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Route 66 Association of Missouri Welcomes New Business Members
November 11, 2009We welcome the following new business members and thank them for their support:
McGraphics – Cuba
Yacovelli’s Restaurant – Florissant
Please patronize the business members that support what we do. Here is a link to the complete list: Route 66 Association of Missouri Business Members
Corridor Management Plan for the Missouri Historic Route 66 Byway
November 1, 2009
The Route 66 Association of Missouri was awarded a National Byway grant in 2006, and entered into a contract with Great River Engineering to proceed with a Corridor Management Plan (CMP) on July 29, 2009, and work began under the guidance of The Missouri Department of Transportation. This will be a yearlong effort and will include public meetings in each Route 66 County. Great River Engineering has developed a web site specific to this CMP – http://Route66.greatrivereng.com. PLEASE take time to look at this site and register so you may get updates and news on the progress of the CMP. The public meeting dates will also be published there and it will be important that you attend. For questions or to volunteer your knowledge and help with this Association project, contact: Tommy Pike, 417-865-1318 or Jerany Jackson at (417) 886-7171.
Route 66 Association of Missouri Welcomes New Business Members
October 28, 2009We welcome the following new business members and thank them for their support:
Branson Lock – Branson
Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre – Carthage
Britton Funeral Home – Cuba
A Miner Indulgence Bed & Breakfast – Rolla
St. James Tourist Information Center – St. James
Great River Engineering of Springfield, Inc. – Springfield
Tour & Convention Consultants of the Ozarks – Springfield
Twin Motorcycle & Tattoo – Springfield
H&R Block – Abilene, Kansas
Please patronize the business members that support what we do. Here is a link to the complete list: Route 66 Association of Missouri Business Members
Program Announced for St. Louis Route 66 Festival
September 29, 2009Celebrate the Mother Road at the second annual St. Louis Route 66 Festival to be held Saturday, October 3, at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, 10950 Riverview Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63137. The event offers an afternoon of FREE fun and activities on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the Bridge from 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Classic cars will span the length of the bridge. “A honk-off will start the festivities,” said Laura Cohen, Confluence Partnership Director. “The signal will be ladies and gentlemen, honk your horns!” Visitors will be able to vote for the Fan Favorite Award, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Come visit The Route 66 Association of Missouri’s booth at the Festival!
Wagon Wheel Motel Under New Ownership
September 29, 2009Cuba, MO The Wagon Wheel Motel, 901 East Washington, a continuously operating Rt. 66 Motel since the 1930s, has a new owner.
On September 15, ownership passed from the heirs of previous owners, Pauline and Harold Armstrong, to Connie Echols, owner of another Cuba Route 66 business The Wildflower, a florist and gift shop. Echols looks forward to her role as an owner of the historic motel and returning it to its former glory. Echols plans a renovation and modernization of the motel while maintaining its historic integrity.
Route 66 Association of Missouri Welcomes New Business Members
August 7, 2009We welcome the following new business members and thank them for their support:
Best Budget Inn – Carthage
Three Mile Creek Wood Products, LLC – Cuba
St. James Chamber of Commerce – St. James
City of Strafford – Strafford
Superdawg drive-in – Chicago, IL
Please patronize the business members that support what we do. Here is a link to the complete list: Route 66 Association of Missouri Business Members
Route 66 Association of Missouri Welcomes New Business Members
July 8, 2009We welcome the following new business members and thank them for their support:
Spencer Garage – Spencer
Laura Jean Derrick – Architect PC – Springfield
Springfield-Greene County Library Center – Springfield
Webb City Florist & Greenhouse – Webb City
Please patronize the business members that support what we do. Here is a link to the complete list: Route 66 Association of Missouri Business Members
MoDOT to close ramp from Lewis Road to WB I-44
July 8, 2009
The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the Lewis Road overpass exit to the Park – the westbound exit is closed, so anyone traveling west from here has to go east to the Antire road exit, cross over I-44 there and then head back west. Antire Road is exit 269, east of Exit 266. Exit 266 is Lewis Road.
To read more, here is the press release.
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