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Contents AUGUST 2011
departments>
The Year Disaster Struck:
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[40] SIGNS OF HOPE
A statewide treasure hunt and for women only
What a year we’ve weathered in Missouri: From blizzards and floods to a deadly tornado in Joplin, our writers shed light on the signs of recovery and
[14] LETTERS
offer a glimpse into the history of natural disasters in Missouri.
A jail collapse debate and finding our online calendar
[18] ZEST FOR LIFE New performing arts center, a hostel for cyclists, new books, and an artist searching for the beauty in parts
[28] MADE IN MISSOURI Noah’s Ark, wild bird feeders, blobbing, and more
[82] DINING DELIGHTS [84] MISSOURI BEER AND WINE An impressive Irish Red and the best Missouri wines to pair with summer barbecue (page 86)
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[91] MUSINGS
Sinking Creek Farms offers unbelievable treasures, including The Sinks, a blue hole, and a lost silver cave.
[105] ALL AROUND MISSOURI
On a bittersweet move and finding peace
[32] THE SECLUDED SINKS [52] 50 MISSOURI SPORTS LEGENDS The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame picked the state’s top athletes for us.
[64] THREE ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES Ste. Genevieve’s gardens are the perfect backdrop for its vertical-log homes.
[72] 80 YEARS OF HIGHWAY PATROL COVER: ANDREW BARTON; SARAH ALBAN
The Missouri State Highway Patrol celebrates a milestone in September.
Our listing of 90 events and festivals
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On the Web AUGUST 2011
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DON'T MISS OUR new website, updated daily with travel spots, weekend events, recipes, and more. Plus, check out the MO! Blog and our Show-Me Steal deal, and become our friend on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER, and videographer Sarah Alban captures the aftermath of Joplin’s deadly tornado. See photographs and hear victims’ stories, told in their own voices.
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DISCOVER A LOST COLONY of artists in Ste. Genevieve and peruse our gallery of gorgeous garden getaways photographed by Bill Naeger.
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FOLLOW the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s fascinating history through our timeline of its famous shootout with Bonnie and Clyde.
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TOP 50 SPORTS LEGENDS In our special feature, we asked the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame to select 50 of our state’s most prominent sports personalities, from football and baseball players, to coaches and announcers. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, locat-
LAUREN HUGHES; SARAH ALBAN; BILL NAEGER; KATHY GANGWISCH
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Publisher Greg Wood Editor in Chief Danita Allen Wood Executive Office Manager and Advertising Coordinator Amy Stapleton EDITORIAL & ART Creative Director Andrew Barton Graphic Designer & Assistant Editor Sarah Herrera Graphic Designer Thomas Sullivan Calendar Editor Amy Stapleton Assistant Editors Sarah Alban and Lauren Hughes Editorial Assistants Andrew Lovgren and Melanie Loth Graphic Design Assistant Ryan Drane Columnists Tom Bradley, Doug Frost, Ron W. Marr Contributing Writers and Editors Alan Brouilette, Sandy Clark, Tim Conley, Sabrina Crider, Sylvia Forbes, Kathy Gangwisch, Caleb Melchior, Joe McCune, Barbara Gibbs Ostmann, Melissa Williams, Jim Winnerman Contributing Photographers Sandy Clark, Kathy Gangwisch, Robert Mueller, Bill Naeger, Barbara Gibbs Ostmann, Tina Wheeler MARKETING Senior Account Manager Whitney Eicherl, Kansas City Senior Account Manager Brad Keller, St. Louis Show-Me Steal Manager Rebecca Smith DIGITAL MEDIA MissouriLife.com, Missouri Lifelines & Missouri eLife Editor Sarah Herrera ADMINISTRATION Administrative Assistant Dana Eatherton
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Upcoming events • Kirksville Air Festival – Sept. 11, 2011 • Red Barn Arts and Crafts
Festival – Sept. 17, 2011 • Kirksville Bacon Fest – Sept. 24, 2011 • Round Barn Blues – Sept 24, 2011
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MISSOURI
WHAT WILL YOU FIND?
FOR WOMEN ONLY
DURING ONE of our snowstorms earlier this year, I started
PLEASE HELP us with a project very dear to my heart: a special
digging through our farm’s original abstract records as it sounded much more interesting and a lot easier than digging the piles of snow outside our doors. I found that our farm was in 1819 by the federal government. But, a judge later declared that the original land patent was invalid, which created need for an official document from the federal authorities, and in 1928, a letter was written by President Calvin Coolidge to rectify the matter. That letter was just one of the interesting documents I found while perusing through the old abstracts. When I told this story to Stephen Siwinski, education and outreach coordinator for the Missouri State Archives, he immediately exclaimed, “You won!” I replied: GREG WOOD, “What did I win?” Stephen told me he was PUBLISHER referring to a new project by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the . “What we’re hoping is to uncover lost or nearly lost important historic and documents just like the one you found,” says Stephen. The Missouri State Archives is hosting the treasure hunt to celebrate our state’s rich heritage. During this statewide contest, Missourians are encouraged to explore the historic records held by state and local institutions. Participants can win prizes, and the best discoveries will earn their place in history as part of the next Official Manual of the State of Missouri. After trying to find out what I would win, I was totally devastated to learn I was ineligible! It turns out, one of the prizes you can win is a subscription to Missouri Life. This disqualifies me from winning anything, but it won’t keep me from digging through old documents and rooting around because that is where it gets really fun. Now, more than can be searched and viewed online, making it easier than ever to access a wealth of information about Missouri families and communities. Links to these collections, which include death certificates, naturalization records, military service cards, and judicial records, can be found at www. GreatMissouriTreasureHunt.com. You can also search through land patents like the one originally issued for our farm. The site also provides tips for conducting genealogical research and a directory of institutions that house historical documents. I have already found certificates verifying and on my own genealogy. And it sure beats mowing the lawn! Plus, you can win big—even though I can’t! I have to be satisfied with the of the hunt itself. After all, that’s where the real reward lies.
issue honoring the We need your nominations now! Go to www.MissouriLife.com and enter your nominations. Or email us at info@missourilife.com, write us a letter, or call us with your nomination at 660-882-9898. A little background on why this is important to me is needed. I grew up working on a dairy farm in the ’60s and early ’70s as one of five daughters in a family with no brothers. I saw my mother working alongside my father in the milk barn, in the hay fields, doing whatever needed done, around the home, barns, and farm. Working on a farm like that, doing the work brothers might have done and seeing our mother work on the land as an equal, my sisters and me in ways we DANITA ALLEN WOOD, EDITOR have only belatedly realized. I went to MU in the ’70s with great ambition. But, reaching my sophomore year and still without a major, I took a career aptitude test and saw a career counselor, hoping he would help me explore majors. Instead he asked me two questions: “Do you want to get married?” Well, yes sir, I’m sure I will want to get married. “Do you want to have kids?” Yes, I’m sure I’ll want to have kids, too. “Well, then your best bet is to become a secretary.” Even in the ’70s, I thought people at the University would be more enlightened, with to secretaries everywhere. I wanted something different, and I left his office fuming. During college, I applied for an internship with a national farm magazine. I got the , and my first day on the job happened to be at a retreat. One evening, the editor at the time told me I’d got the job because the plan was to avoid the company’s Equal Employment Opportunity requirements by hiring women interns instead of staff and that I had the longest legs of all the women applicants. (I am tall.) Indeed, I was the first woman to write about production agriculture rather than for that magazine, and I grew a little chip on my shoulder, determined to show them. Perhaps I did. When I left that internship, the managing editor told me I’d written as much in one summer as the average editor did in a year. He offered me a job three separate times after I graduated. I took him up on the third offer and then really learned the magazine business at an excellent company. So, it is with particular pleasure that I invite you to help us identify the most influential women in our history, the women who have changed the face of Missouri, for a special up-coming issue. A panel of living Missouri women will choose our finalists. Nominees should be no longer living, although they can be from recent history. Our only other criteria: She is woman. Let us hear you roar!
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Upcoming Events AUGUST 1-13 Film Camp PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592 AUGUST 13 Film Festival PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592 AUGUST 25-28 “1 2 Angry Men” PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592 SEPTEMBER 23-25 Walk Back In Time AUDRAIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY www.audrain.org | 573-581-3910
WELCOME TO MEXICO, MISSOURI
Mexico is a perfect combination of small town charm and urban style. Artsy boutiques, jewelry, quilt shops, scrapbooking, antiques and cultural offerings give Mexico a sophisticated air, but with a family-friendly attitude. Come visit us today!
THE AUDRAIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY invites you to the Tenth Anniversary of the “Walk Back In Time” Friday, September 23-25, on the Grounds of the Audrain Historical Museum Complex, 501 Muldrow, Mexico, Missouri. Historical Camps in a unique time line: 1770s Colonial, 1830s Mountain Men, 1860 Pony Express, 1860s Civil War, Native American Village, 1880s Wild West, 1918 World War I, 1920s Between-The-Wars America, 1940s World War II, Patriot Guard, this year’s special feature “Demise of the Dalton Brothers Gang 1892.” Books and chalkboards have their place in understanding our proud nation’s history, but nothing can surpass taking a Walk Back in Time at the Audrain County Historical Society’s living-history chronology, always held the last weekend in September. Visitors travel, beginning with George Washington’s personal wishes for a successful journey, through our dramatic national experience. A family-friendly event, no American or visitor from distant lands should miss this most informative and entertaining adventure. For more information www.audrain.org or phone 573-581-3910. Tour the AUDRAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Tues.-Sat. 10 AM-4 PM and Sun. 1 PM-4 PM www.audrain.org | 573-581-3910
OCTOBER 20 Photography Competition Gallery Show PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592 DECEMBER 1-4 “It’s a Wonderful Life” PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592
MEXICO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE We work hard as a Chamber of Commerce to be the pulse of the community, assisting all to provide services that will nurture and encourage our businesses and strengthen our community. www.mexico-chamber.org | 573-581-2765
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AUGUST 2011
LETTERS from all over You write them. We print them.
MORE ABOUT ROUTE 66 I enjoyed your article on Route 66 very much. I was, however, disappointed in the omission of the Webb City Route 66 Info Center. It is one of the newest attractions on Route 66 and is receiving many visitors daily. Mr. McCune must have been listening to the radio when he drove through Webb City. It is located at 66 West Broadway (Route 66) and is a totally refurbished Route 66 Gas Station with antique cars and hot rods inside. Katie Steele Danner (Director of Tourism) was here for the grand opening last
A 1931 Chevrolet is on display at the Webb City Route 66 Information Center, located in a renovated gas station.
November. They think it is great for tourism. —Chuck Surface, Webb City I just subscribed to Missouri Life because of your great Route 66 issue. In your Road Reading/Zest for Life section on page 20, you list a
County families recall the jail collapsing due to
us that this issue is still up for debate. Some believe the
book, Route 66 St. Louis: From the Bridges to
intentional sabotage of the basement structures
jail collapse was intentionally caused by federal sol-
the Diamonds, by Maret Bolin. I called our local
by federal soldiers. Perhaps Folsom and Alban
diers. Still, others speculate it may have been an acci-
Barnes and Noble and also Downtown Book, and
simply didn’t do their research homework on the
dent, caused by soldiers taking wood from the jail for a
they cannot order this book. Would you happen
jail collapse. We can forgive that. What sores us
fire. And there are those who think the collapse is due to
to have a source where I can order it? It sounds
is repeated revisionist history asserting struc-
overcrowding. You are correct: We will never know what
like a great book.
ture failure, while ignoring reports by witnesses
the true cause of the jail’s collapse was. —Editor
that the jail was intentionally brought down.
You can find this book at www.amazon.com. In fact, un-
Both sides of the story can only be assigned as
WHERE DID IT GO?
less otherwise stated, you can find all of the books we
theories as the truth will never be known. What
Where did the online calendar of events go? I
review in bookstores or on www.amazon.com. —Editor
we do know is that sisters and sweethearts of
really used it. Thanks.
the guerrillas were harmed and killed and there
—Scott D. Umphrey, Warrensburg
I am a Route 66 Association of Missouri board
was motive by the federal soldiers to effect such
Go to www.MissouriLife.com. On our home page, on
member, and I just wanted to let you know what a
a cruel crime. We think it so.
the right under a list of a few current events, you’ll see
great job you did on the Route 66 story in the June
—Page Crow, Jackson County
Search Events. Or bookmark directly: www.Missouri-
issue, especially letting folks know that Springfield
Our sources at the State Archives in Jefferson City tell
Life.com/search/event/upcoming-events. You can select
is the birthplace of Route 66 on your Missouriana
all regions or your preferred region. —Editor
page. Many Springfieldians don’t know that.
SEND US A LETTER
—David J. Eslick
JAIL COLLAPSE: A DISAGREEMENT
ALL GONE A coworker told me about your magazine and brought in her Missouri Life special issue, 150
Frances Folsom and Sarah Alban are opening up
Email:
Years: Our Amazing Civil War Heritage, so I could
a hornet’s nest in the story “Retaliation Begets
Fax:
see it. Is it possible to receive a copy with my
Retaliation” in the June issue. We disagree. We
Address:
subscription? I look forward to receiving your
appreciate the article, yet some families in Jack-
magazine and planning some weekend trips to
son County are annoyed by the assertion that
see more of our state.
the Kansas City jail on Grand Street collapsed
— Susan Dyer, Lee’s Summit
due to “overcrowding.” Several local Jackson
We only have digital editions left. —Editor
COURTESY OF CHUCK SURFACE
—Sam Bushman, Jefferson City
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SILVER DOLLAR
CITY GAZETTE
VOL. I NO. 3
BRANSON, MISSOURI
Meet the CRAFTY PEOPLE of the City at the GRANDDADDY of All Crafts Festivals
Sept. 10 to Oct. 29 The National Harvest Festival is the longest-running festival in our fair City, having begun in 1963. It sprang out of the
HUNDREDS MORE CRAFTSMEN The National Harvest Festival brings in hundreds of VISITING craftsmen and women in addition to the continually crafting RESIDENT craftsmen. Some of these crafts and arts are vanishing—so rare you might not guess they still exist.
PLUS 5 NEW ACTS
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City’s founding father’s idea to showcase Ozark crafts. Today, the City is so well known for the festival and craftsmanship THOSE FELLERS IN CONGRESS far away in Washington D.C. proclaimed Silver Dollar City as “The Home of American Craftsmanship” last year. Today, the festival is a cornucopia of American crafts and the foods, music and camaraderie of the harvest, a time we come together to gather and share the bounty. How did our little City get so famous? It’s the people, of course. The MASTER CRAFTSMEN. They have come from all over the world.
Some came to the City as youngsters. Some became citizens of the City first and then found an artistic calling here. They want to show you what they can do. They all work the old-fashioned way, creating HAND-CRAFTED masterpieces. Some use genuine antique tools from the 1800s. All of them love sharing their passion with you, in ONE-OF-A-KIND demonstrations. You can meet the Master Craftsmen shown here, just five of the City’s 100 permanent crafstmen, during the National Harvest Festival Sept. 10 to Oct. 29 or during any season.
furniture maker Rick Braun. Say “Howdy” to him, as well as MADE IN MISSOURI, a judged exhibit and sale featuring the Best of Missouri Hands Artists. Bring your earmuffs to watch the CHAINSAW CARVERS and comfy shoes for the LARGEST BARN DANCE in Missouri. You’ll also need a camera for the BIRDS OF PREY shows, featuring Bald Eagles, Hawks, and Owls. And keep that camera handy when you see the BIG WHEEL LATHE, a shaping machine that uses a rotating drive to turn wood into practical or beautiful items. When you’re plum tuckered out, sit down for the 45-minute, award-winning production HEADIN’ WEST, a musical about the westward expansion of the 1860s. This show is FREE with regular admission and runs Sept. 10 to Oct 23.
Rick Braun
WWW.SILVERDOLLARCITY.COM
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cream nut rolls. June specializes in dipping chocolate, although it’s her NUT BRITTLE that flies off the shelves—at the rate of 38,000 pounds a year. June’s work combines scientific expertise with instinctual know-how for what’s going to go down good. She shares samples, so stop and say howdy to June.
Pam Gresham
HER SKILL: Chip-carving wood WHERE TO FIND HER: Valley Road Woodcarvers Chip carving is an old practice of using a single, short blade knife to carve out small to massive sculptures. By this technique, Pam Gresham has been making fireplace mantles, rocking carousel horses, doors, trinket boxes, and just about anything that she’s thought of to carve from wood for more than 25 years. Pam is known WORLD-WIDE for chipcarving, and she’s written three books, judged the International Chip Carving Competition, and helped restore the 26 horse, bear, mule, and buggy pieces on our City’s Half Dollar Holler carousel.
George Stiverson
HIS SKILL: Etching glass WHERE TO FIND HIM: Hillside Cut Glass George Stiverson not only doesn’t upgrade his hardware regularly, he’s nearly locked in to using machinery designs from the 1800s to etch complex images into the smooth surface of glass. George’s glass engraving machine incorporates a STONE WHEEL that rotates 750 times per minute in order to give him utmost control over his etchings. He’s etched such objects as wine glasses and paperweights with flowers, fruits, landscapes, and animals—glass animals, that is. Equipped with 23 years’ experience cutting glass, George sustains a dying type of glasswork not found most anywhere else in the world.
June Ward
HER SKILL: Making candy WHERE TO FIND HER: Brown’s Candy Born and raised in Saint Joseph, June began work at Silver Dollar City’s General Store and before a year passed, had talked herself into a candy position at Brown’s Candy Shop, where she helped make chocolates, turtles, and vanilla
long wicks into containers of wax—just as colonists did hundreds of years ago— to make candles or tapers. Cricket has so far developed more than 50 color and fragrance combinations, including the 2011 candle called “Amber,” which has a spicey and woodsy fragrance. Cricket invites you to come TRY YOUR HAND at wick-dipping, too, or to indulge in a demonstration of candle-making that covers the history of candles. Cricket has presided over the International Candle Guild a few times in the last decade and has been making candles for more than two decades.
Joyce “Cricket” Huth
HER SKILL: Making candle scents WHERE TO FIND HER: Carrie’s Candles Joyce “Cricket” and she’d have inspiration for while dipping,
Huth is one spunky lady, to be: All day she seeks new scent combinations drying, and redipping
Ray Johnson
HIS SKILL: Making a knife that cuts through any metal. WHERE TO FIND HIM: Mountain Outfitters Silver Dollar City found out about Ray Johnson when CNN featured him as an uncanny poetry-spouting knife craftsman of exceptional quality. He’ll probably recite to you while fashioning one of his knives. What’s special about Ray’s knives is the chemistry and earth science that goes into each one. Ray can tell you anything you want to know about steel, having worked with the material for more than 50 years, but he prefers just to channel that insight into heating and forging together 640 LAYERS OF STEEL into a single knife that will last for generations. His knives can cut through any type of metal and certainly anything else you try to cut through—at least anything you should be cutting!
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Kansas City >
New Arts Center Opens KANSAS CITY will soon have a new landmark with the long-anticipated opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on September 16 and 17. Construction started in 2006 on this architecturally stunning building, almost 10 years after Muriel McBrien Kauffman first discussed her vision for the center with family and friends. Kauffman was a Kansas City civic leader and philanthropist. After her death, Julia Kauffman worked to make
center’s three resident companies: Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony,
her mother’s dream a reality. Planning for the center began in 1999. The
and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. On September 17, jazz artist Diana Krall and
center will be home to music, opera, theater, and dance productions and will
master violinist Itzhak Perlman will perform together for an unforgettable
feature a diverse group of entertainers and performers. The grand opening
evening. —Melanie Loth www.kauffmancenter.org•816-994-7200
will feature renowned tenor and conductor, Placido Domingo, as well as the
Farmington >
THE SLENDER half-stone Farmington jailhouse hasn’t held a prisoner in years. But during the peak cycling season, a handful of local prisoners regularly clean and do the laundry for the 14 bunks inside. This is the only biker hostel between Farmington and Virginia for cyclists riding the TransAmerica Trail, which curves from Oregon through the Midwest to Virginia. At the hostel, called the Trans Am Inn or Al’s Place (in honor of Farmington bicycling enthusiast Al Dziewa who died of cancer in 2003), cyclists can park their bikes in the lower level, take a load off in a cozy bunk bed, and enjoy a cup of coffee on the upper level. Now, a kitchen, large table, and computer area offer amenities of civilization some bikers haven’t seen for miles. “It’s something bikers needed and wanted,” Virginia Baine says. She is known as the Farmington “Bicycle Lady,” and
she and friend Emily Vasquez suggested a few years ago that the city refurbish the old jail into a hostel. The city took the women’s advice and raised funds to renovate the building. Pillows, a computer, snacks, and bike-repair tools accommodate travelers. A bike shop later opened across the street and began selling equipment bikers might not be able to easily find on the trail. The hostel typically opens as soon as weather permits. In 2010 and 2011, the city opened the place in mid-March, but in 2009 it opened on the first of the month to accommodate Tour of Missouri cyclists. The hostel has no established close date yet, but usually chilly weather or snow at the beginning of winter are signs to shut down, so the city can conserve heat and other expenditures. Cyclists who ride into town can access the building through a key code on the front door. They can call the Farmington police department or City Administrator Greg Beavers at 573-756-1701 to get the access code upon arriving into town. Reservations need not be made, and staying is free, as is access to the shower and kitchen. Donations of $20 are often given for staying. — Sarah Alban www.sites.google.com/site/spokes2010/al-s-place
COURTESY OF DAVID RIFFEL AND FARMINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOSTEL SERVES BICYCLISTS ON THE TRANSAMERICA TRAIL
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Concert Series 2011 Jerry Jeff Walker Sep. 17 Taj Mahal Sep. 23-24 Little River Band Sep. 30-Oct.1
SAVE THESE DATES! • Festival of the Arts August 25-27
Michael Martin Murphey Oct. 7-8
• Mizzou Home Football Games September 3 and 17
Los Lobos Oct. 14-15
• Girlfriends weekend November 11-12
America Oct. 21-22 Marshall Tucker Band Oct. 28-29
COME STAY AT
THE HOTEL FREDERICK This historic boutique hotel is located on the Katy Trail in Boonville, MO. Call 888-437-3321 or visit www.hotelfrederick.com for more information.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils Nov. 4-5 www.wildwoodspringslodge.com
Makes a great gift! ORDER YOUR 2012 CALENDAR NOW Missouri Moments, by Notley Hawkins Notley Hawkins has lived in Missouri his whole life and has photographed Missouri people, places, landscapes, and events since 2005. His images frequently grace the pages of Missouri Life magazine. Missouri Moments features the vibrant colors and unique perspective found in Notley’s images. Notley is represented by Perlow-Stevens Gallery in Columbia.
Missouri Nature Prints, by Matt Faupel Matt’s love of the outdoors and photography has led him to capture the natural beauty of Missouri. Missouri is one of the most ecologically diverse states, and Matt has captured glaciated tall grass prairies, the Osage plains, the Ozark Mountains, the Mississippi lowlands, northeastern woodlands, our large rivers, and unique limestone and karst formations. This calendar displays the beauty and grandeur of the state. Either calendar is $12.99 plus $3 shipping and tax. Order both for only $22. (Quantity discounts available for those who order 10 or more. Call for information.)
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WINNING WORDS Find these reads at bookstores or amazon.com unless otherwise noted. BY MELISSA WILLIAMS
The Journal of Our Journey: Five Years with Doc and Cindy Blackmore By Cindy Blackmore, 772 pages, self-published, softcover, nonfiction, $31.99
Remember to Laugh: The Story of Doc & Cindy Blackmore By Cindy Blackmore, 366 pages, self-published, softcover, nonfiction, $20.99 Doc and Cindy Blackmore faced tragedy when he was injured in a bicycle accident in the Rocky Mountains, leaving him paralyzed from the chin down. During their journey over the next five years, Cindy recorded the joys and struggles through email updates she sent to friends and family and has packaged them together in this inspiring book. Then, in her companion book, Cindy shares even more, including how Cairo and Moberly and other communities helped. She recounts numerous miracles they were blessed with in the five years after he was injured while they traveled the country, sharing their story to inspire, encourage, and motivate others.
Roadside Geology of Missouri
Priscilla A. Dowden-White, 300 pages, University of Missouri Press, hardcover, nonfiction, $44.95 The author, a historian and professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, tells the story of racial struggles in the journey for equality in Missouri during the time between the world wars, focusing on the idea of “the community as a whole,” as a way to combat and overcome segregation and discrimination. She presents an in-depth study of the intense commitment of reformers and the way the neighborhood unit served to inspire and encourage social movement and change.
The Sleepy Little Sun Amanda J. Barke, 16 pages, illustrated by Reta Spears-Stewart, self-published, softcover, children’s fiction, $10.95 The author, from Clever, uses a not-sosleepy son and the sleepy sun in this sweet bedtime story to teach little ones to stay in bed until the sun wakes up in the morning.
By Charles G. Spencer, 288 pages, Mountain Press, softcover, nonfiction, $20 The author, from Lee’s Summit, shows the Show-Me State’s geological wonders, including the biggest entry room to any cave in North America and the largest lead deposit in the United States. Spencer tells Missouri’s geological history and shares our claims to fame with color photos, diagrams, maps, and more.
Thumbs Up, “V” for Victory, I Love You Norm Benedict, 275 pages, AuthorHouse, hardcover, nonfiction, $28.99, also sold in Barnes and Noble bookstores The author recounts his memories of growing up in Columbia during the ’40s and ’50s. Through nostalgic stories of life, learning, and love, Benedict tells about his unique adventures with his friends and family in a time when the world was changing and moving forward.
ANDREW BARTON
Groping toward Democracy: African American Social Welfare Reform in St. Louis, 1910-1949
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Dear Harry, Love Bess Bess Truman’s Letters to Harry Truman 1919–1943
Clifton Truman Daniel $24.95 pb • $40.00 hb “More and more we are learning how important Bess Truman, with her emotional support and wise private counsel, was to the world-changing history of her husband’s Presidency, but even now she remains a somewhat mysterious First Lady.… In this vivid portrait of a marriage, we gain a fresh understanding of how crucial the strong-minded Bess was to her Harry, and thus ultimately to the American people.” —Michael Beschloss
The Dibbuk Box Jason Haxton $19.95 pb A dark secret slowly unravels when a wine cabinet sells at an estate sale in Oregon. It is soon sold and resold on the eBay internet auction, and each new owner who acquires the object becomes desperate to get rid of the box along with the health problems, accidents, or death they claim came with it. Jason Haxton, curator at A. T. Still University Museum, became the owner of the mysterious cabinet and carefully investigates and records everything he can about this unusual item said to be possessed by a Jewish spirit, and discovers far more than he bargained for. In this true account, a dark past comes to light—a past that began at the time of the Holocaust and seems to have come full circle.
Book Signing at Truman State University Clifton Truman Daniel: 7:30 p.m. September 16, Baldwin Hall Jason Haxton: 7 p.m. November 8, Student Union Building
100 East Normal Avenue Kirksville, MO 63501
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Lifestyle Retirement Living
Today retirement is life! It’s all about connections, discoveries, adventures, and being ready for what tomorrow brings. And you’ll find affordable retirement living at its best at John Knox Village East. Just a short drive east of Kansas City, John Knox Village East is an active, lifecare retirement community. Come explore the spacious homes, the abundance of leisurestyled features and services, and enjoy our small town charm. Call 660-584-4416 to begin your new adventure.
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Centrally Located, Just 30 Miles North of Columbia at the Junction of Highways 63 & 24
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36th Annual
August 24th - 27th, 2011 Historic Thespian Hall, Boonville, Missouri Featuring David Halen, Concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony
And friends, including Wendy Chen, Pianist Cathy Barton and Dave Para ...and more And the visual art of Gloria Gaus Tickets on sale July 15, 2011 Patron Seating available Reserved seats $24 18 and under $10 Group and Series Discounts Available
Tickets online: www.friendsofhistoricboonville.org Phone: 1-660-882-7977 or 1-888-588-1477
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All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. 6/14/11 3:34:21 PM
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Top Left: Goin’ with the Flow. Top Right: Boom Town. Bottom Right: Songs in the Key of Blue. Bottom Left: Sunrise Asana.
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THECedarcree BEAUTY OF PARTS k artist focuses on the natural world. BY LAUREN HUGHES
COURTESY OF PEN AND CAIT BRADY
IF YOU TAKE a look at Cedarcreek artist Pen Brady’s work, you’ll find finely executed, precise brush strokes. You may see bright, rich colors and deeply studied subjects. But what you’ll really discover is Pen’s voice shining through. “What I try to do is say something about my subjects with just the forms, lines, and color that I have trouble expressing in my own words,” Pen says. Pen’s first real inspiration came from the northwest-coast Native Americans. She was stirred by the culture’s stories, legends, and motifs, but she’s since moved away from these traditional images and has created a stylized version of her own, incorporating subjects she finds in the natural world around her in southern Missouri. Her process is specific and calculated— when she finds a subject that interests her, she delves into the exact part of the animal or plant that makes it unique. For the spring peeper found in her painting Sunrise Asana, Pen started with the spring peeper’s
throat, because that’s what she found most relevant and fascinating. “I’m trying to make it representational of something that makes it unique, but also not really a copy of something you would see in nature,” Pen says. Using acrylic paint and India ink, Pen breaks the work into sections, perfecting each part of her subject until she moves to the next. Often, it will take her one month to finish one painting, but she finds the process extremely gratifying. “If the feelings I was feeling about the animal occur for other viewers, then it’s really rewarding,” she says. Before she turned to art full time, Pen created models for natural history displays while working for Chase Studio in Cedarcreek, which specializes in museum and nature center exhibits. She first started working with botanical models and eventually moved into vertebrate models. In August of 2010, Pen decided to focus solely on her own artwork and began creating full time. In her small house, she has converted a bedroom into her studio, fitting for an art-
ist whose family lives and breathes art and creativity. Her husband, Padraic, handles Pen’s website as well as converts her paintings into digital files for reprint. His support is invaluable: “I’m not sure I’d be doing this if it weren’t for him,” she says. “It’s really important for me that above all else, he likes what I am creating.” Both of their daughters have found a creative niche for themselves as well. Their elder daughter, Caitlin, is a photographer, and Savannah is a painter and composer. Pen is proud that she can share her love of art with her children. “It’s really important to be able to add some kind of beauty to the world,” she says. “If you can do something that takes you away and just enjoy something for its pure beauty, I think that’s a good thing, and I want to pass that on.” Pen’s work is on display at the Quicksilver Gallery in Eureka Springs, a high-end gift store, as well as Poor Richards Gallery in Rogers, Arkansas. www.penbrady.com
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Great Missouri Art
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features original, hand-etched scrimshaw. Choose a cardinal, hummingbird, dogwood, or rose. $25, plus $3 shipping/handling Check/Money order/Visa/MasterCard 31 High Trail, Eureka, MO 63025 • www.stonehollowstudio.com
Art of the Boonslick
Painting, Photography, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Fiber Arts, Sculpture, Workshops, Lectures, & More...
Thu-Sat 11a-6p Sun 12p-5p
Ridge Road Christopher Bolin, Oil, 9” x 12”
Z UZ AK Wonder Store
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MACAA.net Your connection to Missouri’s community arts agencies, artists and arts events! Artists: Click on the
icon to list yourself on Missouri’s Creative Artist Resource Directory. It’s FREE!
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Study Abroad
University students who study abroad return home with changes in cultural attitudes, heightened critical-thinking skills, and find that they have become more mature and well-rounded individuals. Join expert panelists from UCM who can answer your questions about the studying abroad experience. Send your questions to live@kmos.org
August 25 at 7 p.m.
August 25 at 7 p.m.
and August 27 at 8 p.m.
and August 27 at 8 p.m.
Mediacom channel 6 and 706. Channel 6 on DirecTV, DISH, Charter, CenturyLink and Mizzou Cable
BBC World News America Weeknights at 10 p.m. In HD on KMOS channel 6.1
Produced in BBC's studio in London, BBC World News America draws from a newsgathering resource of 2,000 journalists and 70 international bureaus. Each program delivers the latest global news, including up-to-date news, interviews, analysis, business reports and world sports news. Matt Frei and Katty Kay anchor this coverage and analysis of international events and issues with a fresh perspective, connecting the dots between the United States and the world. For more international news and programming 24/7, turn to KMOS
Mediacom channel 6 and 706. Channel 6 on DirecTV, DISH, Charter, CenturyLink and Mizzou Cable
Friday News on 6.1 7 Washington Week 7:30 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 8 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 8:30 Inside Washington 9 McLaughlin Group 9:30 America’s Heartland 10 BBC World News America 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11 Charlie Rose
Every day you can see updates from around the globe through the eyes of reporters from France, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Israel and elsewhere. MHz Worldview on KMOS-TV 6.3 on Mediacom channel 119
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FEED YOUR SKIN HANNIBAL RESIDENT Lisa Murphy was unaware of how much milk her two new dairy goats would produce after purchasing them in 2007. She found herself with quite a surplus, and a friend suggested that she make soap with it. What started as a hobby making soap for her family and friends soon became Sweet Spirits Farm Handmade Goat’s Milk Soap. Lisa’s soap is made with fresh whole goat’s milk, lard, coconut oil, essential oils, and herbs and flowers in some recipes. Goat’s milk contains over 50 nutrients that help nourish and revitalize skin. Lisa says the soap “is basically feeding your skin,” and she even does her laundry with it. The soaps come in a wide variety of scents; lavender is a favorite for Lisa. She also produces seasonal scents including grapefruit and lime for summer and frankincense and myrrh for Christmas. “It’s whatever I think of at the time,” Lisa says. “I’m always trying something new.” —Melanie Loth www.sweetspiritsfarm.com•573-822-4842
Locally Owned, Nationally Enjoyed WITH BIG dreams, door-to-door milkman Sal Belfonte began Belfonte Dairy Distribution Inc. in 1969. The small family company grew and in December of 1985, Belfonte became
nings. Its ice cream flavors have expanded to match the grow-
the first locally owned ice cream plant in Kansas City. Now,
ing company, now offering choices like “Sticky Bun,” “Espresso
with more than 190 products sold in more than 550 supermar-
Extreme,” “Chocolate to Die For,” and “Cherry Almond Truffle.”
kets and stores and offered in more than 600 restaurants and
—Melissa Williams
other outlets, Belfonte ice cream is far from its humble begin-
www.belfonteicecream.com•816-231-2000
COURTESY OF DAVE SCHARNHORST, SONGBIRD ESSENTIALS, AND BELFONTE DAIRY PRODUCTS
Kansas City >
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For The Birds Feeding birds transformed courtesy of Springfield Special Products and J.A.M. wood products
from a family passion to a successful business when Mel and Bev Toeller started Songbird Essentials. As the fastest growing line of wild bird products in North America, its products are sold nationwide in more than 4,000 stores, as well as endorsed by the Hummingbird Society and the Hummingbird Study Group. Its products are tried, tested, and bird-approved. The Bird Bath Raft converts large water containers into safe places for birds, while the Nectar Protectors keep ants from getting into the feeder, and the Dr. JB’s feeder has a removable dishwasher-safe base. Songbird Essentials also offers houses, nesting material, and other specialty birding items. —Melissa Williams www.songbirdessentials.com 800-269-4450
The first Waffle cone was born at the 1904 st. louis world’s fair.
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Blast off with the Blob “Blobbing” may be a new term to some, but most have seen the pastime in movies. A jumper leaps from a raised platform onto one end of the “blob,” which launches the waiting “blobber” into the air and then into the water. Owners of Springfield Special Products Steve and Lorie Latimer were approached in 1986 to build a replica of the army fuel bladder being used for blobbing elsewhere. The blob has become a popular water sport around the world. —Melissa Williams www.the-blob.com•800-223-7571
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“Amish-made” A flood of business wasn’t what Jake and Mary Graber were expecting when they began offering handmade wood products to supplement their farm’s income, but J.A.M. Wood Products soon took over their lives. With more than 16 different Amish-made products, J.A.M. offers arbors, gazebos, cedar chests, furniture, and playground equipment. Its best-selling piece is the Noah’s ark two-story Biblethemed play set that is popular on church playgrounds. They also offer trucks, trains, and traditional swing sets. —Melissa Williams www.jamesport-mo.com/jam 660-684-6315
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AWAKEN to Fulton’s rich history with exciting sights and sounds all wrapped up in the warmth of small-town charm, with brick streets, elegant architecture, and 67 buildings on the historic register. UNWIND at two of Missouri’s top 10 Inns, the historic Loganberry Inn where Margaret Thatcher stayed or Romancing the Past B&B in the historic Jameson home. CONNECT to our history at the newly renovated National Churchill Museum. This four-million-dollar museum inside a priceless piece of architecture will give you a look back at living history. IMMERSE yourself in the arts and music at Kemper Center for the Arts or Westminster gallery. MARVEL at the impressive collection of 84 historic automobiles displayed in Hollywood-style sets for their era at the new Backer Auto World Museum. SAMPLE some distinctive Missouri wines and a creative bistro menu at Summit Lake Winery. SAVOR scrumptious dining at one of our great restaurants, like Beks, for a unique blend of old and new where Internet and espresso meet 1902 architecture. CAPTURE a sense of local history at the Historical Society Museum, or pay your respects at the Missouri Firefighters Memorial. Beks, in historic downtown, features local seasonal fare for lunch or dinner and an extensive beer selection and hand-selected wine list.
SMILE at the offbeat collection at Crane’s Museum in Williamsburg, and before you head out, stop by Marlene’s Restaurant. A pulled-pork sandwich and warm slice of pie will leave you grinning.
Savor a Brown Cow at Sault’s authentic soda fountain.
REVISIT the 1930s by sharing a shake made with locally made premium ice cream at Sault’s authentic soda fountain.
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Calendar of Events Girlfriend Getaway
August 1 to September 30 Loganberry Inn B&B, Fulton Two nights stay, 2 breakfasts and spa services $239/person 573-642-9229 www.loganberyinn.com “Chocolate for Chicks” and “Spa Packages” are two of the girlfriend getaways at Loganberry Inn.
Callaway County Fair
August 2-6 Callaway County Fair Grounds Route C, Fulton Fair Events, Tractor Pull, Demolition Derby, Livestock Events, etc. callawaycountyfair.com Rob Bristow at 573-220-2613
Hazel Kinder’s Lighthouse Theater Shows every Saturday, call or go online for full schedule. 3078 Lighthouse Lane, Fulton 573-474-4040 www.lighthousetheater.com hazelkinder@yahoo.com
Bluegrass & BBQ
September 11 Noon - 6 PM 600 East Fifth Street, Fulton Five groups performing and great food $5 per person Jack Marshall at 573-642-2039
35th Annual Hatton Craft Festival
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For your next getaway or family vacation, visit Fulton and Callaway County. For more information and calendar of events, visit www.visitfulton.com or call 573-642-3055.
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Travel
Wild Creeks
AT SINKING CREEK FARMS This Ozark gem offers an escape to the farm. BY BARBARA GIBBS OSTMANN
Hellmuth Dwyer was a little girl, she and her four brothers spent every summer on a farm in Shannon County, deep in the heart of the Ozarks. Leaving the city streets of St. Louis behind, they morphed into country kids—riding ponies, swimming in the creek, running barefoot, fishing, and learning to love nature and the outdoors. Today Mary and her husband, Dr. Joseph Dwyer, live on that farm, and Mary is as passionate about the Ozarks as she ever was—maybe more so. She has spent the last two years transforming the farm into a vacation getaway and is now ready to greet guests and share the wonders of Wild Creeks at Sinking Creek Farms. “This is not a resort, and it’s not a hotel,” says Mary. “It’s an escape to the farm, the farm that I love and my family loves. We’re hoping that others will love it, too.” Nestled deep in the hills and hollers of the Ozark Mountains between Salem and Eminence off Highway A, the 2,500-plus acres of Wild Creeks offer visitors a chance to truly get away from it all. Three renovated farm-
houses provide comfortable lodgings with all the modern conveniences amid a setting that differs little from what early settlers saw. “This is a working hay farm,” says Mary, “but the woods, hills, caves, creeks, and springs are pure Ozarks.”
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY AS WELL “We want people to come here and enjoy the farm the way Mother and Daddy did,” says Mary, referring to her late parents, George and Mimi Hellmuth. “Daddy just loved the farm. He was classically educated and traveled the world, but he thought this was the most beautiful place on earth.” George bought the first 80 acres along Sinking Creek in the early 1950s, and then just kept buying neighboring farms as they came up for sale. After both parents passed away, the kids kept the farm, dividing it up among themselves. Brother Daniel and his wife, Nicola Macpherson, own and operate Ozark Forest Mushrooms on one section of the property. They also have a vacation rental
house, in addition to the ones operated by Mary. Brothers Nicholas and George each own parcels of land, and brother Ted comes to visit often. The love of the farm is being passed down to the new generation. Mary’s five children and seven grandchildren enjoy coming to the farm, just as she did when she was a child. And now the public can come and enjoy it, too.
STAR ATTRACTION: NATURAL TUNNEL The farm’s main attraction is The Sinks, a natural geological wonder that has been off-limits to the public since 1980. As the only navigable natural tunnel in Missouri, it is about 200 feet long, 30 feet wide, and, depending on the water level, offers just enough clearance for a kayak or canoe to float through—although in places you may need to duck to keep from hitting your head on the ceiling. On either end of the tunnel is a swimming hole and picnic area. Sinking Creek flows through the tunnel and was the force responsible for the tunnel’s
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The Sinks is the only natural navigable tunnel in the state and is the star attraction at Wild Creeks. Each of the three lodgings comes with its own private, bluff-lined swimming area on Sinking Creek.
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Sinking Creek Farms is a working hay farm, which adds more beauty to the countryside for visitors.
“The woods, hills, caves, creeks, and springs are pure Ozarks.” old general store and cabins are still there and are on Mary’s to-do list for restoration. In those days, people came for the day or camped overnight, swimming or picnicking at the creek, fishing in the lake, going for pony rides, or taking johnboat rides through the tunnel.
overflowing with springs and streams The karst landscape of the The Sinks area abounds in springs, and there are dozens on the farm. The Dwyers’ farm manager, Bob Cavender, has spent time reclaiming Roaring Spring, one of the largest in the area, from beavers that had taken over. Installing “beaver leveler” pipes in the spring pond to lower the water level encouraged the beavers to move out of the spring pond and into the slough, where they built new dams. “Roaring Spring emerges in the pool of water just up and over from the long beaver dam,” says Mary. “It roared until the beavers buried it under the water some years ago. Now that we have thwarted the beavers with the beaver leveler, we need to make a path over to where the spring comes out and see if we can find our roar again.” Cavender’s landscape work, including the installation of a suspension bridge, has transformed the Roaring Spring area into a picnic and hiking site. Three springs on the
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creation many eons ago. The creek, a crystalclear, spring-fed Ozarks stream, gradually wore away a crevice, enlarging it to cavern dimensions and creating the tunnel, thereby shortening its previous course by more than one-half mile. Depending on which map you use, the creek may be spelled Sinking or Sinkin, the latter spelling probably simply dropping the “g.” Around the bend from The Sinks is the famed Blue Hole, a swimming hole that has tempted generations of kids with its cool waters on hot summer afternoons. Sinking Creek flows into the Current River just west of Highway 19. Those who visited Shannon County prior to 1980 probably heard of The Sinks or even camped or swam there. It was pictured on the cover of travel brochures and books and was often called the Emerald Grotto, in reference to the deep-green waters in the tunnel. The Hellmuth family operated The Sinks campground in the 1960s and ’70s, before closing it to the public in 1980. The
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property have been made into lakes. “Every time Daddy saw a spring, he wanted to turn it into a lake. I actually think the spring branches are pretty, but you couldn’t stop Daddy,” she recalls. In addition to six miles of Sinking Creek frontage, the farm contains a stretch of Barren Fork Creek, which is home to rainbow trout. The creek was stocked with trout in the early 1900s, and they reproduce naturally now in the cold, spring-fed stream.
SEARCHING FOR WILDLIFE AND LOST SILVER
COURTESY OF SINKING CREEK FARMS; BARBARA GIBBS OSTMANN
Bird watchers will love the farm. Two bald eagles nested over the winter near the lake and can be seen soaring above Sinking Creek. A trumpeter swan, Canada geese, and ducks make themselves at home on the many lakes. There’s plenty of other wildlife. Deer and turkey abound. Bobcats have been spotted. A small black bear was photographed last year in a neighbor’s backyard. Hikers will enjoy the scenic overlook trail around the main
Above: One of the beaver dams sits near the spring pond of Roaring Spring. Below right: The Rock Cabin is a perfect getaway for couples. Below left: Will Berrey kayaks through The Sinks tunnel. Mary’s grandson, Collin Dwyer, fishes in Sinking Creek.
lake, with a view toward The Sinks. There’s a natural bridge deep in the woods on one part of the farm. For an additional fee, guests can fish in the lakes and Sinking Creek. For those craving adventure, legends tell of a lost silver cave on the Wild Creeks property. In 1870, a man traveling through the Ozarks discovered a bluish-green substance on a cave wall. He took the substance back home and discovered it was sulphite of silver; thus beginning the quest for the lost silver cave that would span almost 100 years and continues today. Of course, for those wishing to rest and relax, there are comfortable chairs on the front porches and back decks. With no city lights anywhere nearby, the stars at night are bright and amazing. Nearby are canoe and kayak outfitters on the Current and Jacks Fork rivers, parts of which are protected within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR), the country’s first national river park. Round Spring, Alley Spring, and Big Spring are part of the ONSR, and each is worth a visit. There are several livery stables nearby where you can rent horses for trail rides in the surrounding area.
The Rock Cabin is a two-person studio, the Walnut House is a four-bedroom farmhouse that can sleep up to 12 people, and the Bald Eagle Cottage is a three-bedroom farmhouse that sleeps up to nine. Each is in a separate part of the farm, so privacy is assured. The Rock Cabin is near the homestead, and guests can watch the workings of the farm on one side or face the peaceful lake on the other side. Kitchens are fully equipped, and each cottage has an outdoor grill and fire circle; all you need to bring is your food. Modern amenities such as air conditioning and televisions are offered, and if you can’t go without email, you can access free wifi by driving to the main house, Bobcat Lodge. Cell phone reception is next to nil, but the cottage phones can be used for free domestic calls. “I’ve always wanted to share this with others,” says Mary. “I’m passionate about the Ozarks and this place.” Wild Creeks at Sinking Creek Farms is located off Highway A, a few miles east of Highway 19, about halfway between Salem and Eminence. To learn more or reserve lodging call 573-858-3352. www.wildcreeks.com
SECLUDED MODERN COTTAGES Mary has given a lot of thought to the décor and furnishings of each of the three cottages.
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But wait—how much do you really know about Columbia?
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Homecoming Game Mizzou celebrates the 100th year of its Homecoming tradition as the Tigers battle the Iowa State Cyclones on October 15. Other events will include the annual parade and talent competition, with more to be announced in the future. www.mizzou.com
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is a part of the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. The event will raise awareness and funding for the fight against breast cancer, as well as celebrate survivors. September 18, $30, Mizzou Sports Park. 573-445-1905 | www.komenmidmissouri.org
Summerfest Stop by the Blue Note for a free concert right outside on Ninth Street. Past performances have included swing kings Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Ozark natives Big Smith with more rocking music still to come. 574-874-1944 | www.thebluenote.com
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. Reptile Feeding at MU Missouri’s native snakes and amphibians are set to chow down on everything from mice to goldfish. The exhibit is open weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm, but to see the feeding, be sure to arrive Fridays at 9:30 am. All visits are free of charge. 573-884-7279
Boone County Historical Society Museum and Village at Boone Junction Stop by the Walters-Boone County Museum for a look into the past with a special Civil War Sesquicentennial exhibit. While you’re there, be sure to visit the Village at Boone Junction and walk the streets of history. Free. 573-443-8936 | www.boonehistory.org
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The Central Missouri Renaissance Festival will run this year October 7, 8, and 9 at Boster Castle just west of Kingdom City. The Renaissance Festival runs from 10 am to 3 pm on Friday and from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. $8
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Extra Credit Quiz 1. Where is the Avenue of the Columns? 2. The Broadway Diner’s famous breakfast is known as “The _______.” 3. What is the Cast Museum? Where is it located? 4. What U.S. President’s tombstone is located in Columbia? 5. Where in Columbia can you find a Desert Garden, a Garden for The Blind, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a Japanese Maple Garden?
Dining in Columbia Columbia is truly a food lover’s paradise. Whether you prefer a delicious filet paired with the perfect wine or a hot slice of pizza with an ice-cold beer, Columbia has over 200 restaurants to tempt your taste buds. How about lobster mac ’n’ cheese or an ahi tuna amuse bouche? In the mood for dessert? Indulge in your very own molten chocolate fondue pot with seasonal fresh fruit and homemade marshmallows. Get yourself to Columbia and start educating your palate!
Answers: (1) Eighth Street between Walnut and Elm streets ; (2) The Stretch; (3) A collection of plaster casts of classic statues located in the Museum of Art & Archaeology on the University of Missouri campus; (4) Thomas Jefferson’s original grave marker is located on the Quadrangle at the University of Missouri; (5) Shelter Garden, located on the grounds of Shelter Insurance.
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Renaissance Festival
Laws Observatory Take a look at the stars at the Laws Observatory. Weather permitting, visit the Physics building on the Mizzou campus to see the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, clusters of stars, and other wonders of space. Wednesdays 6 pm to 8 pm | 573-882-3335
The Science of Shopping The District is the best place to go for your experiments in shopping. Stores such as Cool Stuff offer unique gifts, including many imported items, as well as having a large assortment of beads. Or, become a chemist and stop by Make Scents to create your own signature scent for your home, bath, or body. 808 East Broadway | 573-875-5225 19 S. Ninth St. | 573-445-1611
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Artrageous Fridays Artrageous Fridays offer a stage for local artists and art organizations. This quarterly event is a self-guided tour of innovative and unique artists in the District. In October, enjoy Artrageous Weekend with exhibits on Saturday as well. October 7 and 8 | www.artrageousfridays.com
North Village Art District Filmmakers from around the world unite with film lovers with viewings, discussions, and workshops at Stephens College on September 30 through October 2. Come experience films that span all genres and are made by women. 573-489-6147 | citizenjanefilmfestival.org
Recess
Ice Cream Rock Bridge State Park Hike, bike, or simply enjoy the view at the scenic Rock Bridge Memorial Sate Park just outside of Columbia. Caves and streams abound in this heavily wooded refuge, making it worthy of more than one exploration. 573-449-7402 | 5901 South Highway 163
Shryocks Corn Maze Head on over to Shryocks Callaway Farms just outside of Columbia for their 10th annual corn maze September 9 through November 6. The winding paths change each year, so come visit and check out the new design. Campfires and hayrides also offered. www.callawayfarms.com
Stop by any number of Columbia ice cream shops for a cool treat after a busy day or while out on the town. Local favorites include Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream, Andy’s Frozen Custard, Randy’s Frozen Custard, Red Mango, and Yoguluv to grab your favorite flavor.
Cosmo Skate Park Hang out at the Cosmopolitan Skate Park with your bike, skates, or skateboard. Located at 1615 Business Loop 70 West, the park is free and open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. 573-874-7460 | visitcolumbiamo.com
Stop by the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau for visitor guides, maps, festival information, and more. 573-875-1231 | www.visitcolumbiamo.com 300 South Providence Road
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Citizen Jane Film Festival
With over 50 artists in the area’s studios, The North Village has everything from film companies to dance studios to paintings and cafés. The Artisans and Farmers Market will tease your taste buds with produce from local vendors each Sunday until November 13. 9 am to 2 pm. 573-489-5353 | 126 N. Tenth St.
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THEY HAPPEN. THEY COME WITH WARNING, and in the worst cases, without. Disasters do happen, and we, as a state, are veterans to them. Especially this year. Missouri has already been granted three major disaster declarations from the federal government, and at the end of June, we asked for another. It started with Snowpocalypse. Or maybe it was Snowmaggedon. Regardless of what you called it, the Blizzard of 2011 produced snow accumulations that reached 23 inches in some areas. On February 1, the 251-mile long stretch between Kansas City and St. Louis known as the I-70 Corridor was closed for the first time in the state’s history. Hushed by a heavy blanket of snow, most of the state came to a standstill for several days. In fact, 62 counties were declared major disaster areas and given federal aid after the blizzard. Close to $14 million in response costs were accumulated for the state. Governor Jay Nixon activated 600 members of the Missouri National Guard, and roughly 800 highway patrolmen were on duty. In the days following the blizzard, crews worked diligently to clear roads. Even the University of Missouri-Columbia campus was shut down for three days, something that has never happened before. The school has been shut down due to inclement winter weather five times before, but never in its history for that long. The tornado that hit St. Louis on April 23 got our attention, destroying 100 homes and breaking BY L AU R E N H U GH E S
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Flood Disaster, painted by Thomas Hart Benton in 1951, was recently sold to Sotheby’s in New York for $1.87 million. Benton created the painting in response to the 1951 flood of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. When completed, Benton made a lithograph of the painting and sent a copy to each member of Congress, urging them to increase flood relief efforts. The last mural Benton finished, Joplin at the Turn of the Century, is located at City Hall in Joplin and remained unharmed through the tornado.
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hundreds of glass panes at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. It seemed miraculous that no one was killed, as we saw the pictures of the damage. Then, just a couple of days later, all the snow melt combined with heavy spring rains brought too much water. On April 25, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Table Rock Dam floodgates at Lake Taneycomo in Branson. Some homes in the area and the Branson Landing boardwalk were flooded. In Branson, damages to six parks, city campground offices, bridges, roads, and more amounted to more than $700,000. The same problem, too much water, was also flooding the eastern side of the state. On May 2, the Corps of Engineers blew up the Birds Point levee in Wyatt. This intentional destruction was to save Cairo, Illinois, (population 2,800) across the river from flooding. By blowing the levee, water from the Mississippi River spilled out on our state’s side, relieving the floods but drowning Missouri farms and homes in Wyatt and resulting in an estimated $85 million in damages. Around 300 homes had to be evacuated as the river water swept through 570,000 acres of farmland. Opposed to the decision, farmers and residents forced to sacrifice their farms and livelihoods sued the federal government for compensation, and Governor Nixon once again requested federal aid. And then there was the worst of all, the killer tornado that, to date, has claimed the lives of 156 people, either on May 22 or when they died in hospitals afterward. This year has been the deadliest year in a half century for tornadoes all over the country. Considering that Missouri is the fourth most tornado-prone state, we expect to endure our brunt of the twisters. But no one could have imagined the sheer magnitude of the tornado that decimated Joplin. Categorized as an EF5 tornado, three-quarters of a mile wide and with winds reaching more than 200 miles per hour, it was the deadliest tornado in the country since modern recordkeeping began in 1950. It left 156 dead, 900 people injured, and hundreds remained missing for days. First-person videos of Joplin’s tornado are scattered on the Internet. The visuals are dark and bouncing all over the place, but the audio is stirring. “I love you’s” are shouted across the room. Terrified people are praying: “Jesus. God. Help us.” A smattering of cyclones then popped up across the state days later, just missing downtown Kansas City and roaring through Sedalia and Ellsinore on May 25. They left more than two dozen people injured and destroyed homes and businesses in the process. And now, we face rising river levels as the Missouri River pushes close to 30 feet in Jefferson City, threatening to flood the area. Other towns throughout the state have begun preparations for imminent flooding, and in late June, Governor Nixon asked President Obama to declare a state of emergency in Missouri yet again. Is there anything we may learn from these disasters? We know we can never be exempt from paying our toll to Mother Nature, but it was heartwarming to see the relief efforts so quickly pulled together. We attempt to rise above the disaster and help with donations or in other ways. We thread ourselves together in a web of human connection and experience. Perhaps, though, the best lesson is one of preparedness—to be ready for anything. The worst tragedy is one that could be prevented, avoided. B e read y. B ecause the y ear ain ’ t ov er y et. [42] MissouriLife
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Stories from Inside and Signs of Hope Joplin is not the type of city to sit by and cry about what’s happened. Its residents enter the six-mile tornado path, a zone of destruction, with better attitudes than some people on an average bad day. They joke about their loss. As I photographed homeowner Cindy Sundy’s property, which had been reduced to a pile of rubble behind the flattened foundation of her home, she walked up beside me and said, “You’ll have to excuse my housekeeping.” Cindy’s insurance will pay to rebuild her home of 20 years. “I’ll finally get that walk-in closet I’ve always wanted,” she says. “I’ve got one now; I just kind of wanted walls. Of course, I don’t have anything to put in the walk-in closet.” A magazine among her destroyed possessions reads, “Final Crisis.” I drove into Joplin on I-44, and the first thing I noticed before I’d caught any glimpse of the devastation were the exit signs, flipped upside down like children’s toys. Flipped upside down, like the people of Joplin’s lives. Joplin is a religious town. Christianity’s presence is omnipresent. Every church I drove by had a sign offering help. Countless signs boasted hope rather than soliciting consumerism throughout the downtown area. One week after the tornado, business was bustling as if nothing had happened, as if destruction didn’t pervade the area only a few blocks south of the business district, as if the Environmental Protection Agency hadn’t blackened six miles of the residents’ town on a map handed out to asbestosmask-wearing volunteers. The signs focused on moving forward. At Memorial Hall: “Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.” Arvest Bank: “We want to help you. Please come in.” NAPA Auto Parts: “We have generators / Chain oil.” God’s Assembly in Galena, Kansas: “Free clothes. No Limit!” Culvers: “Flavor of the day: Cherry Cheesecake.” That sign made me blink. Then, its digitized red letters disappeared and reappeared stating this: “Pray for Joplin.” On the next few pages are the stories of people who needed prayer. But they are stories of people who would have picked up a chainsaw and started rebuilding, regardless of whether or not they had received the influx of food, water, clothing, opened homes, and manual labor into Joplin. Credit it to religion, credit it to the spirit hoards of volunteers tend to bring with them, credit it to what you like. I credit it to their personalities: perseverance, self-reliance, optimism, and an immediate instinctual reaction to act rather than sob. STORY aND PHOTOS By Sar ah Alban
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Stories from Inside:
When the EF5 tornado came crashing through his town, John Deboard rushed hungry customers into the meat cooler inside a north-side Subway. He heard the sirens for the second time in 15 minutes and walked to a window, where a black sky howled the worst sound. “It was the loudest rumbling ever,” he says. John was hearing 200-mile-per-hour winds whirling southwest, an EF5 tornado—powerful as they come, the car-flipping type—building an appetite for 30 percent of Joplin. He entered the 30-degrees Fahrenheit cooler, north of where destruction would hit. Immediately after the tornado, nurses inside St. John’s Hospital began strapping patients to mattresses and loading these gurneys onto emergency slides down and out of the darkened medical center. The nurses had stored their cell phones before their work shifts; cell towers and electricity were down anyway, but texting worked. They didn’t know that. They didn’t know whether their relatives were alive or not. Grappling with the horrifying uncertainty of whether their loved ones were OK, they continued to help the loved ones of others. Their nine-story concrete hospital had shifted four inches in 45 seconds. From windows facing slightly new directions, one nurse looked out and saw flatness everywhere. That glassy ground had crested with buildings minutes ago. Her hands fidgeted. Nurses couldn’t leave until evacuation had completed. Even if they could leave, all the roads were laden with feet of debris. Wade Simmons was at home in an untouched part of the city with his fiancée when the tornado was sucking up and spewing out his taxi-cab office on 25th Street. Then his cell phone buzzed. A coworker was texting from an office bathroom that had fallen, trapping him. Would Wade come rescue him? At his crumbled office on 25th Street, Wade pointed firefighters to where the bathroom had
been. For hours, they removed thousands of broken building parts and tree debris and mystery rubble. Finally, 10 firefighters lifted Scotty on a gurney through a hole where a ceiling had been. Scotty was pale, dehydrated, and he had a sprained wrist. And he couldn’t stop asking if Cabby the office cat was OK. (Cabby didn’t return.) Less than a block down 25th Street, rescuers pull bodies “left and right” from a nursing home, while Wade watched. Eleven, in all, died in Greenbriar Nursing Home. A church steeple across from Greenbriar stood in the distance. It was the only visible thing still standing. The elementary school beside St. Mary’s Church had vanished, along with endless homes. Everything wooden had splintered into nothing. Wade’s 1975 Cadillac was sitting in the middle of 25th Street. He kept the car by the taxi office. Its cabin was crunched flat, its tires deflated, and rubbish and muck mangled its parts. Its hood had flown off somewhere. Wade looked at the Cadillac and could not have guessed himself that he had just redone its interior, bodywork, chrome, and engine. He’d planned to paint and insure that Cadillac in just a few days. FEMA had opened applications for replacing one uninsured car per household. But getting approved wasn’t certain, and the government had already told Wade, who had called within a week, it couldn’t help with his Cadillac. So Wade sent his baby to a junkyard. “It’s not worth saving now,” he says. Northeast of there, the bathtub at 4221 E. 25th Street was occupied by its homeowners and their dog when roofs began cracking off two neighboring homes. Dennis and Marcia Johnston and their puppy, August, huddled in the tub and listened to rain pelt the inside of their home. Belongings clanked around the house. Gusts tugged on their bodies. Eight people from their neighborhood were being sucked into the tornado in those moments. Most nearby homes were crumbling like soft cheese.
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An inspector deemed the Johnstons’ home unlivable because of mold days later. Their insurance is paying for a contractor to rebuild. An elderly couple, the Johnstons’ neighbors, didn’t have insurance to pay for their home, which had been totally leveled. The tornado tore up Joplin High School, where the Johnstons’ granddaughter would’ve studied next year. Then it navigated west to New Hampshire Terrace Apartments, where it took the home of Wade’s childhood friend. Wade and his fiancée took in that friend and three others. The winds also sucked up the home of John Deboard’s brother and two nieces, who lay beneath a couch. “In my opinion,” John says in front of the Subway cooler that saved his life, “it was the house itself that saved them.” Finally, six miles west of St. John’s Hospital, the tornado pulled apart Home Depot like tender pork. It was almost done. About 500 buildings and 8,000 homes fell, just as Joplin’s population of 50,000 fell by 156. Help. P our e d. I n. F r om . E v e rywhe re .
"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go." —Langston Hughes, Joplin poet born 1902
Signs of Hope:
Home Depot reopened as a limited lumberyard one week and a day after being leveled. A new building is in progress on the original site. Walmart helped employees from a destroyed store relocate to the town’s other Walmart. One worker from its Subway restaurant went to work with John Deboard, who had herded customers into his cooler during the tornado. Stan Murphy, a country-music songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, paused his summer tour, arrived in Joplin the day after the tornado, and helped rescue five people and, he said with wide eyes, recover two bodies. Stan, cousin of country sensation David Lee Murphy, coordinated a benefit concert in mid-June at Missouri Southern State University’s football stadium. His friends, country singers on the rise, also played, and major companies such as Home Depot and Coca-Cola matched donations. William Woods University professor Bud Fitzpatrick’s accelerated MBA class went on. One day after the tornado, Joplin Chief of Police Laine Roberts, Bud’s student, texted his homework to Bud’s Blackberry, even though he was unsure if class would even be held. In his homework, Laine described using Bud’s database curriculum to coordinate information among various emergencyrelief agencies. “If I could’ve given him a double-A, I would’ve,” Bud says. Bud canceled only one class. The week after the storm, the MBA program was meeting as planned. A Field of Dreams sticker on a bumper on 26th Street flashes the movie’s coined phrase, but it’s wrong. In Joplin, they don’t come because it’s been built. They come because it needs building. The young men and women of Americorps came. They had just handled St. Louis’s disaster-relief efforts after an April tornado rattled Lambert Airport. Americorps disaster-relief teams can work only 30 days at a time because of threat of emotional trauma. But this time, the
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kept talking about returning. Recovering Joplin has become a sign of Americorps St. Louis team got off work at Lambert and started work at hope. Joplin has become a sign of hope. Joplin the next day. They got only Sunday morning off before hearing Americorps is looking for signs of hope to learn when it can pull its of the EF5 striking. Having rested just a few hours, they loaded luggage young men and women out of Joplin. All say they will leave Joplin only and their exhausted bodies into vans and buses and drove seven hours when Joplin no longer needs them. to Joplin, where they immediately launched a 28-hour work shift. They While Katrina’s disaster-relief response was infamously, embarrassheadquartered at the only place with running electricity and Interingly, insufficient and sluggish, Joplin’s is anything but. Help arrived innet: the MSSU campus. Their job was to organize volunteers, but that stantly and kept coming. Items traveled through the night to reach the wasn’t easy through the darkness, fatigue, and onslaught of uncoorditown on May 22, and they haven’t stopped. More than anything, volunnated volunteers and aid already starting to arrive. But through chaos, tary labor and monetary donations are needed at this point. Many people structure emerged rather fast, despite feeling like ages. Power returned, wonder when or if they will afford rebuilding. stoplights started working, and volunteers began forming rescue and Cindy Sundy returned to her destroyed home every few days afdebris-cleanup teams, sorting donations, and manning call centers. ter the storm. Her home would be rebuilt, but she was looking for Within days, Americorps had made sense out of the relief efforts, like items she could salvage to put into the new home, specifically her manufacturing an impossibly complex wristwatch without a manual. mother’s jewelry. Volunteers had cleared about two weeks’ worth of “Nobody was here to coordinate volunteers,” Homeowner Intake Team tree debris off her property in days. Today, she was eyeing a large, hapLeader Jesse Bright says, “and that’s what we do best.” hazard mound of possessions behind the flat platform of her home. Volunteers who entered the six miles of destruction—an ominous She was worried about looters, who gray splotch covering the heart of she’d seen steal chainsaws while Joplin on a map Americorps was posing as volunteers. Her attitude handing out—wore gas masks to is glowing with mirth in the most repel asbestos. They drank and ate unexpectedly charming way. “Oh, donations. Some of them wielded there’s my deck,” she says, pointing chainsaws. They came in groups, to a wooden lattice dipped into her often for charity or with a church, backyard like a potato chip. or alone. They were sponsored by On Sunday night, after the others wanting to help, or they storm, Cindy had crawled out of a paid out-of-pocket to be there. —Langston Hughes, Joplin poet born 1902 bathtub with her husband and son. They slept in churches, tents, The bathroom wall had fallen and dorms, and couches where they crushed Cindy’s husband’s shoulder. But it had also probably protectcould find them. The few hotels in Joplin booked fast. Across the ed them from being sucked up. cornering borders, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, hotels booked The first thing Cindy did before leaving her devastated foundation up for at least 60 miles out, one travel agent said. Thousands of was plug her phone into her son’s car, which could start if not move. volunteers arrived from Missouri, hundreds from the three corner Text messages would become, for a few brief minutes, her only means states, and a few from Alaska, Hawaii, New York, Australia, and of letting anyone know she was OK. She could not email. She could Germany, too. Within two weeks, more than 20,000 volunteers had not call. But she could text. And she could tell other people she was represented all but a couple of states. OK too. They were many types of people: doctors, farm boys and girls, muWithin 30 minutes, Cindy’s cell phone was stolen from her son’s car. sicians, service men and women, chainsawyers, relatives, unrelated inBut she had had time to contact one person who would play a more dividuals who found purpose in lending their hands. They sawed trees important role in her family’s future than she’d expected. thick as cars, pulled thirsty survivors from rubble, unloaded trucks of Cindy had time to text her boss, who lives in Indianapolis. She donations, rescued pets, and sorted debris to find anything salvageable. asked her boss to cancel a meeting at the MSSU campus the next day. They sweated through their clothes, more often than not. Sometimes And she informed him of what had just happened to her. She’d asthey needed medical help from having overexerted themselves while volsumed that, based on the flattened Duquesne neighborhood in front unteering. Many vowed to come back when they could, to help more. of her, the university might have fallen, too, and her boss should not They stank. They dripped. Their skin was sunburned. They looked like try to send colleagues there tomorrow to discuss high-speed Interwet workhorses, coming off buses from the destruction zone. “I haven’t net sales. Joplin lacked any-speed Internet to sell. But Cindy’s boss drank this much water since I can remember,” one says. didn’t immediately call her back or cancel the meeting. These volunteers weren’t going to rebuild Joplin in a day or probably He went online and rented the Sundys a home. a year, but every day they returned, a little more got done. And they
"Though you may hear me holler, and you may see me cry, I'll be dogged, sweet baby, if you gonna see me die."
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1811 : Three New Madrid Earthquakes
1896 : St. Louis Tornado
MISSOURI’S NATURAL DISASTERS Sometimes we Missourians can feel smug, far away from coastal hurricanes and California earthquakes, but Mother Nature hammers us, too. B y A ndre w L o v g ren
In the winter of 1811 to 1812, three major earthquakes hit the ArkansasMissouri area. The first, roughly a 7.7 magnitude, struck on December 16, 1811. Several thousand smaller earthquakes were felt, with 10 of these having a magnitude more than 6.0. The effects of these quakes were felt as far as 350 miles away from New Madrid, one of the few non-Native American settlements in the area. The first strike, though the most powerful, did very little damage to man-made structures simply because of the sparse population in the area. The second main quake was a 7.5 and struck on January 23, 1812, in Missouri. It is largely believed that the second quake was the least powerful of the three main strikes. Even so, boats on the
1896 Mississippi River were overturned by massive waves, and sections of the bank collapsed into the river. The third quake was approximately a 7.7 and occurred on February 7, 1812. This quake destroyed the town of New Madrid and severely damaged many houses in St. Louis.
1844 Th e G re at Flo o d o f 1 8 4 4 Because there were no levees, the Missouri River released the most water in its history during the Great Flood of 1844. Estimates say 625,000 cubic feet of water were released each second as the waters rushed over rain-saturated ground. The effect was small due to the lack of population, but the flood greatly altered the economic status of Independence as a kick-off point for trails westward when the flood placed a sandbar in front of the city’s port.
St. Lo uis Tor nado On May 27, 1896, a cyclone swept through St. Louis and East St. Louis, killing 255 (with many others likely killed but never accounted for) and injuring an additional 1,200, making it the deadliest Missouri tornado. During the half-hour storm, thousands of families lost their homes. Steamboats were thrown across the river after being broken into fragments and the estimated 80 mileper-hour winds ripped out trees and threw them several city blocks.
1924 I ce St or m In December 1924, an ice storm that contained rain, snow, and sleet hammered the state from the 16th to the 19th. At least three quarters of the state was covered by a solid sheet of ice into the next year.
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After touching down three miles northwest of Ellington, the Tri-State Tornado cut a swath of destruction for three-and-a-half hours over 219 miles. For a brief time, the tornado is believed to have split into at least two separate funnels before joining back together and continuing on. It occurred before the official rating system was in place, but the twister is thought to have been an EF5. Only 9 of the 695 victims were killed in Missouri, with the rest in southern Illinois and Indiana, and 2,027 injuries were reported. The Tri-State Tornado is thought to be the deadliest in all of U.S. history.
After heavy rainfall in June, flood waters from the Kansas River reached their highest point when between 8 and 16 additional inches of rain water fell between July 9 and July 13. The Kansas River ran into the Missouri River and rerouted the Missouri at St. Joseph, cutting off the downtown area. This became the permanent channel. The flood displaced half a million people (130,000 in Missouri), and 28 people lost their lives.
Missouri faced its second major flood in three years when waters began to rise out of the Missouri and Mississippi. The rivers found their way to the same places they had a few years prior. In fact, floodwaters crested a couple inches higher than they had in ’93.
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The flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers completely covered at least 75 towns and more than 20 million acres of land across nine states. Out of the 1,300 levees built to hold back floodwaters, 1,000 were entirely ineffective. The extensive damage was the most costly in U.S. history, resulting in an estimated $15 billion. Water levels didn’t decrease below flood level in some areas for nearly 200 days along the Mississippi and nearly 100
A major ice storm struck the Ozarks and southeast Kansas from December 8 to 10. This area was pummeled with ice, trees and power lines were downed, and a largescale power outage resulted. Average ice fall around Interstate 44 area was three-quarters of an inch. On December 8 alone, Joplin received an inch and a half of ice. Later in January, another storm struck, which left 70,000 in Springfield without power.
Po p la r B l uff T or na do Missouri’s worst tornado in the twentieth century struck on May 9, 1927. The EF4 tornado swept through Poplar Bluff in a terrifyingly long three minutes, killing 83 within the city. Most residential areas were spared, but the town’s business district was nearly entirely destroyed.
days along the Missouri. During the flooding, 50,000 homes were destroyed, and 52 people in the flooded states lost their lives.
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Sports legends only need one name, whether it be first or last, and those in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield are no exception, the roll-call conjuring memories of greatness: Musial. Faurot. Dawson. Brock. Gibson. Payne. Brett. Norm. Whitey. Dierdorf. Ozzie. Their accomplishments and names stand the test of time, and their sustained excellence earned them a place in Missouri sports history. The two-story shrine isn’t some dusty museum trading in nostalgia. With new classes inducted every year, it’s a living symbol of excellence across the Missouri sports spectrum that celebrates individuals and teams. Look here: It’s a display commemorating the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10 World Series championships, complete with jersey tops from Whitey Herzog, Bruce Sutter, Tony La Russa, and So Taguchi. The Kansas City display celebrates the Royals and the Negro League’s Monarchs, so there’s George Brett and Bo Jackson alongside Negro League stars Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige, both of whom later played in the major leagues, desegregated at last. In the football room, jersey tops from Missouri colleges are behind glass, as are displays chronicling the Kansas City Chiefs’ and St. Louis Rams’ Super Bowl victories. There’s a cover of Sports Illustrated with former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel on the cover when the Tigers ascended to No. 1 in 2007. The caption reads: “Mizzou, that’s who. The Tigers are No. 1 for the first time since 1960. Can they beat Oklahoma?” (Uh, no.) The Hall also commemorates the too-short lives of Chiefs’ linebacker Derrick Thomas and golfer Payne Stewart. Thomas died of a pulmonary embolism in 2000 at age 33 after an auto accident left him paralyzed. Stewart died in 1999 at age 49 when his Learjet lost cabin pressure and crashed in South Dakota, killing all six people aboard. Elsewhere, read about hockey’s St. Louis Blues and Brett Hull. Marvel at Jackie Stiles’s National Collegiate Atheletic Association basketball career (3,393 career points!). Imagine sitting behind the wheel of a NASCAR race car while reading about Rusty Wallace and Kenny Schrader. Or go back to a time when Adolph Hitler was gearing up his war machine to read about Fulton sprinter Helen Stephens’s exploits at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. St. Louis heavyweight boxer Leon Spinks gets the Hall treatment for his 1978 victory against Muhammad Ali. Fisherman Harold Ensley is honored for his skills in the piscatorial arts, complete with five largemouth bass (one an 11-pounder) among the 15 mounted fish. Whatever your sports passion, you can indulge it at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. It’s human nature, it seems, to celebrate the sports heroes of our childhood—or adulthood, for that matter, and there are 499 sports legends featured in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Missouri Life challenged the Hall of Fame’s staff to choose 50 that they think are the top, and here are their choices. We didn’t set any particular criteria, such as being born here, playing for a Missouri team, and spending the majority of their career here. If they grew up here or played here, they are Missourians, and we claim them.
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YOGI BERRA
BRANCH RICKEY
BASEBALL HITS 14 HOME RUNS ERMA BERGMANN A native St. Louisan, Bergmann played in the AllAmerican Girls Professional Baseball League and is one of the real players from the movie “A League of Their Own.” She was a pitcher for the Muskegon Lassies from 1946 to 1947, and she threw a no-hitter on May 22, 1947, against the Grand Rapids Chicks. Bergmann also played for the Springfield Sallies (1948), the Racine Belles (1949-1950), and the Battle Creek Belles (1951) in the All-American League and from 1952 to 1954 in the Chicago Girls Professional League. During her pro career, she pitched 1,046 innings with a 2.56 earned run average. After baseball, she had a 25-year career as a St. Louis policewoman.
YOGI BERRA Born on The Hill in St. Louis to Italian immigrant parents, Berra became known as much for his catching abilities and World Series excellence as his malapropisms. After serving in World War II, Berra was called up to the New York Yankees in 1946. During 18 years with the team, Berra and the Yankees won 10 World Series, and he was a 15-time All-Star and three-time American League Most Valuable Player. A Hall of Famer since 1972, he also caught Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, leaping into Larsen’s arms after the 27th out. His sayings—such as “It ain’t over till it’s over” and “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” — became known as Yogiisms.
GEORGE BRETT Three things come to mind when thinking about Kansas City’s George Brett: the 1985 World Series against St. Louis; his chase to bat .400 in 1980 (when he was the AL’s Most Valuable Player), though coming up short at .390; and Brett’s controversial pine tar home run. Playing the host Yankees on July 24, 1983, Brett hit a
two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. As soon as Brett crossed home plate, New York manager Billy Martin alerted the umpires that Brett’s bat had pine tar extending more than the allowed 18 inches from the knob. Umpire Tim McClelland checked the bat and signaled Brett was out, giving the Yankees a victory. An enraged Brett stormed from the dugout and had to be restrained as he went after the umpires. Initially losing the game when Brett’s homer was invalidated, the Royals protested, and after much controversy, the game was resumed August 18, and it finished with a Kansas City victory. Brett, who finished with 3,154 hits, 317 home runs, 1,596 runs batted in, and a .305 batting average, received 98.2 percent of the vote as a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1999.
LOU BROCK Brock began his career with the Chicago Cubs, but in 1964 he became the centerpiece of one of the most lopsided trades in major league history when he was traded to St. Louis for pitcher Ernie Broglio. Brock went on to a Hall of Fame career while Broglio won only seven games for the Cubs and retired after the 1966 season. Brock was a six-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion (1964 and 1967), and although he finished his career with 3,023 hits and 900 runs batted in, he is most famous for breaking Ty Cobb’s stolen-base record in 1977, when Brock stole his 893rd base. Brock finished his career with a then-record 938 stolen bases.
DIZZY DEAN A pitcher for the Cardinals’ “Gashouse Gang” in 1934, Dean was an All-Star, a World Series champion, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award by finishing with 30 wins and seven losses that season. Dean became the last pitcher to win 30 games in the NL. He was a four-time All-Star and won 150 and lost 83 games with 1,163 strikeouts and a 3.02 earned run average in an injury-shortened career. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, and died in 1974.
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ROGERS HORNSBY With a career batting average of .358—second only to Ty Cobb’s .359—Hornsby is considered one of the best hitters ever to play in the major leagues. He spent the first 12 seasons of his 23-season career with the Cardinals, winning the Most Valuable Player award in 1926 and leading St. Louis to the World Series title. Three times he batted better than .400, including hitting .424 in 1924, which still stands as a major league season record. He also won the Triple Crown (tops in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in) in 1922 and 1925 with the Cardinals. He spent his final four seasons with the St. Louis Browns and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942. He died in 1963.
BOB GIBSON With his menacing image on the mound and a fastball to match, Gibson became the most dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1981. In a 17-year career, the righthander had 251 wins and 174 losses with a 2.91 earned run average in 528 games—including 255 complete games—and 3,117 strikeouts. He was an eight-time All-Star, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, a twotime World Series Most Valuable Player, and he threw a no-hitter on August 14, 1971. Gibson holds the Major League Baseball record with 17 strikeouts in a World Series game. In 1968, he had a season for the ages. Gibson threw 13 shutouts and went 22-9 while compiling a record 1.12 earned run average and winning the NL’s Most Valuable Player award, the last pitcher to win it in the NL.
In 2007, MLB gave him a lifetime achievement award that is now named for him.
BRANCH RICKEY Although unsuccessful in his playing career, Rickey’s innovations while he was the Cardinals’ field and later general manager (1919 to 1942) are still felt today. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1967, Rickey was the father of the minor league system, and he pioneered the use of batting helmets, pitching machines, batting cages, and statistical analysis. During his time with St. Louis, the Cardinals were World Series champions in 1926, 1931, 1934, and 1942. Despite his accomplishments with the Cardinals, Rickey is best known for signing Jackie Robinson to the New York Dodgers and helping break baseball’s color barrier in 1947. He died in 1965.
RED SCHOENDIENST Despite playing for three teams during his major league career, Red Schoendienst made his name as a player and manager for the Cardinals. He played 15 seasons for St. Louis and won three World Series titles with the team as a player (1946), coach (1964), and manager (1967). A 10-time All-Star, Schoendienst finished his career with 2,449 hits and 773 runs batted in. He is second only to Tony La Russa for longest tenure as Cardinals manager, where he had 1,041 wins to 955 losses in 12 full seasons and two seasons as acting manager in 1980 and 1990. The Veterans Committee elected him to the Hall of Fame in 1989.
GEORGE SISLER STAN MUSIAL Among a list of St. Louis Cardinals greats, Musial stands head and shoulders above the rest. He was a three-time NL Most Valuable Player and a 20-time All-Star. A first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1969 and a three-time World Series champion, Musial held 17 major league, 29 NL, and nine All-Star Game records when he retired after the 1963 season. Musial finished his career with 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, 1,951 runs batted in, and a .331 batting average. In 1968, a bronze statue of Musial was erected outside Busch Stadium, and it became the de facto meeting place for fans before and after games: “Meet me at Stan,” fans say. President Obama honored Musial this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor.
BUCK O’NEIL A Negro League player with the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1930s and ’40s, O’Neil was the first black coach in MLB with the Chicago Cubs in 1962. O’Neil was also a scout for the Cubs, where he signed Lou Brock to his first professional contract. In 1988, he became a scout for the Royals, and in 1990 he promoted the establishment of a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, where he was its honorary chairman until his death in 2006. In December 2006, President George W. Bush posthumously awarded O’Neil the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame’s initial class in 1939—which included giants of the game such as Cy Young, Walter Johnson, and Babe Ruth—Sisler was considered one of the best first baseman of his era. In his 12 seasons with the St. Louis Browns, the Ohio native collected more than 2,000 hits, including a MLB record 257 in 1920, a mark that stood for 84 years. In 1922, Sisler batted .420, hit safely in a thenrecord 41 games, and led the AL in hits (246), triples (18), and stolen bases (51); that year, he was the first recipient of the newly created AL Most Valuable Player Award. Sisler died in 1973 in Richmond Heights, Missouri. He was 80.
ENOS SLAUGHTER A North Carolina tobacco farmer, Slaughter was known as “Country” during his 19 seasons in the major leagues, including the first 13 with the Cardinals. Slaughter was a World Series champion twice with St. Louis (1942 and 1946); in the latter, he became known for his “Mad Dash” home from first on a single to score during the decisive seventh game against Boston. Though he did not play three years while serving in World War II, Slaughter had 2,064 of his 2,383 career hits with the Cardinals and 1,148 of his 1,304 runs batted in. He was a 10-time All-Star, and in 1985 the MLB’s Veterans Committee elected him to the Hall of Fame. Slaughter died in 2002.
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OUR TOP 50 SPORTS HEROES Ozzie Smith Called “The Wizard” because of his defensive brilliance at shortstop, Smith was a 15-time AllStar, a 13-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection in 2002. Traded from San Diego to St. Louis in 1982, Smith helped the Cardinals win the World Series that year against Milwaukee. Three years later, Smith’s home run against Los Angeles in the NL Championship Series helped send St. Louis back to the World Series, where the Cardinals lost in seven games to Kansas City. Smith and St. Louis also went to the World Series in 1987, losing in seven games to Minnesota. He finished his career with a major league record 8,375 assists at shortstop, 2,460 hits, and 580 stolen bases.
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to Kansas in the final regular-season game kept the Tigers from a national championship. Devine was the athletic director at MU from 1966 to 1970. One of his biggest decisions was hiring basketball coach Norm Stewart. Devine left Missouri after a losing season in 1970. Devine died in 2002.
Don Faurot
A three-sport letterman at Missouri (football, basketball, and baseball), Faurot coached nine years at Kirksville State Teachers College (now Truman State University), his football team going 63-13 with seven conference titles. In 1935 he became head coach at Missouri, and in his 19 seasons the Tigers went 101-79-10, won three league championships and played in the Sugar, Orange, and Gator bowls. His Split-T offense that stressed an option play led to countless variations. Faurot was MU’s athletic director from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1966 after serving three years in the Navy during World War II. He is a 1961 inductee into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, and in 1972, the field in Memorial Stadium was named in his honor. He died in 1995.
Pete Adkins
Whitey Herzog
Long one of the top high school football coaches in the nation, Adkins coached in Centralia before leading Jefferson City to unprecedented heights during his tenure there, winning 341 games, losing 48 games, and tying for two games. A look inside the raw numbers shows how dominant Adkins’ teams were: a 71-game winning streak from 1958 to 1966, no homecoming losses, 12 Show-Me Bowl appearances, nine championships, 20 unbeaten regular seasons, and 14 perfect seasons. His final two seasons (1993 and 1994) ended with perfect records and state titles. Adkins’s overall coaching record proves impressive, with 405 wins, 60 losses, and four ties.
After an undistinguished baseball-playing career, Herzog found success as a manager on both ends of Interstate 70 in Missouri. As manager of the Kansas City Royals from 1975 to 1979, Herzog led his team to three consecutive American League West titles (1976 to 1978) bookended by second-place finishes. Hired by the Cardinals in 1980, Herzog took “Whiteyball” (stressing defense, base stealing, and pitching) east and produced a World Series title in 1982 and two more Series appearances in 1985 and 1987. He abruptly quit in the 1990 season, finishing his managing career with a record 1,281 wins and 1,125 losses for a .532 winning percentage.
Dick Birmingham
Tony La Russa
Head baseball coach at Springfield’s Hillcrest High School for 25 years and Hillcrest American Legion coach for 18 years, Birmingham’s teams won more than 1,000 games. Under Birmingham, his high school team won one state championship, was a state semifinalist five times, and earned 10 district and 15 conference titles. As a Legion coach, his team won three state championships, was runner-up twice, and was national runner-up three times. In 28 combined seasons, his teams won 855 and lost 413. Birmingham also coached at the Olympic Sports Festival, was on the USA Junior Olympic team staff, and a coach on the Pan American Junior Baseball staff.
The longest-tenured and winningest St. Louis manager, La Russa is third on baseball’s all-time wins list, trailing Connie Mack and John McGraw. A winner everywhere he managed, La Russa’s first season with the Cardinals (1996) saw the team win the National League Central Division but lose to the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series. In his 16 seasons in St. Louis, his teams have been NL Central champions seven times, with two NL pennants and one World Series title in 2006 against Detroit. La Russa is one of two major league managers to win World Series with two teams (the other being Oakland in 1989 in the earthquake-delayed Series). He was a four-time American League Manager of the Year and won the honor of National League Manager of the Year in 2002 with the Cardinals.
Dan Devine Forty-one years after he last coached football at Missouri, Devine still holds the school record for winning percentage (.697) when he led the Tigers to a 93-37-7 record in 13 seasons. Devine led MU to six bowl games, winning four. His 1960 team finished the season ranked fourth in the coaches’ poll and fifth by the Associated Press, and only a loss
Norm Stewart After a standout career at Mizzou, the St. Louis Hawks and the Baltimore Orioles drafted Stewart for basketball and baseball, respectively. He played one season as forward for the Hawks but never
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played at the major league level for the Orioles. Stewart is more widely known for his 32-year run as men’s basketball coach of his alma mater (1967 to 1999). Among his MU highlights are eight Big Eight Conference championships (including four consecutive), two national coach of the year awards (1982 and 1994), two National Collegiate Athletic Association Elite Eight appearances, and a 634-333 record. In 1989, he was diagnosed with cancer, but Stewart returned the next season. He later founded the Coaches vs. Cancer organization.
