Author: Ron Warnick

I'm the editor and publisher of Route 66 News, a clearinghouse of events, information, and entertainment pertaining to historic U.S. 66, the Mother Road.

McDonald’s announces “Cars” tie-in

A news release Wednesday by McDonald's announced that the fast-food chain would offer a collection of eight "highly detailed cars" from the Pixar "Cars" movie in kids' meals beginning June 9, the date of the film's wide release. The toys will be offered in Happy Meals until July 6.

Building on Route 66 considered for National Register

The Kansas City InfoZine reports that the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on Friday is considering 23 nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.  Here's one on the Mother Road: The Henry Schneider Building was an early and long-lived commercial garage on U.S. Route 66 in Springfield, Greene County. The one-story, three-unit brick … Continue reading Building on Route 66 considered for National Register

Holy hot pistons!

Check out this news release that came over: BURBANK, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Premiere of Disney/Pixar's exciting new computer-animated feature, "CARS," on Friday, May 26th at Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte, (N.C.) is a complete sell-out nearly one month before the event, with more than 30,000 fans racing to buy tickets, it … Continue reading Holy hot pistons!

Tulsa easily passes third-penny extension

Tulsa voters yesterday passed a third-penny sales-tax extension by a 2-to-1 margin. It was approved by an even greater margin than what a poll indicated a few weeks ago. Kudos to Tulsa residents for showing abundant good sense. (I would have reported this last night, but thunderstorms necessitated shutting down the home computer for a … Continue reading Tulsa easily passes third-penny extension

Route 66 Magazine’s “Cars” cover revealed

Bob Moore, executive editor of Route 66 Magazine, revealed today the cover of its summer issue, which includes behind-the-scenes story of the making of Pixar's "Cars" and an interview with director John Lasseter. Nice touch of placing Guido where the "O" should be in the masthead. A photo of Lasseter at Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo … Continue reading Route 66 Magazine’s “Cars” cover revealed

Fat Man finishes walking

Red Fork Hippie Chick here, reporting in with a tidbit of news from the road: A member of Steve Vaught's Yahoo! group (which you can join here if you are interested) reports that Steve finished his cross-country walk this evening in New York. Steve set out walking from Oceanside, Calif., on April 10, 2005, as … Continue reading Fat Man finishes walking

Route 66 has a convert

Amara Rose of her Health, Wealth and Wisdom blog writes that, with the encouragement of a friend, she took Route 66 instead of the interstate from central Arizona to the high desert of Southern California. ... I took Historic Route 66 almost all the way from Prescott, AZ (actually picked it up in Ash Fork) … Continue reading Route 66 has a convert

Sleeping with the stars (sort of)

Buck Wolf of ABC News has a list of places where you can sleep where movie and music stars once laid their heads. Two are on Route 66. One is at the Oatman Hotel in Oatman, Ariz., where Carole Lombard and Clark Gable honeymooned in 1939. It's Room 15, and it can be yours for … Continue reading Sleeping with the stars (sort of)

Please vote yes on Tulsa’s third-penny

Tuesday is an election in Tulsa to extend a third-penny sales tax for capital improvements throughout the city. It's not a sales-tax increase; it's an extension of the current third-penny sales tax that's in effect. The old third-penny is set to expire, and the election Tuesday will allow voters to decide whether to extend it, … Continue reading Please vote yes on Tulsa’s third-penny