COMO Living Magazine - August/September 2016

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CULTURE O C M HOMES O FASHION WOMEN AT WORK

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LOVED MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND COYOTE HILL

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TRY SOMETHING NEW RIGHT HERE IN COMO On the cover BRIELLE BAYLESS One of COMO’s hardworking women. Read her story on pg.47.

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MAKING WORK WORK

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MARKETING R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Deb Valvo, Marketing Consultant Deb@BusinessTimesCompany.com

"Talent is God-given. Be humble.

Fame is man-given. Be grateful.

Conceit is self-given. Be careful." ­— John Wooden

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Years ago, I stumbled upon this and it spoke to me in such a way that I put it on a bedroom mirror so I see it every day. Simple enough phrasing, but powerful advice in the workplace, as well as everywhere else.

We’re incredibly lucky within the walls of The Business Times Company to have talented, passionate people who seem to naturally abide by this sage advice. (Although the sales folks can get a little conceited once in a while!) There’s truly a concerted effort to maintain the integrity of our company’s culture, and it’s no accident that not only is the environment here positive and productive, but we’re experiencing considerable growth in every aspect of our work. And all while having an incredibly great time and furthering our relationships.

There’s always room to be more humble, more grateful, and more careful ­— no matter where you work or what you do (and perhaps even while behind the wheel of the car!).

We’ve all experienced employees somewhere who are the epitome of humility and grace, and I confess to finding those people more than a little inspiring. I have to believe our Unsung Heroes, beginning on page 44, will leave you feeling the same way.

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MANAGEMENT

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” — ­­ Aristotle

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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Keith Borgmeyer, Anthony Jinson, Love Tree Studios

LE T TE R from TH E E D I T O R

WHAT DO YOU ACHE FOR? I came across a poem written by the storyteller Oriah Mountain Dreamer that is all about seeking what our hearts ultimately long for and ache for. A few of my favorite lines say: “It doesn’t interest me/ what you do for a living./ I want to know/ what you ache for/ and if you dare to dream/ of meeting your heart’s longing.”; “I want to know/ if you can be with joy/ mine or your own/ if you can dance with wildness/ and let ecstasy fill you/ to the tips of your fingers and toes/ without cautioning us/ to be careful/ to be realistic/ or to remember the limitations/ of being human.”

Sometimes we all need a gentle reminder as to why we exist, and I think the tendency is to define others and ourselves by what we do for a living. I’m an editor for a lifestyle magazine in Columbia, Mo. You might be a doctor, a mom, a teacher, a counselor, a director, a manager.

The reality is that we are all hard-working people who, I hope, have a life outside of the office.

This issue is dedicated specifically to women in our community who are hard at work every single day. Our cover story this issue honors three women we are defining as unsung heroes.

See their spread on page 44. We also wanted to share with you some pros and cons from local ladies who just so happen to serve as their own boss. Plus: fashion spreads that will inspire you to look good while you’re hard at work.

As always, thank you for being a reader of COMO Living. We’re reminded why we do what we do when readers thank us for sharing the unique, engaging stories right here in our community. If you have a story idea or just want to chat, please email me.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Christy Asper, Anna Comfort, Nicole Dawson, Sarah Everett, Alex George, Brian Hazelrigg, Cale Kliethermes, Leighanne Lamb, Josie Mickey, Marcie Olivas, Jill Orr, Carolyn Paris, Monica Pitts, Sydney Ringdahl, Mary Caitlyn Rodriguez, Bobbi Watts, Tim Zakrewski

THE BUSINESS TIMES CO. INTERNS Nicole Dawson, Sarah Everett, Taylor Horvatich, Jonné Pratt, Taylor Twellman, Emily Rackers, Sydney Ringdahl, Mary Caitlyn Rodriguez, Abby Wade, Bobbi Watts

COMO LIVING BOARD Jenny Bouatay, Adonica Coleman, Becky Erdel, Krista Kippenberger, Ann Merrifield, Jill Orr, Carolyn Paris —

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CO N TE N TS FEATURES / DEPARTMENTS

25 44 10 Publisher’s Note 11 Editor’s Note 15 COMO Living Board 17 Shelf Life: Love Your Library 19 Libations: Harvest 21 Day in the Life: Mom: Whoa, Kindergarten

25 Gourmet: #Cheers 29 The Dish:

Sausage Veggie Soup

80 Health and Wellness 93 Unleashed: Having Safe Fun in the Sun 95 Engagements 97 Weddings 100 Being Seen: Top of the Town, FORE

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105 August/September Agenda and

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Meet Stacy Gerau

23 Confessions of a Working

30 Home Tour: The Braggs’ Home 35 Fashion: Work Attire Done Right 40 Fashion for Your Feet 44 COMO’s Unsung Heroes 62 The Pros and Cons of Being Your Own

Forever Loved: The Woman behind

Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home

71 What the Pros Know 77 Mom in the Middle: One Fine Day 79 Life Coaching: Power to the People COMO L I V I N G

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109 CYSK: Kyle and Jessica Schlosser 111 Strong Woman: Anne Moore 114 Nonprofit Spotlight: Kindsight 2020

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ABOUT THE BOARD

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Describe your job: Owner of A2D Events.

What do you love about COMO? Small-town feel and close knit communities.

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? The contributions by local writers.

Guilty pleasure: Binge watching "Scandal," "The Americans," and "How to Get Away With Murder" on my iPad when my kids go to sleep.

Describe your job: Practice representative for Focus On Health Chiropractic.

What do you love about COMO? I love that Columbia has both a small and big town feel. I grew up in small towns, so I appreciate it. Columbia is not too small, and there is always something to do around town.

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? The pictures, photo shoots, and the fact that I learn something about our community each time I read it.

Guilty pleasure: The cookie and ice cream at Flat Branch.

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Describe your job: Senior interior designer, Erdos at Home.

What do you love about COMO? The friendly people.

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? The home features.

Guilty pleasure: I love to watch "Project Runway."

Describe your job: Owner, Mavin Boutique. As a wardrobe stylist, my job is to make sure my clients look and feel fabulous.

What do you love about COMO? COMO is a great community and vibrant college town.

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? Fashion.

Guilty pleasure: "The Mindy Project."

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CAROLYN PARIS

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Describe your job: Writer/Author.

What do you love about COMO? I absolutely love our arts culture in COMO! I also love our charming downtown, our restaurants, shops, festivals, football Saturdays . . . maybe a better question is what don’t I love about COMO? What’s your favorite part of the magazine? Ooooh that’s a hard one. I think what really stands out to me is the overall design changes that have come about in the past year or so. The magazine is so visually clean now. I just love it! I also love the pictures of food. They never fail to make me hungry.

Guilty pleasure: I try to never feel guilty for doing something I love.

Describe your job: I’m in my new role as director of business development for Columbia College.

What do you love about COMO? Wow . . . the people, the atmosphere, the schools, the opportunities to volunteer in the community, the art and music, the restaurants, my church, the trails, and the fact that my sister and her family live four blocks away from me.

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? I know you’re not going to believe me, but I like everything about the magazine! The featured articles (especially about people and food) and Jill’s column are especially fun.

Guilty pleasure: A nice glass of chardonnay.

Describe your job: As a consultant and coach, I help high performers find that missing link. Perhaps it's help with work-life balance, burnout, or meaning in their life.

What do you love about COMO? The diversity of thought and culture within our small community, along with the energy of the university. And of course, the locally owned eateries!

What’s your favorite part of the magazine? The food.

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SHELF LIFE

LOVE YOUR LIBRARY

by A L E X G E O R G E

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have a beautiful framed picture on my desk. The image is a silhouette of an open book whose pages have been drawn with feathers to look like the wings of a bird. Next to the picture is a quotation from Jorge Luis Borges, which reads, “I have always imagined paradise will be a kind of library.” It’s a sentiment I love. Libraries are wonderlands, places of enchantment — and, yes, if you’re a bookish sort, something of a paradise.

I’m especially fond of our local library, the Daniel Boone Regional Library, on Broadway. It’s a warm, stimulating, vibrant place. I wrote the opening chapters of “A Good American” tucked away at one of the desks on the second floor. I’ve attended countless seminars, meetings, book sales, and discussions there. My daughter and I visit almost every week. She’s 11, and she loves to disappear into the Young Adult section, finally emerging with a stack of books almost as tall as she is. It’s cheerful and always busy, full of families, smiling staff, and people chatting happily at the tables of the little cafe just inside the front door.

Not entirely coincidentally, we live a 10-minute walk away.

A good library can be the heart and soul of a community. After the awful events that unfolded in Ferguson two summers ago, one of the most heartwarming stories that came out of that terrible time was about the Ferguson Municipal Public Library. The director of the library (and its sole full-time employee) had been in the job for all of five weeks when Michael Brown was shot. As turmoil unfolded on the streets, he understood that the city needed the library more than ever, and he courageously kept the doors open when most of the public facilities in the town shut down. It became a sanctuary, a place of calm and safety. When the public schools closed, an improvised day care was set up there, where children went to learn. After the violence was over, the library helped heal the community’s collective wounds by creating “healing kits,” backpacks with information about civil rights history, resources for coping with emotional trauma, and a teddy bear. (Residents could read what they needed and return the backpacks — but they got to keep the teddy bear.) In recognition of all this, the Ferguson Municipal Public Library was named U.S. Library of the Year in 2015 by Library Journal.

All of which is to say: libraries are about so much more than just books. They are a crucial part of the community that surrounds them, and they are a reflection of that community. If you’ve not been to your local library lately, do yourself a favor and pay a visit. There are whole worlds waiting for you inside those doors. A library card is better than a passport. Wherever you want to go, there’s a book to take you there.

Alex George

“TIN Y BE AUTIFUL THIN GS”

BY CHERYL STRAYED Strayed, of course, is best known for her mega-selling, Oprahendorsed memoir “Wild,” but some will tell you that this quirky collection of advice columns that she wrote as Dear Sugar for the website Rumpus is a more engaging bet. In these letters, which are often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and always thought-provoking, Strayed practices what she calls “radical empathy,” giving generous, robust, and frank advice on a wide range of topics.

She’s the first one to admit that she’s not always an expert on this stuff. What she has, though, is a fierce intelligence and (more importantly yet) a huge heart.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even find yourself looking at the world in a slightly different, warmer light. And you’ll almost certainly want to give a copy to your best friend.

Book Club

Alex was born in England but has lived in Columbia for the past 12 years. His most recent novel, “A Good American,” was a national and international bestseller, and his new book, "Setting Free the Kites,” will be published by Penguin in January 2017. In addition to writing, Alex also runs his own law firm and is the founder and creative director of the Unbound Book Festival.

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Unbound is starting a book club. Join our reading list to get access to our picks and information about our highly interactive club. We’ll be hosting Google Hangouts, Twitter chats, and meetings to discuss each book on the list. To sign up for our newsletter today, visit comolivingmag.com.

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L I B AT I O N S

HARVEST TIME

THERE IS NO OTHER LIFE COME SEPTEMBER.

by J AC O B H O L M A N

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lot goes into making a bottle of wine.

Something that seems so easily attainable when sitting there on the shelf or printed on a wine list has actually had hours of work put into it — not only physical labor, but also the mental and emotional labor of the winemaking staff. Then there’s the farming aspect, prior to the winery even receiving the grapes, which we won’t even go into for this article. As we reach the end of the 2015 cycle and the harvest of 2016 quickly approaches, I thought I would lay out what happens this time of year.

This period of time, August to October, is what we call “crush,” or harvest. This is when all the fruit comes in. Unlike brewing or distilling, where you can bring in raw material all year, wineries really only have one shot to make their products. This time of year is crucial. Here, we make all of the picking decisions, field test weekly to see how the grapes are maturing, schedule picks with the growers, and process fruit daily. Every decision we make regarding the fruit will, in turn, affect the quality of the wine. If you start out with perfect grapes, it’s really your job to just not screw them up. However, if you start out with less-than-perfect fruit, the timing of what you do can really impact your wine quality. In both cases, the winemaker has to consider every factor. How much should you crush the fruit, and when do you make press cuts on white grapes? Are you going to add oak powder to increase structure?

Did you add too much tannin?

Even the temperature of the grapes

when you start processing them can dramatically change the wine. All these little moving parts make a big difference in the winemaking process.

This is the most stressful time of year. We are often putting in 80 to 100 hours a week, depending on the vintage.

There is no other life come September. This, of course, is hard on your family, not to mention the physical toll it takes on your body: late nights and early mornings asking yourself, “Why do I do this?” Then, just like that, it’s over, and you strangely miss it.

It is my favorite time of year, with the smells of the ferment filling the winery, seeing all the new grapes and speculating on the quality of the finished product.

There is a feeling of accomplishment you get when everything is cleaned up for the day and you have J AC O B H O L M A N turned off the last piece of equipment.

Harvest is the best time to visit a winery as Jacob Holman lives in Rocheport with well — there’s so much to see. Here, we even his wife, Rachel, and incorporated a lookout so that our customers can their daughter, Hazel.

He is a partner in Les really get a good feel of working the crush pad.

Bourgeois Vineyards If you are interested in wine (or even just how and is their head things are made), get in the car in September and winemaker. hit up your local winery. There is almost always something going on.

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STACY GERAU BEING A “SECOND MOM” AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE.

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pend less than five minutes with Stacy Gerau, and her passion for kids and the Precious Hearts Learning Center will convince you that you’ve picked the wrong profession. Stacy is not only the director and president of Precious Hearts Learning Center, but she’s also seen as a second mother to over a thousand children who have been enrolled.

Stacy and John Gerau have owned and operated a child care program for 28 years. What started as a small home provider program with 10 children is now a renovated and expanded facility with 119 enrolled children, ranging from infants to pre-teens.

Precious Hearts Learning Center’s identity lies in how the program is sustained: the enthusiastic employees inspire past students to return, either to visit or to enroll children of their own.

“We’re a big family here,” Stacy says. “It’s a family business, we built it from the ground up, and we love what we do.”

Every member of Gerau’s immediate family has a role in the daycare, whether it’s as maintenance staff, financial advisor, teacher, or assistant director.

The style of teaching is what Stacy calls “old school.”

“Old school, for me, is when the kids get to explore and learn on their own,” she says. “I really focus in on ‘hands-on.’”

The school-age kids are taken all over the state on field trips, and all the kids at the daycare are taught daily life skills. Based on their age and development level, they are taught how to cook, fold clothes, and use tools.

Precious Hearts Learning Center is designed to be a home-away-fromhome for kids to learn, be loved on, play, spend time outside, and slow down the fast-paced lives we all live today.

“I can’t see myself retiring for quite a while, because I get to come to work everyday and I get to play, I get told I’m loved everyday, I get millions of hugs, I get told I’m beautiful from all of my 5-year-olds, and I get told I’m mean once in a while,” Stacy says. “But for the most part, coming and seeing the excitement in my kids’ eyes everyday and the joy, passion, and love they have to learn is what makes my job the best.”

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A T Y P I C A L DAY 6:45 a.m. – Stacy arrives at

Precious Hearts Learning Center and gets a head start on paperwork.

7 a.m. – Working drop-off and talking to parents. Stacy says, “It’s very important to me as a director and owner to be at the facility from the time it opens to the time it closes, which isn’t very usual for an owner or director, from what I’m told.”

7:45 a.m. – Breakfast isn’t going to make itself! Stacy is cooking away, getting breakfast ready in the kitchen.

8 a.m. – Class is in session.

From 8 to 9:30 a.m., Stacy is teaching her favorite age, 4- and 5-year-olds.

10 a.m. – Prep time. “My teammates and I are getting the cots down and getting lunch ready,” Stacy says.

11 a.m. – Lunch is served for 119 kids. The meals are always home-style cooking. Stacy laughs as she mentions, “I may have peeled and mashed 60 pounds of potatoes to make mashed potatoes for the kids the other day.”