HANK STRAM Hired by Lamar Hunt in 1960, Stram found immediate success as coach of the Dallas Texans football team, winning the American Football League championship in 1962. When the team moved to Kansas City the next year and was rebranded the Chiefs, Stram continued his winning ways. In 1966, the Chiefs lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-10 in the first Super Bowl, but Kansas City returned in 1969 and defeated the favored Minnesota Vikings 23-7. After a 15-year career in Kansas City, Stram coached the New Orleans Saints for two years, finishing with a 136-100-10 record. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He died in 2005.
DICK VERMEIL Much like Whitey Herzog in baseball, Vermeil coached pro football on both ends of I-70. Burned out of coaching at age 46, Vermeil became a National Football League announcer before returning to the sidelines in 1997 with the St. Louis Rams. In 1999, with former grocery stocker Kurt Warner leading the way as quarterback, Vermeil and the Rams went 16-3 and defeated Tennessee 23-16 in a Super Bowl that came down to the last play. Vermeil retired after the game but returned to coaching in 2001 with Kansas City. Despite having an offense that lit up the scoreboard, the Chiefs made the playoffs just once. Vermeil retired for good after the 2005 season, finishing with a 120-109 record.
BASKETBALL SLAM DUNKS 5 BILL BRADLEY A Rhodes scholar, three-time U.S. Senator, and onetime presidential candidate, Bradley was a standout athlete before becoming a politician. The Crystal City native scored 3,068 points in his high school career before going to Princeton University. At Princeton, Bradley was selected for the 1964 Olympic team and led his Tigers to the 1965 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four. After college, he played basketball one year in Italy, then played for the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977. In his Hall of Fame career, he averaged 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game as a two-time National Basketball Association champion (1970 and 1973).
CLIFF HAGAN After two years in the military, Hagan played his entire 10-year NBA career for the St. Louis Hawks (also playing three years in the American Basketball Association). His second year in the NBA (1957-58), Hagan scored 19.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, helping Bob Pettit, St. Louisan Ed Macauley, and the Hawks to the NBA Championship. He was a five-time NBA All-Star, and for his 13-year pro career he averaged 17.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978.
BOB PETTIT Selected in 1954 when the Hawks were in Milwaukee, Pettit won the Rookie of the Year Award after averaging 20.4 points and 13.8 rebounds a game. In St. Louis the next season, the forward led the NBA in scoring (25.7 points per game) and rebounding (16.2) on his way to the first of his two NBA Most Valuable Player awards.
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OUR TOP 50 SPORTS HEROES In 1958, Pettit led the Hawks to the NBA Championship against Boston, and in 1958-59, he averaged 29.2 points and 16.4 rebounds. He was an All-Star all 11 years in the league, a 10-time All-NBA FirstTeam pick, and a two-time scoring champion. He finished his career averaging 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds per game. He is a 1971 member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
two seasons later, Sundvold shot 52.2 percent from the three-point range, setting a single-season NBA completion percentage record that now ranks fourth all-time.
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JACKIE STILES The career NCAA women’s scoring leader with 3,393 points, Stiles led Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State University) to the NCAA Final Four in 2001, her senior season. That season, she became the first Division I women’s player to score more than 1,000 points in a season with 1,062. In 2000, she dropped 56 points on Evansville, the fourth-highest one-game total in Division I history. Selected fourth overall by the Portland Fire in the 2001 Women’s National Basketball Association draft, Stiles scored 14.9 points per game and was voted Rookie of the Year. The next season, she played for the Los Angeles Sparks, but injuries eventually ended her career.
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DAN DIERDORF
A high school star at Blue Springs, Sundvold teamed with Missouri teammate Steve Stipanovich to win four consecutive Big Eight regular-season titles from 1980 to 1983. Sundvold’s teams went 100-28 during his MU career, where he scored 1,597 points, handed out 382 assists, and was named an All-American in 1983. His jersey (No. 20) is one of four retired by MU. Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1983, Sundvold played nine seasons in the NBA. Playing for San Antonio in 1986-87, he averaged a career-high 11.2 points per game. With Miami
A Hall of Famer since 1996, Dierdorf anchored the then St. Louis Cardinals offensive line from 1971 to 1983. A six-time Pro Bowl pick, five-time first-team All-Pro selection, and a member of the NFL’s 1970s All-Decade Team, Dierdorf did not allow a sack during the 1974 and 1975 season while playing right tackle. After his playing career, which ended without a playoff victory, Dierdorf moved on to a successful announcing career, including 12 years calling NFL games on Monday Night Football.
Quarterback Dawson played for Pittsburgh and Cleveland, but he cemented his legacy with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. A six-time American Football League All-Star, Dawson led the Texans/ Chiefs to three AFL championships and two Super Bowls, including the first AFL-National Football League championship game, which the Chiefs lost 35-10 to Green Bay. In Super Bowl IV, Dawson completed 12 of 17 passes for one touchdown and one interception as Kansas City defeated Minnesota 23-7; he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. In his 14-year career, the Hall of Famer completed 2,136 passes for 28,711 yards with 239 touchdowns.
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Marshall Faulk Traded to St. Louis before the 1999 season, Faulk was a major component of the Rams’ run to Super Bowl glory. That season, Faulk scored 12 touchdowns while rushing for 1,381 yards and catching passes for 1,048 yards, earning him the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. The next season, Faulk was the NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year after scoring a then-record 26 touchdowns. In the 2001 season, Faulk scored 21 touchdowns and was again the Offensive Player of the Year. In his career, Faulk rushed 2,836 times for 12,279 yards and caught 767 passes for 6,875 yards. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.
Jackie Smith A 10th-round pick who became a Hall of Famer, Smith played tight end for St. Louis from 1963 to 1977 and for Dallas in 1978. A punishing blocker and excellent pass catcher, Smith was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-NFL selection, finishing his career with 480 receptions for 7,918 yards and 40 touchdowns. Only used as a blocking back for Dallas in 1978, Smith got a chance to make his first catch of the season in the third quarter of Super Bowl XIII. With the Cowboys trailing Pittsburgh 21-14, Smith dropped a pass in the end zone, and the Steelers went on to win 35-31.
Kurt Warner From stocking shelves in an Iowa grocery store in the mid-1990s to leading the St. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl championship, Warner’s story is the stuff of fairy tales. Warner finally got his chance during the 1999 to 2000 season when starter Trent Green was hurt in the preseason. Warner led the Rams to a 13-3 regular-season record, a 23-16 victory against Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. He led the Rams back to the Super Bowl two years later, where they lost to New England, and he later led the Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl in 2009. Warner was a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, a four-time Pro Bowl pick, and holds the top three passing records for yards gained in Super Bowl games.
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run. His radio call of Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series (“I don’t believe what I just saw!”) is one of his most famous and is routinely played over the TV coverage. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. He died in 2002.
Joe Buck One of Jack Buck’s eight children, Joe Buck has become Fox’s lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball and National Football League games. Before that, Buck teamed with his father and Mike Shannon on Cardinals radio broadcasts beginning in 1991. Buck had the call in 1998 when Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris’s single-season record. When the Cardinals won the World Series in 2006, Buck took a page from his father with his call “St. Louis has a World Series winner.”
Harry Caray Before Jack Buck, Caray was the Cardinals’ radio voice, from 1945 to his firing in 1969. A St. Louis native, Caray’s over-the-top announcing style was instantly recognizable to generations of listeners— and imitated by countless comedians and baseball players. After his firing from St. Louis, Caray called games for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs. At Cubs games, he became famous for leading the crowd in singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch. Caray received the Ford C. Frick Award in 1989. He died in 1998.
Joe Garagiola Growing up on The Hill in St. Louis, Garagiola was rated a better baseball prospect than his friend Yogi Berra. The Cardinals signed Garagiola in 1942 when he was 16, but after making his major league debut in 1946, Garagiola played in only 676 games during a nine-year career. In his only World Series, Garagiola had six hits and drove in four runs as the Cardinals defeated Boston. After his playing career ended, Garagiola became a baseball announcer with various networks, a panelist on the Today Show, a game-show host, and an occasional stand-in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
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Jack Buck The radio voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for nearly 50 years, Buck used his signature line (“That’s a winner!”) at the end of Cardinal victories. Buck called three St. Louis World Series wins and three defeats, a no-hitter for Bob Gibson, Lou Brock’s 3,000th hit and 893rd stolen base, and Mark McGwire’s 61st home
Known these days as a radio announcer for Cardinals’ baseball games, St. Louis native Shannon played right field and third base for the Cardinals from 1962 to 1970. He attended the University of Missouri before leaving to begin his baseball career, where Shannon was a .255 hitter with 68 home runs and 367 runs batted in. He hit a home run in all three World Series in which he played (1964, 1967, and 1968). In 1972, he joined Jack Buck in the radio booth, and today he is the team’s lead radio announcer.
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OUR TOP 50 SPORTS HEROES Invitational), making a 17-foot birdie on the 17th hole and a four-footer on hole 18 to win. Smith also won the tournament in 1936. After his playing career, he was president of the Professional Golfers’ Association from 1952 to 1954. He died in 1963.
OWNERS buy 3 August “Gussie” Busch In charge of the Anheuser-Busch brewery from 1946 to 1975, Busch held the role of chairman, CEO, or president of the St. Louis Cardinals after the brewery bought the team in 1953 up until his death. During his time at the helm, the Cardinals captured six National League pennants and three World Series titles (1964, 1967, and 1982). After the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954, Anheuser-Busch bought Sportsman’s Park and renamed it Busch Stadium. “Gussie” died in 1989, and the brewery sold the team in 1995.
Lamar Hunt The oil-wealth heir makes our list for bringing us the Kansas City Chiefs. Owner and founder of the Dallas Texans, Hunt moved the team in 1963, and the Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs. Hunt was a leading force behind the founding of the eight-team American Football League in 1959. After the AFL and the National Football League merged in 1966, Hunt is credited with coining the term “Super Bowl,” which became the game’s official name. Hunt’s Chiefs lost the first Super Bowl, but in 1970 they defeated Minnesota for the title. The trophy that goes to the American Football Conference winner each season is named in his honor. Hunt also was a founder of Major League Soccer and its predecessor, the North American Soccer League. He died in 2006.
Ewing Kauffman After making his fortune in pharmaceuticals, the Garden City native founded the Kansas City Royals in 1968. Under his ownership, the Royals were perennial American League contenders in the 1970s and 1980s, going to the playoffs seven times. With George Brett and a young pitching staff leading the way, Kansas City won the 1985 World Series against St. Louis. In 1973, Kauffman built Royals Stadium, which is known for its fountains beyond the outfield walls. The facility was renamed Kauffman Stadium on July 2, 1993. Kauffman died August 1 that year.
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Payne Stewart Also a Springfield native, Stewart stood out from the other golfers on the PGA Tour because of his ivy caps and pants that were a cross between knickerbockers and plus fours. Stewart earned his tour card in 1981 and won his first tournament in 1982, the Magnolia Classic. He also won the Miller High-Life Quad Cities Open. He won 10 other times on the PGA Tour, including three majors: the 1989 PGA Championship and the 1991 and 1999 U.S. Open. Stewart played on five U.S. Ryder Cup teams and had a 3-11 record. Four months after his last U.S. Open victory, Stewart was killed when the Learjet in which he was riding depressurized, incapacitating everyone aboard. The plane flew until it ran out of fuel and crashed near Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Tom Watson Kansas City’s native son was a six-time PGA Tour Player of the Year, was ranked the best golfer in the world from 1978 through 1982, and waged memorable duels with Jack Nicklaus. Watson won his eight career majors between 1975 and 1983, the first being the British Open Championship. Watson won five British Opens, two Masters, and one U.S. Open among his 39 PGA Tour victories, missing the PGA Championship for a career Grand Slam. In 2009, Watson was tied for the British Open lead at the end of regulation, and a missed putt on the last hole sent him to a four-hole playoff, where he lost to Stewart Cink.
MOTOR SPORTS drives 2 home Kenny Schrader A racer on any surface, Schrader was in nearly 100 races a year in the 1990s and early 2000s, hitting dirt and asphalt tracks between NASCAR races. In 1985, the Fenton native won NASCAR’s Rookie of the Year award. Three years later, he won his first Cup race, the Talladega DieHard 500. In the Cup series, Schrader has four victories, 23 pole positions, and 184 top-10s; his latest victory was in the 1991 Budweiser 500 at Dover, Delaware. His best finish in the Cup series was fourth in 1994.
Horton Smith A Springfield native, Smith helped the fledgling PGA Tour gain momentum during the Depression years. In 1929, the 21-year-old captured eight of his 32 career victories and finished second six times. Smith’s greatest claim to fame, however, is winning the first Masters Tournament (then called the Augusta National
Rusty Wallace Wallace finished second in his first career NASCAR Cup race in 1980 in Atlanta. When he joined the circuit full time in 1984, Wallace won Rookie of the Year honors. Two years later, he posted the first of his 55 career wins by capturing the Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor
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HOCKEY slap shots 1 Brett Hull “The Golden Brett” played 11 years for the St. Louis Blues (1987 to 1998), developing into a prolific scorer on a line with teammate Adam Oates. In the 1990-1991 season, Hull scored 86 goals, the thirdhighest season total ever in the National Hockey League. During his time with the Blues, he also had two four-goal games, and his 500th career goal capped a hat trick against Los Angeles in 1996. Hull later played for Dallas, Detroit, and Phoenix, winning the Stanley Cup with the Stars and Red Wings. He finished his career with 741 goals, 650 assists, 1,391 points, and 1,269 games.
TRACK has 1 on the blocks Helen Stephens Known as the “Fulton Flash” because of her Missouri birthplace, Stephens won two gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In the 100-meter final, she defeated Poland’s Stanislawa Walasiewicz, who, an autopsy later revealed, was not female under Olympic rules at the time. Stephens’s time in the 100 was 11.5 seconds, but it wasn’t recognized as a world record because of a strong tail wind present during the race. Stephens also anchored the winning 4 x 100 relay, which captured the gold medal after the leading German team dropped its baton. Stephens died in 1994.
TENNIS has 1 ace Dwight Davis A native of St. Louis, Davis’s lasting legacy is lending his name to the Davis Cup competition between countries. As a member of Harvard University’s tennis team in 1899, Davis and teammates wanted to challenge the British in a competition. Davis devised a tournament format and ordered a sterling silver trophy, which he purchased. Davis and the Americans won the first three matches and the competition, which was called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge but soon was called the Davis Cup. Later, as director of parks in St. Louis, Davis built the first free public tennis courts and organized leagues for the city’s residents. He died in 1945.
JOURNALIST is 1 for the books Bob Broeg After decades of reporting and writing for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Broeg became synonymous with St. Louis sports, especially the Cardinals, which he covered for 40 years. A native St. Louisan, Broeg graduated from the University of Missouri before serving in the Marine Corps during World War II. Beginning in 1972, he was on the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame for 28 years. In 1979, the Hall of Fame awarded Broeg the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, which is for print journalists. In 1997, he was elected to the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He wrote his final column in 2004 and died five hours after the last out of the 2005 World Series.
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HOME TOUR OFFERS RARE CHANCE TO SEE THREE PRIVATE STE. GENEVIEVE HOMES.
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STE. GENEVIEVE BOASTS a one-
of-a-kind collection of the oldest French vertical-log houses in North America. Three private residences will be open for touring during a fundraiser for the Lions Club of Ste. Genevieve on August 13 and 14. The homes included in the fundraiser tour are the Nicholas Janis House (ca. 1790), the Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House (ca. 1792), and the Government House, or the Jean Baptiste Vallé House (ca. 1793), which was home of the last commandant and is not to be confused with the Felix Vallé House Historic Site, which is frequently open for touring. Founded in 1749, Ste. Genevieve predates Pierre Laclede’s founding of St. Louis by 15 years. Little remains of the Mississippi Valley’s French heritage outside Ste. Genevieve. Somehow, the progression of the centuries has spared its architectural treasures, and you can still stroll among its venerable old streets and get a glimpse of another world, which began its existence under the reign of King Louis XV of France. In 1749, not a soul in town spoke English, and inhabitants were uniformly Roman Catholic and agrarian. But the people of this quaint little town would soon enter a period of meteoric change. In order to secure a loan from the Spanish king in 1761, the king of France was convinced by his minister to cede the Louisiana Territory to his
cousin, Charles III of Spain. This was of little consequence to the people of Louisiana because their new Spanish king was the son of a Frenchman and a member of the Bourbon dynasty, European royalty who ruled Navarre, France, Naples, Sicily, Parma, and Spain by the middle 1700s. Even though the land was transferred to Spain, the community remained French in culture and language. By the 1790s, the British had been defeated in the American Revolution, and Louis XVI and his beautiful queen had recently paid a visit to the ‘‘national razor’’ (the guillotine) in 1793. Clearly, the French occupants of the Louisiana Territory were concerned by these events. The people of Upper Louisiana feared the explosive growth of the neighboring democracy off the eastern shore of the Mississippi and felt anxious that an invasion could be imminent. Indeed, they believed that Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark would at any moment lead an army to take control of the Louisiana Territory and establish a separate democratic state. The French considered the Americans to be barbarians, and the residents of Ste. Genevieve, along with those of St. Louis, New Madrid, Cape Girardeau, and New Orleans, were deeply concerned about American migration into Spanish Louisiana and the effect on their culture. Yet, they recognized that the selective immigration of Americans was
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The Nicholas Janis House, also known as the Green Tree Tavern, is a prime example of verticallog home construction. Crafted from red cedar, the home served as a tavern in the 19th century.
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“A stunned people of French Louisiana
discovered they had become American citizens.”
Government House
Above: The Government House, built in 1793, was home to Jean Baptise Vallé, the last colonial commandant in Ste. Genevieve. The home features the oldest rose garden in the former Louisana Territory. Above right: While touring the home, visitors will see a large collection of period antiques.
Vital St. Gemme
Beauvais House
Below: Trained in the local vernacular style of verticallog construction, Vallé and Pratt family slaves built the Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House. In a separate building off of the courtyard, visitors can take a cooking class at chef and owner Yvonne Lemire’s cooking school.
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necessary to strengthen their defense from the threat of attack by native populations and a possible invasion led by General Clark. The weather during the late 18th century seemed to mirror the turmoil of the times. In the spring of 1785, a flood of great duration swamped the old colonial village of Ste. Genevieve up to its chimney tops. The current rushed through the vertical-log structures for more than a month. Two more severe floods would follow within five years. All but a handful of the white residents and their black slaves found temporary housing elsewhere in the surrounding hills. In 1793, the governor of the Louisiana Territory chose an area of high ground on some little hills three miles north of the old town of Ste. Genevieve, to be Nouvelle Ste. Genevieve and ordered the commandant, the Curate of the Catholic Church, and Spanish soldiers to relocate immediately. Nothing remained of the old town except a pile of decaying rubble, some stone chimneys, and remnants of the orchards. The logs that formed the walls and superstructures of the homes dating back to the founding of the town had rotted after repeated soaking in infested flood waters. The people of Ste. Genevieve did not have modern chemicals to treat their houses after the retreat of each flood. What remained of the wood beams and structural supports rotted within a matter of years and were impossible to use in building their new homes. The commandant’s home in Nouvelle Ste. Genevieve was specifically designed to withstand possible future flooding. The home was begun in 1793, finished in the spring of 1794, and still stands at the corner of Main and Market streets. Jean Baptiste Vallé would serve as the last colonial commandant of Ste. Genevieve. His great-granddaughter, Marie
Zoé Vallé, was born in the first-floor bedroom of the commandant’s house; she spent her early childhood in that home. Marie Zoé explains in her memoirs, which are part of the collection at the Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center, that the old commandant built his home entirely with new materials. The basement walls were designed to be four-feet thick with massive stone pillars providing added structural support. Some have suggested that the commandant’s home was originally built as a fort, which would explain its overscaled foundation. However, Marie Zoé explains her great-grandfather’s fear of future floods caused him to incorporate the massive walls and pillars into the design of the basement of the Government House. The order to move the government and the church to Nouvelle Ste. Genevieve created a building frenzy. In his book, A French Aristocrat in the American West, Carl J. Ekberg writes that Jean Baptiste Vallé, his brother, Francois Baptiste Vallé, and Jean Baptiste Pratt put their black craftsmen, who were trained in the local vernacular style of vertical-log construction, to work on the homes of the power elite. Ekberg suggests that these black slaves were responsible for constructing the still-standing Nicholas Janis House, the Vital St. Gemme
Beauvais House, the Louis Bolduc House (ca. 1793), and the Jean Baptiste Vallé House. All of these homes are still standing and form the core of the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Landmark District. By the turn of the 19th century, the Spanish king had quietly ceded the Louisiana Territory to Napoleon I, and President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the purchase of the territory. Napoleon realized the difficulty of maintaining the distant colony under French control and needed money to fund his European campaigns. The feared invasion by General George Rogers Clark never materialized, and a stunned people of French Louisiana discovered they had become American citizens. The Spanish and French flags had been lowered forever at the Government House. On March 10, 1804, Jean Baptiste Vallé became the commandant for the Ste. Genevieve District of the U.S. Territory of Louisiana and raised the stars and stripes over his residence at the northwest corner of Main and Market streets. He would continue in the civil responsibilities of this role until his death in 1849 at the age of 90. The last commandant died a highly respected, elderly French gentleman who continued to wear the costume of his youth, knee britches and a frock coat, until the end of his life.
tour information
The Jean Baptiste Vallé house, the Green Tree Tavern, home of Nicholas Janis, and the Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House are open for touring 10 AM to 4 PM August 13 and 14. Tickets are $15 if purchased before August 5 and $20 afterward. Children under age 12 are free. All proceeds go to the Lions Club of Ste. Genevieve, which provides eye exams and glasses to the underprivileged in Ste. Genevieve County, as well as supporting the Missouri Eye Bank and Research Center and Leader Dogs for the Blind. This Home and Garden Tour takes place during Jour de Fete, a weekend festival that also offers entertainment, special French food vendors, and a craft show. Visit www.visitstegen.com to buy tickets.
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MISSOURI’S OLDEST TOWN BURSTS WITH GARDEN BLOOMS. THE WISTERIA
might be the most well-known bloom of the Southern Hotel’s garden treasures, but there’s more to the garden than the lilac-colored flower. A sheltered entry court, an old wellhead, a potting shed, and a grapevine-covered pergola are only a few of the delights you’ll find in the garden of the Southern Hotel. A winding path leads you through drifts of roses and lilies; the succession of blooms keeps the garden full of color and fragrance from spring through September. Many couples who stay at the hotel sway on a swing beneath the pergola, particularly at night when lights twinkle through the garden, and they can gaze up through the leaves to see bunches of grapes in the moonlight. But you can visit the garden as well on your way to the Missouri-made gift shop in the hotel.The Southern Hotel’s garden is one of many such mini-paradises throughout Ste. Genevieve. Take your own informal garden tour by strolling the sidewalks and peeking into front and side gardens. Another garden beauty surrounds the Old Louisiana Academy, available for touring by appointment or walk-up, as owner Frank Rolfe will give tours to anyone who’d like to see the house. Built and incorporated in 1808, the academy was the first officially recognized school west of the Mississippi River. According to present owner Frank, the building served its original purpose for only 20 out of its 203 years. The rest of the time, it’s been vacant or held as a private residence. Today, the house is surrounded by an orderly garden of roses. Its clean, simple
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planting design accents its rustic elegance without overwhelming it. An antique fountain adds structure, and a four-part kitchen garden growing herbs, vegetables, and even roses provides fresh material for Annette Rolfe, Frank’s wife, who uses her crop to create dishes from any one of her 500 cookbooks. On Main Street rests another garden escape, Only Child Originals jewelry store. Owner Sam Conlon transformed an old butchery into a shop that would make Sinbad jealous. Then she did the same thing with her private backyard. There was nothing except patchy turf, clumps of tawny daylilies, and lamium. The plants were a far cry from the garden she’d left in San Francisco, where flowers bloom year-round. Today, Sam’s jewelry-shop garden is filled with flowers, ornaments, and seating areas to take in the view. Sam uses plants from across the globe, but she is especially fond of ones native to eastern Missouri. In August, the native phlox brings a thrill of pink and sweet perfume to the garden. Sam’s garden offers one more thing: art you can sit on. Whimsical chairs abound and bring your eyesight down to plant level. Various artworks, some made by Sam, hint at modern times. A water garden, comprised of three uneven pools trickling down into one another, adds not only dimension but also a fertile environment for waterlilies, rushes, and taro to thrive. The pond plays host to a school of goldfish, which glint as though jewelry has escaped from inside the shop. If you buy enough jewelry, Sam might offer you a peek!
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From left: The herb garden at the Bolduc-LeMeilleur House is in bloom. A fountain at the Old Louisiana Academy is surrounded by brightly colored blooms. Open to the public, the Bolduc-LeMeilleur house includes a vegetable garden. Sam Conlon (right) and Steve Parks (left) enjoy the gardens at Only Child Originals, the jewelry store Sam owns.
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TROOPER CHRISTINE McINTYRE keeps a frog in her Highway Patrol car. When she casually mentions it, I immediately think of a live frog going “Ribb-it.” Curious, I ask if I can have a look. “Sure, c’mon,” she says. Officer McIntyre gets in the driver’s seat of her Crown Victoria parked behind Missouri State Highway Patrol headquarters in Jefferson City. She reaches to the left on the dash near her handcuffs, pulls out a tiny rubber frog, and perches him on the steering wheel. “The two counties I patrol are pretty rural, so as I’m driving long stretches I use the time to pray as well as keep an eye out,” she explains. “Mr. Frog reminds me to Forever Rely On God.” The top man at the MSHP, Colonel Ron Replogle, says he and his wife pray together for the well-being of all Highway Patrol staff every morning, too. Of the approximate 1,150 officers statewide, plus various noncommissioned staff, that’s a heap of folks to cover. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, reads a Biblical sign near Ron’s desk. Highway Patrol men and women out monitoring roads, highways, and as of 2011, waterways, trust the officers who have their backs—when backup can be had. Sometimes it can’t, and the lone officer is saddled with trouble that he or she must handle alone. Car stops have yielded escaped prisoners, persons with oustanding warrants for murder, rape, other major crimes, intoxicated drivers, those on drugs, and more. When a patrolman or woman realizes something big
is brewing, that officer hopes there’s another officer nearby. Sergeant Chris Harris was close in 2009 when he heard radio transmissions about a gunman on Highway 50 near Jefferson City. He sped to the area where a man driving a motorcycle was firing a pistol randomly, a rifle slung over his back, a shotgun mounted on the front of the bike. Placing his life in jeopardy, Chris pulled his patrol car up tight and was able to hook his front bumper onto the rear of the bike as bullets flew. The force knocked the fugitive off, yet he held on to his gun. While sprawled in the middle of the highway, he took his own life. This dramatic scene is not unusual. MSHP officers see it all as they go about the business of protecting us. While the bulk of the job is maintaining safety on Missouri roads, the patrol operates dozens of divisions including: a canine unit, drug and crime enforcement, crash investigation, emergency response teams, aircraft division, crime laboratory, auto theft section, an organized crime and anti-terrorist unit, missing persons, trace evidence section, and governor’s security. Recruits study for six months to become troopers. Part of that time is in classrooms at the patrol’s general headquarters campus in Jefferson City. A great deal of it is on location involving grueling practical exercises. In total, candidates undergo 1,205 hours of training. Examples of the 160-course curriculum include: Rules of Evidence, Justified Use of Force, Dealing with Aggressive Behavior, Vehicle Stops, Hazardous
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Materials, Crime Investigation, Trace Evidence, Ground Fighting Techniques, Marksmanship, State Law, and Stress Management. Emergency Vehicle Operations was one of the classes I observed at an isolated track in the capital city. High up in a control tower with an expansive view, I watched as some of the best patrol drivers introduced recruits to advanced driving techniques at very high speeds. It looked a bit scary from three stories up; little did I know I was about to find out first-hand. Back down on the ground one of the instructors said, “Your turn.” Oh, dear. He handed me a huge, padded helmet, and then I was strapped into the passenger seat of a patrol car far more securely than with ordinary seat belts. Jumping behind the wheel, Corporal Paul Meyers glanced over, grinned big and said, “Ready?” We launched like a rocket, or so it seemed, almost immediately hitting a corner at what felt like warp speed, and I let out a whoop. “Slow this thing down, okay?” was my plea. Paul did, though I know he really wanted to race like the wind to show me how accomplished patrol drivers are. We did some fast zigzag maneuvers around narrowly set orange construction cones put out as part of the road tests. Paul didn’t even come close to hitting one. I took my second breath when the car finally came to a stop. Beginning in 1923, the Missouri State Legislature debated the creation of either a statewide traffic regulatory agency or a state police agency. Finally, in April 1931, Senate Bill 36 established a state patrol, which became effective September 14 of that year. Next month the MSHP will mark 80 years of service. About 5,000 men applied to become the first Highway Patrol officers, but financial considerations allowed only 55 to be chosen. The motor vehicle fleet for those original patrolmen consisted of 36 new Model A Ford Roadsters, one each Ford, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, and Buick sedans, three Chevrolets, and 17 motorcycles. None of the vehicles had sirens or heaters, nor were they radio equipped. Messages from headquarters were phoned to officers at contact points such as filling stations and restaurants. Troopers were issued a single weapon, a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and were paid $125 a month. The new Highway Patrol quickly made a name for itself. In 1932, members made over 3,800 arrests (including 14 bank robbers), recovered 381 stolen cars, and solved several murders. In recent years, recruit classes averaging 40 men and women are ongoing throughout the year. About 12 percent drop out because the training is too intense. Following graduation, new troopers are given a year of probation to make sure they’re fully qualified. Back at the training field, Trooper Matt Morice runs his police dog Rocky through his paces. All patrol dogs are large male German shepherds brought in from Europe as puppies. They go through eight weeks of initial training, responding only to German commands, and then refresher courses every three months.
From top: Sergeant Tony Mattox responds to a radio call while on the road. SWAT team members prepare to enter a school bus during practice. Members attend a three-day retreat each year to enhance their skills in the field. During a simulation, recruits practice felony car stops.
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Above: The Missouri State Highway Patrol started in 1931 with only 55 officers, 36 Model A Ford Roadsters, and 17 motorcycles.
civilian in the car. Had he, and if he were forced to chase at top speed, patrol cars can run at 129 miles per hour. In the Police Interceptors, which are souped-up Crown Victorias, troopers carry two video cameras and two radar units facing front and back, though seasoned officers hardly need radar to tell them a driver is speeding. Also standard are handcuffs, a .223-caliber rifle, a .40-caliber Glock handgun, a shotgun, a computer with a printer, an emergency first aid kit, and a loudspeaker in their patrol cars. The trunk is full of special equipment such as traffic cones and flares, high-visibility clothing, a fire extinguisher, and items that might be surprising. Troopers keep stuffed animals for young children victims as a means to soothe. Criminals think they can cruise past a seasoned trooper without notice. Not necessarily so. “Drivers’ reactions can create suspicion that they might be involved in some sort of criminal activity,” says Tony. Troopers can check license plates and watch for infractions, yet suspicion alone does not allow an officer to pull a vehicle over. The MSHP operates nine regional troop headquarters and three service centers where officers are dispatched round-the-clock to help keep us safe. One trooper told me, “We’re all adrenaline junkies, but that’s good. At high alert we’re better at what we do.” The meth hotline is 1-888-823-6384. Check road conditions by dialing 1-800-222-6400, and the emergency assistance line is 1-800-525-5555 (or cellular *55). Visit www.MissouriLife.com for a timeline of Highway Patrol highlights.
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Dogs are used primarily to smell narcotics, but they also use their noses to track missing persons, conduct building searches and manhunts, and assist with riot control. “Rocky is a hammer,” said Matt. “He’s the smart one, and I always trust his instincts.” During their career, these dogs are not treated as pets. When retired at age eight, most end up with their trooper handlers and become part of the troopers’ families. To observe a police dog minding commands is proof that you don’t want one of these giant canines to bring you down. Undercover patrol is also intriguing. “We focus on drugs and stolen property, the underbelly of the criminal world,” says an officer who must remain unnamed. Undercover troopers, and there are many, look the part: long hair on the men, unkempt dress. Their job is dangerous, and it’s a lonely existence because they can’t hang out with friends due to their required anonymity. Undercover officers may have recorders in keychain fobs or hidden in cigarette packages. They’re armed with street-type pistols. Training includes how to behave as if they have just taken drugs so that they fit in with druggies while gathering evidence. These troopers are often “arrested,” along with real criminals, as part of their subterfuge. “Sure, I’ve been afraid lots of times,” this guy says, “but I’ve also enjoyed the intrigue.” Another high danger zone is the patrol SWAT teams. These officers are trained to handle critical incidents and high-risk warrant service. They update and refine their skills every year at a secluded state park at Lake of the Ozarks. Often, these three-day retreats also include city police and sheriff SWAT members from around the state as well as FBI agents. Skill sets for this elite squad are tough and include hostage tactics in buildings and school buses. They bring along the patrol’s BearCat, an eight-ton conversion van as secure as a Brink’s truck. SWAT teams riding in the armored BearCat are safely driven to the door of a barricaded structure. At a recent SWAT retreat, neurologist Dr. Terry Rolan, M.D., a professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, was along to teach officers how to handle the wounded, with an emphasis on spinal injuries, before transporting to a trauma center. I rode along with Sgt. Tony Mattox. Many drivers passing us in both directions quickly braked when they saw the marked car (too late … your speed is already locked in). The law breakers got a free pass because Tony opted not to turn on the lights and siren and go after them with a
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WHEN THE ALPERS pick sweet corn in the morning, the sun is just starting to break through the clouds, and the air is still cool. The kids walk around the stalks with buckets and bags heaved over their shoulders, twisting off the ears of corn until they can’t carry anymore. Occasionally, you’ll see one of them yawn while walking through the 24 rows of sweet corn that curve around the edge of the family’s field corn. When they’ve picked all they think they’ll be able to sell, they stop and head to town, ready to sell their Alpers’ Dozen, which is really 14 ears of corn. What started as a hobby and a way for the family of four generations to make a little money turned into something people around Boonville can’t wait for. Three weeks before the corn is even ready to harvest, people ask, “How much longer ’til I can get some of your sweet corn?” Sweet corn is highly anticipated for Missourians everywhere. The most recent numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture showed 561 farmer operations grew sweet corn on 3,065 total acres in the
state. The popular summer treat is more difficult to grow, however, than its close relative, field corn, says Lowell Mohler, a former Director of Agriculture, who grows 15 acres of sweet corn near Jefferson City. The biggest difference comes in the amount of work required to grow and then harvest the vegetable. Lowell starts planting the corn as soon as he can, sometime around April 1. Planting is staggered so he has sweet corn consistently available throughout the summer, and he usually plants several varieties that mature at different rates. On average, it takes 70 to 80 days for the corn to mature until milk stage, which is when the kernels have formed but haven’t yet hardened. This is when the sweet corn is at its sweetest; it’s the stage people can’t wait for. The Alpers time the planting of their sweet corn so that it’s ready to eat for the biggest summer holiday. “You always want to shoot to be the first one with corn for the Fourth of July,” Robert Alpers says. When it comes to harvesting, the corn is handpicked simply because there isn’t
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enough of it to justify mechanical harvesting, Lowell says. Harvesting usually begins during the third week of June and goes until the fifth week of August for Lowell. Handpicking the corn also gives him the opportunity to look through the crop and make sure each ear is ready to sell. Earworms can be a problem for the vegetable, as can raccoons and flooding. Heavy summer rainfall can cause damage and lost crops. Add in the finicky nature of sweet corn and its storage problems, and it quickly becomes a time-consuming crop to harvest, Lowell points out. To have it taste as sweet as it can, it must be sold—and ideally eaten—the day it is picked. As soon as sweet corn is picked, the sugars inside of the kernels begin to convert to starches, making it less sweet. If there is any corn left over, Lowell stores it in coolers to keep it cool and slow the conversion. Debi Alpers chooses to donate whatever isn’t sold of her family’s harvest to a local homeless shelter. In the end, though, offering consumers a quality product they enjoy is well worth it for Lowell. “It’s fun,” he says. “I don’t do it because I have to. I do it because I want to.” This year, Austin and Dillon Alpers, ten and nine, respectively, are using the money they make from sweet corn to go to the State
Fair for a day. Their mother, Shanna Henderson, jokes that the boys think it’d make more sense to just sell the corn at the fair. “I just tell them, nope, we can’t do that,” she says. So they stick to selling their corn on a street corner in downtown Boonville, sitting on a bench waiting as cars get their money out and take the corn home. Most sweet corn grown in Missouri is sold this way, with the farmer handing over a bag of corn directly to the consumer. A popular way to do this is through farmers’ markets. The nearly 150 farmers’ markets in Missouri give sweet corn growers an operation to sell their products through, Lowell says. He sells his product at the Jefferson City and Columbia farmers’ markets, which allows him to stay connected with other growers and build a network of small sweet corn operations. One farm in East Prairie, however, grows far more sweet corn than most—320 acres. Beth Choate works on her family farm, Choate Farms, which mainly grows farm standards such as field corn and soybeans. For a few weeks, though, their farm churns out sweet corn the way her father did 50 years ago. When he first started, more farmers grew the summer favorite, but these days, large-
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scale sweet corn producers are few and far between in Missouri. The vegetable is a risky business venture, Beth says. Choate Farms picks, packs, cools, and ships 8,000 crates of corn in one day. It usually takes them 16 to 17 days to complete harvest. To make this happen, Beth employs close to 110 people who live in dormitories on the farm while working long hours every day of the week during the three-week harvest. “The whole process is very fast and furious,” Beth says. “The farm just changes tremendously in that amount of time.” After converting to mechanical harvesting, Beth is slowly returning to the way her father harvested the corn: by handpicking it. Machines are just too harsh on the tender corn and they bruise it. Because of this change, workers begin at 4 am to start picking the day’s 20-acre plot. By 6 am the packing shed is up and running. That is where the freshly picked corn will be packed into crates and then cooled. If all goes well, the crates of corn are shipped out that day, sometimes as late as 10 pm. The corn then makes its way to grocery stores around the Midwest, where eager buyers snatch it up to take home and eat. One mistake most people make, Beth says, is overcooking the corn. Because the
Left: Dimple, 19, helps her family pick sweet corn every year. Austin, 10, gathers corn picked by Uncle Mark, Dimple’s dad. Above: After picking, Austin loads the corn into the back of a truck with his grandfather Robert’s help. Right: Dillon, 9, uses the money he earned to visit the Missouri State Fair.
corn itself is so sweet, little needs to be done to prepare it. “I eat the corn just about any way,” she says. “Sometimes I even eat it raw in the field. But most of the time, I eat it the oldfashioned way by boiling it in the water for three minutes. I don’t even put butter or salt on it.” Debi Alpers, the Boonville boys’ aunt, couldn’t agree more. She loves eating sweet corn, even outside the summer season. Freezing the corn offers a fresh taste yearround. It also gives their family another reason to spend time with one another. The Alpers family gets together one or two Saturdays of the harvest season to freeze the corn. “We get an assembly line going,” she says. “Everyone’s there doing something.” Whichever way the corn is cooked, sweet corn will forever be a summer icon, popping up at barbecues and picnics around the state. So go ahead, grab an ear and bite in. To find a farmers’ market near you, visit www.agrimissouri.com/farmersmarket.htm.
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2 cups fresh corn kernels 1 cup fresh bread crumbs, 2 cups fresh tomatoes, diced plus more for top 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter, plus 1 teaspoon sugar more for top
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1. Preheat oven to 350o F. 2. Combine all ingredients. Pour mixture into a greased baking dish. 3. Spread bread crumbs over the top. 4. Dot them with butter and bake for 30 minutes. Serves 4.
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From “The Kansas City Barbecue Society Cookbook” Ingredients >
3 ears corn ½ cup butter 17-ounce can creamstyle corn 9-ounce package corn bread mix 4-ounce can green chiles, chopped
2 eggs, slightly beaten ½ teaspoon pepper, freshly ground ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream 1 cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
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1. Remove kernels of corn with sharp knife into bowl; scrape corncob with knife to collect remaining liquid in the bowl. 2. Heat butter in a 9x13-inch aluminum pan over hot coals until melted. 3. Stir in fresh corn kernels, cream-style corn, corn bread mix, green chiles, eggs, pepper, and salt. Drop sour cream by spoonfuls evenly over mixture; fold in gently. Sprinkle with cheese. 4. Place pan on grill rack. Bake, covered with foil, over hot coals for 1 hour or until set. 5. May bake in 350o F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Serves 8.
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Squaw Corn
From “Grandma’s Ozark Legacy” Ingredients >
Freezing Sweet Corn From the kitchen of Debi Alpers
Ingredients > 8 cups fresh corn kernels ½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt 2 cups of water
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1. Add sugar and salt to water. Bring water to a boil. 2. Add corn; simmer for 10 minutes. 3. Remove corn kernels from water, then box and freeze.
4 strips bacon, cut into small pieces 2 eggs, beaten
1 pint fresh corn kernels Salt and pepper
Directions >
1. Fry the bacon in a large frying pan until light brown. 2. Add the eggs and corn to pan, and season with salt and pepper. 3. Stir constantly until the eggs are cooked. Serves 2.
Blue Cheese Butter From the kitchen of Lauren Hughes
Ingredients >
3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 ounce blue cheese
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1. Combine all ingredients using a fork. 2. Place mixture onto sheet of parchment paper and roll into a log. Refrigerate until needed.
Chipotle Butter
BLUE CHEESE BUTTER
From the kitchen of Lauren Hughes Ingredients >
5 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium chipotle in adobo sauce 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
Grilled Sweet Corn From the kitchen of Lauren Hughes
Ingredients >
4 ears fresh sweet corn, in husks
1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon lime zest 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced ½ teaspoon salt
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1. Combine all ingredients using a fork. 2. Place mixture onto sheet of parchment paper and roll into a log. Refrigerate until needed.
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1⁄8 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons green onions, minced
1. Prepare grill as usual. 2. Pull corn husks back, leaving husks attached at base of cob; remove silk. 3. Soak corn in water for 20 minutes; drain. 4. Spread butter of your choice over ear of corn. Reposition the husks back over the corn. 5. Place on covered grill for 20 minutes, turning halfway. Serves 4.
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GIMMICKY BUT GOOD FOOD, TOO EVERYONE KNOWS about Lambert’s, “Home of the Throwed Roll.” With a gimmick like that, they could do nothing but throw rolls, and it would be enough to make Lambert’s Café famous. It would be so easy just to phone the food in. But, bless them, they don’t. The rolls are only the start. Ozark cooking should be better known in America. It’s good for the soul: Chicken-fried steak, big as hubcaps. Chicken-fried chicken. Actual, honest salt-cured country ham, pinky and porky and leather-tough. Pass-around sides, like fried potatoes, okra, and black-eyed peas. As to desserts—in a half-dozen visits, I never once had room to try any of them. —Alan Brouilette www.throwedrolls.com 2305 E. Malone •1800 W. State Hwy J 573-471-4261 • 417-581-7655
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Cottleville >
Stone Soup Cottage AT THE 1850-ERA Stone Soup Cottage, a cozy, candlelit dining room and 10 pieces of silverware per place setting hint the sixcourse prix fixe tasting menu will be exceptional. Only 26 fortunate people per evening experience the culinary talent of Chef Carl McConnell, who honed his culinary skills aboard cruise ships, private planes, and Orient Express trains. The menu changes frequently and consists of premium ingredients explained by Chef McConnell. In March, the ingredients for the sea bass en Papillote (the third course) and the wild mushroom and black truffle beignet (the fourth course) had been flown in the same day. The experience can last four hours and promises to be a meal long remembered for its perfection in taste as well as service. Reservations required. $70 per person. Optional four flight wine pairing $35. Open Thursdays through Saturdays and Sundays for brunch. —Jim Winnerman www.stonesoupcottage.com 5525 Oak St. • 636-244-2233
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Bakery and Barbecue Sonja's Bistro & BakerY, a cozy restaurant
now serves melt-in-your-mouth smoked brisket and pulled
in Fayette, is a tiny, tasty secret. Although a small establish-
pork, served with the restaurant’s own original barbeque
ment with only seven tables, its reputation for icing-topped,
sauce. Sweet yet tangy, with a honey-like consistency, the
fresh-baked cinnamon rolls, huge chewy brownies, moist car-
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rot cake, puckery-sweet and smooth key lime pie, and pecan
with Sonja’s homemade thin-sliced, chewy potato chips. And
rolls oozing with sticky-sweet syrup is huge. And then there’s
now, customers can visit the new location on Market Street in
the barbeque. Sonja Allen, the owner, started the bakery in
Jefferson City. —Sylvia Forbes
2003, bought out the favorite local barbeque spot in 2006, and
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Hip and inventive
lauren hughes; courtesy of james symmonDS
If you assume the combination of a hip neighborhood, an inventive menu, and a chef-owner who was seriously-thisclose to being named Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef is terrific, you would be correct. Add reasonable to that mix, and you up the ante even more. With expectations that high, disappointment feels inevitable. Yet everything in Celina Tio’s Julian, nestled on a busy side street of the already bustling Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City, is affordable, accessible, and delicious. Sunday brunch includes light-but-satisfying doughnut holes dusted with ginger sugar and the brunch burger, topped with bacon, a poached egg, and a spicy Hollandaise on an English Muffin. Celina herself frequently visits with diners to say hello, share a laugh, and ask about their meal. And every week, Celina creates a new Family Meal. One such was the multi-course Southwestern meal: chicken tamales with avocado, a curly endive salad dressed with a paprikalime vinaigrette, pork loin and scallops with carrot-cumin puree, smoked jalapeno cornbread, and a not-too-sweet pineapple upsidedown cake topped with a coconut-lime caramel. Portions are
reasonable—you’ll leave delighted, surprised, and satisfied. Lunch: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11:30 am -2 pm; Dinner: Mondays through Saturdays, 5:30-10 pm and Sundays 5:30 to 9 pm; Sunday brunch: 10 am to 2 pm. —Sabrina Crider www.juliankc.com • 6227 Brookside Plaza • 816-214-8454
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AS I DROVE into Kansas City, I found myself getting a bit thirsty. I’ve known about 75th Street Brewery for quite some time. Known as the first brew pub in Kansas City, I was determined to find out if everything I heard about their beer was true. Not only that, but I had my mind set on pairing a 75th Street beer with an Angus Stockyard Burger. I somehow missed my mark the first time I zipped by, and after touring more of the town than I had expected, I settled into a comfortable spot toward the front of the brew pub and opened the menu. While the menu is busting at the seams with appetizers, salads, and main entrees, I quickly closed it and ordered a beer sampler and that burger I’d been dreaming of. Uh, with bacon, of course. The beer sampler includes seven varieties of your choice, from light and refreshing to dark and beastly. My lucky seven were: Cow Town Wheat, Fountain City Irish Red, Good Hope IPA, Yardbird’s Saxy Golden, ESB, Possum Trot Brown Ale, and Aviator Oatmeal Stout. Most beer snobs have their favorite styles, but when I tasted each of 75th’s samples, I seemed to keep changing my mind. I usually lean toward bitter and hoppy, but the Cow Town had such a sincere wheat flavor, I forgot all about the hops. The Possum Trot was one
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of the most full-bodied browns I’ve ever tasted, but if I was handing out awards for beer craftsmanship, it would have to go to the Fountain City Irish Red. Most Reds seem to fade into the scenery. Not this one. It refuses to take a back seat in flavor like most of its cousins, instead serving up a serious kick-butt ’tude. As I enjoyed the late afternoon burger and beers, I took in my surroundings at 75th Street. All brewing is done in the middle of the main restaurant area. Four walls of windows allow everyone to watch the brewmasters earn their keep as I did for the better part of my meal. This is the vision that owner and founder Ed Nelson had years ago after experiencing microbrews in other states. The bar back is lined with dozens and dozens of beer steins, all personally tagged with catalog numbers allowing 75th Street’s diehard fans to retain a spot in their favorite pub. It must warm one’s heart to know someone always has your personal mug just an arm’s reach away, waiting for you to walk in and order your usual. The next time you’re goin’ to Kansas City, I hope you’ll take the time to sip in history along 75th Street while you sample KC’s first brew pub: 75th Street Brewery. www.75thstreet.com
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grill is in nearly constant use and my grilling skills are fired and smoking. And I think most people who know me know I grill lots of different things (vegetables and even a few fruits are fair game), and I don’t fuss about which wine goes with what. But I still get asked constantly: what wine is good with barbecue? I don’t want to start any cross-state hostilities, but since Kansas City invented barbecue (check your history books, folks; I’ll leave it at that), we’ve got lots of practice on the food and barbecue concept. So let me make it easy: barbecue is highly flavored (most of the time), and you need highly flavored wines. Guess what state makes highly flavored wines? Yep. Missouri. Yes, I know we were told that red wine is for red meats, but pork ribs like white wines just as much, if not more, than red wines, especially when those wines have some sweetness to them and vibrant tartness as well. I’m looking at you, Vidal Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Traminette, and Vignoles. Of course, the sauce (if you go for that sort of thing on ribs; we don’t) can provide a challenge, but spiciness loves sweetness. So think of
an off-dry Missouri wine. Let’s say that you saved the sauce for your brisket or pulled pork sandwich; it could be tomato-based, vinegar-based, mustard-based, or maybe have a few other intense elements. Guess what? Highly flavored foods like highly flavored wines. Sweetness in wine is no detriment to the combination and can be helpful by offering a bit more oomph to the whole thing. So I’m never afraid of off-dry or even sweet wines with many different kinds of barbecue. I happen to love ice-cold rose wines in the summer, sweet or dry. Don’t get me wrong: red wine is perfectly fine as well, and when people insist that traditional barbecue requires red wine, I take them to Missouri’s official grape, Norton. ReDOUG FROST member that rule: highly flavored foods and wines? There’s hardly a wine with more flavor than Missouri Norton.
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PUPPIES FOR PAROLE Man’s best friend gets a second chance with the Department of Corrections.
THERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL about how the responsibility of caring for another affects the way we care for ourselves. In prisons throughout Missouri, it isn’t just the offenders who are being rehabilitated into society. Previously unwanted and unadoptable dogs are getting a second chance as well with Puppies for Parole, a program that pairs dogs with offenders. Joseph Denti, imprisoned at the South Central Correctional Center (SCCC), has found hope. “Puppies for Parole provides an opportunity to help the dogs, the community, and us, all at the same time,” he says. “When our dogs graduate, one word comes to mind—pride. We take pride in what our dogs achieve. They come to us broken, and we help them put their lives back together. I’ve been locked up 21 years, and I realize how big of an opportunity this is. We put 110 percent into it. It’s important to us because the program not only helps the dogs, but it also helps us as well.” And that’s precisely the point. The program began when George Lombardi, currently Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, was approached by C.H.A.M.P. (Canine Helpers Allow More Possibilities) in 2002, while he was Director of Adult Institutions. C.H.A.M.P. is a program that trains and provides service dogs to disabled individuals free of charge.
The staff at C.H.A.M.P was interested in working with the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Vandalia. Though at first reluctant, Lombardi agreed, and the prisoners began serving as trainers in 2002. Certified trainers came in and taught inmates how to train dogs in a humane way, and the dogs lived in crates in the prison dormitories. Prison staff saw dramatic improvements in the overall attitudes and behavior of the inmate handlers, and after completing the training program at the prison with their handlers, more than 50 dogs have been placed through the C.H.A.M.P. program to owners with disabilities. When Lombardi became director of DOC in 2008, he brought that success story with him, with a plan and a dream to expand the program even more, and Puppies for Parole was born. He wanted to help prisons build relationships with their local communities, to help prevent dogs from being euthanized, and to raise morale among inmates and staff. He presented the idea to wardens from each of Missouri’s correctional facilities. The program is purely voluntary and run by donations; there is no government funding, a condition that continues today. Dave Dormire, warden of the Jefferson City Correction Center, was the first to express an interest, and other institutions soon followed. There are now 13 participating in-
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stitutions in the Puppies for Parole program. A year and a half since it began, the program is still expanding, and 250 dogs have been adopted after completing the two-month training program. And while there are other similar programs across the country, Lombardi doesn’t know of any other programs with this much jurisdiction. The participating prisons work closely with local animal shelters to pair rescued dogs with offenders. “Most of these dogs are unadoptable—neglected, anti-social, disobedient,” Lombardi says. “We want to improve their adoption chances.” Each handler volunteers to care for a dog, and each facility has its own handler selection process to ensure the dogs will be in safe hands. The rehabilitation process for the dog includes lessons in verbal commands and general obedience skills. All dogs must pass a Canine Good Citizenship Test at the end of their training before graduating, after which they may be adopted by a home outside of the facility. Local shelters are in charge of the adoption process at the end of the training period, and while it is often sad for the handlers to say goodbye, they know their hard work and loving care has its rewards—and awards. In 2010, the program was awarded the Governor’s Award for Innovation after being nominated by Dr. Keith Schafer, Director of the Department of Mental Health. Schafer became interested after hearing about the program at a state meeting. He helped two of Missouri’s mental health facilities adopt house dogs that had graduated from the Puppies for Parole program. They’ve had tremendous response from their patients, as the dogs provide so many benefits to their owners—happiness, love, acceptance, and laughter. Lombardi sees many benefits at the prison as well: “This has had a positive impact on the behavior in our prisons, building relationships between inmates and with staff. It’s a safer, better atmosphere.” He explains other programs within the institutions have also flourished because the inmates open up to the staff and each other. “In a prison, it’s considered taboo to show emotion or love, but you can with a dog, and you get back that absolute, unconditional love,” Lombardi says. “It’s pretty powerful to see tears in the eyes of a big man who stoops to pet a dog for the first time in 25 years. That’s the kind of emotion only the dogs can evoke.” Plus, helping inmates make a difference in their community is part of the healing process. “It’s part of Restorative Justice,” David, an offender-handler at SCCC, says. “By helping the dogs become more suitable for adoption, we are giving back to society. That means a lot to us.” There are many parallels between the offenders and the dogs that participate in this program, but the one most telling is how unconditional love can break through barriers. “We know we have a good thing here,” David says. “It’s very therapeutic for us. We’ve learned a lot about having patience because of this program. Our communication skills have improved because of this. The list goes on and on. It’s funny because the baddest of the bad will see one of these dogs and be like ‘Come here boy.’ Their voice will get softer, and their whole mentality will change. These dogs affect all of us.” www.doc.mo.gov/division/dai/puppies.php
Above: Knuckles was adopted for Maribel, who has Asperger’s. Right: Petey is trained by an offender in the program.
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AT THIS MOMENT, I’m sitting in the living room of my tiny cabin, looking out at the Gasconade River. The water is all ripples and sparkles, tickled by an unseasonably cold wind and the bright rays of a late-afternoon sun. Squirrels leap from limb to limb. Both my dogs are in a state of gnawing nirvana, happily decimating rawhide chew bones. I had no intention of writing on this particular topic, as it’s the last column I’ll pen from the idyllic spot that has been my home for the past seven years. I planned to keep the move to myself, but my head had other plans. I won’t bore you with the details. Nobody really cares about stacks of boxes or the logistical nightmare of trying to get a moving van down a rocky, dead-end cow path. Suffice to say I’ll be gone and well-settled in a new locale by the time this piece hits print. I’m staying in Missouri, but I’m moving to an area where most of my family is located. I’ve purchased my late grandmother’s old house. As a kid, I spent nearly as much time there as I did in my parents’ place. It looks different than I recall—twisters having taken many of the trees—and I’m struck by the utter flatness of the terrain. My eyes and brain require time to readjust, seeing as how I’ve lived in topographical wonderlands for nearly 30 years. If I didn’t have the Gulf of Mexico lapping near my door, I had 11,000-foot peaks. If I didn’t have 11,000-foot peaks, I had deep gullies, lazy rivers, and dark, haunted Ozark forests. Going back to the land of soybeans,
wheat, and cornfields is a shock to the senses. I keep looking for towers of ragged granite and impenetrable curtains of oak. I shouldn’t be surprised by the departure. I’ve averaged a new location roughly every seven years. Sometimes the move was due to an itch; sometimes it was due to circumstances. Other times I was just bored, felt I
had taken and seen everything a locale had to offer. I’ve heard it said that we humans are supposed to keep moving forward, lest we wither away. That’s probably true, but I’ve never been certain in which direction forward actually lies. Perhaps I slept over a philosophical magnet at an early age, throwing my maturational compass into a spinning tizzy that prevented it from indicating true north. Maybe I’ve got wild-goose blood, and simply enjoy the solo freedom of wandering. Perhaps I scram toward greener,
more mysterious pastures when what most consider the “normal” events of life bang a little too loudly on the door. All of these are likely accurate, but the latter without doubt holds the most validity. Even though I’m returning to where I began, I don’t feel I’m moving backward. Neither is it a lateral move. It’s forward, of that I’m certain, but the progression is in first gear with a light touch on the gas. While sorrow at leaving does exist, it’s not of the overwhelming sort. I’ve seen this film before, having lived in countless magical places, and know the plot by heart. There’s a touch of something—a good something—that arrives with the reality of almost any impending change. My life to date has been about immersing myself in surroundings that are awe-inspiring, about residing in the midst of grandeur. Being surrounded by the miraculous has provided me with a feeling of safety and security. Such sights make me feel content and small and have given me a sense of peace. Still, I have been an observer, a guest, drawing strength from elemental wonders but remaining removed from their true magic. I suspect that allowing the external to provide succor is far easier than I care to admit. I wonder if living in a place far less grand will teach me a lesson I have always known but have heretofore refused to accept ... that real peace RON MARR comes from within.
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A DEAD CONFEDERATE general doesn’t get much love in this modern society where history books laud the Union victory. But in Kansas City, he’s getting at least fair attention. That’s because of the Virginia Historical Society’s exhibit, Lee and Grant, running now through October 22 at the National Archive’s Concourse Gallery in Kansas City. The exhibit is sponsored by the National Endowment for Humanities’ “On the Road” series and includes period coins, photos, handwritten documents, reproduction clothing, and an open-to-the-public Civil War-era replica tent that generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant would have used during the Civil War. The tents, albeit a little nicer because they haven’t undergone the true wear and tear of being used on the battlefields, are supposed to give visitors the sensation they are really in the tents Lee and Grant would have used during the war. The exhibit looks beyond Lee’s reputation as a Confederate general, which might in some minds instantly pin him as a “bad guy,”and tries to uncover who the man was by tracing his life, boyhood to manhood to “infamous general-hood.” The exhibit explains how Lee grew up and where his military career began and even bourgeoned, based on merit. His life, the exhibit points out, carries a lot of merits to it. To emphasize that point, the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the famous Union general, is juxtaposed to Lee’s. The two generals, when
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What’s New on Campus? C M U: F Central Methodist’s buildings and students are expanding. Classic Hall is becoming an art and music center. Two top floors offer exploding choir and band programs places to practice while housing seminar rooms, faculty offices, and the music library. The Hall’s first floor houses the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art. It is expected to open by 2012. CMU enrollment sits at 1,200—a record—and is expected to rise to 1,500 within a decade. Beginning this summer, four apartment-style dorms will be built on the northeast edge of campus, each with a kitchen and living room. The university now has 10 extended-studies sites in select cities. Individual cohort programs are accommodated around the state as the need rises, and more than 100 high schools offer dual-credit programs through CMU. D U: R A new director is steering the helm of Drury’s Rolla campus. Myra Miller, a Dixon High School graduate and Drury Springfield-campus alumna, is spearheading a campaign to increase enrollment at Rolla. Myra aims to give students a sense of belonging, excitement, and pride for enrolling at the prestigious Drury University by renovating the campus: Fresh paint, remodeled classrooms, and break rooms for students and teachers are part of her plan to enhance the learning environment. Myra’s own dissertation benefited enormously from the community spirit she felt on the Springfield campus—and so she hopes to bring some to Rolla. E C C: U East Central College’s Administration Building is opening this fall—the first construction done to the campus since 1972. The structural steel frame and pre-cast concrete panels of the original exterior provided foundation for a better building that captures space along recessed window areas, creating a new stairwell and entryways and expanding the facility to 61,166 square feet. The $9.8-million building offers more accessibility, and administrators hope it improves student services. It houses the library, learning center, classrooms, and most administrative and student-service offices. H U: A More than 6,800 students from 49 states and 53 foreign countries make Harding Arkansas’ largest private university. Exceptional faculty and innovative programs lead students into promising career fields. And now, one of the nation’s fastest growing fields, health care, is about to get a boost this fall from Harding, whose brand-new Center for Health Sciences offers students futures in a highly demanded career. The center will house the College of Pharmacy, Carr College of Nursing, and new College of Allied
Health. The College of Allied Health will be home to the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, Physician Assistant Program, and a new Physical Therapy Program. M V C: M Missouri Valley College is launching a Masters of Arts in Community Counseling via nighttime courses. In just two years, the program prepares students focusing on personal growth, professional development, and helping others make positive changes to become Licensed Missouri Professional Counselors. Financial aid is available for this competitively priced MA program, as are local healthcare internships. Learning 100 percent online is now also possible, as MVC expands extended-learning opportunities to meet rising demands. Its extension programs extend to Lexington’s Wentworth Campus, too, where individuals can earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary or middle school social-studies education. On August 14, MVC will open a new building–the 24-by-36-foot Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art. M S S U: J In fall 2010, Missouri Southern State University opened a Sciences Building whose state-of-the-art facilities became a real-life “Surge Medical Facility” during the May 22, 2011, tornado disaster. This fall, MSSU opens a human cadaver lab plus other science labs to prepare students for degrees in growing health care fields, such as Environmental Health. MSSU’s Nursing Department is growing, too, offering an accelerated 14-month nursing program for those with an unrelated bachelor’s degree who want to earn a BSN or become an RN. Several online degrees are also now offered to accommodate extremely busy schedules. W M A C: L Wentworth Military Academy and College is adding programs and hiring employees—even in tough times. Its athletics program is restarting. Returning sports include men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, golf, tennis, track and field, cross country, and wrestling. Former Wentworth basketball coach Tom Hughes is returning as Athletic Director, and State Rep. Joe Aull is also on board, overseeing college and high-school academics while serving as highschool principal. Plus, leaving behind 23 years of service in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant Gary Willis will take over as Commandant of the institution. New academics include a four-year degree in Middle School Social Studies and Elementary Education, and Wentworth now also has an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in conjunction with Missouri Valley and Park colleges.
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Aug. 14, Sedalia > Military appreciation day at the State Fair features military exhibits and a ceremony to salute veterans. Missouri State Fair (2 PM ceremony at Mathewson Exhibition Center). 7:30 AM-midnight. $1-$8 (free for active, veterans, and delayed entry recruits). 800-422-3247, www.mostatefair.com
FARMERS CARE FOOD DRIVE Aug. 16, Sedalia > Alleviate hunger and provide education about the role of Missouri farmers. Centennial Gate entrance, Missouri State Fair. 7:30 AM-4 PM. Bring canned foods for discounted admission. 800-422-3247, www.mostatefair.com
SHOW-ME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Aug. 17, Sedalia > Ten award-winning bluegrass bands including Missouri’s own Rhonda Vincent and the Rage perform. Pepsi Grandstand at the Missouri State Fair. 7:30 AM-midnight. $2-$8. 800-422-3247, www.mostatefair.com
BACK TO THE FARM REUNION Sept. 8-11, Boonville > Steam, tractor, and engine show, tours of the 1920s-era farm, and horse pull. Brady Show Grounds. 8 AM-dark. $8-$10. 573-881-3180, www.mrvsea.com
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Sept. 9-10, Columbia > Multiple big-name blues, country, gospel, folk, and soul bands perform, BBQ competition, and BBQ for sale. Downtown. 5-11 PM Fri.; 11 AM-11 PM Sat. $35-$195. 573-694-3333, www.rootsbluesnbbq.com
Sept. 24, Jefferson City > Authentic homemade German food, music, dancing, crafts, grape stomp, Kids Corner, costume contest, beer garden with live music, Dachshund Derby, and artisan demonstrations. Old Munichburg. 10 AM-6 PM. Free (except food). 573-635-6524, www.oldmunichburg.com
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SUMMER CONCERTS Aug. 2, 9, and 16, Chesterfield > Different concert each week and children’s art activities. Faust County Park. 7-9 PM. Free. 636-532-3399, www.chesterfieldmotourism.com
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Sept. 10, Clinton > Car cruise and Push Drag Race. Downtown. 5-8 PM. Free. 660-885-8166, www.clintonmo.com
Sept. 10, Jefferson City > Jazz and blues musicians perform and chalk artists demonstrate their talents. Downtown. 11:30 AM-9:30 PM. Free. 573-681-5301, www.capjazz.org
Sept. 24-25, Linn Creek > Demonstrations of the way things were done in the 1800s and before, from fur trapping and wood working to soap making and Indian lifestyles, and contingent of the 4th Missouri Cavalry Civil War reenactors. Camden County Museum. 9 AM-4 PM Sat.; 1-5 PM. Sun. Free. 573-3467191, www.camdencountymuseum.com
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JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Sept. 17, California > “Anything Goes” parade, 5K run/walk, barbecue cook-off, classic car show, smokehouse tours, crafts, antique tractor show, diaper derby, bands, gospel singers, dancers, truck race, and Children’s Barnyard. Downtown. 6:45 AM-midnight. Free. 573-796-3040, www.calmo.com
Sept. 27, Columbia > Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is made up of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. Jesse Hall. 7 PM. $24-$47. 573-449-3001, www.wealwaysswing.org
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BATTLE OF ATHENS Aug. 6-7, Athens > Civil War reenactors, sutlers, and battle reenactments. Battle of Athens State Historic Site. 9 AM-6 PM Sat.; 9 AM-4 PM Sun. Free. 660-877-3871, www. mostateparks. com/park/battle-athens-state-historic-site
GATEWAY TO THE STARS Aug. 8 and Sept. 9, St. Louis > Walking tour, astronomy presentation in the Odyssey Theatre, and volunteer-led telescope viewing. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. 8-10 PM. Free. 314-655-1700, www.nps.gov/jeff
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Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Clinton > Family-friendly festival with bluegrass bands from across the country performing, clogging demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions, and camping available. Lester Foster Music Park. 7-10:15 PM Thurs.; noon-11 PM Fri.-Sat.; 9:30 AM-2:30 PM Sun. $5-$37 (camping extra). 660-885-8166, www.orgsites.com/mo/goldenvalleybluegrass
Sept. 17-18, Columbia > Lost arts demonstrations, three stages of entertainment, 1859 town with reenactors, cowboys, Fun for Young’uns Area, handmade crafts, ghost stories, and museum and village tours. Historic Nifong Park. 10 AM-5 PM. Free. 573-874-7460, www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec
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SUMMER FEST Aug, 11-14, Pacific. > The Travel Channel is going to film this event featuring a carnival, Great Pacific BBQ competition, car cruise, arts, crafts, and live music. City Park and downtown. Noon-10 PM. $1-$5. 636-692-1966, www.pacificmobbq.com
GRAPE STOMP Aug. 13, Hermann > Stomp grapes for fun and charity and enjoy live music by the Boney Goat Band. Stone Hill Winery. 11 AM registration; 1 PM stomp. Registration. $1.50-$5. 800-9099463, www.stonehillwinery.com
FESTIVAL OF THE LITTLE HILLS Aug. 19-21, St. Charles > More than 300 artisans, Kid’s Korner featuring painting and crafts, musical entertainment, and antique boat and small engine displays. Historic Main Street and Frontier Park. 4-10 PM Fri.; 9 AM-10 PM Sat.; 9 AM-5 PM Sun. Free. 800-366-2427, www.festivalofthelittlehills.com
COURTESY OF ROBERT BELL
FORK AND CORK FESTIVAL Aug. 27, Macon > Arts, crafts, City Market, wine tasting, entertainment, and food vendors. Downtown. 9 AM-9 PM. Free. 660-385-2811, www.macon-downtown.com
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS Aug. 27-28, St. Louis > Multi-ethnic celebration featuring traditional dance, music, ethnic food, exhibits, folk art demonstrations, and international market. Tower Grove Park. 10 AM-7 PM Sat.; 10 AM-6 PM Sun. Free. 314-773-9090, www.iistl.org
the sky’s the limit > AIR FESTIVAL Sept. 10-11, Kirksville > Helicopter and plane rides on Saturday and Sunday; air show performers, radio-controlled model aircraft display, Kid’s Zone, and air show on Sunday. Regional Airport. 8 AM-dark. $10 (extra for special events). 660-665-3220, www.kvairfest.com
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MARK TWAIN FESTIVAL Sept. 3, Florida > Costumed interpreters to celebrate Mark Twain with presentations, period craft demonstrations, and children’s activities. Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. 11 AM-4 PM. Free. 573-565-3440, www. mostateparks.com/ park/mark-twain-birthplace-state-historic-site
SHEEP AND FIBER FESTIVAL Sept. 3-4, Bethel > Sheep show, sheep dog demonstrations, sheep to shawl competition, shearing, fiber classes, vendors, tours, and sheep and Angora rabbits for sale. Festival Grounds. 8 AM-5 PM. Free. 573-238-5961, www.worldsheepfest.com
BIG MUDDY BLUES FESTIVAL Sept. 3-4, St. Louis > One of the region’s largest blues music festivals with more than 30 bands performing on three stages. Historic Laclede’s Landing. Noon-11 PM. Free. 314-241-5875, www.lacledeslanding.com
GREEK FESTIVAL Sept. 3-5, St. Louis > Authentic Greek food, dance demonstrations, and bazaar. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Forest Park. 11 AM-9 PM Sat.-Sun.; 11 am-8 PM Mon. Free. 314361-6924, www.stnicholas.missouri.goarch.org/GreekFest/
EUREKA DAYS Sept. 8-10, Eureka > Parade, car show, 5K run, Kid’s Korner, carnival, bungee trampoline, concerts, and fireworks. Lions
and Legion parks. 5-9 PM Thurs.; 5-11 PM Fri.; 8 AM-10 PM Sat. Free (except special events and carnival). 636-938-6775, www. eurekadays.com
ST. LOUIS ART FAIR Sept. 9-11, Clayton > Visual artists display high quality, original artworks, entertainment, educational hands-on children’s activities, and culinary treats. Downtown. 5-10 PM Fri.; 10 AM-10 PM Sat.; 11 AM-4 PM Sun. Free. 314-863-0278, www. culturalfestivals.com
REFLECTIONS OF BUDDHA Sept. 9-Mar. 10, 2012, St. Louis > More than 20 masterpieces (most are sculptures) represent a wide swath of Buddhist cultures. The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Opening reception Sept. 9 from 5-9 PM. Noon-5 PM Wed.; 10 AM-5 PM Sat. Free. 314-754-1850, www.pulitzerarts.org
JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL Sept. 17, Webster Groves > Family-friendly festival with performances, street entertainers, and food from area restaurants. Historic District. Noon-11 PM. Free (except food). 314-9614656, www.oldwesterjazzfestival.com
BACON FEST Sept. 24, Kirksville > Festival celebrates the Kirksville Kraft factory with beauty pageant, recipe contest, free BLT sandwiches, Wienermobile, live music, and children’s activities. Downtown. 10 AM-2 PM. Canned food or cash donations accepted. 660-665-3766, www.heartlandconnection.com/ kirksvillebaconfest
GREEN HOMES, GREAT HEALTH Sept. 24, St. Louis > Celebrate sustainable living and a healthy lifestyle with more than 100 green product and service exhibitors, talk with physicians and experts on health issues, enjoy live music, solar car races, paint a Metro bus, and learn from experts at workshops and programs. Missouri Botanical Garden. 9 AM-5 PM. $3-$8 (free to garden members). 314-5770220, www.greenhomesstl.org
CELEBRATION OF THE CREATIVE Sept. 25, O’Fallon > Meet artists, buy original art, listen to live music, sample wines and beers, and play in the children’s art tent. Fort Zumwalt Park. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. 636-474-8121, www.ofallon.mo.us/parksandrec/calendar.htm
SCOTTISH GAMES
TASTE OF ST. LOUIS Sept. 23-25, St. Louis > Celebrity chef appearances, culinary competition, concerts, art and wine walk, and kid’s kitchen. Soldier’s Memorial. 4-11 PM Fri.; 11 AM-11 PM Sat.; 11 AM-9 PM Sun. Free (fee for tasting). 314-534-2100, www.tastestl.com
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, St. Louis > Ceilidh, Scottish heavy athletics, bagpipe band competition, Highland dancing, sheepdog herding demonstration, parade of tartans, crafts, and Scottish foods. Forest Park. 5-10 PM Fri.; 8:30 AM-6 PM Sat.; $10-$50. 314-821-1286, www.stlouis-scottishgames.com
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SUMMER CONCERT Aug. 13, Platte City > Rhythm and Blues concert. Courthouse lawn. 7-9 PM. Free. 816-858-5270, www.plattecitymo.com
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STEAMBOATS AND ENGINES Aug. 1-Sept. 8, Independence > George Caleb Bingham exhibit depicting development of the state of Missouri. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. 9 AM-5 PM Mon.-Sat. (9 PM Thurs.); noon-5 PM Sun. $3-$8. 800-833-1225, www.trumanlibrary.org
LEWIS AND CLARK FLOTILLA Aug. 8, St. Joseph > The Discovery Expedition of St. Charles returns with the flotilla. Riverfront at Remington Nature Center. 9 AM-3 PM. Free. 816-271-5499, www.stjoenaturecenter.info
COURTESY OF SCOOP MARKETING
country legend > CLINT BLACK Aug. 5, Kansas City > Award-winning country legend Clint Black concert. Crown Center Square. 8 PM. $5. 816-2748444, www.crowncenter.com
STEAM AND GAS SHOW Aug. 12-14, Tracy > Steam engines, threshing, shucking, historical displays, tractor pull, and pedal tractor pull. Fairgrounds. 7 AM-10 PM Fri.-Sat.; 7 AM-3 PM Sun. $8-$10 (free on Sun.). 816858-5826, www.plattecountysteamandgasshow.com
BLAZING THE TRAIL Aug. 13, Lexington to Waverly > Antiques, crafts, produce, garage sales, parade, and antique car and tractor show in Dover. Along 20 miles of historic Santa Fe Trail on Hwy. 24. 8 AM-4 PM. Free. 660-259-4677, www.visitlexingtonmo.com
Aug. 13, Independence > Hundreds of Corvettes on parade, door prizes, and silent auction. Independence Square. 8 AM3 PM. Free. 888-434-3989, www.kccorvetteassociation.com
COMMUNITY FAIR Aug. 18-20, Lexington > Carnival, beer garden, live music, flower show, arts, crafts, kiddie parade, Strut Your Mutt dog show, Lewis and Clark Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, and car show. Downtown and Riverfront Park. 5:30-11 PM Thurs.; 5:30 PM-2 AM Fri.; 8 AM-2 AM Sat. Free (except carnival and beer garden). 866-837-4711, www.visitlexingtonmo.com
TRAILS WEST! Aug. 19-21, St. Joseph > Fine and folk arts, crafts, stage performances, concerts featuring the Los Lonely Boys, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, True North, and The Band Perry, games, rides, and food vendors. Civic Center Park. 5 PMmidnight Fri.; 10 AM-midnight Sat.; noon-9 PM Sun. $6-$8. 816-233-0231, www.trailswest.org
A STITCH IN TIME Sept. 1-30, Independence > Nimble Thimbles annual quilt show. Bingham-Waggoner Estate. 10 AM-4 PM Mon.-Sat.; 1-4 PM Sun. $3-$6. 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.org
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LUNCH BOXES Sept. 1-30, Independence > Display of children’s lunch boxes. Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot. 9:30 AM-4:30 PM Mon., Thurs.Sat.; 12:30-4:30 PM Sun. Donations accepted. 816-325-7955, www.chicagoalton1879depot.org
IRISH FEST Sept. 2-4, Kansas City > Traditional Celtic music and dancing, food, exhibits, workshops, and comics. Crown Center Square and Off Center Theatre. 5-11 PM Fri.; 11 AM-11 PM Sat.-Sun. $5-$25. 816-997-0837, www.kcirishfest.com
SANTA-CALI-GON DAYS Sept. 2-5, Independence > More than 400 crafters and vendors and more than 100 food booths, live country western and gospel music, carnival, and watermelon seed spitting and root beer chugging contests. Historic Independence Square. Noon11 PM Fri.; 10 AM-11 PM Sat.-Sun.; 10 AM-5 PM Mon. Free (except carnival and food). 816-252-4745, www.santacaligon.com
midnight Fri.; 9 AM-midnight Sat.; 9 AM-3 PM Sun. Free (except special events). 866-837-4711, www.visitlexingtonmo.com
MUSIC FEST AND JAM Sept. 17, Lawson > Bring your instrument and join the backporch jam. Featured songwriters and musicians perform original songs and folk music. Watkins Woolen Mill State Park. Noon-5 PM. Free. 816-580-3387, mostateparks.com/park/watkins-woolen-mill-state-historic-site
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Sept. 3, Arrow Rock > Learn a trade from days gone by. Arrow Rock State Historic Site. 9 AM-1 PM. Free. 660-837-3330, www. mostateparks.com/park/arrow-rock-state-historic-site
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON Sept. 16-18, Lexington > Commemoration of the 1861 Civil War Battle with parade, bus tours, film festival, and battle reenactment. Throughout town and Big River Ranch. 10 AM-
THE CRUCIBLE Aug. 4, Rolla > Arthur Miller’s award-winning drama. Ozark Actors Theatre. 7 PM Thurs.; 2 and 8 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $10$20. 573-364-9523, www.ozarkactorstheatre.org
Aug. 6-7, Cape Girardeau > Reenactors share their stories of camp life during the Civil War. Cannon and rifle fire demonstrations, children’s games, ladies tea, storytellers, and period music. Fort D Historic Site. 9 AM-9 PM Sat.; 9 AM-3 PM Sun. 800777-0068, www.fortdhistoricsite.com
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Aug. 11, Cape Girardeau > Hike on a paved trail and learn about the wildlife that prowls nocturnally. Conservation Nature Center. 5-8 PM. Free. 573-290-5218, http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southeast/cape-girardeau-conservation-nature-center
GREAT BALL OF FIRE! Aug. 13, Middlebrook > Time for the annual Perseid meteor shower. See what meteor showers are all about. Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. 8:30-9:30 PM. Free. 573-546-2450, www. mostateparks.com/park/johnsons-shut-ins-state-park
GOLDEN OLDIES Aug. 13, Steelville > Step back in time to the days of poodle skirts, leather jackets, and rocking tunes. Enjoy this musical revue featuring songs from the good old days. Meramec Music Theatre. 2 PM. $9-$23 (groups of 15 or more $16 per person). 573-775-5999, www.mmt.misn.com
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QUILT SHOW Aug. 13-14, Sikeston > Quilt raffle, wall hangings, baby quilts, miniatures on display, demonstrations, and information on the history of turning quilts. Sports Complex Clinton Building. 10 AM-4 PM. $2 donation ($1 raffle ticket). 573-471-8701, www. sikeston.net
CITY WIDE YARD SALE Sept. 2-3, New Madrid > Follow the maps to sales with a wide variety of items. Throughout town. 7 AM-dark. Free. 877-7485300, www.new-madrid.mo.us
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Sept. 8-10, St. James > Livestock, 4-H and Lucy Worthan James (the town’s benefactress) exhibits, carnival, wine and beer garden, classic car show, grape stomp, and demolition derby. Nelson Hart Park. Times vary. Free (except special events). 573-265-6649, www.stjameschamber.net
SEMO FAIR Sept. 10-17, Cape Girardeau > Antique tractor pull, carnival, livestock shows, exhibits, draft horse and mule obstacle course, hot rod truck and tractor pull, barrel racing, Fair parade, Monster Truck show, Dual Demo Derby, Heartland Idol contest, George Jones, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, and David Nail concerts. SEMO Fairgrounds. 8:30 AM-10:30 PM Sat.-Sun.; 8 AM-10:30 PM Mon.-Fri.; 9 AM-10:30 PM Sat. $4-$25 (special events extra). 800-455-3247, www.semofair.com
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Sept. 17, Joplin > Learn identification, catch a few butterflies, and participate in tagging monarchs. Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center. 1-3 PM. $6. All of the events at the Center are free to those impacted by the tornado. 417782-6287, www.wildcatglades.audubon.org
Sept. 17, Rolla > Frank Ferrante performs his acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx. Leach Theatre. 7:30 PM. $25. 573-341-4219, http://leachtheatre.mst.edu
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Sept. 23-24, Mountain View > Step back in time with bluegrass, dancing, jigging, crafts, bed races, parade, antique cars, mountain man teepee village, chain saw competition, and a ham and bean supper and all-you-can-eat flapjacks. Downtown. 4-10 PM Fri.; 6 AM-6 PM Sat. Free (except food). 417-934-2794, www.mountainviewmo.com
Sept. 17, Mt. Vernon > Arts festival featuring painters, potters, authors, photographers, jewelry, tango dancers, writing workshops, and live music. Historic Square. 10 AM-5 PM. Free. 417-461-0295, www.notsosquarearts.macaa.net
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Sept. 23, Springfield > Dinner theatre includes singing, dancing, and aerial circus acts. Pythian Castle Theatre. 7 PM dinner; 8 PM show. $20-$45. 417-865-1464, www.pythiancastle.com
Sept. 24, East Prairie > View the night sky atop the temple mound and Native American stories told. Towosahgy State Historic Site. 7-9 PM. Free. 573-649-3149, mostateparks.com/ park/towosahgy-state-historic-site
WILD ROSE MUSIC Sept. 24, Newburg > Performance featuring Shirley Robertson and the Wild Rose Band. Lyric Live Theatre. 7:30 PM. $8. 573364-9663, www.lyriclivetheater.com
PLEIN AIR EVENT Sept. 30-Oct. 9, Ste. Genevieve > Plein Air painting contest, crafts, variety of Quick Paint Challenges, chili supper, wine and cheese party, winery paintout, art show, and awards ceremony. Throughout town. Free (except for participating painters). Times vary. 573-883-9199, www.artinstegen.org
SOUTHWEST OZARK EMPIRE FAIR July 29-Aug. 7, Springfield > Livestock shows, exhibits, concerts, carnival, weird chocolate cake contest, pinewood derby car race, and truck pull. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 11 AM-11 PM. $2-$20. 417-833-2660, www.ozarkempirefair.com
DIVIDED LOYALTIES Aug. 2-Sept. 18, Carthage > Traveling exhibit of documents from the Civil War in Missouri. Powers Museum. 10 AM-5 PM Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 PM Sun. Donations accepted. 417-237-0456, www.powersmuseum.com
HONOR OUR VETERANS Aug. 6, Springfield > Parade, civic booths, music, and a Civil War skirmish. Downtown and J.R. Martin Park. 10 AM-1 PM. Free. 417-732-5200, www.republicchamber.com
CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT Aug. 12-14, Republic > Commemorate the Civil War sesquicentennial with thousands of reenactors, horses, cannons, battles, oldtime craft demonstrations, 1860s and modern food, sutlers with period items for sale, gentlemen’s duel, fashion show, and night firing demonstrations. Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. 5-10 PM Thurs.; 8 AM-10 PM Fri.-Sat.; 8 AM-8 PM Sun. $20-$50 (12 and under are free). 417-864-3041, www.wilsonscreek150.com
MISSOURI LITERARY FESTIVAL
stick to it > SHAKIN’ IN THE SHELL Sept. 24, Shell Knob > Family fun area, car show, rootbeer garden, vendors, and children’s activities. Behind Country Fresh Market. 10 AM-8 PM. Free. 417-8583300, www.shakinfest.com
BIRTHPLACE OF ROUTE 66 Aug. 13, Springfield > Car show, music, crafts, beer tasting, and award presentation. Along College Street. Noon-8 PM. $1-$3. 417-831-6200, www.westcentralspringfield.org
MOONLIGHT BIKE RIDE Aug. 20, Springfield. Leisurely bicycle ride through town in the dark. Starts and ends at the Discovery Center. 9:30 PM. $15$25. 417-862-9910, www.discoverycenter.org
FIDDLE FESTIVAL Aug. 26-28, Branson > Mid-America Fiddlers Championship, workshops, fiddle seminars and demonstrations, food vendors, square dance, and concerts. Historic Downtown. 9 AM-9:30 PM Fri.-Sat.; 9 AM-5 PM Sun. Free (except special events). 866-5231190, www.downtownbranson.org
OZARKS BLUES FESTIVAL Sept. 9-10, Springfield > Original blues festival featuring top-notch blues bands and some of the best young blues acts. Chesterfield Village. 4:30-11 PM Fri.; 11:30 AM-11 PM Sat. $10-$30. 417-881-5300, www.greaterozarksbluesfest.com
CIVIL WAR DINNER TOURS Sept. 16-17, 23-24, and 30, Ozark > Dinner around the campfire, period-dressed guides, storytelling, and tour the cave by lantern light. Smallin Cave. 7 PM. $29.95. Reservations. 417-5514545, www.smallincave.com
Sept. 23-25, Springfield > Well-known writers, book signing and sales, cavalry demonstrations, a cannon firing, and a Civil War medical tent. The Creamery Arts Center and Drury University. 10 AM-5 PM Fri. (7-8:30 PM performance of African American poetry); 9 AM-5 PM Sat.; noon-5 PM Sun. $5 three day pass. 417-865-0450, www.missouriliteraryfestival.org
HERITAGE REUNION Sept. 24-25, Fair Grove > Arts, crafts, turn-of-the-century demonstrations, parade, horse and mule obstacle course, antique tractor show, and country music. District Park and Wommack Mill. 8 AM-6 PM Sat.; 8 AM-4 PM Sun. Free. 417-8333467, www.fghps.og
GREAT PUMPKIN HARVEST Sept. 24-25, Diamond > Arts, crafts, sunflower maze, pumpkin picking, mums, and brisket sandwiches. Shank Farms. 9 AM4 PM. Free. 417-439-8184, www.shankfarms.com
LOFTWALK Sept. 25, Springfield > Self-guided walking tour of six unique and eclectic lofts, and meet the artisans and entrepreneurs who live there. Historic Commercial Street. Noon-6 PM. $10$12. 417-864-7015, www.itsalldowntown.com/articles/259
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Missouriana Trivia JUST FOR FUN
Snake charmers, neighborly love, and other little bits!
MELISSA WILLIAMS, MELANIE LOTH, AND ANDREW LOVGREN
We couldnthave said it better! St. Louis native LAWRENCE “YOGI” BERRA got his famed nickname when a childhood friend watched a movie about a SNAKE CHARMER and noted the similar appearance and walk the yogi shared with Berra.
A typical EAR OF CORN has one piece of silk for each of its 500 to 1000 kernels. www.wholegrainscouncil.org
– Mark Twain in The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
SAINTE GENEVIEVE will celebrate its FRENCH HISTORY on Saturday, August 13, from 10 AM to 8 PM and Sunday, August 14, from 9 AM to 4 PM at its annual JOUR DE FETE. Admission is free.
Did you know this?
CELEBRATE “GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY,” ON SEPTEMBER 28! MISSOURI TIES WITH TENNESSEE AS BEING THE MOST “NEIGHBORLY,” SHARING ITS BORDERS WITH 8 OTHER STATES.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDREW BARTON
“ Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.”
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Freedom That’s what Julie gained by having weight-loss surgery at Missouri Bariatric Services. Freedom to ride a bike, shop for clothes and enjoy her life again. Missouri Bariatric Services provides comprehensive weight loss surgical options including Lap-Band®, Realize Band™, roux-en-y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. It is one of the only programs in the Midwest to offer single-incision gastric banding. MBS also offers a medically supervised weight-loss program led by one of only four board-certified bariatricians in Missouri.
Julie, MBS patient, 19 months after surgery
To attend an online informational seminar, please visit our Web site at www.muhealth.org/weightlosssurgery. To speak with someone directly about your weight loss options, please call (573) 882-LOSE. Julie before rgery weight-loss su
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