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The Cuba High School Leadership Class Lends a Hand in Historic District Rebecca Hester’s Leadership Class gave up some of their after school time to pick up trash in historic Cuba and prune some of the planting areas by Frisco’s. Donning some orange safety vests, they completed one of the service projects that the Leadership [...] Sometimes it’s good to get away from home to get a new perspective and find some new ideas. When I travel, I usually have Cuba in mind and think of how a park, planting, or feature would fly in Cuba. Often Cuba, Missouri comes out ahead in my thinking, or I may gain some good [...] Viva Cuba members usually tours the murals during the day aboard coach buses, or maybe a school bus. But the spyders riders like to have evening tours just before their evening Salute to Veterans ceremony by Cuba’s Veterans Memorial. In preparation for the evening tours Viva Cuba worked with the city to make sure all [...] When company comes, you pick up the clutter and make everything look bright. Old Route 66 between historic uptown Cuba, Missouri and the Guinness World’s Largest Rocking Chair at Fanning needed a little cleanup before company comes next weekend. Some of Cuba’s organizations decided to unite for a little home town beautification and give the [...] 1. With recent wind and snow storms, you may not think Viva Cuba has been active with beautification. But plans are underway for new and continuing projects in 2011. While it is important to maintain current beautification projects, 2011 will bring many new projects as well. Here’s an overview of 2011 projects. 2. Our new [...] Mark May 14, 2011 on your calendar! Mark May 14, 2011 on your calendars! It’s a party in Cuba, Missouri. Viva Cuba is inviting friends, family, and supporters to buy one of the only 300 tickets to the May 14, 2011 Route 66 Mural City Party. The ticket will admit two for the dinner, dance, [...] When you throw a rock into water, it causes ripples that move out in increasingly larger circles. That is what Cuba’s murals and other attractions have done. They are known worldwide. While promoting Cuba, I email and talk to tour guides, writers, website owners, videographers, and travelers. Some of them are in the US, but [...] Occasionally, we like to feature some of our visitors to Cuba because their diversity never ceases to amaze us. Cuba’s Route 66 continues to be a main artery of travel for many. Cuba’s attractions and restaurants draw travelers in for a stop in our town. Viva Cuba members routinely engage them in conversation, give them [...] Cuba, MO: Recently, I noticed that the planted areas by the tracks on Smith Street were looking a little shabby with weeds and some overgrowth. I meant to bring it to the attention of Viva Cuba to see if we needed to work on the areas. But the folks at Frisco’s Restaurant & Pub took [...] Even before Viva Cuba, the murals, the Viva Cuba Garden, and other beautification projects, Cuba’s citizens have been civic minded and understood the importance of an attractive community. Vera Cantley’s column “Recalling the Past” in the Cuba Free Press recently pointed that out in a newspaper report from Cuba in 1912. A Civic Club of [...] |
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