11:30 a.m. – No time to waste!

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inside activities — you name it.

2:30 p.m. – Everyone has outside time! Stacy plays for a little bit before sneaking downstairs to her office to get a head start on bookwork.

4 p.m. – Back to the action!

“I’m up on the floor because I’m coordinating staff getting off, letting kids go, moving kids to different locations for the parents,” Stacy says. “From 4 to 5:45 p.m., I’m just being available for staff, parents, children, whatever I need to do.”

5:45 p.m. – The daycare may be

closed, but the work isn’t over.

Stacy spends a couple hours on bookwork, cleaning, laundry, and preparing for the next day.

9:00 p.m. – Stacy’s husband and sons are at the daycare, fixing the basketball hoop.

10:30 p.m. – Bedtime, a.k.a. the first time Stacy puts her feet up. Stacy says that during the school year, she tries to go to bed around 10:30 p.m. to make sure she’s on her “A-game” for teaching, but during the summer, bedtime can be pushed back as late as 2 a.m. when she’s prepping for all the summer activities!

The Geraus also own two other family businesses: JS Gerau Properties and Gerau Maintenance and Repairs. So within the typical day, throw in some calls from renters and more bookwork for Stacy.

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CONFESSIONS

WHOA, KINDERGARTEN BECOMING A WHOLE NEW MOM.

by M O N I C A P I T T S

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or each step of my child’s life, I have painstakingly chosen caregivers. I’ve interviewed them — actually, I’ve interviewed many, and I could probably write a whole column on what to ask caregivers before handing over your child. I’ve done in-home care, care by relatives, nannies, large daycare facilities, church preschools, and, finally, Montessori preschool. I’ve experienced the gamut. This whole time, in the back of my mind I thought: “This stress is only temporary. Someday, not too far away, the girls will go to school. And the school I’m referring to is public school. The kind I pay for with my tax dollars, not my post-tax dollars.”

I thought of public school as a haven of sorts. I don’t have to make those choices any more — my child is taken care of and taught a curriculum, and I don’t have to write crazy expensive child care checks every month. Win-win, right? Less stress, right? Smooth sailing, right?

Whoa. It all hit me when we attended kindergarten open house. This school, while totally awesome (I honestly couldn’t have chosen a better spot for Ellis to go to elementary school), wasn’t my choice. It was chosen for her. Just as her teacher will be, and her principal, her classmates, and her curriculum. But I told myself the kindergarten transition will be fine. We’re tough.

We’ve made these types of environmental changes before. This is just a little shift.

Then it hit me again. My nanny’s last day of work, she hugged Ellis and said: “Well, it’s time for the next chapter of our lives. I’m going to grad school and you’re going to kindergarten. You’re going to do great!”

MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO KINDERGARTEN.

I teared up just writing that. Why is it so emotional? I’ve been dropping her off and picking her up from preschool for over three years! This is just another place to drop her off, and they even do curbside drop-off! Talk about convenient.

Why is this step such a big deal?

Well, honestly, because it is a big deal — it’s the next chapter of her life. The day she walks through the doors of elementary school is the day we say goodbye to daycare woes and say hello to a whole new set of experiences and challenges.

I think I’m actually grieving the passing of her little girl days. Not so long ago, our greatest challenge was the little boy biting her at daycare.

Our household rules currently include “no princess slippers on the stairs” and “no polluting mommy’s air space with tantrums.” Soon, we’ll be crying about a whole new set of drama. Biting will be set aside for secrets our friends are keeping from us and hurt feelings because of thoughtless words. We’ll have to add a rule about bedroom

MONICA PITTS Monica is the founder and chief creative officer of MayeCreate Design.

She spends her days brokering a marriage of form and function and creating art with her team to grow businesses through websites and online marketing. By night, she's a story reading, singing, dancing, microwaving mom of two. She and her husband, Mike, have two daughters, Ellis and Aveleen, and two dogs, Maybe and Roxie. Monica considers herself an artist, yogi, and web dork with the ability to speak geek and English.

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doors being open at all times (unless you’re changing clothes).

And here’s the other big deal — it’s not just the next chapter of her life . . . it’s the next chapter of mine. I’m not the mom of a little girl in daycare anymore. I’m the mom of an elementary school student.

Who is this new mom I’m becoming? What does she look like? I am a bit worried, because I don’t know her yet. I guess as Ellis meets her new teachers, I’ll meet this new mom. Monica, the mom of school-age children. I know she’s in me, just waiting to rise to the occasion. I hope she’s patient, forgiving, and graceful. I think I need to put that on a notecard and tape it to my dashboard.

As I lament over this transition, I realize how much harder it must be for those moms who are not only meeting the new mom in them as they drop their children off for the first day of kindergarten, but also facing a new job. Their fulltime occupation of “mom” has taken on a new job description, one that also includes trusting the system and giving up the ability to choose the day-to-day routine of their little ones. We’ll all get through it. All moms do.

I have come to like Monica, the mom of little kids in daycare. I bet I can strike up a relationship with Monica, the mom of school-age children, and to all the new moms of school-age children this fall . . . I’m right there with you.

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THE DISH

SAUSAGE VEGGIE SOUP FRESH HERBS AND QUALITY STOCK ARE THE KEYS TO THIS S O O T H I N G S O U P.

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made up this soup recipe last summer while housesitting for a friend who had a thriving herb garden. It was my last week of living there, and I was trying to use up the groceries I had stored in her fridge. So,

like many a stir-fry or homemade pizza before it, a new meal was born. It’s slightly spicy, super fresh, and a great meal to have on hand when those

INGREDIENTS: • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 onion • 1 bell pepper • 2 roma tomatoes (or similarly sized tomatoes) • 6 small chopped mushrooms (shitake) • 4 sprigs fresh thyme • Equal amount fresh oregano • 1 to 5 inches fresh rosemary sprig • 2 to 3 garlic cloves • 1/3 pound sweet Italian sausage • 2 teaspoons concentrated stock (I recommend Better Than Bouillon) • 2 cups instant brown rice • Salt and pepper, to taste • 8 cups water • Chopped kale (or spinach)

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DIRECTIONS: Chop onion and bell pepper and saute in soup pot, with olive oil, for around 10 minutes.

Add tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, garlic, and sausage.

When sausage begins to brown, add water, stock, rice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for at least a half-hour.

Add kale or spinach, then simmer five more minutes. Skim fat after cooling, if desired.

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Jack and Jocelyn Bragg bought their home in the Thornbrook neighborhood after moving here from Kirksville. After several years, they called Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling to make some updates to their home. by

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hat was already a beautiful home is now exactly what the Braggs had been hoping for all along. With updates such as new hardwood floors, neutral gray walls, updated kitchen cabinets, and no more awful lazy Susans, the Braggs now have a home that’s perfect for them, their kids, and their grandchildren.

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Left: In the main entrance, Kliethermes used Benjamin Moore Regal wall matte. On the hearth and accent wall, they used the color equestrian gray.

The dining room is welcoming and inviting with the dark navy walls.

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Above: The updates in the kitchen were done perfectly.

Kliethermes switched out the old hinges for new, soft-close hinges; swapped the lazy Susan with full-out drawers; installed roll-out shelves, a trash center in the cabinet, and a two-drawer stack in the large island; replaced island panels with grooved panels; and, most importantly, painted their existing cabinets with a beautiful Benjamin Moore color, iron mountain. They also added M & S Revolution tile and backsplash and refinished the hardwood floors with Old Masters dark walnut stain.

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All of Kliethermes’ work was done on the main level, including the beautiful master bathroom. The wall and floor tile are both 12x14 Asia Grigio. We swooned over the bathtub and walk-in shower, surrounded by glass. One of our favorite features was the shampoo and conditioner dispensers on the wall.

The screened-in porch overlooks the Braggs’ spacious backyard. Before the remodel, their view was blocked by wood beams that held the screen in place. Kliethermes was able to remove those beams, so now the family can sit on their porch and look to the west with a clear view of their grandkids playing in the backyard under a beautiful sunset.

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Since this issue is all about women at work in COMO, we thought it would be fitting to show you some stylish looks you can rock while you’re hard at work. Modeling these styles is Marcia Dall, Julie Hendrix, and Nancy Allison, women in our community who are doing just that — working hard and looking good doing it.

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J UL I E H E ND R IX ST YL E D BY W H I T E H O US E B L AC K M A RK E T Tri-color cork wedge sandal, $125 White blouse, $78 Blazer in harbour, $150 Slim ankle pants in harbour, $78

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N A N C Y A L L ISO N ST YL E D B Y CH A B O U T I Q U E Kendra Scott Skylar earrings, $65 House of Harlow 1960, Age of Antiquity bolo tie necklace, $70 Zenana Outfitters racerback tank, white, $15 Seven for All Mankind, The Ankle Skinny jean, $159

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JU L IE HE N DRIX ST Y LE D B Y W HITE HOUSE BL AC K MARKET Multi-row Sodalite necklace, $65 Lapis Linear Drop earrings, $30 Multi-row Sodalite bracelet, $45 Skirt in ultra marine, $88 Blazer in noble blue, $150 Blouse in white with ultra marine, $88 Oceana fashion sandal in noble blue, $125

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Como's Unsung Heroes ph o to s by K E I T H B O R G M E Y E R

“Unsung”: not celebrated or praised “Hero”: a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.

Jill Bacon, Joan Haaf, and Brielle Bayless are truly making a difference in our community.

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Unsung Hero: Jill Bacon

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BOONE HOSPITAL'S JILL BACON CONNECTS WITH PATIENTS THROUGH SONG

by N I C O L E F L O O D ittle moments often have the largest impacts in our lives. Jill Bacon provides patients and their families at Boone Hospital with those little moments by way of encouragement, music, comfort, hope, and laughter as they deal with various ailments in their journey to better health.

“Jill is a transporter at Boone, transporting patients to wherever they need to go, be it to surgery, for a test, discharged to go home, etcetera,” says Barb Danuser, executive director of Boone Hospital Foundation.

“She does not just transport patients from point A to point B — she uses this time to visit with patients, providing reassurance and encouragement when needed. She has a wonderful sense of humor and can make a song about most any experience. Jill’s upbeat attitude and love for our patients brightens everyone’s day.”

Sometimes referred to as “the singing orderly,” Bacon is an unsung hero who has as large of an impact on her patients as she does on her coworkers at Boone Hospital. She loves to make up clever jingles related to the patient to try to connect with them, make them laugh, and comfort them about the procedure ahead. She loves music and has been singing and making up lyrics to the tune of popular songs for decades. “I firmly believe that there’s a lot more to getting well than just the medicine. I help patients through music and laughter,” Bacon says.

Bacon started working as a patient transport orderly for Boone Hospital in April of 2006, when she was in her 50s. She knew she wanted to work in health care, but it was not feasible for her to go back to school for a nursing or other health care degree at the time. Being a patient transport fit her love for helping people perfectly. “I feel like my job matters because you feel like you can make a difference every day,” Bacon says.

In her ten years at Boone Hospital, Bacon recalls thousands of patients and their families who have touched her life as much as she has touched theirs. Bacon is often recognized by past patients when she’s out and about in Columbia.

“It means so much to me that I’ve truly been able

to help people,” she says.

Bacon recalls one patient that was particularly touched through her music. The patient was essentially trapped inside of her own body after a horrible stoke. Bacon was humming as she transported the patient down the hall. Suddenly, the patient started humming as well and matched Bacon note for note. Though she wasn’t able to speak, the music had found a way to reach her.

Connecting with people and being able to calm their fears about procedures is something Bacon takes great pride in. It’s all about caring for the whole person and taking a three-dimensional approach to healing; Bacon tends to their emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual health. She’ll often get paged to help reassure a patient or calm them down.

“Even though I’m not a nurse or doctor, I enjoy that I get to give a contribution,” Bacon says. “I try to really connect with the families. Sometimes they’re scared and not sure what to expect. I can tell them about the test and calm them.”

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funerals and other gatherings to let people know she is thinking of them. Though she hates to see people ill, she’s touched when past patients who have been readmitted ask for her and remember her. “It means a lot to me that people are appreciative. It’s a blessing that I get to do that for people,” Bacon says.

Though most of her conversations and connections come through patients she is transporting, Bacon is sometimes asked to sing for patients as well. On more than one occasion, friends and family members have asked if she would come sing a patient’s favorite song or hymn to help in the healing process.

Through it all, Bacon is remembered by many patients as someone who was there in a challenging time of their life to listen, offer comfort, and, perhaps, put a smile on their face.

When asked how it feels to be considered an unsung hero, Bacon says: “I feel really grateful that, even though I couldn’t get certified at this stage in my life, they have a lot of respect for me.

It means a whole a lot and would make anyone feel like a million dollars.”

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Unsung Hero: Offififfiicer Joan Haaf

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MU POLICE OFFICER JOAN HAAF AND HER PARTNER BRASS ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE 24/7.

by AU D R E Y S H A R P n a hot, sunny Monday morning, MU Police Officer Joan Haaf met us outside the police station on Virginia Avenue.

As she pulled her white SUV out of the garage, I smiled. I knew we were about to meet the one and only Brass.

The MU Police Department hadn’t had a K9 team on their force for over a year when Haaf joined them in October 2011. The force knew that Haaf brought just the right amount of experience needed in order to train a bomb dog.

“MU has been a great place for me to land,” Haaf says.

Relocating to COMO

Haaf ’s 37-year career in law enforcement began in Pinellas, Florida. Once she was introduced to K9 work, she couldn’t get away from it. She was “fascinated by their intelligence,” she says.

Haaf credits her father for encouraging her to get into law enforcement: “I credit my dad for instilling in me the fact that it didn’t matter if I was female.

If I wanted to do something, I could do it. He didn’t believe in the word ‘can’t,’ and he instilled in me not to let anyone tell me I couldn’t do something. When I chose the law enforcement career, he was behind me all the way. It helped me pursue the K9 job and everything else I went after in my career and life.”

Haaf was the only female in her law enforcement training institute, and in 1979, she became only the fifth female officer hired in Pinellas County. After she got started in K9 work, she spent eight years training two different dogs at that department. Unlike Brass, the dogs Haaf trained were tracking and patrol dogs — they were Russian trained, and their purposes were hunting for drugs and tracking people.

A few years later, Haaf transferred to Hillsborough County, Florida, after marrying a sheriff who worked for that county’s department. There, Haaf had the opportunity to train her third dog.

“After a year and a half training that dog, I got my pilot’s license and had the chance to fly helicopters,” she reflects. “I ended up doing that for two years, and it was an absolute blast.”

Haaf ’s third move took her to Big Horn County, Wyoming, where she was a task force officer. She spent 14 years with Big Horn County and did undercover drug busts and manhunts while managing day-to-day activities. In 2011, her friend’s son decided to attend MU for his doctorate degree. Haaf ended up making the move as well.

She relocated her four-legged kids to Columbia.

Strong As Brass

Thanks to a donation from a private citizen, the MU Police Department had the chance to bring on a K9 when they hired Officer Haaf. Her partner, Brass, came from Shallow Creek Kennels, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, a premier police service

dog training facility. The process for obtaining a K9 dog is a long one, as the dogs are pre-screened in Holland before making the trek to Shallow Creek Kennels. There, they receive more training before being paired with a handler. Officer Haaf and Brass have been together for a year.

“I have to start with book work before Brass and I can do anything,” Haaf says. “He’s a bomb dog, which means we have a total of 6 weeks of training after my book work. He has to stay in ready-response for bomb threats.”

Their training is ongoing, and Brass and Officer Haaf are on call 24/7. “I could be home mowing the lawn and get called in,” she says. “We have to be ready to go at all times.”

Brass doesn’t just serve as a fluffy companion, walking buddy, and extra vacuuming need for Haaf.

Because he is specialized as a bomb dog, Brass and Officer Haaf search buildings before sports events at Faurot Field; special events, such as concerts at Mizzou Arena; or festivals, if they request a search before a busy weekend. There are no other explosive K9 teams in Boone County, so Brass and Haaf stay busy.

