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With the new cameras, everyone is a great photographer. Now is the time to share your beautiful photos of Crawford County. The Cuba Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a seasonal photo contest. There are 4 separate deadlines depending on the season. The first deadline is September 21, so you can get those great summer 2009 [...] True-blue signs provide a nice addition to the “Route 66 Mural City” The new Missouri Route 66 signs are cropping up around the state. The blue and white signs are part of the profile of Route 66 as a Missouri Scenic Byway. Route 66 was designated as a Missouri Scenic Byway November 9, 2005. There [...] It’s funny how things happen. I was on my way to a Viva Cuba meeting when I noticed the colorful cars traveling the streets of uptown Cuba. The passengers were looking at the murals, and I circled the block because I knew they would stop, and I wanted a photo of the cars in front [...] Happy 30th Anniversary Ann! Built as a gas station in 1934, the historic rock building on S. Hwy. 19 in Cuba has seen a lot of history pass by its doors. Walter Pilz, a local stone mason, built “The Rock” as it is known locally. Soon after its building, Rock Fair changed from a [...] Recently on a bright August Day, Viva Cuba members boarded the large Empire Bank tour bus as it passed through Cuba. It was no act of piracy or highjacking. The Empire Bank Classic Club tour director Jeanne Sleeth from Springfield, Missouri had arranged for the Viva Cuba members to join the tour in Cuba to [...] In 1948, traveling Route 66, Bette Davis pulled up to the Southern Hotel in her Packard station wagon, and the town has never forgotten it. The memory remains in large part because of the photo that then nineteen year-old Wilbur Vaughn took as the academy award winning actress was leaving the Southern Hotel where she had [...] Usually when one thinks of ditches, underpasses, sidewalks, and curbs, one does not think of beautification. But as the photos on this site show, these elements can make a big difference in a town’s appearance. In 1991, when Dr. Don Fuchs was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, these elements were lacking in Cuba. [...] |
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