jesse Scheller and Kelsey Scrupps to its current roster of members Lise Ott, Sherrie Frederick, Terrie Schmidt-Crosby and Mo Sheldon. With the help of the younger generation, the Deutschesfest logo has been refreshed and simplified. Unlike the original, the new logo is a black and white line drawing that can be superimposed on a background of any color. One drawback of the original logo was that the many colors used made reproducing it a more expensive and complicated process.

The refreshed logo will be easier to p...