“At the [Salute to Veterans] air show this year, we went down each morning and did a pre-sweep around the planes and concession stands before the crowds arrived,” she says.

Brass is Officer Haaf ’s fourth K9 dog. When asked what has kept her coming back to training the dogs, she says: “the incredible brains of the dog and watching the animal work.

In my first couple of dogs, they were tracking dogs. Man tracking was my favorite. Watching detection dogs pinpoint even the smallest amount of something makes you go, ‘Wow!’”

Above and Beyond

“Don’t let her fool you,” Major Weimer chimes in from the end of a long

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Unsung Hero: Brielle Bayless

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STARBUCKS SHIFT MANAGER, BRIELLE BAYLESS SERVES UP YOUR MORNING COFFEE WITH A SMILE. typical morning in the life of Brielle Bayless:

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5:30 a.m. — Brielle’s alarm clock goes off.

Sometimes, she’s already awake with her son, Benjamin.

6:30 a.m. — Brielle’s mom comes over to watch the boys while she heads into Columbia from Mexico, Missouri for her shift.

7:30 a.m. — If the boys aren’t awake yet, Brielle tells her mom to wake them up and get the day started.

4:00 p.m. — Brielle gets off work at Starbucks, runs errands in Columbia, and heads home to her boys. She’s usually home between 5 and 5:30 p.m. to get dinner started.

Call You by Name

On this atypical morning, Brielle Bayless, the bubbly, blonde, pixiecut shift manager at Starbucks on West Broadway, sat with me in the COMO Living conference room.

Her petite frame settled comfortably in the black armchair at the head of the table. Brielle has been with Starbucks for nine years, transferring to Columbia after two and a half years at a St. Louis location.

But Brielle’s experience as a barista isn’t the reason we decided she was a perfect fit for our Unsung Heroes feature in this issue. Instead, it’s her dedication to her sons, Alex and Benjamin, her parents, her church, and her customers.

I heard about Brielle from COMO Living board member and contributing writer Jill Orr, who has been frequenting that Starbucks on the west side of town for many years.

She and her husband, Jimmy, are greeted by Brielle’s warm, smiling face each time they walk through the doors. But here’s the catch: Jill and Jimmy weren’t sure what Brielle’s

name was. They knew she was the barista who always made their drinks perfect and greeted them with a cheery “good morning.” But when I described Jill and Jimmy to Brielle, she knew them by name. And they’re not the only ones she remembers.

“I know people’s drinks,” she told me. “I want to have them ready before they even place their order. I typically say ‘good morning! I saw you walk in. Here’s your drink! Have a great day!’”

Before working at Starbucks, Brielle was a part of the physical fitness and personal training world. While she enjoyed that profession, deep down, she knew she needed to do something that was more in line with her passion — she really enjoys customer service. Brielle says: “There’s interaction and friendship when you work in service. You all don’t understand what you mean to me. Customers bring me so much joy.”

Behind the Black Apron

Brielle has two sons that she raises on her own.

Alex, 7, is her oldest and helps take care of his younger brother, Benjamin, 5. Benjamin suffers from autism and attends a children’s therapy school in Mexico. Brielle has him working with a private tutor on his speech and occupational therapy.

“The boys get along perfectly,” she says. “Alex is so helpful and loves to take care of his little brother.

It was sort of out of nowhere that Benjamin just stopped talking and developing like a normal child.

That’s when I knew something had to be wrong.”

Brielle continues: “I’ve been through so much, sometimes running on two or three hours of sleep and trying to raise two boys by myself. Sometimes, I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and Benjamin will be wide-awake, swinging on the indoor swing in our house. He is so happy on that swing, but I can’t sleep knowing he’s awake.”

There are two people that Brielle gives credit to for raising her boys and helping her with being a single mom.

“My parents are absolutely amazing,” she says. “I wouldn’t be able to do what I’m doing without them.

They still live in Mexico and help with the boys while I’m at work. I’m so blessed to have them.”

Finding Strength

Brielle knows she can’t rely just on her parents for support. Instead, she leans on her faith in Christ to give her the inner strength to keep going.

“If it wasn’t for God, I wouldn’t be able to do it all. I’ve learned to lean on my faith more than anything else in the world,” she says.

Through it all, Brielle continues to smile and brighten people’s day with her laugh, her friendly eyes, and the delicious caffeinated drinks she makes. One day, we might see Brielle opening up a shop of her own.

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Don Ginsburg, with Re/Max Boone Realty. He is the reason I joined Re/ Max, and he played a strong role in the beginning of my real estate career. His influence is the reason I always take the time to help new agents.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

To be successful in this industry, my focus can never be on the commission.

My clients trust me with one of their most important assets, and I never take this responsibility lightly.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Approachable, organized, thoughtful

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Brenda Hunter

MORTGAGE BANKER, COMMERCE BANK MORTGAGE What prompted your interest in this profession?

As a senior in high school, I joined a club called “Future Business Leaders of America.” Part of that club was working in a field you thought you’d be interested in as a career. At the time, my father was a branch manager of a local Savings and Loan, so banking seemed an obvious choice, and needless to say, the hiring process was pretty easy.

To what do you attribute your success?

I learned by watching others that success takes hard work.

I’m personally driven to do the best job I can and strive for excellence. If you stick to these principles, success will follow.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

My parents and grandparents taught me to have a good work ethic, be respectful and you will gain respect back.

Also, always make time for your family.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

Banking is a very personal business, and developing relationships with your customer is key.

How do you relax?

Spending time at the lake with family and friends, and watching my two grandsons golf, play baseball, and wrestle. I also enjoy attending MU sporting events.

What’s one thing about you few people know?

That I ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle! I’ve enjoyed riding over the past 10 years. I find riding to be a form of relaxation, and through this, I’ve met some lifelong friends.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Dedicated, outgoing, optimistic

901 E Broadway Columbia 573-886-5220 www.commercebank.com/brendahunter

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Nelly Roach

PRESIDENT, CALEDON VIRTUAL AND CHOOSE LIFE MARKETING What is your area of expertise?

Online marketing.

What prompted your interest in this profession?

I want to help people and businesses experience their full potential.

To what do you attribute your success?

We have developed a strong mission and core values that are aligned with our team.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

J. Michael Roach, my husband. His personality is completely different from mine, but he has the same core values. Working with someone I trust completely allows me to see my blind spots. Tom Trabue, who has been my mentor through different transitions in my businesses. His quiet confidence and actionoriented advice improves me every time I sit with him.

What’s one thing about you few people know?

I don’t drive on Saturdays. I haven’t driven on a Saturday in 13 years (well, only once).

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

New technology tools come up every day. The point is not to use all the tools, but to use the right tools for the right goals. Marketing is an art of message and strategy, and technology is an accelerator. Without the art, technology will not solve your marketing challenges.

How do you relax?

I sleep in to 7:00 on Saturday mornings… does that count?

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Competitive, humble, passionate

1906 Corona Rd Suite 200 Columbia

Choose Life: 573-445-9295 www.chooselifemarketing.com

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Kate Boatright CFO, FRESH IDEAS

What is your area of expertise?

I am a CPA with over fourteen years in public accounting prior to joining Fresh Ideas as their CFO. My public accounting experience was invaluable to my success at Fresh Ideas.

What prompted your interest in this profession?

I fell into the accounting profession because it was relatively easy and fit with my brain. I have always been analytical and a problem solver. However, my passion was being creative and thinking strategically, particularly on complex issues. I realized I could combine my skills and passion in the food service industry with Fresh Ideas.

To what do you attribute your success?

When I started with Fresh Ideas, we had a little over 300 employees. This fall, with an estimated 40% growth in sales, we are expected to reach 1,400 employees. This growth is only possible because of the wonderful team at Fresh Ideas.

We work together like family and encourage each other to be the best at our craft.

Who had a substantial influence on you?

My parents have had the most influence on me. I like to think that I am an equal blend of them. My dad taught be to be fierce (when necessary), confident and how to negotiate. My mom taught me to be caring, empathetic, and non-judging.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

While exceptional quality of food is critical in the food service industry, it’s the people that make the difference in whether a company is successful. We value our employees above all other things and encourage them to continually improve and be innovative. Food service involves having a team. And without a great team, you have nothing. It is the gateway to success in our industry.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Tenacious, enthusiastic, strategic

1000 W Nifong, Bldg 3, Suite 220 Columbia 573-445-4321 www.freshideasfood.com

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Maureen Dalton

CEO, MONARCH TITLE COMPANY, INC. What is your area of expertise?

Title insurance and settlement closings for residential and commercial sales, 1031 exchanges, refinances, letter reports, property profiles, and construction disbursements.

How long have you been with this company?

I started this company on November 19, 2001.

111 E. Broadway Ste. 100 Columbia 573-441-0725 www.monarchtitle.com

To what do you attribute your success?

Dedication to my customers, open communication, proactive approach to business decisions that impact our industry, and utilization of a strong network in the real estate and lending community.

Anna Meyer OWNER, RANGE FREE

110 Orr St. Ste. 101 Columbia 573-777-9980 www.range-free.com

Who had substantial influence on you and why?

With regard to work ethic and the desire to do the best I possibly can for my customers, it would be my mother.

She raised two daughters by herself, working from dusk to dawn, running her own business. Her strong influence has defined me as a business owner.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

Never, ever are two transactions the same, and the attention to detail is of utmost importance.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Committed, determined, trustworthy

What is your area of expertise?

Allergen-free baking. At Range Free, we make it easier for those with special dietary needs to find food that is both delicious and safe.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

Julia Child. She was strongwilled and overcame much adversity. She turned her passion for cooking into her life, career, and persona.

What prompted your interest in this profession?

In 2009, I was diagnosed with severe and extensive allergies, which drastically changed my approach to food and health. I’m allergic to seven of the “Top Eight” – all grains, yeast, many fruits, vegetables, chocolate, and spices.

What’s one thing about you few people know?

I don’t like touching peach skin on fresh peaches!

To what do you attribute your success?

I have a lot of knowledge about special dietary needs and a constant desire to keep learning.

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What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

Let decisions and outcomes flow naturally, without forcing. Everything will work out as it should.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Determined, adventurous, humorous

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Elisabeth Trumbower

BSN, RN, LICENSED ESTHETICIAN, OWNER, PELA CURA ANTI-AGING & WELLNESS

Dr. Jen Sutherland DC, FASA, PELA CURA ANTI-AGING & WELLNESS What is your area of expertise?

Elisabeth – “Aesthetics and anti-aging” Jen – “Chiropractic, acupuncture and weight management” What prompted your interest in this profession?

Elisabeth – “My mother, father, and aunts work in the medical field. Although I went the opposite direction in college, I began to realize that I missed my true calling. I have always had a strong interest in skin care so I returned to the Midwest and attended esthetician and nursing school.”

Jen – “I’ve personally been helped by chiropractors many times in my life and knew that’s what I wanted to do, as well.”

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

Elisabeth – “My father, Dr. William Trumbower. We shared a passion for helping patients who were ignored by modern American medicine. He was a man who lived what he preached until the very end of his time and someone whom I admired completely.”

Jen – “Dr. Trumbower had a substantial influence not only on me and everyone at Pela Cura, but on thousands of patients.”

To what do you attribute your success?

Elisabeth – “When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in September of 2015, it was a complete shock. Less than a month later, my father was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and passed away March 4, 2016. I was surprised by my strength and ability to remain positive. My positivity and sense of humor helped me get out of bed every day. My stubborn nature and strong work ethic drove me to maintain my focus on the business, my staff, and our clients.”

What’s one thing about you that few people know?

Elisabeth – “I am obsessed with pinball!”

Jen – “I change song lyrics to whatever is going on around me. This helped me memorize anatomy in school.”

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Elisabeth – “Driven, hardworking, pretty damn funny” Jen – “Empathetic, positive, genuine”

1603 Chapel Hill Suite 103, Columbia 573-256-7772 PelaCura.com

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Robin L. Zakrewski CO-OWNER, TIGER MAIDS What is your area of expertise?

I started this business because I love to clean. I enjoy helping someone else take care of their household. Although I’m not in the field cleaning everyday, I still stay up to date with what’s going on in our clients’ homes. I wear many hats here: customer service, basic paperwork, payroll, purchasing supplies, fixing equipment.

How long have you been with this company?

I started this company in 1996. We are actually celebrating our 20th year!

To what do you attribute your success?

I would attribute the success of Tiger Maids to hanging in there when things were really tough, to my husband Tim’s encouragement, and to my staff – they are hardworking, wonderful gals who

have the passion about their clients that I do.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

Kim March and Kim Moore. They are on opposite ends of the business spectrum but I learned so much from both women.

Thanks ladies!

What’s one thing about you few people know?

Most would be surprised to find out that I was a very competitive barrel racer.

My horses name was Blue Gold Royal “Banjo”. We could run a pattern in 14 seconds flat. Yes, that is fast.

outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”

How do you relax?

Working with my horse is good for the soul. There’s an old quote by Winston S Churchill, “There’s something about the

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What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Hard-working, passionate, fun

Anything else?

Columbia is a great community to live and work. To be able to take the chance to be self-employed, work hard and build a successful company…I guess I really am living the American dream.

Tiger Maids

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Gina Mauller, Jody Frank, Ann Echelmeier, Madalyn Gramke, Kathy Lou Neale EDWARD JONES FINANCIAL ADVISORS To what do you attribute your success?

Kathy Lou – “To persevering, never giving up and relying on my faith in all situations.”

Madalyn – “I’m fortunate to work for a company that has many strong female leaders who are willing to share their wisdom with me.”

Jody – “Client service excellence has always been our main focus and people find that we do what we say we are going to do. If you work with my office, there will be homework!”

What prompted your interest in this profession?

Ann – “I have always loved the challenge of solving problems and helping others.”

Gina – “On the surface, my business is about numbers, but at the core, it’s truly about trusted relationships. When my clients demonstrate their trust in me, I feel so rewarded and honored.”

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in this business?

Madalyn – “Patience is the key to success in this business. I must have patience in the process, the markets and in my professional growth.”

Kathy Lou – “To listen sincerely and build a trusting relationship by truly caring about each individual. I measure every discussion upon the standard of ‘What would I want someone to do for my mother?’”

way, build cherished relationships.”

Gina – “My late grandmother, Mattie. She was intelligent, confident, hard-working and compassionate. She inspired me to be the best I could be in many facets of my life.”

What three words describe you?

Gina – “Passionate, hardworking, compassionate” Madalyn – “Professional, loyal, honest”

Ann – “Being patient through market cycles!”

Kathy Lou – “Persistent, analytical, creative”

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

Jody – “My late aunt was a great example as a female professional and entrepreneur. She consistently went above and beyond all while being a great mother, wife and a friend.”

Ann – “Caring, determined, loyal”

Ann – “My two grandmothers. … They both taught me how to use my God given talents to truly help others and along the

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Jody – “Hardworking, honest, reliable”

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Ann Marie Richards

SENIOR PARTNER, CLEAR VISION DEVELOPMENT What is your area of expertise?

Brand Development and Neuromarketing.

How long have you been with this company?

I founded the company 11 years ago with Tony Richards.

What prompted your interest in this profession?

My desire to understand what makes people tick - why they do what they do and how they make the decisions they make. My love of Psychology was the perfect fit for our industry. It’s the foundation of, well…everything. If those principles are wrong, every assumption forward is going to be off. It’s why we take it so seriously, because behavioral research is at the core of how we are able to help CEOs and business owners scale their companies and promote exponential growth.

To what do you attribute your success?

A desire for continual learning, personal development, and solving problems…along with a healthy dose of humor. I do my best to remember that there’s a big difference between waiting for an opportunity and preparing for one. All waiting does is make you older, preparing makes you qualified.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

Tony Richards because he does what’s right and he never gives up. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because few things are more powerful than a profound idea communicated well.

