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Photo courtesy of Marshall Democrat News Photo courtesy of Marshall Democrat News

Plan to attend the third annual Marshall Democrat News Car Show on October 5.

Proud car owners will display their vehicles around the Marshall Square.

Registration takes place from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Awards will be presented at 2:00.

If you’re a classic car buff, you’ll want to come stroll around to see some of the most prized cars in the area. For more details visit www.visitmarshallmo.com or call 660-886-2233.

Photo courtesy of Marshall Democrat News

Saddle up and ride for a great cause. The annual Houston E. Mull Memorial FFA Scholarship Trail Ride will be held this year near Marshall on October 26. Houston was an active, dedicated FFA member and proceeds from the ride fund numerous college scholarships for area students. Come join the fun and honor the memory of an outstanding young man. For more information visit www.facebook.com/HoustonMullMemorialScholarship or call 660-886-7563.

One of Arrow Rock’s greatest traditions is celebrating its 45th year. The Arrow Rock Heritage Craft Festival will take place October 12 and 13 from 10:00-5:00 both days throughout the village. This popular event offers visitors the chance to experience and observe life in the 1800s. Watch as crafters demonstrate skills from a bygone era. Purchase their products and enjoy delicious food from the past. To learn more, visit www.arrowrock.org or call 660-837-3231.

October 24 – Trick or Treating on the Square – Marshall – 5:00 p.m.-7:00p.m. www.marshallmochamber.com or call 660-886-3324 October 26 – School of Spirits – Old Schoolhouse, Arrow Rock. www.SchoolofSpirits.net or call 573-881-0509 November 2 – “Osage Culture: Then and Now” – Arrow Rock. www.arrowrock.org or call 660-837-3231 November 9-10 – Merchants’ Open House – Arrow Rock – 10:00–5:00 Saturday and 12:00-5:00 Sunday. www.arrowrock.org or call 660-837-3231

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Contents OCTOBER 2013

[104] A RARE PIANO After some TLC, the concert grand piano in the Jefferson City Capitol got its groove back.

featured >

[22] MO MUSIC Kansas City blues musician Cassie Taylor is Otis Taylor’s daughter. The Taylors must have blue genes.

[28] MISSOURI ARTIST Deborah Wilson’s path to artistry has been a spiritual journey, halfway across an ocean and back.

[68] SHOW-ME HOMES

special features >

[34] OUR BEST PHOTOS EVER Here they are: the most stunning photos to ever appear in the magazine.

A couple fell in love with this Lexington home after they learned its history. Discover what the owners uncovered when they dug through the past.

Read the stories behind the top ten.

[82] SHOW-ME FLAVOR

[40] PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

Fall in love with pumpkins this autumn with an exploration of the fall fruit’s iconic status, plus three delicious recipes to spice up this season.

Hundreds of you took your best shots of Missouri’s people, places, and culture for our first-ever photo contest. See the winning pictures.

[50] AT THE SHARPEST BEND

[109] MUSINGS ON MISSOURI There’s just something zen about catfishing.

With a curious culture, harrowing history, and amiable outsiders, there’s more than meets the eye in Glasgow, a town on the sharpest bend in the Missouri River.

[54] CIVIL WAR MUSEUM A historic building at the Jefferson Barracks faced demolition, but one man saved it and gave Missouri’s Civil War history a home.

[58] A MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND Think you can solve a murder mystery? We did. Missouri Life will give you the

SARAH ALBAN

clues about what makes a delightfully chilling weekend of frightful fun.

[106] REACHING FOR THE SKY Patrice Billings’s passion for adventure and helping others inspired a lifetime of firsts, a love of flying, and brave acts in times of peril.

special sections > [73] COMMONGROUND What you should know about GMOs.

[87] MISSOURI WINERY AND BREWERY GUIDE With so many breweries, vineyards, and distilleries in Missouri, there’s beer-ly anything to wine about.

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CONTENT BY LOCATION

OCTOBER 2013

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departments > [10] MEMO

[25] SHOW-ME BOOKS

Wanderlust finds our editor in chief,

A St. Louis author corrals history and

and see how you can help with a new

her past to reign in her first novel,

project that benefits our state parks

The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls.

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and a new book.

[32] MADE IN MISSOURI [12] LETTERS

Doggie-Duds has costumes for canines.

More legendary Missouri musicians;

A chocolatier creates artful treats, and

bites, amazing baked treats, and fresh

one is on the rise. A couple loves zip

a woodworker crafts coffins.

and tasty eats, not to mention some

lines. A reader from Germany gives kudos. Sleep in a caboose, and more.

neat antiques.

[67] PRESERVE MISSOURI License to mill: The Fair Grove His-

[111] ALL AROUND MISSOURI

[16] MO MIX

torical & Preservation Society has

Fall into 111 awesome autumn events.

A Pumpkin palooza hits St. Joseph. An Ozark

breathed life into an old mill.

[130] MISSOURIANA

bagpiper got his start before Braveheart,

[86] DINING WORTH THE DRIVE

Did you know that Missouriana is

Learn how authors are battling bullies.

Plus, catch a vintage boutique on wheels.

These restaurants have dynamite bar

be better than Snapple caps.

and meet Disney’s world before Mickey.

always packed with fun facts? It might

– THIS ISSUE –

On the Web

MORE OF OUR BEST SHOTS

A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW

READERS’ CHOICE CONTEST

Our fortieth year has been one of the best, but

There's a lot to say about the small town

After our judges had their say, we decided

each year has a special place in Missouri Life

of Glasgow; more than we could fit on four

to hand the judging over to you. See which

history. Check out more of our favorite photos.

pages. Our journalist’s journal has more.

photos you chose for this award.

