Autum 1997 Newsletter page 2

Upcoming Events: Route 66 Theme For Gallup Film Festival The 15th Annual Gallup Film Festival, from October 16 - 19, will feature movies using Route 66 as part of the story. Films to be shown at the El Morro Theatre include "Grapes of Wrath," "Easy Rider," "Bound for Glory," "Raising Arizona," and "Convoy," to name a few. For further information, call 1-800-242-4282. Tucumcari Route 66 Quilt Show Come to Tucumcari, NM October 10 - 12, 1997 for the 3rd Annual "Tucumcari Route 66 Quilt Show." Sponsored by the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce, the show will be held at the Quay County Fairgrounds on Camino del Coronado (Exit 330 on I-40, then turn right). Features include the 1997 Hoffman Challenge, Fairfield Challenge, Opportunity Quilt, classes, daily demonstrations and over 200 quilts. For information, send a SASE to: Mrs. Karla Davis, 8C 65, Box 215, Logan NM 88426 or call (505) 487-2681. You can also contact the Quay-Z-Quilters at 1207 South 1st Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401. You're Invited To Our Next Meeting! Saturday, September 13, 1997, noon. Lunch at El Comedor in Moriarty and meeting will follow. We will tour the Moriarty Historical Museum and Visitor Center, courtesy of Susie McComb, plus discuss upcoming conference (see article on page 1), approval of updated articles and bylaws for the association and many other timely topics. Thursday, November 13, 1997. noon. Meet in the Kokopelli Room at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St., NW in Albuquerque. Planning meeting for 1998 will follow. (continued from page 1) quick flight to meet with him revealed a man sincerely interested in drafting a Route 66 preservation bill based on the study. The study proposes five alternative suggestions, ranging from a massive preservation project to doing almost nothing. After another series of meetings, one with the National Trust for Historic Preservation legislative advisors in Chicago, Alternative Number 5 seemed to be the most realistic place to start a Route 66 preservation plan. This alternative offers a balanced approach to maintaining the character of Route 66 and providing historic preservation of the highway and its associated structures. Route 66 would receive national recognition through designation by Congress as a national heritage highway. This designation would acknowledge both the historic aspects of Route 66 and the evolving roles it continues to play. The hallmarks of this alternative would be flexibility over time and partnerships between the federal government and private organizations to preserve important Route 66 resources. The alternative also establishes a 10-year time limit for federal involvement. At the end of a designated period(s), the direction and degree of the national level Route 66 management would be re-evaluated. Presently, we are at another crossroads. My regular phone calls (pesterings) to Gary Ziehe always get a pleasant response from him and an assurance that the bill will be drafted. However, he also reports that his team has only had time to put out fires - not time to write bills. Because our offices are in California, we do not have the constituent leverage with Senator Domenici that you New Mexicans enjoy. Your letters to the Senator, urging him to draft the bill, will have considerable weight. One thing I know about Washington - the squeaky wheel gets oiled. Please help us squeak. If you want to be heard in Washington regarding this legislation, please sign the enclosed letter with your name and the town you live in on the bottom and mail to the address listed, or fax Senator Domenici at (202) 224-7371.

Thirteen members went UNDERGROUND!!! in Grants, NM on Thursday, July 10, 1997, courtesy of Ed Jungbluth of Cibola County Chamber of Commerce. After the tour, we met for lunch and a general meeting at the newly remodeled Monte Carlo Restaurant. We heartily recommend a stopover at the museum, located an elevator ride down from the COC office. Also, we wish Ed and his family good luck as they move to Gallup. Ed is already working at the Gallup Visitor and Convention Center and can be reached at (505) 863-3841. We hope to have a Route 66 meeting there next year, but if youre passing through, Ed asks you to stop in for a visit. The National Corvette "Return to the Road" Tour On September 16, 1997, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tillery Chevrolet Inc. and the City of Moriarty will host the the arrival of a caravan of 1998 model, fifth generation Corvettes that will be heading across the country for a nostalgic drive down Route 66. The caravan will travel the entire 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles with frequent stops to meet the media and Corvette fans. Twenty 1998 Corvettes will be driven by Chevrolet executives, plus over 200 Corvettes driven by club members. This is a once in a lifetime event...don't miss it!

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