William Shakespeare, for giving us the greatest stories of all time and revealing that brevity is the soul of wit. (I’ll stop writing now).

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Curious, grateful and funny - at least I crack myself up.

20 E Southampton Drive Ste. 101, Columbia 573-442-9673 www.clearvisiondevelopment.com

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Bethany Mountjoy OWNER, M. BOSS BARBER AND SALON What is your area of expertise?

I have 10 years of experience behind the chair and as a licensed barber, I specialize in men’s grooming and hot straight razor shaves.

How long have you been with this company?

M. Boss is new to downtown! For just over a month, we’ve been providing a unique and unmatched experience for men.

26 N. 9th Street Columbia 573-443-BOSS www.mbossbarber.com

What prompted your interest in this profession?

Working as a cosmetologist in downtown Columbia for nearly a decade, I saw that men wanted a place they could go and feel comfortable

Angie Bennett & Stephanie Hall

OWNERS, THE CANVAS ON BROADWAY 706 E. Broadway Ste. 100 Columbia 573-443-2222 www.thecanvasonbroadway.com

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getting salon services, but with an old school, barbershop vibe. Men are craving a space to be pampered in a masculine way.

Who had a substantial influence on you?

When I was little, my granddad, John, would take my brothers and boy cousins down to see “Drexal” at the barbershop on Saturday mornings. I would beg to go and was always told “no” because I’m a girl. I tease my granddad that I had to open my own shop because of it!

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Honest, quirky, driven

How long have you been with this company?

We created The Canvas on Broadway in 2012 and have been working at making it amazing ever since.

What prompted your interest in this profession?

We sort of dreamed up our business on a whim and decided to go for it!

a business you want to make sure you are pulling your weight.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

You get back what you put in. Interacting with people and working hard to create an environment where people want to come, relax and spend their social time is very rewarding.

To what do you attribute your success?

Angie and I are both social and interactive, hands on people. We are not afraid to get in and do the work, and we show that to our customers on a daily basis.

How do you relax?

We work hard and play hard! Between the 2 of us, we have 8 kids. So when we relax we are usually surrounded by the chaos of our families and husbands.

Who had a substantial influence on you?

I think we influence each other!

When you have a partner in

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Creative, energetic, driven (Both of us!)

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Connie Leipard

PRESIDENT QUALITY DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION How long have you been with this company?

I’ve been here since its conception in March of 1979.

Construction is a difficult industry to be successful due to a multitude of variables out of my control. Success in this industry is an accomplishment of its own!

What prompted your interest in this profession?

I love seeing the daily progress of a construction site. Plus, I received an outpouring of encouragement from my family.

Who had a substantial influence on you and why?

My husband/business partner/BFF, Mike, and my children.

Because we value working as a team, facing whatever curveballs life throws our way. We keep our eye on the ball and future; all the good that it holds.

What’s one thing about you few people know?

I will be installed as the 62nd President of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) August 19th in San Antonio, TX. I’m very excited to be serving the amazing members of this association!

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

My personal preference will always play second fiddle to client and employee needs.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Organized, intelligent, caring Anything else? I LOVE playing a role in the successful completion of construction projects in Columbia. Every project has a story to tell - from conception to construction and the myriad of details throughout the process. Most of the time, knowing the “inside stories” brings a smile to my face. The occasional project that doesn’t bring the smile will be an interesting chapter in the book I want to write someday.

165 E. Hoe Down, Columbia 573-449-1044 www.qualitydrywall.net

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Michele Cropp

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, MAGMA – REPRESENTING – JOE MACHENS DEALERSHIPS

What is your area of expertise?

Marketing and management What prompted your interest in the profession?

This profession chose me! After being recruited into a radio sales position in 1998, I soon learned that I loved being creative and helping businesses grow through their marketing efforts.

To what do you attribute your success?

I have had a few great people believe in me and give me great opportunities. From there, I made sure I didn’t let them down. I have been committed to constant training and education to ensure I’m the best I can be. I also think that the way I was raised instilled a really hard work ethic and great morals to guide me.

Who had a substantial influence on you?

The first strong woman in my life besides my mother was my best friend’s mom – Barb Campbell. She showed me that women can be in charge and gave me experiences that I had never had, like traveling to Chicago to the apparel market to buy for her bridal store in Quincy, IL. She later gave me my own store to manage in Columbia at age 26.

What’s one thing about you few people know?

I’m really an open book, but some people may not know that I didn’t graduate from college until I was 45 years old. I put my degree on hold and chipped away at it for many years.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about this business?

Listen! There are a lot of really smart people, and if you sit back and listen before you act, you will make better decisions. Knowledge is power. I have also learned to be positive and never fall into the negative trap.

What are 3 words you would use to describe yourself?

Social, energetic, driven

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5 Minute Yoga Sequence (go through three times) 1. Sit with legs folded, Indian style.

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Loosely braid each section, tie it off with a small hair tie, and then hit each section with your flat iron.

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On our model, we used Grip Definer and Rough Me Up Matrix hair products to add more control and texture to her hair.

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On our model, we used Mirabella makeup. We started off using Mirabella’s CC Cream all over the face, making sure to get her eyelids as well. One of the great things about this CC Cream is that it’s also SPF 20. We used Tawny Warmth bronzer on her eyes, which is a great way to add color to the eyes when you don’t have time to do a lot of eye shadow.

We also used the bronzer on her face, instead of blush, to give a beautiful natural glow on the cheeks. Having one product with many options is a great time saver.

Mirabella’s fiber lash was applied to her lashes to amplify and add length and volume. The look was finished off by applying The Brow pencil, to define her eyebrows, and added Color Luxe Glossed to her lips.

Marcie Olivas salon/spa owner

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Passionate about the art of cosmetology, Marcie is also highly respected for her expertise as a Matrix artistic designer and as a master colorist. She’s consulted Miss USA delegates, directed photo shoots and bridal fashion shows, and consulted on various magazines. She has earned her CIDESCO Diplomate certification and has extensive knowledge in skincare.

Licensed Cosmetology Instructor Samantha manages the team with fresh ideas to inspire creativity. She is also a Master Matrix colorist and hair sculptor and skilled in the art of hairstyling and makeup artistry.

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PROS & CONS

the pros and cons LOCAL WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WEIGH IN

by M A RY C A I T LY N R O D R I G U E Z

Owning your own business: a blessing or a curse? Sure, there are many, many perks of being the one in charge, but it’s also one of the toughest jobs out there. These ladies walk us through the pros and cons of owning a business. Regardless of either, these women are rock stars.

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Charlette Heyer, Organize That Space!

Having grown up in Columbia, I could not image a better place to own and operate a business. There’s a great feeling in knowing you’re helping your community and providing your neighbors with a superior product at the same time.

As my own boss, I have opted to not divide my life into a professional “life” and a personal “life,” but rather mesh the two. Of course, this sometimes means working strange hours in order to participate in my day-to-day family life, but it works for me!

Elisabeth Trumbower, Pela Cura Anti-Aging and Wellness

The most important “pro” for me is being blessed with the ability to do what I love every day: helping clients look and feel their best. Owning a business in COMO, or anywhere in the world for that matter, requires an enormous amount of time and energy, but because I’m so passionate about what we do at Pela Cura, it never feels like work or “just a job.”

Even when I’m not physically present, my mind is always focused on some aspect of my business. This causes conflicts in my personal life, as I struggle with finding a healthy balance between the two.

Anne Tuckley, Anne Tuckley HOME

One of the pros of being a woman business owner in Columbia is the fact that Columbia has a lot of twoperson working households. As a result, the saturation of women in the workforce is comparable to that of men. When you have a near equal distribution of men and women, the gender lines quickly become blurred and the stereotypes diminish.

The con of being a woman business owner in Columbia is a byproduct of the pro. Since a lot of women, including mothers, are in the workforce, we have a tendency to place additional stress and performance expectations on ourselves, which can quickly result in an uneven work–life balance.

Traci BusenbarkBest, Busenbark Flooring & Granite

There is no one to answer to but yourself!

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You’re responsible for everything, so you have to do everything that nobody else wants to do.

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of being your own boss pros

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Liz Tucker, Poppy

I’m the one who is lucky enough to pick up my kiddos from school each day and hear how their day went.

I’m also the one who has to shovel the sidewalk when we get a good Missouri snow.

Bonnie Baker, Hawthorne Recovery Services Inc.

Charting the path of your own organizations; making the strategic decisions for long-term objectives; having the luxury of being in control of your own schedule (at least sometimes!); and making decisions that have an impact on the local economy, including vendors, salaries, and service and product pricing.

Wearing so many hats and prioritizing and managing your time effectively is tough, but employee issues, like dealing with personnel problems, are the hardest part by far! And you don’t really have a day off. You’re on the job 24/7.

Kelley Berghager, Girl Boutique

I love being able to make my own decisions as I see fit. Plus, I enjoy providing a service to women in the community and supporting other women who own businesses.

It’s difficult not having control of the economic climate. Also, find people who want to work as hard as you do. It’s difficult to find employees who work hard.

Kerri Linder, Columbia Culinary Tours

Some of the biggest benefits are autonomy and flexibility in decision making, choosing the people you work with, consistently challenging yourself to learn more, getting things done faster without any red tape, and the connection with customers (in my case, both tour guests and restaurant owners and staff).

The biggest challenge for me has been limiting the time working and letting my “business brain” clock out! As a business owner, you are always “on call,” so I continually have to remind myself to set work aside for periods of time and enjoy my family and other interests.

Celeste Hardnock, My Sister’s Circus

Well, the most obvious one is that you’re your own boss.

You’re there all the time . . . we work really hard around here!

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COYOTE HILL

DENISE MCDANIEL’S STORY IS A SERIES OF LESSONS ON HEARTBREAK AND HEALING. SHE’S STILL TEACHING THOSE LESSONS TO HER BIG FAMILY AT COYOTE HILL CHRISTIAN CHILDREN’S HOME.

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COYOTE HILL

Cathy McDaniel with very first foster child, Anna | Brothers Calvin Temple and Jesse Dalbec with Joshua McDaniel, 1994 | Bill and Tammy Atherton at Cathy’s Home, 2000

or some people, it takes a few false starts to find a passion in life. Others build on their natural talents and fit easily into a chosen career. And then there are those whose experiences and struggles have uniquely shaped them to meet an extraordinary calling.

Denise McDaniel falls squarely into that third category. She and her husband, Larry, run Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home in Harrisburg, and for nearly 25 years, the home has provided love and care to foster children from the surrounding counties. Denise’s story has been a part of Coyote Hill’s for 20 of those years.

Denise grew up in Iowa, in a setting that many would find unusual. When she was still a toddler, her parents became foster parents.

Denise’s childhood was filled with the comings and goings of children in crisis who desperately needed the love and attention that Denise was born into. By the time she left home, after high school, over two hundred foster children had passed through her home; her parents were once voted foster parents of the year. Growing up with these kids made Denise more thankful for what she had and more compassionate towards people in need. But she had no idea that one day she would be part of another foster family.

Denise met her first husband, Ryan, in college. “You know how that happens,” she says.

“You fall in love.”

She had just started her master’s degree when she learned she was pregnant with her first daughter, Haley. She nannied from her house in Omaha, Nebraska so that she could be

home with Haley; not long after came a second daughter, Abby. Then tragedy tore through the young family. Ryan, a firefighter, was killed when Abby was only 7 months old.

Denise grieved, and she learned how to make life work as a single parent. She continued nannying so that she could keep her girls with her instead of in daycare. For five years, she stayed in Omaha and raised her girls.

Then she got a letter from her cousin, Nate, who lived in Missouri. Nate’s close friend Larry had just been widowed, and Nate wondered whether Denise could write to him with advice on being a single parent.

You’re further down that road, he told her.

“Thankfully, there aren’t a lot of young widows and widowers,” Denise says.

So they wrote to each other. “It was through our letters that we fell in love,” Denise says. “We never met until we got engaged. Letters and then phone calls, and then the day he came to meet me, he brought my ring.”

Denise hadn’t expected to fall in love again. “[Ryan] had been gone for five years already,” she says, “and I had worked out being a single mom pretty good. I loved my little girls. We were making it. I didn’t think I would get married again. And so I had said to my friend — this is how important friends are — ‘I’m going to need proof if I’m ever going to get married again. So I’m going to need God to write a sign in gold across a blue sky that says, “I’m the one,” and then I’ll know.’”

Denise’s friend knew that, with Larry, Denise would be happy. When Larry showed up at her door, he was wearing a blue sign with gold lettering that said, “I’m the one.”

The sign is still in their bedroom today.

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Through their letters and phone calls, Denise learned Larry’s story, his vision, and his heartbreak. He and his wife, Cathy, dreamed of building a foster home in a beautiful place where children could just be children. They met a couple who had about 80 acres in Harrisburg.

That couple had bought it as recreational land, but the wife hated it — she couldn’t stand the howling of coyotes at night. She called the place “Coyoteville.” Larry misheard the name and thought it was “Coyote Hill,” and the name stuck. They bought the land.

Cathy and Larry built a big house on the property, which became home to their own three children and then to several foster children. The first foster child to come to Coyote Hill was named Anna. She was only five days old, and she had special needs. Cathy and Larry would eventually adopt her.

A page on Coyote Hill’s website reads, “Larry and Cathy’s experience in foster care led to a realization that there was a tremendous need for a professional home of love that was able to address the social and emotional issues, in addition to the physical ones of food, shelter, and clothing.” They knew it was time to expand their dream. Larry gave talks at local churches about their vision of creating “a safe place to be a child.” At one such talk, Mark and Laurene Zimmer came forward and donated nearly 200 acres of land.

Around this time, in 1993, Cathy was diagnosed with cancer. Her health declined rapidly. When she could no longer care for the children, she and Larry moved with their biological children into a small white house at the entrance to the new property. A series of

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Larry and Denise with their children on their wedding day, 1996 | Calvin Temple, one of CH’s first kids, at Boots ’n’ Bids fundraiser, 2007 | McDaniel family

house parents were hired to live with the foster children in Bill and Cathy’s place, ending with Bill and Tammy Atherton, who were house parents for 10 years. Cathy passed away in 1994.

“She was really the heart, I believe, of the ministry,” Denise says of Cathy. She speaks fondly of Larry’s first wife, whom she never met. When Cathy died, Coyote Hill was at a crossroads. It could have failed right then, after losing one of its founders, but Denise believes it survived because of the love that Larry and Cathy had poured into their dream. “It began with a mother’s heart,” she says.

Denise and Larry were married in 1996, while the state licensure process was ongoing for Coyote Hill. They had six kids between the two of them; she moved to Missouri with her daughters, blending her family with Larry’s.

Anna’s adoption had become official just before Cathy’s death. Denise embraced her four new children as if they were her own.

Denise felt she had been preparing for this new chapter her entire life. Growing up with foster children gave her practical knowledge as well as a deep compassion for abused and neglected kids. That first year, in 1996, she offered to help plan the Christmas celebration. By 1997, she was the Christmas coordinator. Later, she would become a community liaison, speaking to any community group that would have her to spread Coyote Hill’s vision. As the director’s wife, she did whatever needed doing. “It was wonderful,” she says. The staff dubbed her “Executive Director of Odds and Ends.”

Larry and Denise’s new blended family grew

up alongside Coyote Hill. On the Hill, as Denise refers to it, new homes were built and more house parents were brought in to care for the growing number of children. At their family home, in Columbia, the McDaniel children were a small army themselves. Splitting her time between the complex in Harrisburg and her home, Denise ran her family’s house much like those at Coyote Hill. At one point, her six children were attending three different schools.

The Columbia Daily Tribune once sent a reporter just to watch the McDaniels’ morning routine.