Trick Or Treat

Missouri Life products are sweeter than candy. Order yours at www.MissouriLife. com, and treat yourself or a loved one to a bit of Missouri.

on the cover> WARM SPRINGS RANCH Alison Lovell took this photo of a spring storm that manifested over the three-hundred-acre Warm Springs Ranch, east of Boonville. Home to the Budweiser Clydesdales, more than a hundred horses call the ranch home.

NOTLEY HAWKINS, KATIE BELL, DEBBIE ABBOT ELIAS

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Events Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Charlotte’s Web

Oct. 10-12

Fall Arts & Crafts Festival

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All In the Neighborhood Expo

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OTHER INFORMATION Custom Publishing: For your special publications, call 800-492-2593, ext. 106 or email Greg.Wood@MissouriLife.com.

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Upcoming Events October 24: VSA Moonlight Madness DOWNTOWN MEXICO 573-581-2765 | www.mexico-chamber.org November 3: 6th Annual Photography Gallery PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 573-581-5592 | www.presserpac.com November 23: Dramateers Performance MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY 573-581-1776 | www.missourimilitaryacademy.org November 30: Holiday Parade DOWNTOWN MEXICO 573-581-2765 | www.mexico-chamber.org December 5-8: “Oliver” PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 573-581-5592 | www.presserpac.com December 19: 73rd Christmas Evensong MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY 573-581-1776 | www.missourimilitaryacademy.org

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.

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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

PRESSER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER With a 920-seat auditorium, Presser Performing Arts Center has many arts education programs for the public, such as Dance, Piano, Voice, Film, Writing, Photography, and of course Theatre! The calendar fills up fast year after year with concerts, ballets, plays, musicals, lectures, gallery shows, special events, and classes. We strive to offer the best professional, highly qualified instructors in the state of Missouri. This holiday season Presser Performing Arts Center, Mexico Area Community Theatre, and Mexico Parks & Recreation will once again present the annual Christmas production of “Oliver” December 5-8, 2013. Tickets will be available online at www.presserpac.com and at the Presser Performing Arts Center box office (noon to 5:30 p.m.) from November 25 through December 5. Presser Performing Arts Center is centrally located in the state of Missouri, serving mid-America with quality cultural performing arts. Check out the upcoming events online! www.presserpac.com | 573-581-5592 [9] October 2013

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MISSOURI

emo CONFESSIONS OF WANDERLUST

OUR STATE’S GREATEST TREASURE NAMING Missouri’s greatest single treasure is difficult. The list could certainly include one of our mighty rivers—the Missouri, the Mississippi, the Current—or a landmark like the Gateway Arch, or a historic site like Wilson’s Creek. You might choose your own town or county. Or maybe it’s our farmland; after all, agriculture is our number one revenue generator.

But as great as these all are, I believe our best single treasure is our state park system.

This system includes fifty-two state parks and thirty-five state historic sites. They include our first State Capitol in St. Charles, the Katy Trail, the Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock, the Roaring River in the far southwest, Athen’s Battlefield GREG WOOD, PUBLISHER in the northeast, Roger Pryor Wilderness, and the halls of the State Capitol.

A book printed in 1992 captured the essence of Missouri’s state park system in words and beautiful color photography. That book is called Exploring Missouri’s Legacy—State Parks and Historic Sites, edited and co-written by Susan Flader. Susan was a full-time professor at the University of Missouri when she gathered the strength and courage to take on the job of publishing this great book. Missouri State Parks keeps these sites in perpetual care and maintained so that we Missourians can share them with the world.

But the story is not finished. In fact, it is just beginning, and you can make a direct impact that will help keep our state’s greatest treasure intact for generations to come. We at Missouri Life have joined forces with Susan, a professor emeritus and president of the Missouri Parks Association (MPA), to publish an updated and completely revised edition of this book. Proceeds from book sales will go to MPA, whose mission is to defend our parks and historic sites when they are threatened and to educate public officials and the public about the values at stake in our state park system. MPA is a member-supported organization run entirely by volunteers who love our state parks.

We are launching a campaign to fund the printing and publishing of the revised edition which will be more than four-hundred pages with new, stunning photography with stories about each park and historic site. We are also fortunate that Missouri State Parks, under the direction of Bill Bryan, is assisting with the revisions.

To find out more and receive a copy of the book, please go to www.

MissouriLife.com and click on the “Missouri State Parks—I’m in!” button. There are many sponsorship levels starting at only ten dollars.

In the meantime, tell us which state park is your favorite and why, and we’ll publish those letters. See our letters on page 14 for how you can reach us.

I'VE BEEN INSPIRED

this past year by two things to indulge my own wanderlust in a new way. First, I read William Least Heat-Moon’s new book, Here, There, Everywhere: Stories from the Road, a collection of stories that takes the reader all over the world. (See “Augmented Reality,” about his book, in the June 2013 issue.) Then, we helped publish the artist Paul Jackson’s book, The Wandering Watercolorist. (When I say we helped, imagine the little kid on the old Shake ’n Bake commercials. Paul self-published it, but we helped him navigate the process.)

Both Heat-Moon’s words and Jackson’s artwork inspired Missouri Life to create a travel program to explore the world with our fellow DANITA ALLEN WOOD, EDITOR Missourians. I’ve been fortunate to have traveled as much as I have, but there’s no denying I yearn to see more of the world.

Greg and I have debated offering a travel program for years but held back, thinking perhaps it seemed odd for a magazine devoted to all things Missouri to admit that we occasionally like to step outside our borders.

