Linda Fitzpatrick is retired from the real estate industry and a recipient of the Needles 2007 Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian Award. Jim Conkle is the CEO of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation,...view moreLinda Fitzpatrick is retired from the real estate industry and a recipient of the Needles 2007 Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian Award. Jim Conkle is the CEO of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation, chair for the Route 66 Alliance, and editor of the Route 66 Pulse newspaper. Both are charter members of the Needles Downtown Business Alliance and founders of the Friends of the Needles Theatre.view less