It was certainly newsworthy. Every morning, the kids got themselves dressed and did their chores. Denise cooked breakfast did her daughters’ hair. Backpacks would be ready by the back door the night before. Each morning, the family read Bible devotions before heading out to school.

Then Denise and Anna would walk the kids to Christian Fellowship School, which most of them attended. The two of them would walk back home so Denise could drive Anna to her school, and then Denise would drive out to Coyote Hill and work until the school day ended. Then, she picked up all the children, dropped them off, and picked them back up from various sports and activities, and then it was homework time. It would have been chaos without a well-planned routine.

“Coyote Hill taught me a lot,” Denise says.

Structure was one of the biggest lessons she took from Coyote Hill. “Stability, boundaries, and structure — kids thrive on that,” she says.

“They want to know that they have limits. They want to know that someone’s going to stop them if it’s dangerous.” This is what Denise and Larry wanted for their children. It is also what every house parent provides for their Coyote Hill kids.

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necessary in a child’s world. Does the person who lets you have fun and run in the road really love you? No. It's the person who stands by the side and says, ‘You can have fun here, in the yard, but I’m going to keep you from getting run over because I love you.’ You might test that a time or two, but pretty soon you’ll know, yeah, she does love me.”

This idea of structure continued to evolve at the McDaniel home, and it still does at Coyote Hill, as house parents learn where to be flexible and what each individual child needs. Most foster children never had those lovingly placed boundaries in their former lives. It gives them a sense of safety that many of them didn’t know existed until they arrived at the Hill.

Soon, the community of Coyote Hill rallied around the McDaniels as tragedy struck once again. Their daughter Amanda was diagnosed with bone cancer during her first year of high school. Larry had to take time off to go to Houston with her for treatments. There was never a question of whether he’d be able to. The Coyote Hill family made it possible, managing the work in his absence, and when Amanda passed away, several hard years later, the Coyote Hill family grieved together.

The house parents of Coyote Hill are no strangers to emotional strife, and it takes its toll.

Denise and Larry have made sure to give the parents weekly date nights and time to relax and recover. Denise explains: “You have to have time off. If you ever want to talk about strong women or incredible women, come to Coyote Hill, because what [the house parents] are called to do there is absolutely some of the most wonderful and some of the most difficult work I’ve ever seen done. Both. They get children who are so broken

horse is not just a horse,” Denise says.

“The kid doesn’t know, but the horse is there to help them find emotional release . . . Every decision that is made at Coyote Hill comes down to what is best for the kids.”

and so hurt. And that breaks our hearts. But if that’s your child you love, oh my goodness, the emotional toll on their hearts is just incredible.”

Coyote Hill gives the house parents regular breaks and support for their marriages. “If it broke our house parents, then it wouldn’t do the kids any good, and then we’d have damaged another family. So people’s marriages became a priority really quickly,” Denise says.

But the children who come to Coyote Hill

have greater needs than their house parents can meet alone. Usually victims of neglect and abuse, the kids of Coyote Hill have a lot to work through. Each child at the Hill receives weekly counseling. Kari Hopkins, Coyote Hill’s development director, explains: “They’re doing

incredible work there [in counseling] just to talk through what they’ve been through so that, when they leave, they can talk about it without breaking down. But sometimes that means that, well, [the kids are] going to be angry at home as well . . . One step forward, two steps back.”

Denise agrees. “Those kids test everything our parents say. Because no one’s ever been honest or stayed solid to them, they want to see: if they get too mad, will you kick them out? If they say, ‘I hate you,’ will you call social services? Our parents stand in that gap all the time for those kids while they build that bridge.”

Every aspect of Coyote Hill has been carefully planned to help the kids build those bridges. The houses are spaced out so that the place feels like a neighborhood instead of a commune. Kids attend school in Harrisburg and have daily activities and chores. They get riding lessons as well, at Coyote Hill’s own Overton Arena. What the children don’t know is that the staff members there are trained in equestrian assisted psychotherapy. “A

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Nowadays, Denise is known to the kids at Coyote Hill as Grandma Denise. If a child has a bad day, Larry will bring him or her home to get some one-onone grandma time. And she still helps with Christmas. Some children ask for extra gifts for siblings who still live with their biological parents and might not get a present at home. Teenage girls will sometimes request a Barbie doll because they never had one as a child. Denise loves making those dreams come true.

When asked if she could ever see herself or Larry retiring, she laughs.

Coyote Hill is too much a part of her to even imagine leaving. And as for Larry, “Someone will probably call me someday and tell me to get him off the property — ‘He’s wandering again,’” she jokes.

But she stresses that Coyote Hill can and will survive without them. It has to be bigger than two people. “I hope that when Coyote Hill looks back, they will find pieces of my heart that helped build the foundation,” she says. “But if it failed when I was gone, when I couldn’t be there, what would that have meant?

It would have meant that it was just for us.”

Coyote Hill will celebrate its 25th anniversary in September. They’re currently planning a fifth home for the property. As for Coyote Hill’s future, Denise is confident that it will continue to draw people who want to help children in need. With tears in her eyes, she says: “Coyote Hill doesn’t just save children. It really saves us. Every heart I know that has been there, they are different today because of their time on the Hill. It brings out the good in you. Sometimes, it brings out the bad in you, because it makes you face things that you don’t want to face. But overall, the Hill really heals people. It’s a place of healing for every person who comes and is a part of it. If I walked away tomorrow and never saw it again, I still would be different because of my time there.”

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PLAN AHEAD

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“Life” is a four-letter word, and when you add “insurance,” it often carries the same taboo as other four-letter words.

Life insurance is an uncomfortable topic — it automatically includes thoughts about the end of life, for you and your loved ones. State Farm asked more than 2,000 adults how comfortable they felt discussing certain topics with their teenage and adult children. The only other topics more difficult to talk about were finances, and sex, and puberty.

It doesn’t have to be that way. A discussion about the future — though intimidating now — can bring immense security down the road.

Our online survey also found that certain events prompted people to start life insurance discussions. Becoming a parent is the No. 1 catalyst for obtaining this kind of protection (37 percent). The next most important motivator was getting married (30 percent). Only 10 percent surveyed said that the passing away of a loved one would move them to consider buying life insurance. That’s telling, because it points to something we’ve known in the industry for years — that life insurance is more than having paid funeral expenses or an inheritance to leave behind. It’s about celebrating life’s milestones with the knowledge that your loved ones are covered in the hereand-now, should something devastating occur.

execution. More than seven in 10 parents consider life insurance important, yet only 59 percent would be likely to adjust their budget to purchase it. In fact, more parents would be willing to find a way to pay for cable TV, a family vacation, or a cell phone and service plan for each family member.

The apathy toward Brian Hazelrigg purchased life insurance to be sure his wife and two daughters taking action may be are taken care of. due in part to people’s misconceptions about YouTube clips and Facebook posts than it is to the benefits of life talk about the four-letter insurance product, life. insurance. Many believe that benefits are only But I encourage you to block out some time to accessible when a covered family member visit with an insurance professional, get the facts dies, but many policies offer benefits while a as they pertain to you, and have “the talk” with policyholder is still alive. These “living benefits” your family. It doesn’t have to be a big deal. can be accessed for qualified college, retirement, Benjamin Franklin famously said, “In this and emergency expenses (though this may reduce world nothing can be said to be certain, except the death benefit and cash value). death and taxes.” Franklin, incidentally, also Some people also believe that beneficiaries started America’s first fire insurance company must always pay income taxes on earnings. more than 260 years ago.

Generally, life insurance death benefits are paid The father of Poor Richard’s Almanack was out in a lump sum to a beneficiary and excluded a wise man. He saw ahead, thought ahead, and from income tax. However, if the beneficiary elects planned ahead. In our culture of immediacy to receive monthly payments, the interest received and haste, it’s a good idea to make similar beyond the plan’s face amount is taxable. preparations so that our loved ones are taken For sure, it’s easier and more fun to talk about care of after we’re gone. the day’s top Twitter trends or pass around

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REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AGREE THAT, WHILE THIS IS A SELLER’S MARKET, THE HOMES THAT ARE CLEAN AND MOVE-IN READY ARE THE ONES THAT SELL MOST QUICKLY AND BRING THE HIGHEST PRICE. TYLER JOHNSON, WITH CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE, SAYS: "PROSPECTIVE BUYERS WANT TO SEE YOUR HOME IN 'SHOWPLACE' CONDITION. I’VE SEEN THE RESPONSE OF PEOPLE WALKING INTO A HOME THAT HASN’T BEEN CLEANED OR PREPARED FOR SHOWINGS AND ONE THAT HAS." HE RECOMMENDS THAT HIS CLIENTS DO A DEEP CLEANING BEFORE PUTTING THE HOME ON THE MARKET. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO GET YOUR HOME READY TO SELL: 1.

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easier to clean and maintain your home.

Go through your home and pack up 30 percent of your stuff.

MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION. The entry sets the stage. Clean or paint the front door. Hose down the entry above and around the door and light fixtures. Knock down those spider webs. Replace light bulbs and place some potted flowers near the front door.

3.

DE-CLUTTER. You want prospective buyers

4.

to focus on how awesome your space is, not how messy it looks. Organizing and de-cluttering will make it much

boards, and ceiling fans are dusted and cobwebs removed so that your home feels fresh and clean.

5.

Sean Moore, with Re/Max, says, “The kitchen is what sells a home, and it must be immaculate.” A thorough refrigerator cleaning is in order. Make your kitchen look more spacious, and remove everything from the counters. Get rid of the toaster oven and coffee maker.

6.

7.

CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS. Windows are commonly overlooked. One of the elements that any buyer is going to be looking at is how the natural light filters into your home. If your windows are dirty, it may give the appearance that the natural light is lacking. Make sure your windows shine before you list your home.

8.

ALWAYS BE READY TO SHOW. Your house needs to be “show ready” at all times. You never know when your buyer is going to walk through the door, so your home has to be in tip-top shape.

that buyers immediately gravitate to. If you have carpets, shampoo and vacuum them to give them new life. If you have hardwood, make sure it’s cleaned and polished to show off your floor’s natural grain and beauty.

to any open house. Make sure that you dust your surfaces so that your home looks neat and tidy. Make sure that your tables, base

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CLEAN YOUR BATHROOM. Bathrooms are a big draw for buyers and must be spotless.

Toilets and tubs must sparkle. The grout should be clean, bright, and mold free.

Organize the medicine cabinet and linen closet. Put away personal items.

DEEP CLEAN THE FLOORS. Floors are one area

DUST. Dusting is an important component

CLEAN CABINETS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

If you ever feel overwhelmed with cleaning before a buyer comes to look, you can always call a cleaning service. Having a cleaning service maintain your home can give you the extra edge in winning over potential buyers when they come to see just what your home has to offer.

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It’s important to diversify your investments, and as Jason Thornhill mentioned, purchasing an investment property can increase your income in addition to your day-to-day job if done correctly. The questions below discuss financial responsibilities in terms of the purchase of the unit. It’s important to keep in mind additional maintenance and upkeep expenses of the property as well.

Mac loan. Just like on a primary residence, if your loan-to-value is more than 80 percent, you will be required to get private mortgage insurance.

If you decide to acquire financing that is not conventional, you will need to meet with your mortgage lender to see what their guidelines are for a down payment. Typically, lending institutions will require some amount of cash in the transaction.

and Fannie Mae caps its maximum financed properties at 10. These are general rules of thumb, so please be sure to discuss your individual circumstances with your mortgage representative to make sure that your situation will fit into one of these scenarios.

CAN I GET CONVENTIONAL FINANCING ON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES?

IS THERE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FINANCED PROPERTIES AN INDIVIDUAL CAN HAVE ON THE SECONDARY MARKET?

Secondary market guidelines require you to take title and financing in your personal name to obtain a secondary market loan. You will need to make sure that when purchasing the home, your contract is written between you as an individual and the seller. Title work is ordered as the contract is written, so be sure to discuss this with your real estate agent when drawing up the purchase agreement.

Yes, conventional financing is available on investment properties. Fifteen-, 20- and 30year fixed-rate mortgages and ARMs are all options to buyers considering purchasing an investment property. Transaction types include purchase, no cash-out refinances, and cash-out refinances. Many lending institutions also offer in-house loans on investment properties.

Yes, both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have guidelines on the number of financed properties an individual can have and still obtain secondary market financing. Freddie Mac limits the number of financed properties to four,

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IF I WANT LONG-TERM, FIXED-RATE FINANCING ON MY INVESTMENT PROPERTY, HOW DO I NEED TO TAKE TITLE?

2- to 4-unit investment property

75 percent

WHAT IF I WANT TO PURCHASE THE HOME IN MY BUSINESS NAME?

If you are interested in purchasing an investment property in the name of your business, you will need to pursue a business loan.

There are many loan options out there for this situation; however, 75 percent you will not be able to obtain a conventional loan through the secondary market. These loans 70 percent will typically be set up on some type of balloon product. Make sure to discuss this option with your commercial lender and your mortgage lender to make sure you are choosing the right fit for you. Many borrowers like to take advantage of getting 10 fixed-rate loans on their investment properties by taking the loan in their personal name before switching over to a business loan, but each individual is unique and should discuss all opportunities.

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND HOME IMPROVEMENT TIPS Summer is reaching its peak, and with Labor Day right around the corner, you might be looking forward to relaxing in your favorite backyard lounge chair and cooling off with a nice, cold drink around the barbecue.

Others might not be so ready to relax. Labor Day serves as a great weekend to get some easy home improvement projects out of the way, which will help you say goodbye to summer and hello to a home that is ready for fall.

As the new season approaches, here are a few tips to help your home unwind from the summer and prepare for the vastly changing weather conditions.

FALL PREP

1. INSPECT YOUR DECK It’s likely that your deck has seen a lot of activity this summer. Inspect your deck for wear and tear that could allow it to give way to the harsher weather conditions in the winter and fall. Consider adding a new coat of paint and sealing it off to not only make it shine for your Labor Day party, but also to prepare it for the months ahead.

2. DE-CLUTTER THE GARAGE Your garage (or shed) has likely seen a lot of activity this summer as well, from the endless bike rides to pool toys, tools, and more. The weather is still amazing, so now’s the time to spend a day in the garage getting rid of and organizing all the junk and clutter that has accumulated over the summer. Make a plan for your garage using zones (car parking zone, work area zone, storage zone, etc.). Organize your items by hanging them up on the walls to save space, and containerize as many things as possible.

Bonus Tip: Clean up your yard equipment before storing it this summer.

Those tools have seen a lot of action too. Organize the rakes and winter weather tools in areas that are easy to get to.

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windows and front porch, enhancing a home’s curb appeal not only helps homeowners sell their home, but also allows those not selling to demonstrate the great relationship you’ve got with your property. Depending on the approach, you can make a statement by painting your door a contrasting color or add definition by painting stair risers.

4. INSPECT YOUR SIDING Your siding has been your shield against the Missouri sun’s hot UV rays all summer, not to mention the vicious storms that come and go. Walk around your home and carefully look at siding surfaces to determine if any damage has been done. Pay particular attention to areas around doors and windows, areas around trees, and areas in direct sunlight. Take note of which areas should be examined by a contractor before the weather starts getting colder. A routine inspection of your roof is also recommended to notice any obvious problems that may develop over time.

5. PREPARE YOUR DECK FOR FALL Just because the weather will start cooling off doesn’t mean you have to spend all your time indoors. This Labor Day weekend, clean your porch and deck furniture, and look for any needed repairs. If you are tired of covering and storing your outdoor furniture indoors, consider adding a screen around your porch, or at least sections of your porch. This will allow your home to better transition to the outside and allow you to either cool off or warm up, depending on the weather.

Whether you are spending your Labor Day weekend relaxing by the pool or diving head-first in home improvement tasks, these projects are good to consider any time before the fall and winter months arrive. If you need assistance revamping your home for the new seasons ahead, contact us to schedule your home remodeling project. Our skills and experience allow us to tackle everything from outdated kitchens and bathrooms to custom decking and porches. Your dream home is our command, and we’ll assist you every step of the way. Contact Kliethermes Homes & Remodeling today.