Then Pat Lane of TravelersLane, St. Louis, invited me to speak to a group of women in a travel industry group next spring. When she made a trip to nearby Columbia, we agreed to meet in person and have lunch. I was delighted when I first spotted her because she was carrying several dog-eared issues of Missouri Life filled with Post-it notes. What was supposed to be a one-hour lunch turned into two as we talked. Pat helped me see that for many of the same reasons that people enjoy Missouri Life, to explore our own culture and heritage, they might enjoy traveling with fellow Missourians to discover other places. As Mark Twain pointed out in Innocents Abroad: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”

We teamed up with TravelersLane to broaden our minds. You can learn more about our first tours on page 81. Our first trip is to Ireland, and you can fly out of Kansas City or St. Louis. Pat will take care of all the travel details, and I’ll research all the Missouri connections to the places.

For example, did you know that thirteen percent of all Missourians claim Irish ancestors? From what my mother says, the McQueen in my own greatgrandmother’s name (before she married) is Scottish, and possibly not among the Irish Scots who also immigrated, but now, I’m inspired to dig deeper. See how even potential travel prompts deeper dives into culture? Our first Ireland trip webinar is October 16 at 7:30 PM at www.gotomeeting.com/982313882.

We hope you’ll come along!

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AUGUST

LETTERS from all over You write them. We print them.

MORE MISSOURI MUSICIANS

As for up-and-comers, I’m putting my

As a music enthusiast, I enjoyed reading in

money on a hot blues act from Kansas City,

your August 2013 issue about famous, influ-

Trampled Under Foot.

ential, and up-and-coming music talents who

I really appreciate Missouri Life’s focus

are from or still live in Missouri. But, it also

on Missouri’s musical heritage and look

got me thinking about who didn’t make it

forward to more.

into the magazine.

—Steve C. Smith, Columbia

As you pointed out, Missouri has a rich jazz heritage. Other famous jazz musicians

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with Missouri connections include leg-

Thank you for your awesome magazine!

ends Jay McShann (Kansas City) and Cole-

We have learned and experienced so much

man Hawkins (born in St. Joe). And there

since starting our subscription two years

are current players: guitarist Pat Metheny

ago. Last weekend we stayed at Cruce’s

(Lees Summit), saxophonist David San-

Cabooses (April 2013). We LOVED it! Thank

born (Kirkwood), and pianist Bob James

you so much for helping us create family

(Marshall). One of the most influential jazz

memories!

artists of all time, trumpeter Miles Davis,

—Kelly Seim, Oakville

honed his chops in St. Louis but was actually born in Alton, Illinois, and attended

EXPLORING MORE OF MO

high school in East St. Louis.

We read ’em cover to cover and keep the

From R&B and blues there were Ike and

back issues. 2014 is going to be our “see

Tina Turner; Ike moved from Memphis to St.

more of Missouri” year. This state is truly

after recording “Rocket 88.” Also, some of

After her grandmother’s death, Tina Turner moved to St. Louis in the 1950s to live with her mother. It was there she would meet Ike Turner during her time at Club Manhattan.

the credit for Chuck Berry’s success should

beautiful and unique in so many ways.

Your magazine captures that very well.

We also are going to find The King of

be given to his piano player Johnnie Johnson,

influential bluegrass group The Dillards (Salem).

Cashew Chicken (August 2013) in Springfield! How

who, like Chuck, was a mainstay performer in the

Also there are the country-rock hit-makers the

did we miss that guy?

St. Louis area until his death a few years ago.

Ozark Mountain Dare Devils (Springfield) and

Others who are enjoying success in the R&B genre include St. Louis natives Michael McDonald,

Thanks for a great read.

Brewer and Shipley (Kansas City, and by associa-

—Bruce and Connie Dawson, Liberty

tion, Tarkio).

ADMIRERS ABROAD

Nelly, and Fontella Bass (“Rescue Me.”) And few

My town, Columbia, has produced a couple of ac-

blues guitarists have been more influential than Al-

complished musicians that are as opposite in genre as

We do, indeed, enjoy Missouri Life. Our daughter,

bert King, a Memphis native who moved to St. Louis

one can get: Jane Froman, a famous theater actor and

who lives in Waynesville, Missouri, and who visited

in the mid-1950s.

singer, and current top-of-the-game rockabilly guitarist

us, saw and read the issue that covered what hap-

Deke Dickerson.

pened to the Mormons in Missouri (June 2013). She

There’s also a wealth of talent from Missouri in the wide-ranging roots-music field. This includes

And finally, a friend of mine would want me to

appreciated the quality of your reports. She even

folk/bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, singer and

mention Bob Kuban, who with his St. Louis band

copied some of the recipes that she found are worth

songwriter (“Gentle on My Mind”) John Hartford

the In-Men, had a number twelve song on the

trying when she had returned home.

(St. Louis); seven-time International Bluegrass

charts in 1966, “The Cheater,” and because of this,

Music Association female vocalist of the year

is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibit

Rhonda Vincent (Kirksville & Greentop); and the

of one-hit wonders.

You see, Missouri Life has lots of admirers abroad and at home.

—Klaus Littwin, Ettlingen, Germany

COURTESY OF TINA TURNER

Louis to form his band that included Tina,

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AUGUST MOVIN’ ON UP A little over a year ago, you ran an article about a Kansas City musician named Adam Lee (June 2012). The band was called Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company. Just to update you on Adam Lee’s musical career, he is in the Chicago production of The Million Dollar Quartet, playing the part of Johnny Cash.

Thanks for a great magazine.

—Bob Heifner, Kansas City Check out www.milliondollarquartetlive.com to see when Adam Lee ... err ... Johnny Cash and company

In our June/July 2012 issue we wrote that Adam Lee reminded us a bit of Johnny Cash. It turns out that the folks behind the Million Dollar Quartet thought so, too. He’s now in the production as Johnny Cash. Look out for this Missourian on the rise.

will be performing next. —Editors

We truly enjoy Missouri Life and actually read all the

and Clarks’ Journey Across Missouri. That’s going to

and 81, our bodies may not cooperate in later years!

be a great privilege to read because I’m practically

Thank you for all the informative stories and ads.

ads. As transplants to Missouri, we are learning a lot

—Marion and Bob Meeks, Bolivar

about the state and places to visit. Elephant Rock,

sitting on the site where they embarked.

