The Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society inducted its first five members of the Laclede County Route 66 Wall of Fame

The Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society inducted its first five members of the Laclede County Route 66 Wall of Fame. These inductees have contributed to the pride and preservation of Route 66 in Lebanon and Laclede County. Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society Member Gary Sosniecki recaps how the ceremony went, and what the society strives to do.

The inductees include Ramona and the late Bob Lehman, who in 1971 bought the Munger Moss Motel, which Ramona Lehman still operates today, Charles and Lida Spears and Emis and Lois Spears, founders of Camp Joy, Bill Wheeler, originator of the Lebanon Route 66 Festival and the Route 66 Society, Glenn Wrinkle, operator of Wrink’s Market for 55 years, and Col. Arthur T. and Lizzie Nelson and Frank and Dorothy Nelson, founders of the Nelson Tavern and Nelson’s Dream Village.

The wall will be placed outside of the Route 66 Museum located in the Lebanon-Laclede County Library. For more information about the wall, the society, or the inductees, visit www.lebanonroute66.com, or the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society Facebook page.