Garrett Gomez, horse-racing's top-earning jockey for the past two years, was selected as grand marshal for the annual Salute to Route 66 Parade at 9 a.m. Saturday in Duarte, Calif., reported the Foothill Weeklies. The parade will step off at 9 a.m. at the northeast corner of Huntington Dr. and Cotter St. and proceed east … Continue reading Star jockey named grand marshal of Duarte parade
Category: Sports
Bowling alley reopens in St. Clair
The Meramec Lanes bowling alley in St. Clair, Mo., which closed for a year, has just reopened as Route 66 Lanes & Lounge, reports the St. Clair Missourian. The new owners reconditioned the lanes so that leagues would resume. The snack bar was refurbished, a grill was added, and the building's heating and air-conditioning units … Continue reading Bowling alley reopens in St. Clair
Tucumcari loses bid for ‘racino’
Word came down Monday afternoon that the New Mexico Racing Commission approved a horse-racing and casino license application to Raton, and not the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, reports the Quay County Sun. It was a unanimous decision. Santa Fe also lost out on its bid to get a "racino" license. The Sun reported: In … Continue reading Tucumcari loses bid for ‘racino’
Panel to review Tucumcari racetrack petition Wednesday
Soon, we will know the date of whether Tucumcari, N.M., will receive a state license for a horse-racing track and casino, which would be on Route 66. According to the Quay County Sun, the New Mexico Racing Commission will announce Wednesday the date in which it will select the winner of the "racino" license. When … Continue reading Panel to review Tucumcari racetrack petition Wednesday
Details on Rolla’s leg of Tour of Missouri
The Route 66 town of Rolla, Mo., is hosting the finish of Stage Four of the Tour of Missouri bicycle race on Sept. 11. Today's Rolla Daily News has details on the cyclists' route through town, so folks can watch: • Entering Rolla from Old Route 66 in Rolla (aka Martin Springs Drive), they will … Continue reading Details on Rolla’s leg of Tour of Missouri
Report from the racino hearing
Richard Talley, owner of the Motel Safari in Tucumcari, N.M., sent an e-mail report about the public hearing Thursday night on whether the town should be awarded a license for a horse-racing track and casino, which would be on Route 66 on the city's east side: The meeting went very well last night, with New … Continue reading Report from the racino hearing
Racino hearing preview
The Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., is preparing for the public hearing Thursday on whether the state should award it a horse track/casino license. The Clovis News Journal lays out what's at stake. The Quay County Sun is reporting on how the town is decking itself out for the event. Here's a startling excerpt: … Continue reading Racino hearing preview
Place a bet on Tucumcari
As many of you may know, the town of Tucumcari, N.M., is a candidate for a horse-racing track and casino license, which would be on the east end of town, right on Route 66. Richard Talley, president of Smalltown America and owner of the restored Motel Safari in Tucumcari, wants roadies from around the world … Continue reading Place a bet on Tucumcari
Doctor nearly done with Route 66 run
Hope she has a lot of skinblock. Dr. Kate Condon, a dermatologist from Great Britain, has completed nearly 1,800 miles of her running trek across Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles in an effort to raise awareness of psoriasis, a skin disease. She an experience ultra marathoner and she's in the home stretch, but … Continue reading Doctor nearly done with Route 66 run
Checking in
This post comes from a clean, comfortable and inexpensive room at the Gardens Motel in Litchfield, Ill. We got into Litchfield not long after the sun began to dip low on the ripened wheat and sprouting horseradish fields. On the way, we found the concretes at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis are as … Continue reading Checking in