Crawford County community & bikers prep for Relay for Life

The Relay for Life of Crawford County takes place June 1 from 6:00 pm until 6:00 am June 2 at Hood Park in Cuba, Missouri.  However, the meetings, organizing, and fundraising go on for months before the actual event. One such event was the Wallis Companies’ 4th Annual Poker run to benefit the American Cancer [...]

Aerial views above Cuba, Missouri in 2012

As part of its ongoing art projects, Viva Cuba commissioned a Christmas painting of Santa over Route 66 in Cuba. It will be a nostalgic-style of painting, and Viva Cuba offer prints created so that anyone who wants to buy one can share in this piece of art and Cuba history. Ray Harvey, who has painted [...]

Billy Connolly book draws tourists to Cuba (MO) and U.S.

Although Scottish actor, comedian, musician Billy Connolly’s book on his trip down Route 66 is not a travel guide as such, it is credited with creating an increase in British tourism on Route 66. According to a May 6 article in the Scottish Daily Record by Toby McDonald, “Travel specialists say bookings have shot up [...]

Cuba MO fourth graders step into history

One of Viva Cuba‘s objectives with the mural project is that the murals are used to teach Cuba’s young people local, Missouri, and national history.  We like to say that every mural has a story, and we like to tell those stories to Cuba’s kids. We provide 4th grade students with a mural curriculum on [...]