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Friday, October 22, 2010 

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Dedication: Route 66 people are people with a passion. Wind, rain, sleet or snow never seems to stop them. Between the raindrops Tuesday morning a dedicated group dedicated new signage dedicated to leading Route 66 tourists through another branch of old Route 66 that passes through Lincoln.  [Pictures by Bob Frank]  Click on pictures for larger images

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