Upcoming Meeting in Leasburg

The July 2009 meeting of the Route 66 Association of Missouri will be held on Saturday, July 11, at Skippy’s Route 66 Restaurant in Leasburg. Lunch will be served at 12:00 pm with the general meeting following. Kenny Killeen, Mayor of Cuba, will be the speaker. Preceding lunch, there will be a board meeting of all 2009 Officers and Board Members at 10:00 am. If you want lunch, download the reservation form here: www.missouri66.org/july_2009_mtg.pdf

You can read more about Skippy’s Route 66 Restaurant in Show Me Route 66 Magazine, Vol 19, N. 1-2, Page 20.

Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri Celebrate the Return of the Route 66 Pulse

Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri at the Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen

The Route 66 Pulse newspaper is publishing again after nearly a 1-year hiatus. As the Pulse’s Jim Conkle and Crocodile Lile came through the St. Louis area to distribute copies of the new June/July 2009 issue, they met up with members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri for a celebratory dinner at the Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen in Webster Groves. The food was tasty, the beer cold, and the decor roadie-friendly.

Pictured from left to right: Kip Welborn, Carolyn Hasenfratz, Jim Conkle, Jane Dippel and Crocodile Lile.

Pinga’s Reopens at Witmor Farms

Jane Dippel of the Route 66 Association of Missouri sent along some good news about Pinga’s Mexican restaurant, formerly located in a pink stucco building just south of Rolla, Missouri. It has reopened inside Witmor Farms Restaurant in Buckhorn, and the food is just as good as before, Jane reports. I’m one of many association members who has enjoyed Pinga’s food over the years, and I’m looking forward to visiting the new location.

Next Meeting April 18, 2009

The Route 66 Association of Missouri will hold it’s next meeting on April 18, 2009 at Bradbury Bishop Deli, in Webb City, Missouri. Bradbury Bishop Deli is one block north of Historic Route 66 (Broadway) at 201 North Main.
Lunch will be served at 12:00 pm with the general meeting following. The program will be presented by a representative from Bradbury Bishop Deli and representative of Webb City.

Click here for more information and the lunch registration form.

Skippy’s Route 66 Restaurant: At the Crossroads of Good Food and Good People

At the Crossroads of Good Food and Good People

Leasburg, MO Spring is in the air and Skippy’s is ramping up for a busy season. The new 30-foot sign beckons people who venture on Route 66, and the Gravel Bar covered patio opens in April.

Skippy’s Route 66 Restaurant, at the Onondaga Cave Exit 214 off I-44, provides what owner Skippy Sheleski, calls “Good Food for Good People.” Skippy and manager Denise Basham, and three other cooks prepare the good food. Skippy, Denise, and their employees provide the homey atmosphere and the heart and soul of the restaurant’s family feeling. The good people follow.

The Gravel Bar boasts its own custom stonework bar. Larger groups can reserve the space for special occasions without a room charge. The covered patio proved a great attraction for customers during the fall season, and Basham anticipates an even greater spring and summer this year. The Missouri Route 66 Association will hold their July meeting at Skippy’s.

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Donut Drive-In

On Saturday, November 1, 2008, members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri gathered at the Donut Drive In on Route 66 in St. Louis to witness the lighting of the newly restored neon sign. Before this night it had been dark for 25 years. Photo by Robert Schulz.

Donut Drive-In on Route 66 in St. Louis