Thank you so much for several things: for rectifying a harmful situation that was ready to separate

Branson, Silver Dollar City, and, the most recent,

SUBSCRIPTIONS, WELCOME HOME

me from Missouri Life; for explaining everything so

Branson Zip Line just off

The letter you sent August 5 in response to my opting

heartfeltly and clearly; for extending more than

Highway 65 (August 2013).

out of Missouri Life was one of the most precious I have

necessary, a typical Missouri Life attitude.

The Branson Zip Line is

ever received. You explained what had gone wrong with

the safest zip line to take,

my subscription on your end, and it was very clearly not

with one going before and

your fault. Some days you can't hardly trust anyone, can

Amy Stapleton, the cheery voice you hear when you call

one coming after to ensure

you? You cleared it up and sold me on staying with Mis-

us, will now handle your subscriptions. A few years ago,

our safe trip. And, for me

souri Life when I really did not want to give it up.

we outsourced our circulation department, but after some

(female) it is the best. Unable to climb stairs easily, at this zip line, we are driven

Then, you went the extra million miles by nailing down my subscription until June 2016.

—Randy Schuppan, O’Fallon

deliberation, we brought our readers back home. We look forward to knowing more of you by name. —Editors

If that wasn’t enough, you sent a copy of Lewis

A WEED, INDEED

up to the first “zipping” site.

The first time we zipped was in Alaska with a youth

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team through Missions Outreach, Inc. We climbed a hillside, hung on, and zipped to the sand. I had sore knees so decided to not land forward, hitting said

While the picture of the Smithville water tower on page 114 of the June 2013 issue is pretty, I was wondering if you were aware of what the “flowers” really are? After spending a lot of hours trying

knees. I turned around to land butt first … and did.

Email:

to eradicate Musk Thistle from a pasture, they cer-

Bob, my husband, said that I was going to get a pants

Fax:

tainly look like the thistle. According to information

full of sand ... and I did but saved the knees. HA!

Facebook:

obtained from the Missouri.edu site the Musk Thistle

Address:

is listed as a “noxious weed.”

For our 60th and 61st wedding anniversaries we celebrated by zipping over trees and bushes. LOVED

—Barbara Peck, Ionia

IT. Unfortunately on our 62nd anniversary, our health presented a stop to our love of zipping.

Check weedid.missouri.edu to see if those “flowers” in the

With our 63rd coming up, we may be able to do it

backyard are really pesky weeds. —Editors

COURTESY OF ADAM LEE

ZIP! ZIP! HOORAY!

again. It will probably be our last time because at 83

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Writing a New Chapter on Bullying WHILE KIDS in school have been fighting tooth and nail to stop bullies, authors turned to pen and paper to combat the issue. The twenty-one authors speaking at the Less Than Three Conference aim to show how words have the power to heal. Local and national authors, students, parents, and others will meet October 19 at the Spencer Road Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library to discuss the issue. But what do authors have to do with bullying?

Heather Brewer, author and keynote speaker, says that bullied students find comfort in books. “It’s my belief that it takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a group of bestselling rock stars to reach bullied tweens and teens.”

The idea for the conference came from Heather’s experi-

Battlefield

ence with bullies and an article she read that said less

The Ozark Bagpiper

than three-quarters of schools work to confront bullying

IN THE STICKS of 1980s rural Missouri, a

New York Times bestselling author of the Morgan-

thirteen-year-old boy—not of Scottish descent—

ville Vampire series, along with David Levithan, Ellen

picked up a set of Highland Bagpipes. Geographically

Hopkins, and Susane Colasanti, and local authors Antony

removed from any teacher who knew bagpipes and

John and Jody Feldman. For more information, visit

about a decade ahead of Braveheart’s theatrical

www.lessthanthreeconference.com. —Bethany Christo

because of cost.

Tickets are ten dollars, and the event is open to everyone, though space is limited. Authors speaking at the conference include Rachel Caine,

debut, the young piper practiced up to ten hours a and emulate his heroes.

“I had to reach down deep in my imagination to stay on track,” Jason “Beau” Buffington says. “I had to stay inspired to produce the music or what I thought was the music.”

The bagpipes are a demanding instrument, tonally

Marceline

Savor Some Sweet Dreams in Walt Disney’s Iconic Theater

limited, and use nine notes. To distinguish among the

YOU DON’T have to leave Missouri to experi-

recreated the local train depot, city hall, and other

nine, a bagpiper plays ornamental grace notes exten-

ence Walter Elias Disney’s world. The Uptown Theatre in

places in Marceline at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. In

sively. Skilled players can bend tones for more notes.

Marceline is a cinema, bed-and-breakfast, and historic

1956, the Academy-Award-winning cartoonist returned

venue that opened in 1930. “It really is a little gem,” says

to Marceline to premier his feature-length film The

Joseph Peck, the theater’s owner.

Great Locomotive Chase at the Uptown Theatre.

When Beau met his wife, Shannon, she was an Irish step-dancer, and he was a piper of Gaelic dance music. She was as excited as he was to find a

In fact, the town meant so much to Walt, that he

counterpart.

Today at the theater, you can catch a play, a concert, or a free film (shown on the original projector)

“Do you have a CD?” Shannon asked.

during the weekend. Guests can stay upstairs in four

“No,” Beau said. “But I can play for you right now.”

themed-suites: Santa Fe, Walt Disney, American Mick-

Beau and Shannon reconvened at Shannon’s

ey, and Toonfest. Some of the world’s most imagina-

studio, where Beau piped “The Butterfly” while

tive cartoonists have drawn on the wall of fame inside

Shannon danced.

the Toonfest suite. And during the right time of year,

Today, Beau teaches four instruments: bagpipes,

famous cartoonists who worked on some of Disney’s

Irish low whistle, penny whistle, and uilleann pipes.

best-known films visit the town.

