Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, one of our recently placed signs was stolen in Madera. Our northernmost sign on Gateway Drive, a 24×36 sign, was taken. The City informed me of this shortly after and we worked on a solution. We agreed the sign wasn’t in the safest place and will be relocated to a better location once it is replaced. Future signs will also be marked by the City to reduce problems with theft and potential resale of the signs.
In early November, we went on a trip up to Northern California to see Lake Shasta in person, among many other things. Over the course of the US 99 portion of the trip, we took approximately 1200 photos, the bulk of which were at Lake Shasta. In addition to photos, some videos were also taken covering some of the highlights of the trip. Those videos have been posted to our YouTube channel. We are also planning a presentation covering Lake Shasta in early 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvGZpwJjMnoBplxbkxMmaw/
We are also in need to a Treasurer for our Association. If you would like to join our board, help us grow as an Association, and can help with fundraising, let’s talk! We are a small group and can use the help.
Our December meeting is tonight at 6pm! Come join us and learn about what is going on with the Association, our future plans, and hear our guest speaker from the Historic Ukiah-Tahoe Highway Association talk about the historic roadway and its link with US 99. Register using the link below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpf-2gqj0oG9Dz7_t9OREmeuTAf84A5EgX
Michael,
A suggestion regarding your stolen HWY 99 signage: You should make replica 99 signs to sell on your Web-pages. The Ebay value of stealing stuff off the highway would drop precipitously. I can understand the temptation to collect historical souvenirs, but I am amazed by desecration of all the memorials that have been placed on the Old Ridge Route… just the shear destruction involved is totally unfathomable to me.
We have considered making replica ones, but the costs are a bit high at this time. In regards to the Ridge Route markers, those are to be replaced by the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Once the roadway is reopened, or at least close to it, they will be working on fundraising and replacements.