WILLIAMS — City workers cut the holes in the boxcar bridge this morning. They said that they had no word on when the bridge would be complete. There is still some concrete work left to do.
Category Archives: Route 66
Williams Vikings hold homecoming parade
WILLIAMS — The Williams Vikings held their annual Homecoming parade blocking off portions (all of) historic Route 66 this afternoon. The parade was a prelude to their bonfire tonight in preparation for their ignominious stomping of their rival from Mayer tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Williams Clean and Beautiful tomorrow
WILLIAMS — Do not forget to come out to Williams Clean and Beautiful campaign at the Williams-Kaibab Visitor Center parking lot tomorrow. The clean-up will start at 9 a.m. and run until noon. The American Legion Cordova Post No. 13 will be hosting the barbecue at that time.
The weather will be clear tomorrow through Sunday night. There is a chance of showers Sunday night increasing to 40% Monday afternoon to 50% over Monday night. Thundershowers are likely from Tuesday afternoon to midnight Tuesday.
The chance of showers continues through Wednesday but is expected to clear up to sunny days Thursday and Friday, according to the long-range forecast.
Sunny skies predicted through the week
WILLIAMS — Clouds loomed over Williams, yesterday morning, threatening a storm. A few drops of rain even dropped. By the afternoon, however, the sun came out and the clouds parted.
Just in time for the Clean and Beautiful event in Williams, the skies became clean and beautiful. The Clean and Beautiful event will start at 9 a.m. at the Williams Visitor Center parking lot and end with a barbecue at noon.
The long range weather forecast predicts sunny skies in Williams and Flagstaff through the weekend until Monday. A chance of showers returns next week.
Zipline should be open all weekend.
Thunderstorm hits Williams
WILLIAMS — Williams received the dose of wet weather it was promised though it looked like we might have a clear day during the morning. The rain started about 2 p.m. and is continuing on through the afternoon.
Thunder and lightning has been light, so far. Thunderstorms are expected to continue through Wednesday night, as of the latest long-range forecast. The long-range forecast also predicts clear and warm weather through next weekend as fall colors are forming in the trees and bushes.
Brown’s Carnival here through Saturday
WILLIAMS — Brown’s Amusements carnival opened last night and will run through Saturday. They are set up along Railroad Avenue across from Rod’s Steak House and the Route 66 Diner. They come to Williams after entertaining at the Coconino County Fair over Labor Day weekend. Tickets and wristbands may be purchased at the carnival or at the Williams Kaibab Forest Visitor Center.
Slight chance of rain Saturday afternoon
WILLIAMS — Clouds rolled in yesterday appearing ready to douse Williams with yet another monsoon rain. A few thunder-claps could be heard in the distance and a few raindrops fell, but it fell silent.
It was predicted to be clear through Saturday night, but it appears now that there is a slight chance of rain Saturday beginning in the afternoon.
Sunday and Monday there is a 50% chance of rain. This could produce heavy rains and lightning.
The extended forecast shows a possibility of rain through Thursday of next week.
Boxcar bridge in place in Williams
WILLIAMS — Traffic on Route 66 was halted for several hours and a crowd formed in Williams, yesterday, to watch as they filled a gap left by the city across the drainage channel through Glassburn Park. The City of Williams worked with historian Al Richmond and the railroad to emplace a 50-foot boxcar to be used as a covered bridge.
The accompanying video mistakenly informs that the property belongs to the Grand Canyon Railway, but it actually belongs to BNSF Railroad.
The City of Williams has been working with Al Richmond and the Railroad to build a railroad history museum in Williams for several years. While that appears to becoming a reality, this bridge project is not part of that, specifically.
The Railroad and the City have been building railroad-themed parks along the property for the last year.
Crews worked into the night to secure the new boxcar bridge.
Williams originally intended to turn the Babbit-Polson Warehouse into a museum, but technical difficulties could not be overcome at the time. The Community Stage was added about two-years ago.
You might also like:
Martin Milner dies at age 83
Martin Milner best known for the roles of Corvette owner Tod Stiles in the television series Route 66 and stone-faced police veteran Pete Malloy in Adam-12 passed away at the age of 83. The communication office of the LA Police Department issued an Instagram which stated, “Pete Malloy, you are end of watch.”
Milner started his career with a 1947 appearance in Life With Father. He went on to do roles in many World War II movies, such as Sands of Iwo Jima, Halls of Monezuma, Fighting Coast Guard and other television shows and movies. He even stood out in his minor role as a southern shore patrol officer in Mister Roberts.
I remember him for his movie The Private Lives of Adam and Eve. He also stared in the Irwin Allen production of Swiss Family Robinson and the short-lived television series of the same name.
It was his role of Tod Stiles in the 1960 to ’64 Route 66 that brought him the most fame during this period. My father told me that when he was working on the Glen Canyon Dam, the show was filming somewhere in Arizona. He and a friend passed by and the friend said something that the producer liked and paid his friend $50 to allow him to use it in the show. My father said that he wished he had said something—anything—at the same time.
He played the role of Stephen Banner in the Dragnet series of 1951 to 1959. He returned to his association with Jack Webb in the Dragnet which ran from 1967 to 1970. He played to role of officer Pete Malloy. That character did not rest, however, appearing in The D.A. series and the television series Emergency! while the television series Adam-12 was running from 1968 to 1975.
His last role was Detective Halloran in the mystery television series Diagnosis Murder staring Dick Van Dyke. But he continued to draw fans and autograph seekers as this YouTube video at an event in Chicago in 1996 shows.
Red Garter Bed and Bakery on Travel Channel tonight.
Host Anthony Melchiorri evaluates Red Garter
WILLIAMS — On April 28, Anthony Melchiorri of the Travel Channel show Hotel Impossible visited Williams, Arizona to evaluate hotels in the area. One of those was the Red Garter Bed and Bakery with Anna’s Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe.
The Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe moved to the Red Garter Bed and Bakery just two-months earlier in February.
To see if they made the grade, you can watch the show tonight at 6 p.m. local (10 p.m. eastern) on Dish (Channel 196) or DirectTV (Channel 277).
(Check the links for local listing in your time zone)