(A musician uses his arm to pump air from a bag into

“If you like history, if you like the uniqueness, if you

uilleann pipes instead of blowing into the instru-

like the scenery, if you like Disney, if you like this, then

ment.) Shannon teaches Irish step dancing.

this is the place to be,” Joseph says.

To reach the Buffingtons, visit www.jabuffington.com

For more information, call 909-248-2468 or email

or call 417-881-4138. —Sarah Alban

uptowntheatre@att.net. —Sarah Alban

COURTESY OF BEAU BUFFINGTON, HEATHER BREWER, UPTOWN THEATRE

day. He’d put on vinyl records of Scottish bagpipers

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Get Ready for the Holidays Benton County, Missouri

Christbaumfest Craft Show

November 23, Cole Camp The Christbaumfest (Christmas tree festival) offers Christmas gifts and goodies.

Christmas on the Harbor

November 30, Warsaw Thousands of Christmas lights will blaze over the downtown and Harbor area.

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December 6, Cole Camp With carolers, FREE horse and buggy rides, AND SANTA!!!

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December 6-7, Truman Dam Visitor Center, Warsaw Come to the annual celebration of Christmas 1800’s style. Enjoy hay wagon rides, singing of carols, candles, luminaries, old-fashioned decor, hot chocolate and cider.

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December 14, Lincoln Parade, pictures with Santa, crafts and food booths, treats for the kids and drawings for prizes.

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St. Joseph

A Pumpkin Palooza

“People get to the ceremony early because they want that front-row spot.”

St. Louis

GEORGE DENNISTON, COURTESY OF BETH STYLES

This spectacle, aptly dubbed the “Great Pumpkin Mountain” in St. Joseph, features a tower of pumpkins lit simultaneously at 8 pm on Friday, October 11 at the annual Pony Express Pumpkinfest. It’s the “gravy” of the opening ceremony, according to Cindy Daffron, the event’s executive director.

“People get to the ceremony early because they want that front-row spot,” Cindy says.

“When we flip the switch, you hear the sound of thousands of people sucking in their breath at the sight.”

The pumpkins are grown on nearby Waffle Creek Farm and carved and decorated by local students. Businesses near St. Joseph that donate can have their logo carved into a pumpkin.

Building the best mountain has been a learning process throughout the event’s eighteenyear run. To keep the gourds from rolling, pumpkins are gutted from the bottom. A coat of Vaseline helps prevent them from decomposing.

The family arts festival, held outside the Pony Express Museum, continues through the

The Chic Boutique Takes to the Streets BETH STYLES was intent on expanding her

IMAGINE A THOUSAND jack-o’-lanterns glowing in the October night sky.

weekend with live music, variety shows, carnival rides, games, food, and children’s activities such as a petting zoo, pony rides, magicians, and storytelling. On Saturday morning, participants can show off their spooky and sparkly attire at the costume parade. The festival runs from Oct. 11-13. Learn more at www.stjomo.com/PumpkinFest. —Bethany Christo

At first, the traveling store was Holly’s sole pur-

business beyond internet sites but lacked the money

pose, but the very thrifty and resourceful Beth has

to open a traditional storefront. So she bought a 1960

invented other ways to use her unusual shop.

Holly travel trailer, painted it white and pale turquoise,

For customers interested in private events, Holly

and converted it into a mobile boutique for her busi-

tags along for a vintage-style picnic in the grass with

ness, Parsimonia. Now, she and Holly make house calls

blankets and pillows, food and drink from local busi-

and roll up to craft fairs with a store on wheels.

nesses on vintage serving platters, and flowers from

Inside, customers can find an array of merchandise. Beth scours estate sales and her favorite

a local florist.

Although Beth is in the process of opening a

secondhand stores for thrifty items. You might find an

brick-and-mortar location in St. Louis, she says she

enamel coffee pot, a 1950s clutch purse, luggage, or

won’t ditch the hitch. Beth and Holly will still be

a beaded dress. She says she keeps her merchandise

truckin’ around town. For more information, visit

carefully curated for modern tastes.

www.shopparsimonia.com. —Jim Winnerman

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MISSOURI

CASSIE TAYLOR Blues is in the Blood. BY DANNY R. PHILLIPS

Cassie Taylor might be a perfect cross section of beauty and talent. The twenty-six-year-old blues musician has worked as a model for magazine spreads and at fashion shows.

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The beauty of Cassie Taylor’s music lies in the ability to take traditional elements of the blues and combine them with contemporary funk, soul, jazz, and electronic music that is solely her own. She is a gem that the world will hear more from in the future. The blues is a living, breathing beast, and Cassie is well on her way to taming it.

COURTESY OF DARREN BOUCHER

BLUES RUNS in the family. The blues eats at your soul, haunts you, boils your blood, and can either build you up or tear you down.

Cassie Taylor, daughter of legendary bluesman Otis Taylor, chose to follow the calling and, in the process, has become one of the preeminent blues musicians in the Kansas City area today.

At age twenty-six, Taylor has spent more than a decade on the road, bringing her take on the blues to audiences as she molds and shapes the songs that move her. You can hear a bygone era in her work, but the music of her generation is also prominent in her songwriting. Last spring, Cassie Taylor released Out of My Mind, a collection of songs that speaks to funk, soul, the frazzled edges of electronica, and good old rock ’n’ roll. Cassie creates music that is at times beautiful, hard-charging, and rump-shaking. Although the current upswing in the popularity of blues is led by the likes of Jack White, Gary Clark Jr., and The Black Keys, Cassie deserves to run with the boys, joining them as they kick down doors and howl at the moon.

