Down Da 66-- Making a Pitch-- Up the Down Staircase-- Route 66 News

Some news along the Mother Road.

1. Making a Pitch for the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum-- Durelle and Marilyn Pritchard attended the annual Museum Day in Springfield, Illinois, on March 13th. They spoke to State Senator Dan Rutherford of Chenoa. They are curators of the museum in Pontiac.

2. Up the Down Staircase-- the Elevator-- The Pontiac, Illinois City Council ok'd a bid for an elevator at the Livingston County War Museum and Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum.

The original bid was $259,000, but it was reduced $20,000. The Humison Trust donated $75,000 so the city's total $164,500. Work should be completed in three months.

This will open the upstairs area to the handicapped.

3. How to Read the Rote 66 News-- I've come up with a great way to read the excellent Route 66 News blog. Ron Warnick has been including lots of musical videos from You Tube. Turn on the video and song, watch it awhile, and then proceed to viewing the news items. Just gets your toes a'tappin' while you get a hankerin' for gettin' out on the Mother Road, or any old road for that matter.

Keep on Down That Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog