2008 Lincoln Highway Association Awards

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At this year’s Association conference, the recipients of the 2008 Lincoln Highway Association awards were announced.

2008 LHA Director — retiring directors

  • Russell Rein
  • Sid Ketchum
  • Marie Malernee
  • Randy Wagner

2008 LHA Conference Chair — Shelly Horne

2008 Conference Planning Committee

  • Barbara Bogart
  • Dan Bogart
  • Ann Cazin       
  • Gary Cazin
  • Jo Newkirk-Hornecker
  • Joe Cox
  • Jim Davis
  • Jane Law
  • Mieke Madrid
  • Saundra Meyer
  • Suzanne Seppala

2008 LHA Technology Award

  • James Lin for the LHA web site

2008 LHA Member of the Year

2008 LHA Art Award

  • Kell Brigan for organizing the Art Show

2008 LHA Host of the Year

  • Russell Rein for organizing LHA research trip to the University of Michigan

2008 LHA Meritorious Achievement Award

  • Bob Owens, Iowa

2008 LHA Preservation Advocate

  • Michael Buettner for Cindell Street

2008 Preservation Organization of the Year

2008 LHA Director of the Year

  • Jeff La Follette, Iowa

No Age Limit: two motorcyclists ride the Lincoln Highway

Posted on by James Lin

Bob Chase and Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum, in their 70s, are riding their Piaggio MP3 scooters across the country on the Lincoln Highway. They are blogging about their trip at:

www.noagelimitpiaggio.us

The local press has also been covering their trip:

The first cross-country drive, 100 years ago

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This year marks the centennial of a wealthy Pennsylvanian’s historic, cross-country automobile journey…. The family [of Jacob Murdock] managed to travel from its winter home in Pasadena, Calif., to New York City in a remarkably quick 32 days, 7 hours and 3 minutes.

Bucyrus, Ohio gets ready for Lincoln Highway yard sale

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The Bucyrus Tourism and Visitors’ Bureau will participate in the annual Lincoln Highway Yard Sale on Aug. 7 to 9 with more than 250 miles of sales along the Lincoln Highway, U.S. 30, across Ohio.

Local press covers the LHA Conference

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People from Omaha, Neb., Sarasota, Fla., Reno, Nev., and even small European countries found common ground last week learning about the history of southwest Wyoming and the route of the historic Lincoln Highway, which meanders through much of Uinta County and northern Utah.