Cassie is a hard-working road dog whether it’s with the help of her compatriots in the Cassie Taylor Band or in the “super group” Girls With Guitars that she formed in 2011 with fellow wunderkinds Samantha Fish and Dani Wilde. Cassie has stepped out of the life of a session player and forged a sizable shadow of her own to cast alongside that of her venerated father Otis.

By the end of 2009, the road had worn her soul thin. She jumped overboard from her father’s band and quit recording music entirely.

However, musicians, like writers, cannot ignore the beast of creativity clawing, fighting its way out to the world. By 2010, she recorded and released her debut solo record, Blue, and played nearly two hundred tour dates with the scorching band Girls With Guitars.

After Out Of My Mind, no more will she be known as Cassie Taylor, daughter of Otis Taylor; to think of this musician in primarily those terms would be a crime.

Throughout the album, she stretches out her legs and shows the music world that she is her own woman with influences of her own. Ballad “Lay Your Head On My Pillow” drips with Dusty Springfield sultriness, and stand-out track “Forgiveness” is packed with funky trumpet and DANNY R. PHILLIPS Cassie rocking the Hammond B-3 organ, melting

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IT’S PRONOUNCED YO-NAH-LOSS-EE

A horse-riding camp from Anton DiSclafani's childhood spurs her first novel.

ANTON DISCLAFANI

COURTESY ANTON DISCLAFANI

and Thea Atwell might have Southern roots and a love for horses in common, but Anton is quick to note that the main character in her novel The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls is based on her opposite.

“All the things I lack in the world, she has in abundance,” Anton says. “I’m cautious; she’s heedless.”

The places Thea inhabits are directly inspired by locations in Anton’s past. For the St. Louisbased writer, the setting of the story came first.

Anton’s family had a cabin in North Carolina near the Yonahlossee Riding Camp, an actual place that went out of business in the 1980s.

The cabin was her family’s getaway from their Florida residence, the basis for Thea’s home in the fictional town of Emaltha, Florida.

Anton says she wanted to write about the

camp but was unsure how to accomplish it.

Then, she says the thunderbolt moment came.

Anton used the early years of the Depression to frame the main characters’ actions. Anton set the novel in the early 1930s because she wanted to explore a time period in which the opportunities and choices available to women were rapidly changing and uncertain. She says the cusp of the financial crisis was especially appealing because there was still a feeling of hope across the country.

“I think the reason I’m drawn to historical fiction is that it’s less about what actually happened than how we interpret what happened,” she says.

Anton focused her efforts on first-hand accounts and memoirs to get a sense of Depressionera life, and the equestrian details came naturally as a result of her horseback riding experiences.

Anton’s goal was to evoke the feeling of the time period and use it as a backdrop for a coming-of-age story about a strong-willed young girl whose family exiles her to a girls’ equestrian camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains where Thea comes to terms with the strict environment and the complexities of early teenage years.

To complete the novel, Anton could not quit everything and devote her time solely to writing, as Thea might have. Instead, she juggled several jobs. She taught fiction at Washington University in St. Louis, where she completed her MFA. She also worked at a cookware company.

Despite these varied roles, finding balance was never a challenge for Anton, who describes herself as someone who has an insatiable need to stay busy. She spent two or three hours writing in the morning, which she says worked well

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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

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Although she is not a native of Missouri, Anton’s connection to the state is solid. She lives and works in St. Louis, and she has found support from a community of local writers. Perhaps Missouri and its beauty will become a future source of inspiration.

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MORE GOOD READS

BY BETHANY CHRISTO

Play Me Something Quick and Devilish: Old-Time Fiddlers in Missouri

Passing it On: Folklore of St. Louis

Howard Wight Marshall, 398 pages, University of Missouri Press, hardcover, historical nonfiction, $29.95 (includes CD) Hellish and skilled, the fiddlers of the Missouri frontier created the rich musical culture and traditions that persist today. The book covers the lateeighteenth century, through World War I, and into the 1920s. Howard Wight Marshall, an MU professor and avid fiddler and accompanist for fifty years, fills almost four-hundred pages with the social history, photos, and sheet music that illuminate the fiddle’s intricate past in the Show-Me State.

John L. Oldani, 200 pages, Reedy Press, softcover, historical nonfiction, $19.95 St. Louisans know their city has character. Clothes and dishes are “warshed” and then “rinched.”

Custard always comes as a concrete. It’s easy to point out a “Billiken,” and a barbecue pork steak sounds delicious. Through various superstitions, riddles, jump rope rhymes, and proverbs, the book captures the culture and eccentricities of the Gateway to the West.

Haunted Route 66: Ghosts of America’s Legendary Highway Larry Wood, 128 pages, The History Press, Inc., softcover, historical nonfiction, $16.99 Outlaws. Wars. Massacres. The bloodthirsty title of Larry Wood’s book alludes to a collection of true accounts of some of Missouri’s most savage and gruesome incidents. The book profiles a few notorious historical figures, including Frank and Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde, the Barkers, and Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, who all contributed to Missouri’s early reputation as the “Outlaw State.”

INNspiring Breakfasts: A Collection of Recipes, Inspirations, and Devotions Kriss Royer, 165 pages, Rocking Horse Publishing, softcover, cookbook, $29.95 Written and photographed by Boonville’s High Street Victorian Bed-and-Breakfast owners Kriss and Gene Royer, INNspiring Breakfasts depicts ninety-seven breakfast dishes: baked pineapple toast, pumpkin pancakes, and peach-almond scones, to name a few.

