Serving the High Plains

Tourism presentation scheduled Thursday

Route 66 author and photographer Jim Hinckley will give a presentation on Thursday on the success of communities that have tapped into heritage tourism and the Route 66 renaissance.

The presentation will be held at 9 a.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center.

Hinckley will demonstrate how Tucumcari can link tourism with economic development and Route 66.

The event is sponsored by the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation and Tucumcari MainStreet.