Odessa gears up to 'Prost' the weekend

ODESSA - Sawdust is swept, flags are flying and the town is ready to raise its steins: Deutschesfest returns to Odessa this weekend, and organizers say the community is rallying to make sure every booth, block and biergarten is ready for the crowds.

"We spent last weekend getting all the sawdust down. All the booths are out where they generally sit. The food booths have been getting after it, cleaning everything. We got all the flags up in the beer garden and painted some of the concrete blocks," said Paige Smith, 28, of Odessa, who will step into the co-chair role this year and become head ch...