Recipes are paired with devotionals to satisfy heart, soul, and stomach.

Richard Southall, 232 pages, Llewellyn Publication, softcover, historical nonfiction, $15.99 Take a haunted tour along Main Street USA with a hundred ghostly stories stemming from Route 66’s vast, widely traveled history. Commencing in Chicago with tales of mafia legends such as Al Capone and John Dillinger, author Richard Southall stops in Missouri to describe the Waynesville Phantom Rider, a Springfield abandoned orphanage, and the haunted Joplin Peach Church Cemetery.

Hooked Rugs of the Midwest: A Handcrafted History Mary Collins Barile, 144 pages, The History Press, softcover, historical nonfiction, $19.99 Mary Collins Barile knows how to spin a yarn in her book about the history of Midwestern hooked rugs. Barile unravels past threads, myths, folklore, and local traditions of Missouri’s hooked rugs and how they weave together to inform the contemporary art.

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Murder & Mayhem in Missouri

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ALOHA, MISSOURI! DEBORAH WILSON

preferred the pastoral hills and prairies of Missouri over the lush, tropical islands of Hawaii.

Born and raised near Springfield, Deborah chose to raise her family there. However, in 2006, she and her husband yearned for change and decided to move almost four thousand miles away to Hawaii. After living there for about a year and a half, they realized that it just wasn’t home.

“We missed the strangest things,” Deborah says. “In Hawaii, it never really would

let loose and storm. We missed the extreme weather, the lightning and the thunder, things you don’t realize are such an important part of your life.”

The piece above, Menehune—Lost in the Music, is an interpretation of a Hawaiian tale of the Menehune, a mythical people who once inhabited the islands.

Now, they are dual residents who spend most of their time in Springfield and live in Hawaii for about three months of the year. Although the Aloha State wasn’t ideal for their permanent residence, it was a positive experience for Deborah and her artwork. During her time there, she experienced a great deal of personal and artistic changes that continue to affect her paintings.

When she and her husband first moved to Hawaii, Deborah found herself going through a spiritual journey. She says she was searching the Bible and would find hidden elements in the passages. She was learning Hebrew at the time, which gave her a greater understanding of the text.

COURTESY OF DEBORAH WILSON

Deborah Wilson has found a home in her art and in Springfeild. BY WINN DUVALL

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COURTESY OF DEBORAH WILSON

This painting entitled The Heritage is Deborah’s first work done in Hawaii. In it, she attempted to capture the beauty of Hawaii’s cultural revival, which she admires.

“I didn’t even realize I was subconsciously hiding things in my paintings as well,” she says.

These hidden elements can be anything from an animal to a face to a religious symbol. Deborah likes to reward the viewer for taking more time with the piece than a passing glance, so sometimes her hidden elements take some work to find and decode, such as using a Hebrew word rather than an English word in one of her works. Her paintings are spiritual, and it even shows in the simple paintings, whether she realizes it or not.

As an artist, all aspects of her life and personality come through in her art, especially her setting. Her paintings depict tropical nature scenes, so Hawaii’s influence is obvious.

But her home state’s impact can be seen in more subtle ways.

“A lot of times I do a watercolor, and it’s a little too pretty for me, and I want to give it a little bit of grit,” Deborah says. “Missouri is quaint with lots of gnarled trees and nothing too perfect.”

Her primary medium and specialty is watercolor, but she will occasionally paint with oil or acrylic. The artwork is a labor-intensive process that involves an initial sketch, a pouring process with the watercolors, several layers of paint, colored pencil to pull out certain elements, and a final graphite pencil drawing over the entire piece.

Each painting takes her about a month, and she says that each one is a struggle that teaches her something new. It is her vocation, and she treats it as such.

“I always chuckle when I hear artists say they have to wait to be inspired,” she says. “To me, it’s a job. It’s what I do, and it’s who I am.

I don’t have that luxury.”

Thus, if she’s in a bad mood, rather than not working at all, the result might be a dark painting. In fact, she has a great deal of discipline for only having to answer to herself. She has become accustomed to deadlines from working as an illustrator for religious and educational publishers, and currently, she won’t allow her-

self to work on a new piece until she finishes an oil painting that she started two years ago.

Her dedication has allowed her to grow and improve. When she was hired in the art department of the Assemblies of God headquarters, she didn’t actually know how to paint.

“I didn’t know how to do watercolor at all, and that’s what you use in illustration,” Deborah says.

Deborah earned a degree in art education from Missouri State University but learned to paint on the job as the others in the department took her under their wing. Eventually, she decided to become a full-time artist—the starving kind, as she puts it, though that is not the case today.

Now, Deborah makes a living painting, teaching classes, and doing freelance illustration for a gift-wrap company called Great Lines Hawaii. Her artistic life has been a journey, and she hopes to continue to get better and influence others through her work. Her philosophy on art is simple: it is her voice.

“I feel that art is more than a pretty picture,” she says. “I’m not very good verbally, and this is how I say the things I want to say.”

She hopes to continue improving and creating. For her, the ability to paint what she sees is a privilege. Despite the upheaval of moving between two vastly different places, a love of her home state and its unique beauty has prevailed both in her heart and in her work.

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CAPTURE a sense of local history at the Historical Society Museum, or pay your respects at the Missouri Firefighters Memorial.

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.

REVISIT the 1930s by sharing a shake made with locally made premium ice cream at Sault’s authentic soda fountain.

Savor a Brown Cow at Sault’s authentic soda fountain.