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ONE FINE DAY

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by J I L L O R R

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or years, I’ve asked my kids the same uninspired question when I pick them up from school: How was your day?

And for years, they’ve answered with the same uninspired answer: Fine. In fact, we’ve been round and round on this so many times that, last year, my daughter begged me to please stop asking how her day was because: “It makes me want to scream. No offense or anything, Mom.” Okay, fair enough. No offense taken. That question wasn’t pulling its weight anyway.

I needed a better way to get at what exactly was going on with my kids at school and, more importantly, how it made them feel. (I am big into how things make my kids feel, much to their continued aggravation.) So, like any good parent in the digital age, I turned to the internet for advice. And the internet heeded my call! When I typed in “how to ask kids about their school day,” Google showed me list after list of questions I could ask my kids that, Google promised, would really get them talking. These questions would be the key that would unlock the secret world of my children’s innermost hopes and dreams. They would make our bond stronger, our love deeper, and bring us closer together than ever before.

I wanted the key to that world! I wanted to be closer than ever before!

So I read article after article and synthesized the information to create one super-list. And I got in my car and drove to school, ready to be transported inside their teenage brains. I have transcribed the conversation that followed: 1.

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What did you eat for lunch?

Why? What’d you hear?

Did anyone do anything super nice for you?

Um, no. This is middle school. Nobody does anything super nice for anyone.

What was the nicest thing you did for someone else?

Didn’t I just answer that?

Who made you smile today?

Mom, are you okay?

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Which one of your teachers would survive a zombie apocalypse?

Is this for a new book you’re writing?

Did anyone push your buttons today?

Other than you?

Who do you want to make friends with but haven’t yet?

Why? What’d you hear?

Tell me something you learned about a friend today.

I thought we weren’t supposed to gossip?

What challenged you today?

This conversation.

When did you feel most proud of yourself today?

That joke about this conversation was pretty good.

Tell me about a new word you heard at school today.

Why? What’d you hear?

What new fact did you learn today?

Time is relative. For example, this car ride home, while technically only five minutes

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long, feels like an eternity.

If aliens came to school and beamed up three kids, who do you wish they would take?

Seriously Mom, are you having some sort of crisis? Should we call Dad? Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today.

Why? What’d you hear?

What is one thing you hope to learn before the school year is over?

The bus schedule.

As you can see, the conversation didn’t give me any special insight into their world. Or take our bond to new heights. Or bring us closer together. At one point, my daughter faked being asleep to avoid answering any more questions. But it did get us talking — granted, mostly about how weird I was, but still. We talked, we laughed, we made fun of me, and then we all went inside and had a snack. And I figure that’s better than nothing . . . and certainly better than “fine.”

JILL ORR

Jill is a stay-at-home mom of two (an odd title because she is rarely ever at home). In her pre-Mommy days, she graduated from MU with an undergraduate degree in journalism and a master's in social work, with an emphasis on children and family studies. But she wishes she would have gotten a Ph.D. in What's For Dinner and How to Get Bubblegum Out of the Carpet. That would have served her better.

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LIFE COACHING

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

WHAT I S I T L IK E TO L IVE A P OW E RFUL LIFE ?

AN D WHAT H AP P E N S W H E N WE DON’T?

by C A R O LY N PA R I S

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magine your life without power. Sense what it feels like when we give away our power. What happens when we don’t access and live in our own healthy, personal power? The kind of power I am referring to is our inner compass, inner strength, and authenticity: that energy that grounds you and empowers you as you move in the direction of purpose.

Are we living the full life that was intended for us? Are we on point with our mission in life?

Are we joyful and satisfied? My guess is your answer will be that the life you intended is not the life you are living.

When we are at the root of our power and coming from that space, we are congruent with our values and living in integrity. We are closer to wholeness. Outside pressures and factors have less impact because we are grounded in our authenticity.

We are able to create and inspire because it’s real. We are real. It is not simply something made up to manipulate or dominate. Without being in our personal power, we can be vulnerable to other people’s agendas, living a life that other people desire for us. And, if we feel powerless, it can drive us to feel the need, out of fear and doubt, to control.

A car without power can roll down a hill, but it can’t climb to the peak of a mountain. So goes the way of a human lacking his or her power. We have the opportunity to make dynamic decisions, change course in our life, stand our ground — it is in this space that we enhance our lives. When we reach for the internal personal power that aligns us with our true self, our authentic self, it is here we experience valuable shifts in our lives.

This, in turn, aligns us with our true capacity, our competent self, so we truly can climb to the peak of our personal mountains. Living a powerful life guides us to new heights and new vistas, and this life can provide a sense of peace and fulfillment.

3 Ways to activate your Personal Power

and having a support system. Also, unlike other

1. Speak up for yourself.

2. Exert your willpower and self-control.

3. Muster the courage to do something

producing personal freedom and grace to live a

that scares you.

us grounded and centered in our authentic self.

support systems, this one is with us 24 hours a day!

Healthy power leads to self-discipline and clarity, worthwhile life. Power may not always bring the results we want immediately; however, it will keep This will give us the daily needed encouragement and foresight to truly reach our goals.

When coming from the root of our power, we are connected to our spiritual self, our inner voice. It allows us to release fears about moving into our genuine place in life, not feeling alone,

Call in your power. Call home your strength.

Awaken this attribute that dwells in each and every one of us.

Stay tuned. In the next issue, we will look at power versus control.

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Carolyn Paris works with high performers who are “up to something.” As an executive consultant and coach, she helps her clients create more balance, fun, and satisfaction so they can experience sustainable success. The remainder of the time, you may find Carolyn riding her bike on the trail, scuba diving in beautiful oceans, or, her favorite, playing with her grandson. www.CarolynParis.com COMO L I V I N G

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oconut has always been around, but only recently has it become popular as a “healthier” option in everyday products. There’s coconut oil, coconut milk, and coconut water — but what about raw coconut, or coconut “meat”? Equally as delicious and beneficial; too often overlooked. Here’s why you should pay attention:

from www.wellandgood.com

INGREDIENTS 1 bag (1 lb.) Young Thai Coconut Meat, sliced 1 cucumber, seeded and diced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 Thai chili, seeded and minced (adjust to your heat tolerance) 1 cup cilantro leaves, torn 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil Juice of 2 limes 1 teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste

DIRECTIONS Toss all ingredients and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving. Try serving with tortillas and guacamole for a ceviche “taco.”

Raw coconut contains 23.8 grams of saturated fat per cup, which, by itself, doesn’t sound too healthy. But unlike normal saturated fats (long chain fatty acids), the fat in coconut is a medium chain fatty acid. What does that mean? Your body breaks it down faster, so it doesn’t contribute to high cholesterol, like typical saturated fats do. It’s even been shown to lower bad cholesterol levels. Healthy for your heart equals healthy for you.

There are 7.2 grams of fiber in one cup of coconut meat, which is more than 20 percent of the daily recommendation for adults. We all know fiber is great: it speeds up digestion and helps that “full” feeling stay around a little bit longer, which is amazing for weight loss.

Coconut meat is very high in this trace mineral, which helps to metabolize fat and protein as well as promote stable blood sugar levels.

The good news about this? Fewer cravings!

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Poke the three eyes with a skewer to find the one that is soft, then push the skewer through the soft eye to create a half-inch hole.

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Drain the water by shaking the coconut. This should allow for 1/2 to 3/4 cup of coconut water.

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Hold the coconut with a towel, then firmly tap it with a meat mallet or hammer, turning as needed, until the shell begins to crack in half.

Split the shell, then put the coconut, cut side down, on a flat surface and tap with the mallet to loosen the meat.

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Pry the meat away from the shell with a butter knife.

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Use a vegetable peeler to peel the thin brown side of the meat.

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by N I C O L E DAW S O N Sports bras seem to be the last thing on our minds when it comes to working out.

News flash ladies — they’re important! A good sports bra can make or break a cardio sesh. So how do you find the right one?

When looking to buy, it is important to remember three things: size, bounce, and comfort. Too often, women buy a smaller size than they need. Ladies — stop this.

Fight the sag and buy one that properly covers both breasts. Don’t be afraid to get sized professionally as well.

The second most important thing to remember is bounce. Try the bra on and run in place for a couple of minutes in the dressing room. Did the girls stay in place? If so, you probably have a durable bra that will let you be mobile and active. No more scaring the neighbors with the horrifying boob bounce on your morning jog.

Last but not least, when buying the perfect sports bra, remember comfort.

Make sure the material feels comfy on your skin. The band and straps can play a large role in this, so look for something that doesn’t push into your skin and put pressure on your breasts.

With these simple tips, finding the perfect fit for you will be a breeze. Still not sure on what to buy? No need to stress. Below is a list of the best sports bras from great local stores in the COMO area.

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For bigger chests: 1. Brooks Moving Comfort Maia bra Find it at Ultramax Sports 700 E. Broadway

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2. Lululemon Oxygen bra Find it at Sumits Hot Yoga 505 E. Nifong Blvd. Ste. 103

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3. Nike Pro padded definition bra Find it at Dick’s Sporting Goods 227 N. Stadium Blvd.

4. Wacoal underwire bra Find it at Dillard’s 2300 Bernadette Dr.

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For medium to smaller chests: 5. PrAna Soleil bra Find it at Ultramax Sports 700 E. Broadway 6. Medium impact and support bra Find it at Target 2400 Bernadette Dr. 7. Under Armour low impact bra Find it at Dick’s Sporting Goods 227 N. Stadium Blvd.

8. Lululemon Minimalist bra Find it at Sumits Hot Yoga 505 E. Nifong Blvd, Set 103

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COCONUT OIL… WHAT TO DO WITH IT?

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he healthy and holistic lifestyle has become a hot topic of conversation.

Log into Facebook or Instagram and there will be pictures of your friend’s delicious and healthy meal.

Using coconut oil is one change people are making in their everyday diet. The vitamins and minerals found in coconut help speed up metabolism, reduce cravings, and promote good cholesterol. The most basic way to incorporate coconut oil into your diet is to simply substitute it for olive oil in your cooking, but there are other ways to use coconut oil beyond the kitchen.

with stretch marks or scars, you can use coconut oil. Scoop it straight from the jar and you have instant hydration for your skin, along with the vitamins and minerals needed to battle wrinkles, sun spots, stretch marks, scars, cellulite, and skin tone.

6. Body scrub Mixing coconut oil and sugar makes for an amazing DIY body scrub.

7. Lip balm Chapped lips? Yes, coconut oil can fix that.

Apply directly to lips and bask in the relief.

3. Hair mask Coconut oil helps to strengthen hair, and it provides a soft, shiny look once washed out.

Using the coconut oil straight from the jar, start at the roots and work toward the ends of the hair. Let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes before washing out.

8. Eye cream

1. Coffee or tea.

4. Oil pulling

9. Makeup remover

OK, this is technically still in the kitchen, but it’s not the first place you may think of to add coconut oil. It seems weird at first, but after one cup, it will be your immediate go-to in the morning. Adding a teaspoon of coconut oil to your coffee serves as a delicious creamer, and it’s also a simple way to jumpstart your metabolism for the day. The medium chain triglycerides found in coconut oil are rapidly absorbed by the body, quickly being metabolized for fuel instead of being stored as fat.

This one is a bit strange at first. Oil pulling is the practice of simply swishing coconut oil, like you would mouthwash, for 10 minutes every morning. Coconut oil is a natural antimicrobial (it naturally kills bacteria), and bacteria cause dental issues like plaque, gingivitis, and bad breath. Practicing oil pulling every morning helps to battle these problems.

A small teaspoon can take off a day’s worth of makeup. To make your own coconut oil remover wipes, melt one teaspoon of coconut oil per cotton pad in a microwave-safe container, then lay the cotton pads in an even layer and let them soak overnight.

2. Moisturizer Instead of purchasing expensive lotions to help

5. Cuticle oil Give yourself a manicure with coconut oil.

Simply massage oil into the cuticles to soften them and prevent any splitting.

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The skin around the eyes is very thin and delicate, which is why it's prone to lines, puffiness, and dark circles. But, of course, a pinch of coconut oil will do the trick. Just rub it between your fingers to warm it up before patting the oil underneath the eye.

10. Shaving cream Using coconut oil as shaving cream allows for a super close shave and immediate hydration for your legs. A helpful tip: shave outside the shower.

The oil is slippery and could make things rather difficult (maybe dangerous) while trying to maneuver in the shower.

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Sit-to-stand desks have become very popular as they offer great versatility.

Standing works to prevent a forward leaning posture that can create upper back pain, neck stiffness and headaches. How many times have you left the office with aches and pains after a long day? Prolonged sitting on a regular basis can also create lower cross syndrome, a phenomena in which the hip flexors become shortened, the lower back becomes stiff, and the core and glute muscles become weak. Over time, this can lead to postural distortions and inhibited breathing.

When at a standard desk, proper placement of equipment is essential. Your chair height should be set so that your knees are in line with your hips and your feet are comfortably resting either on the floor or a foot rest. Your computer monitor should be at an arm’s length and positioned at eye level; your keyboard should be placed so that your wrists can rest comfortably, allowing proper arm support. Lastly, all other vital and regularly used items such as phones, staplers, etc. should be accessible within arm’s reach.

In the end, mobility is your best friend. Get up at least once an hour to reset your body. Simple alterations can make all the difference.

A better workday starts with healthier workplace habits. Proper desk ergonomics not only make your work space more user-friendly but also promotes spinal integrity.

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A beautiful smile is a natural reflection of health, success, and satisfaction. If you have not been blessed with the color, shape, or position of your teeth, how do you know where to find solutions?

Every person presents with their own story, so many questions need to be answered. Orthodontics, or braces, may be an initial consideration for affecting the positions. Shapes, colors, and brightness may be changed by restoring with tooth-colored filling material. For an even more beautiful result, porcelain veneers or crowns might be the answer, but they may be a more expensive option.

Veneers are thin, custom-made porcelain layers that are bonded to the tooth, requiring slight to moderate removal of tooth structure.

Full crowns can also be made of porcelain but require more removal of tooth structure. This may be necessary depending on the presence of decay or fillings, the way the teeth meet, or the final desired effect. In most cases, the restorative process only requires two office visits.

Many factors must be considered, so a thorough exam and conversation must be had about your desires, questions, dental treatment needs, and expectations. Ask to see examples, pictures of actual cases, and fee ranges. Our team will develop the best treatment plan to help you achieve your goals for a healthy, beautiful smile.

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When looking at health and wellness, we need to look further than just exercise and nutrition. At The Fitness Company, we look at the four pillars of health: movement, stress, sleep, and nutrition. When these four pillars align, one’s health can improve dramatically.

Looking at movement alone is not enough. The other pillars must be examined to determine frequency, length, and intensity. For example, if someone has a stressful day and only got 4 hours of sleep the night before, exercising intensely that day is not advised.

Stress is one of the most important pillars. Too much stress will absolutely wear a body down. Try to minimize stress to healthy levels by eliminating daily stressors, learning how to manage stressful situations, and participating in stress-relieving exercises.

Sleep is also crucial, and adults should shoot for 7-9 hours per night. Not getting enough sleep puts stress on the body, doesn’t allow the body to recover as needed and can have negative effects on hormones in men and women.

Nutrition is key to overall health, and our society is learning more every day on this topic. Developing healthy nutritional habits by determining what macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, fats) work best for you can help fight disease and cancers, help manage weight, increase sleep quality and more.

When all of these factors are aligned, your health and wellness will soar to new heights.

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HAVING SAFE FUN IN THE SUN MAKING SURE YOUR DOG IS READY FOR THE HEAT.

by J O S I E M I C K E Y

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ere we are in Missouri, enjoying the heat and humidity. The dog days of summer are enough to put any dog into a daze!

