A train, an elk, and the back end of a what?

One in a series of Viva Cuba artist updates for 2010 Glenn and Curtis Tutterrow are a father and son duo that do their work at the family business Wildlife Unlimited. They are taxidermists, craftsmen, and artists. Their work is in museums, businesses, and homes around the country. Their business at 702 S. Franklin/Hwy. 19 [...]

Visit Cuba, Missouri and other attractions: Wildwood Lodge since 1922

Number 1 in the 2010 Day trip attractions series for Cuba, Missouri In 2010, we will tell you about some other local attractions that you can combine with a visit to Viva Cuba’s murals. Wildwood Lodge, which opened in 1922, in Steelville, Missouri perches on a bluff above the river and offers great food, some [...]

Ozark Technologies reaches for the sky…

When you think of art, Cuba’s Industrial Park probably doesn’t come to mind. But art is what Viva Cuba members found inside Ozark Mountain Technologies, Inc., a factory that does specialized chemical metal finishing for the aerospace industry and the military. Company President Greg Smotherman Sr. recruited Jesse LaForet, an employee with artistic talent, for [...]

Cuba, Missouri’s artist Julie Balogh Brand

Another in a series of  Viva Cuba’s Mural artist updates for 2010 Julie Balogh Brand, who worked with another local artist Shelly Smith Steiger, on the Amelia, the Millworks, and River murals, never set out to be a mural artist. She is a fine art ceramic artist who works from her studio in the lower [...]

Cuba Graduate Bill Gunn and Kirkwood students score big on Today Show

Bill Gunn grew up in Cuba and graduated from Cuba High School and returned to teach social studies and coach. His parents still live in Cuba. Bill met his wife Brandi Goodwin Gunn, another Cuba teacher, at Cuba. They married and moved to improved coaching duties for Bill. They started a family and have three [...]

Cuba, Missouri Schools operate with distinction

Viva Cuba feels that young people are an important part of beautification, preservation, and the history of Cuba. For that reason we were glad to read of their success in this week’s Cuba Free Press. According to the article, the Cuba School District is among the top districts of the state. It has a been a long [...]

Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes are heating up…on iTunes

Country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Cuba, Missouri Mandy Marie Luke, daughter of Sue and Monty Dale Luke, currently based in Indianapolis, Indiana is a Missouri born singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She’s what you call a triple threat musician, who grew up on a farm outside of Cuba and graduated from Cuba High School. [...]

Signs of the times in Cuba, Missouri…

Some Cuba, Missouri businesses embrace public art signage as a means of advertising even though they do not have one of Viva Cuba’s official murals on their business. I must admit that when Dan Sanazaro, owner of the World’s Largest Rocking Chair and the Fanning 66 Outpost General Store, told me that local artist John [...]

Independence Day in Cuba, Missouri: Reflection and Remembrance

Chamber needs military information for Fourth of July Celebration and Remembrance While many think of history as a boring look at things of long ago, it is really an always-changing series of events that continue to touch our lives. A recent article in the Cuba Free Press about the 2010 plans for Cuba Missouri’s Fourth [...]

While we weren’t looking…they came and went

It is interesting to know what people think of our town when they don’t know we know what they are thinking. Did you get that? Today, I ran across a travel blog entry online by a 34 year-old named Doug from Washington,D.C. He is accompanied by someone named Yummy. His blog had an entry about [...]