Along 66, Nov. 2019: Glenn Wrinkle Honored in Lebanon

These are taken from the Route 66 News site.  I just pick the ones of most interest to me, but if you really want to know what is going on along our favorite road, you need to check this site.  There is an article every day and they go into much more detail than I do.

NOVEMBER 13--  The founder of Wrink's Market in Lebanon, Missouri, was honored by his hometown, 14 years after his death.  Glenn Wrinkle owned the store from 1950 to 2005 and he has received the Lebanon Community Achievement Award.

Wrink's Market was reopened by his son Terry in 2007 and closed in 2009.  Then D.C. Decker reopened it in 2011 as a cowboy emporium, but that also closed.

Wrinkle's granddaughter Katie Wrinkle Hapner reopened it two years ago and has been doing well.  She is famous for her handcrafted sandwiches.  I will attest to how good (and reasonably-priced) those sandwiches are.

We were fortunate to meet and talk with Mr. Wrinkle on several occasions.  He was a real Route 66 icon.  One of those folks who made and make Route 66 so much fun.

--Congratulations Glenn Wrinkle!!  --RoadDog