These high temperatures and humidity are really only fun if you are floating in a swimming pool, and our four-legged friends feel exactly the same way. So, it’s our responsibility to make sure our pets are safe and comfortable.

Dogs reduce their body temperature in different ways than we do. They pant, and they only sweat through the pads of their feet. Given this limited way of dissipating heat, it’s imperative that they always have access to fresh, cool water.

Avoid walking during the peak heat hours of the day; that pavement gets extremely hot and can burn their feet. Boots are an option, but they take some training to get used to. It might be better to pick a grassy path that is well shaded. If you don’t want to go for a walk because it’s too hot, it’s a safe bet that your dog doesn’t either.

Grooming can play a big part in helping them stay cool as well, but this is also a very controversial decision.

Some well-respected dog experts say shaving is a good way to keep dogs cool in very hot locations.

But there are also studies that say not to shave your pet, as their coat is a key factor in insulating them from the heat. Not only does fur help keep your pet cooler, it also helps protect them from sunburn and skin cancer. So, good grooming is key to this concept. The coat should be clean, and the undercoat should be removed. Double-coated

A FEW QUICK TIPS: 1. Dogs love to lounge in little lounge pools, and sprinklers can be great fun for dogs, too.

2. Do NOT leave them in the car, even for a few minutes.

3. A cooling jacket can work wonders. breeds usually shed their undercoat naturally, but I know from experience that it wreaks havoc on your house and can take quite a while.

Josie Mickey If someone had told me that I would grow up to own a small business and groom dogs, I would have thought they were crazy. I mean, who does that for a living? Well, for the past 20-plus years, I have been doing exactly that and have enjoyed (almost) every minute of it. As the owner of The Pet Fair, I love perfecting my craft and building a trustworthy home away from home for our resort guests.

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Professional grooming can help! A qualified groomer can help you determine what the best option is for your breed by providing grooming options — not by just shaving it off.

If a healthy trim is absolutely what you want, I like to see at least an inch of hair left for sun protection. And, honestly, they just look cuter.

No matter what time of the day, don’t let the temperature fool you. Your dog can get too hot in weather as low as 80 degrees. Add in humidity and exercise, and it could be a recipe for disaster.

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ENGAGEMENTS

ENGAGEMENTS

by SARAH EVERETT

JESSICA AND JARROD

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n their fourth anniversary, Jessica Young picked up a card for her now-fiancé, Jarrod Talbert, after a busy day at work, knowing that they were going to celebrate officially that weekend. When she came home, she saw a candlelit dinner, flowers, chocolates, the same exact anniversary card (which Jarrod had also picked out for her), and, of course, a custom designed engagement ring.

Jessica is a paramedic at University Hospital, and Jarrod works for Kansas City Southern Railroad, out of Slater, Missouri. Jarrod and Jessica enjoy the outdoors — hunting, fishing, golfing, playing with their dogs, playing softball, and having barbecues. They have both participated in mud runs, and Jessica says that Jarrod travels with her and cheers her on during triathlons and other races. They also enjoy country music.

In fact, they met at Whiskey Wild, at a concert that neither one had originally planned to attend. Jessica went with a friend, and Jarrod went with family. Jessica’s friend recognized Jarrod and introduced them.

“Never one to be the center of attention, he was a hard one to convince to dance,” Jessica says. Jarrod eventually agreed during a slow song. “Even to this day, he isn’t much for dancing. Every once in a while, you can get him to dance to a few slow songs. We spent the rest of the concert together dancing to the slow songs and just enjoying the others. When the concert was over, he walked me to the car and asked me for my number and to go out on a date with him.”

Jessica and Jarrod will get married in May 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with an outdoor reception at Alpine Park and Gardens.

“Most of our wedding is planned,” Jessica says, including the colors for the wedding and her plans for nails, hair, cake, flowers, tuxes, and photography.

Jessica says she is just waiting on the dress, and for the day to come.

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NATALIE AND JACOB

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acob Thomas and Natalie Kleopfer met in the summer of 2013 at Nash Vegas in downtown Columbia. As country music filled the room, the two connected over shared backgrounds. Natalie, a

Columbia native, was living in New York City at the time, and Jacob

was from Newburgh, New York. He too had lived in New York City for a few years, but relocated to Columbia after swimming for MU. “He had moved back to Columbia because he just loved this city, and I eventually moved back here for the same reason,” Natalie says.

Jacob proposed over Memorial Day weekend in the new house they purchased together. Jacob walked Natalie through an aisle of rose petals leading underneath a chandelier; the room was decorated with candles and photos of the two. Then Jacob got down on one knee and proposed.

“As soon as I said yes, about 20 of my friends and family all came out of the back rooms of the house and surprised me,” Natalie says of her “perfect proposal.”

Jacob is a sales representative at Machens Hyundai and Natalie is the director of advancement for MU’s Trulaske College of Business. Together, they love playing with their miniature goldendoodle, Winnie, visiting other countries, and rooting for the Tigers and the Royals.

“Jacob and I are both very social people — we love spending time with our friends and family,” Natalie says.

They are planning a destination wedding in Las Vegas about a year from now.

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Sometimes, blind dates don’t turn out so bad. For Rachel and Wes, their first date, at Flat Branch Pub, was just the beginning of their life together.

RACHEL DRENNAN & WES CUNNINGHAM

WHEN DID YOU MEET? May 14, 2015.

HOW DID YOU MEET? Wes: A blind date set up by our mutual friend, Merrell. I had just graduated med school and was driving back to St. Louis when I got a call from Merrell. On our first date, we went to Flat Branch and walked around downtown.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER? Since the blind date! So just over a year.

WHERE ARE YOU BOTH FROM?

Rachel: Columbia.

Wes: Grew up in Branson.

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WHAT DO YOU DO PROFESSIONALLY? Rachel: I’m a pediatric physical therapist at Women’s and Children’s Hospital at the outpatient children’s therapy center.

Wes: Internal medicine resident at White County Medical Center, in Searcy, Arkansas.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING ENGAGED? We are loving getting ready for life as a married couple, making decisions about starting our life together. It’s also been wonderful getting to know each other’s family and friends better.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY? Having all of our favorite people in one spot!

Rachel and Wes will marry in September 2016 at Firestone Baars Chapel, Stephens College.

WEDDINGS

Bagpipes and Candy Bars LAUREN TOWNS AND PATRICK SWEET TIE THE KNOT WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.

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arriage is a beautiful thing. It’s more than just the dress or the flowers; it involves the one time in your life that you experience the love of others in such a tremendous way. It’s the joy of everyone you love coming together to celebrate the miracle of becoming one. We were reminded afresh of the beauty of marriage at the wedding of Lauren Towns and Patrick Sweet.

The wedding and reception took place at the Country Club of Missouri. We were greeted by ushers and seated. The program was carefully crafted by the bride to appear like a newspaper. It included information about their prized pup, Leo, the beloved wedding party, how the couple met, and their divided loyalty to MU and KU. It was a great way to share their stories on their special day.

As the processional began, I enjoyed watching friends and family buzz with excitement.

They all turned as the family made their way down the aisle, followed by the wedding party.

Lauren had carefully orchestrated a wedding that mixed traditional elements with a clean, modern theme. The groomsmen wore tuxes

with monogrammed pocket handkerchiefs, and they escorted the bridesmaids, each wearing an elegantly tailored black dress. Two ring bearers followed behind, along with two flower girls.

The time arrived for the bride to make her way down aisle with her father, and she could not have looked more beautiful.

Her blonde locks were in a beautiful updo, styled by The Strand. A local gem called Confident Beauti by Erica did the bride’s makeup, and it was impeccable. The bride and her bridesmaids carried the dreamiest of bouquets.

And the dress — oh my! She wore a fit-andflare satin gown with a sweetheart neckline, whimsical layers on the skirt, and a court train.

Simply gorgeous! This Stella York gown was purchased at Belle Vogue Bridal, in Kansas City.

Patrick and Lauren were greeted by a dear family friend, who officiated their wedding.

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cocktail hour on the patio. While we began to drink the night away, the wedding party drove off in golf carts to have their photos taken on the course by Love Tree Studios, whom we absolutely adore. We are beyond grateful for all the photos they provided for this article. We met all three photographers from Love Tree and cherished the idea that they could be in different locations throughout the day to capture all of the special moments. They truly did not miss a moment of the beauty!

Lauren and Patrick’s cart was decked out with a “Just Married” banner, and the two were reunited with their 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Leo, for a few photos. He looked adorable with a black- and white-striped bow tie to coordinate.

While the bridal party snuck away for pictures, we took a sneak peak of the reception venue. We were in awe! Jana Gebhardt, owner of Studio J, along with Katie Wilkins, owner of KBW Florals, did an incredible job orchestrating the big day.

Jana was instrumental in helping create the look and feel of the room. Studio J provided the tablecloths, the German glittered wedding décor, and the coordination of the candy bar with unique candy jars arranged on a striped roundtable.

Studio J and KBW Floral Design met at the event center and worked beautifully together to transform the room into the bride’s vision. The florist and bride share a love for pink peonies that were heavily featured in the floral design.

We are excited to welcome this florist to our local wedding vendor list!

One of our favorite wedding vendors painted the night away. Cindy Scott, with TooRooster Artistry, is an extremely talented artist and specializes in painting events as they occur. She captured every detail of the room on a canvas before the bride and groom made their getaway.

Wedding desserts are always the highlight, and this wedding did not disappoint. Paula Burger beautifully designed the wedding cake and groom’s cake for this special day. We jumped for joy when we saw Peggy Jean’s Pies. The sweetest

WEDDINGS treat of all was the candy, provided by The Candy Factory. Our sweet tooth was fully satisfied.

Many of the decorations were DIY projects created by the bride and her mother, including the wedding signs, the table lanterns, and the sparkler table.

We were a little lost in the beauty of it all when we heard bagpipes playing just outside the reception area. We quickly rushed outdoors to see a bagpiper leading the bride, groom, and bridal party to the reception area. We were touched that the bride included this family tradition.

Byler Media was there to video their wedding; they are known to follow a wedding’s timeline to a T and were instrumental in helping everything go smoothly. They are a great team to work with!

We were quickly ushered indoors, where we enjoyed meeting guests. Monogrammed steak menus decorated our plates. The bridal party was introduced, and the father of the bride gave his blessing speech. I could not contain my tears. The dinner was delicious, and we had the scrumptious cake to follow.

The Patrick Lentz Band kicked off the evening with some incredibly fun music and opened the dance floor to all of the guests. The dance floor was packed.

On the drive home, we reflected about what had made the evening so beautiful, and we realized the most beautiful part was the love and support seen that night. Sometimes, we can crash so many weddings that we get lost in all of the wedding intricacies. The truth is, once the band leaves and the cake is eaten, you are left with a community of people who love you and are ready to support your journey as husband and wife. To Lauren and Patrick, we want to wish you years of love, joy, and laughter.

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WEDDINGS

RESOURCES HAIRSTYLING

BAND

The Strand Salon and Spa 573-875-3008 www.thestrandsalonandspa.com

Patrick Lentz Band 913-568-4881 www.patricklentzmusic.com

MAKEUP

BAGPIPER

Confident Beauti by Erica 573-489-8055

Gail Fitzgerald 573-808-4895

WEDDING DRESS

G U I TA R I S T

Belle Vogue Bridal 913-317-8981 www.bellevoguebridal.com

Ryan Marquardt marquardtryan@gmail.com

PHOTOGRAPHER

Byler Media 573-303-1602 www.bylermedia.com

VIDEOGRAPHER

Love Tree Studios 573-673-2322 www.lovetreestudios.com

R E N TA L C O M PA N Y

RECEPTION

Amerevent 314-255-2882 www.amerevent.com

Country Club of Missouri 573-449-7201 www.ccmo.net

FLOWERS

DESSERTS

KBW Floral Design 573-819-3185 KBWFloralDesign@gmail.com

Peggy Jean’s Pies 573-447-7437 www.pjpies.com

PAINTER

WEDDING CAKES Paula Burger 573-825-0656

TooRooster Artistry 573-356-3401 www.toorooster.com

CANDY BAR

D E C O R AT I O N

The Candy Factory 573-443-8222 www.thecandyfactory.biz

Jana Gebhardt, Studio J 573-445-5554 jana@getsstudioj.com www.getStudioJ.com

OFFICIANT

T U X AT T I R E

Judi Schnoonover 573-356-8742

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Generation Tux 844-726-4889 www.generationtux.com

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TOP OF THE TOWN

Calena’s

Fashions

Fall Fashion Show & Luncheon

The 2nd Annual Columbia Business Times Top of the Town celebration was held on Wednesday, June 29th at Logboat Brewing Co. The Business Times Company took over the Shipyard to celebrate 35 of the best B2B products and services categories in Columbia. Thanks for partying with us!

October 13th

RSVP @ 896-5091

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Schedule your appointment today!

573-449-2858 Family friendly dental care in a comfortable atmosphere.

Letrisha A. Thomas, DDS, PC 1 East Broadway Ste A Columbia, MO 65203 www.letrishaathomasdds.com Like us on Facebook!

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Offififfiicer Joan Haaf Unsung Hero:

Live Theatre in the Heart of Downtown Columbia 210 St James St, Columbia, MO 65201

It Started With a Touch

The Last Five Years

By Jason Robert Brown Aug 12-14, 19-21, 26-28

Explore a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, and Jamie’s is told in chronological order. The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect. Sound interesting?

We are so pleased to offer this show for three weekends!

by Jonathan Tolins Sept 9-11, 16-18

Caroline Long witnesses her drunken son Steven assaulting an innocent man outside of a London pub. She must make a difficult decision. Does she pretend she did not see it? Or ’do the right thing’and report it to the police? Caroline’s decision has dramatic repercussions on her life and the lives of the people around her.

The playwright, Roger Goldsmith, is a native of the UK, and he is planning a trip to Missouri for the play’s North American premiere!

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table in the station’s conference room. “Officer Haaf is always willing to help out whenever and wherever. Beyond the working aspect with Brass, there’s also the crime prevention side . . . Officer Haaf doesn’t only have the technical skills that make up a good officer, she also has the skills to interact with the community. Because of Brass, she does that a lot. She’s always there to get the job done, and she’s great with the community she’s a part of.”

When Haaf and Brass walk around on campus, she says, “Everyone’s eyes go directly to him. I’m invisible.”

In her spare time, Haaf enjoys taking her four “kids” pheasant hunting in Higby, Missouri.

Shasta, Lexi, Colt, and Marley enjoy getting out and about with Brass and Haaf.

The next time you attend a Mizzou football game at the stadium or concert at Mizzou Arena, know you’re sitting in a safe place — thanks to Officers Joan Haaf and Brass.

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“I’ve always wanted to open up my own bakery!” she says. “I knew working at Starbucks would give me the fix I needed because our pastries are so delicious.”

Obviously, I had to ask Brielle what her favorite dessert is to make (and I encouraged her to bring it to our cover shoot the following week…), and she listed off a handful of delicious things: banana bread, Oreo chocolate cheesecake, muffins, apple dumplings. In case you’re wondering what Brielle’s favorite drink at Starbucks is, it’s a hot mocha. And I bet, when she makes it, it’s the most delicious hot mocha there ever was.

There’s a story behind every barista, but next time you go into the Starbucks on West Broadway, look for Brielle. She’s the joyful, faithful, and dedicated mother who truly makes people smile every single day. Smile back, say hello, and ask for a venti hot mocha. I guarantee she’ll make it perfect.

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FORE THE HOUSE The 2016 FORE the House Golf Tournament presented by Manor Roofing & Restoration took place on Monday, June 27 at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia. Over 200 golfers participated to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri. Proceeds of approximately $65,000 from the event will help cover operating costs of the House, supporting the Charities’ mission to provide a “home away from home” that serves families of children being treated at area hospitals and health-related clinics. In 2015, families stayed at the Ronald McDonald House over 5,650 nights.

