2015 float ready for season

The Odessa Community Float will take its maiden voyage of 2015 through the streets of town Thursday, May 14, at dusk in anticipation of this Saturday’s Lilac Parade in Spokane, said float committee chairman Justin Parr. The Odessa Jr./Sr. High School Band will also perform Saturday and has been practicing on Odessa’s streets for some time now.

Miss Odessa High School junior Casey Schlomer, daughter of Joe Schlomer and Amy Schaefer, will ride the float Thursday for the trial run and again Saturday in the Spokane parade. This year the float has a beach/luau theme of “Fun in the Sun.”

The Odessa...