Letter to the Editor: Reader feels the Desert 100 is already a "big draw"

I was told years ago that there would be around 10,000 people coming for the Deutschesfest. In the six years I have been here I have never seen that. I asked Dale Ramm what was the problem with the Fest. He told me we needed a big draw (attraction). I stated, “It needs to be a family event, not a drunken bash.” Hey Odessa, open your eyes you already have a draw! It is called “The World Famous Desert 100,” where 8,000 family oriented, off-road, motorcyclists come to have fun. Candy Starr told me that if the Chamber and town put the same planning and effort into the Desert 100 it would be better...