JEFF HILBRENNER, MELINDA NETEMEYER, RONALD MCDONALD, MELISSA FAUROT, AND HELEN WADE

JANICE SERPICO AND ROBERT CONDRON

BRIAN WHORLEY, RHETT BRENGARTH, RONALD MCDONALD, DREW SMITH, JAY RADER

LISA DRESSNER AND LESLEY CRANE

TOM SCHWARZ

CHUCK BOWMAN, TOM SCHWARZ, RONALD MCDONALD, MATT HAKE, NICK ALLEN

KATE MEHLE AND CHERYL STANSBERRY

CATEY TERRY AND MOLLY FROIDL

JOHN STATES, RONALD MCDONALD, ED ERDEL, AND MAC LEMONE

GREG JONES

KEITH SCHAWO, STEVE ERDEL, BOB GERDING

JOE RITTER AND JAY ALEXANDER

MARK MEHLE, ANDY LEE, RONALD MCDONALD, JEFF PARSHALL, PATT STANSBERRY

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I don’t think I’d still be biking if it weren’t for Focus on Health.

Focus on relief.

Focus on your body.

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I was struggling just to pedal, the pain got so bad. Dr. Curt walked me through a plan and essentially “trained” me to ride in such a way that I can now say this is the best I’ve felt in many years.

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573-777-5900 4200 Merchant St., Ste 105 (in Cherry Hill) Columbia FocusOnHealth.com

—Kevin Czaicki Area Operations Manager - CenturyLink

Call or come by to make your appointment

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AGE N DA AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF WHAT

Countdown to Kickoff: An Evening with Coach Barry Odom, presented by Columbia Insurance Group. This event is held in partnership with the MU football program. The evening includes hors d’oeuvres and beverages, live and silent auctions, and remarks from Coach Odom on the Tigers’ upcoming season. General admission for the event begins at 5:30 p.m.

WHEN

Wednesday, August 24, 5:30 p.m.

WHERE

Columns Club — Memorial Stadium

INFO

Kristan Gannaway, Kristan@bigsofcentralmo.org, 573-874-3677.

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MIKE POSNER WHAT

Mike Posner. Posner is a singer–songwriter who is best known for his hit singles “Cooler Than Me” and “I Took A Pill in Ibiza.”

WHEN

Sunday, September 4, 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.).

WHERE

The Blue Note

INFO

www.thebluenote.com

ROOTS N BLUES N BBQ FESTIVAL WHAT

The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival will feature music genres such as roots, blues, gospel country, folk, and soul. The festival represents international, national, regional, and local artists.

Not only will you hear great music, but you’ll also get to experience some of the best local eateries in town.

WHEN

September 30 through October 2, all day.

WHERE

Stephens Lake Park

INFO

www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com or 573-442-5862

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C A L E N DA R / AUGUST 2016 AUGUST 2 UCP Heartland’s 28th Annual Columbia Wing Ding, Holiday Inn Expo Center, 6 to 8 p.m., $15, facebook.com/ UCPHeartlandWingDingColumbia/

Coolin’ down with the Blues, 4 to 8 p.m., Douglass Park, 573-874-7460

AUGUST 3 Brew ‘n View in the Park: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com

AUGUST 17 Family Fun Fest: Around the World, 6 to 8 p.m., Cosmo Park, 573-874-7460 Brew ’n’ View in the Park: The Big Lebowski, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com

AUGUST 4 Amphitheater Concert Series: Unsigned Artists Showcase, 7 p.m., Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater, 573-874-7460

AUGUST 19 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Zootopia, 8:30 p.m., Open Door Church, 573-499-0705

AUGUST 5 First Fridays in the North Village Arts District, 6 to 9 p.m., North Village Arts District, 573-442-2999

AUGUST 20 Kaleidospoke GLOW Bike Ride, Flat Branch Park to Twin Lakes Recreational Area and back (Eight miles total), $15, advance registration required, 7:30 p.m., 573-874-7460

AUGUST 6 Family Impact Center’s Back to School Fair, MU Family Impact Center, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., mufamilyimpact.org/programs/specialevents C. Rock City, Les Bourgeois A-Frame, 4 p.m. to sunset, missouriwine.com/events AUGUST 6-7 Farm Your Yard Tractor Fest, benefiting Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, all day, Logboat Brewing Co., 573-397-6786 AUGUST 8 2016 Rainbow House Golf Classic, The Club at Old Hawthorne, 573-819-1203 AUGUST 12 Movies in the Park: Inside Out, 8:30 p.m., Cosmo Park, 573-874-7460 AUGUST 13 Boone Dawdle bike ride, downtown Columbia to Les Bourgeois, truefalse.org/attend/passes AUGUST 14 Diva Dash 5K and Lil Princess Fun Run, 8 to 10 a.m., Corporate Lake, www.divadash5k.com/#!columbia/j6wg7 Kid Disco! A Kid’s Dance Party! 10:30 a.m., $5, Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com

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AUGUST 24 Countdown to Kickoff: An Evening with Coach Barry Odom, presented by Columbia Insurance Group, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri, Columns Club — Memorial Stadium, 5:30 p.m., 573-874-3677

8/13 X/X 8/27

AUGUST 26 First Annual Art Supporting the Arts fundraiser benefiting DanceAbility, Logboat Brewing Co., 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 573-825-0095 AUGUST 27 The Color Run: Tropicolor World Tour, 8 a.m., thecolorrun.com Pet Expo Unleashed 5K, benefiting the Spay and Neuter Project, Stephens Lake Park, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5733-808-1235 Mid-Missouri Pride Fest, 11 a.m., Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com or midmopride.org

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Ronald McDonald House Charities Red Show Ride, all day, Shakespeare’s Pizza South (Peachtree Drive), 573-443-7666

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AUGUST 31 Movies in the Park: Finding Nemo, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com

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Farm Your Yard Tractor Fest, benefiting Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, all day, Logboat Brewing Co., 573-397-6786

The Color Run: Tropicolor World Tour, 8 a.m., thecolorrun.com

C A L E N DA R / SEP TEMBER 20 1 6 SEPTEMBER 17-18 39th Annual Heritage Festival and Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Historic Nifong Park, 3700 Ponderosa St., 573-874-7460

SEPTEMBER 1 Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” Columbia Entertainment Company, curtain call for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening shows, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees, 2 p.m., 573-474-3699

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SEPTEMBER 21 Family Fun Fest: Creative Kids, 6 to 8 p.m., Cosmo Park, 573-874-7460

Tomato Festival, 4 to 7 p.m., Bradford Research Center, bradford.cafnr.org/ SEPTEMBER 2 First Fridays in the North Village Arts District, 6 to 9 p.m., North Village Arts District, 573-442-2999 SEPTEMBER 4 Mike Posner, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), The Blue Note, thebluenote.com/event/mike-posner/ SEPTEMBER 7 Pure Barre Pop-up Workout in the Shipyard, 6 p.m., Logboat Brewing Co., 573-397-6786

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SEPTEMBER 9 Movies in the Park: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 8:30 p.m., Cosmo Park, 573-874-7460

SEPTEMBER 24 Mizzou vs. Delaware State, time TBD, Faurot Field, www.mutigers.com SEPTEMBER 25 We Always Swing Jazz Series presents Dr. Lonnie Smith Evolution Quintet, The Blue Note, 7 p.m., wealwaysswing.org SEPTEMBER 27 Harriet’s Return: Based upon the Legendary Life of Harriet Tubman, 7 p.m., Missouri Theatre, 573-882-3781 SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 02 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, all day, Stephens Lake Park, 573-442-5862

SEPTEMBER 10 Mizzou vs. Eastern Michigan, Time TBD, Faurot Field, www.mutigers.com Finger Lakes Adventure Challenge, 9 a.m., Finger Lakes State Park, 573-443-3515

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SEPTEMBER 14 Brew ’n’ View in the Park: Bridesmaids, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, rosemusichall.com SEPTEMBER 16 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Over the Hedge, 8:30 p.m., Open Door Church, 573-499-0705 M AR K Y O U R CALE N D E R S I N S EPTEM B ER

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Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, all day, Stephens Lake Park, 573-442-5862

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COUPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW KYLE AND JESSICA SCHLOSSER

OW N E R S , L I Z Z I & RO C C O ’ S N AT U R A L P E T M A R K E T

by AUDREY SHARP HOW DID YOU TWO MEET? We are both from the same small town in the Bootheel. While our families like to say we probably met while we were toddlers, since Kyle’s aunt was a teacher at my daycare, we officially met during a class project in high school.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST DATE? A very elegant meal at Ruby Tuesday, followed by watching some “Dawson’s Creek” on VHS — a pretty rad night for 1998!

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER? We’ve been together for over 18 years and just celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary in May! HOW DOES BUSINESS PLAY A ROLE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS? Kyle: I feel that our relationship dynamic plays more of a role in our business than the other way around. We counterbalance each other very well in terms of spontaneity (Jessica) and overanalyzing (me) more than anything else. When we were younger, this was the other way around, but now we have definitely switched roles.

Jessica: We talk about the business constantly.

It is literally just part of who we are. It’s like another one of our children. Much like with human children, it can certainly create a little tension at times, but it’s also brought us so much closer together, and has made me appreciate certain qualities about him even more!

WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK? Our best friends have a son the same age as our older daughter, so we love letting the kids run around while we just hang out, cook, and enjoy some yummy food and drinks! We also

growing with each other over the years, we have a knack for understanding and anticipating each other’s next steps.

Jessica: We’ve had a ton of people who have said they’d never be able to work with their spouse, but honestly, it has worked out really well for us! Our ability to be together day-in and dayout without wanting to strangle each other is pretty impressive!

love spending time outside either gardening or walking on the trails.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY: We share our house (translation: we are housekeepers for) six dogs, ranging from eight to 65 pounds, a cat, two very spirited daughters who just turned 2 and 3, and the occasional foster dog for local rescue groups. It’s hectic, but super entertaining!

WHAT ARE THE BEST ASPECTS ABOUT YOUR PARTNER? Jessica: He’s so incredibly willing to go with the flow. I’ve thrown a lot of stuff at him over the years, and he’s just perfectly wonderful about coming along for the ride without complaining at all. He’s very patient. He’s also an amazingly loving father to all of our little creatures!

Kyle: Jessica gives everything to every aspect of her life. She dives headfirst into every endeavor she has been a part of, and she’s done that since we first met nearly 20 years ago. She also gives more than she takes and puts everyone around her above herself.

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT TO FREQUENT IN COMO? Jessica: Man, that’s so tricky, because we have so many amazing restaurants in Columbia!

Sycamore, Broadway Brewery, and 44 Stone are up there though.

Kyle: Sycamore, Broadway Brewery, and 44 Stone are definitely our favorites, but the food scene here is really fantastic for people like us who like to eat locally sourced and well-crafted food.

WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? Kyle: If they talk to me long or often enough, most people know this, but I completely dork out for three things: Music, great beer, and public policy.

Jessica: There’s not a lot people don’t know about me — I’m a pretty open book. However, I do irrationally detest yellow mustard. So there’s that.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PROJECT TO WORK ON TOGETHER? Kyle: The construction and building of our business out of the Nifong store when we were young and stupid. So many ridiculously late nights filled with trepidation, hope, and laughter during that time.

Jessica: And beer. There was lots of beer. I would have to agree though — physically building the store and watching our passion and dreams come to life was pretty darn awesome!

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STRONG WOMAN

ANNE MOORE

by AUDREY SHARP | photo by ANTHONY JINSON Anne Moore, owner of D & M Sound, is a lover of all things COMO, Mizzou, and community. Because of her amazing dedication to her business, her family, and various local and national organizations, Anne was chosen as this issue’s Strong Woman. Find out what inspires Anne and keeps her going each and every day.

FAMILY: My husband, Mike Moore, and I are both “Boone County Fools,” born and raised in Columbia. We’ve found it to be a wonderful place to live, raise our daughter, Michelle Moore, and own a business, D&M Sound.

BUSINESS: Owning a small business has many terrific challenges; sometimes you own the business and sometimes it owns you. It has many rewards, the best being the relationships

with so many customers. I can’t count the number of times someone has told us that, after 10, 20, or even 30 years, they’re still enjoying the home theater, audio system, or control system we designed for them.

DESCRIPTION: My husband describes me in three words: integrity, strength, grace. Now you know why he’s a keeper!

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: One of the pleasures of Columbia is the terrific variety of good restaurants; we’re working our way through all of them!

COFFEE OR TEA? Coffee INSPIRATIONS: Professionally, I am inspired by talented people who have pride

(Clockwise from above) Anne is the chairwoman for the Mayor’s Task Force on USS Columbia Submarine; Anne was honored as an almost 20-year member of Northwest Rotary. | Anne has two dear childhood friends. Gal-pal getaways are highlights, like horseback riding in the mountains near Abiquiu, New Mexico, where Georgia O’Keefe painted landscapes. | Flyfishing with her husband or white-water rafting with her sister in Colorado are Anne’s favorite ways to de-stress.

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in their work, who exhibit both passion and compassion. In my nonprofit endeavors, I’m inspired by the excitement for learning that I see in the children who participate in Blues in the Schools programs. I’m inspired by my fellow Rotarians who give many hours of their time to better Columbia. I’m inspired by the USS Columbia submariners, who give up so much, including outside communication with their families, to deploy as the silent service.

WHY YOU GET OUT OF BED: I look forward to learning more and challenging myself with a wonderful variety of projects that use different talents, from designing our marketing strategy to designing an entertainment system for the USS Columbia submarine to working with nonprofits to make Columbia even better.

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

KINDSIGHT 2020 COLUMBIA EYE CONSULTANTS PROVIDE EYEWEAR IN BUY ONE GIVE ONE PROGRAM.

by S A R A H E V E R E T T

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hen the doctors at Columbia Eye Consultants were deciding how they could make a difference philanthropically, they all knew they wanted to do something they were good at: providing eye care. They also knew they wanted to make a lasting difference.

“What good have you done people if you go and help once and leave them?” Dr. Jeff Gamble asks.

Kindsight 2020 is a buy-one-give-one program in which a pair of glasses is donated to a patient in need in Chichicastenango, Guatemala for every pair of glasses purchased at the Columbia clinic. The doctors also personally rotate taking trips to Guatemala every six months to visit with and help patients.

“It seems like the need is endless there,” Gamble says. “People will walk all day to come get an eye exam.”

Patients in Chichicastenango have often spent lengthy periods of time without glasses, are exposed to high levels of UV rays, and have a genetic predisposition for vision problems. CEC has treated approximately 4,000 to 5,000 patients in Guatemala over the years, and most patients receive frames or lenses of some kind. The doctors typically see 200 to 300 patients per trip.

The program was started by Gamble’s father, Dr. Jim Gamble, 15 years ago and has now grown into a program embraced by all of the doctors and staff at CEC and their families.

They all work with local Guatemalan staff — teens and spouses that don’t necessarily have eye

expertise can help Guatemalan patients select their glasses and schedule appointments. The doctors also partner with an optometry school so its students have the opportunity to serve patients and gain hands-on experience.

“All the doctors felt likeminded that we wanted to tie the mission into the practice,” Dr. Chris DeRose says.

The doctors appreciate that patients in Columbia can get involved, even if they can’t travel to Guatemala.

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Patients in the clinic that select a pair of glasses to donate will receive an email with a photo of the patient in Guatemala wearing the glasses.

Columbia patients can also donate old lenses and glasses to the cause. In the future, the doctors hope that patients can join them on their trips.

The program that started 15 years ago has blossomed into an almost full-fledged clinic, and the doctors would like to see it grow more. They would like to partner with other optometry clinics and schools who would like to participate and perhaps serve patients in multiple locations. Gamble described the program as a “packaged model” that could work for any country in need.

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