The inaugural Race to the Rocker, a four-mile footrace on Route 66 from Cuba, Mo., to the world's largest rocking chair at the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store, drew 155 participants on Saturday under nearly perfect weather conditions. The race, organized by local running club JOG Inc., raised $7,500 to help Cuba's high school … Continue reading Racing to the rocker
Day: April 8, 2009
Michael Martin Murphey playing benefit for Route 66 center
Veteran country-music star Michael Martin Murphey is performing another benefit concert for the Route 66 Interpretive Center of Chandler, Okla., on April 16. Murphey played a benefit for the center last year about this time. Apparently he is scheduled to be in Oklahoma City that week for an annual awards presentation at the National Cowboy … Continue reading Michael Martin Murphey playing benefit for Route 66 center