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Made IN MISSOURI De Soto

Costumes to Bark About BETTY BOYSTER was triple-dog dared by

home-grown business, Doggie-Duds. The two hand-

her husband to start a pet costume business eleven

design and hand-stitch Batman, biker chick, pirate,

years ago. Using her three dachshunds as models,

Mardi Gras, devil, Wonder Woman, and many other

she posted her handmade baseball caps for pets on

costumes for extra-large to teacup-sized pooches.

eBay and sold them in fifteen minutes. The resulting popularity and success of her designs led to her

Business is booming at Betty’s Etsy store, where her three wiener dogs are loyal subjects to her original creations. “Minnie is ten; she’s my model,” Betty says.

“Most of the time she’s waiting anxiously in my room for me to finish sewing.” There’s also Molly, eleven, and

Seymour

Phoebe, four. “Phoebe’s blind, so she’s my test,” Betty

Craftsmanship, Six-feet Under

says. “She only goes by feel. If she’ll keep a costume on, I know that it’s comfortable.”

Betty’s busiest time is before Halloween in August through Mardi Gras in April. She also designs pet costumes for the Mardi Gras pet parade in St. Louis’s

JERRY EASON is proud of his creations,

Soulard neighborhood.

even if those who spend the most time with them

Doggie-Duds donates most of its profits to rescue

can’t thank him. Jerry is president of Missouri

dachshunds with health problems, pay for their care,

Casket Company, Inc. and specializes in custom

and find them homes (and maybe even a modeling

Amish-built caskets.

career). —Bethany Christo

Jerry started a furniture-building business in 1992,

doggie-duds@hotmail.com • http://www.etsy.com/

building rocking chairs, roll-top desks, and cabinets. He

shop/doggieduds123

credits his transition to casket building to his hearty appetite for wood crafting. A funeral director friend of Jerry’s let him take a gander at the caskets sold at his

Kansas City

funeral home. “I said, ‘I could build that.’”

Aesthetically Delicious

And he did.

The family-owned business is in its seventh year

ALTHOUGH A bit decadent to hand out to trick-or-treaters, Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolates

origins. With every casket sold, a matching rocking

are the perfect adult Halloween candy. Or any-time-of-year candy, really.

chair of the same wood is complimentary.

Each piece of chocolate is a mini-masterpiece with detailing so beautiful and intricate it seems criminal to eat it. However, the remarkable richness and unusual flavor combinations such as Mango Basil, Strawberry Balsamic, and Lavender Caramel will subdue your guilty conscience.

Started by Christopher Elbow—a world-traveled pastry chef, chocolate savant, and food artist—the artisanal chocolate shop opened in 2003, and its demand has expanded across the globe. Despite this success, Christopher continues to make the chocolates in small batches with a crew of highly trained apprentices to maintain the same quality of culinary artistry that he started with a decade ago.

The staff works for twelve to fifteen hours, six days a week to produce fifty to sixty thousand chocolates, according to the website. O, Food & Wine, and Fine Cooking magazines have heralded the confections, which also include chocolate nuts, toffee, and drinking chocolate. —Bethany Christo 816-842-1300 • www.elbowchocolates.com

Currently, it takes eight or nine hours to build one casket. Most of the help are Amish from the local community as well as family and church members.

The lumber used to build the caskets is from Houston, Missouri, and the Barnwood caskets are built from barns across the state.

Although he only sells through funeral homes, Jerry receives feedback from satisfied customers.

“My friends at the funeral homes tell me it’s unusual for a family to contact the builder,” Jerry says. “I guess they feel like they can relate to us being a family-owned business.”

Or maybe, they relate to Jerry’s eternal attention to quality. —Bethany Christo 417-935-4984 • jerry@missouri-caskets.com

NATHAN PAPES, COURTESY OF DOGGIE-DUDS AND CHRISTOPHER ELBOW

of operation, and Jerry still embraces his furnishing

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Our Best Photos A PANEL of Missouri Life photographers scoured hundreds of issues and thousands of pictures in our archives to find the most stunning photos that have ever appeared in the magazine.

We found quirky people, amazing scenery, majestic wildlife, rustic locations, stunning architecture, and other striking remnants of Missouri past and present.

Take a journey through our past and through the state as we remember and showcase ten of the forty best images that have ever graced our pages.

To see the complete selection of our forty best photos from the past forty years, visit www.MissouriLife.com.

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N O T L E Y H AWK INS December 2010 Lights abound throughout Missouri during the holidays, but few places put on particularly stunning visual displays of color and movement.

Stuck in Kansas City traffic, Notley Hawkins saw these fireworks from his car and knew he had to get a shot. He grabbed his gear, left his car idling, and ran down a hill to capture this fireworks scene on Thanksgiving night at the Country Club Plaza. “I looked back at my car, still stuck in traffic, the trunk open, and the lights on,” he says. “It seemed like the whole town was at a standstill for that moment.”

MARSHALL MEAD OW S June 2010 Marshall Meadows captured this cover photo of Doug Scholfield, a performer in Brulé. The group, led by Lakota bandleader Paul LaRoche, spoke to us when their American Indian rock opera played a season in Branson. Accompanying the images, the story shed light on Paul’s life: “Overwhelmed by the experience of growing up in mainstream white culture and then discovering his Native American heritage, Paul turned his powerful feelings to the humanitarian cause of reconciling both cultures through music.”

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AND REW BARTON December 2003 Missouri Life’s Creative Director Andrew Barton created this photo illustration for Skot Hess’s story that detailed the people, scenes, and other threads that weave together to form the historic tapestry of St. Louis’s Soulard Market. Using a pop-and-drag flash technique, the photograph was shot on medium format transparency film and captured with a tripod on a cloudless night. The entire exposure took more than a minute to burn into the film and required the subject to stand completely still to reduce edge blurring.

B R I A N G O SE WIS CH February 2007 A professional wildlife photographer and avid birder, Brian Gosewisch photographed and studied the great horned owl in Missouri. This photo appeared on the cover of the issue. At the beginning of his story and photo essay about owls’ behavior, he wrote: “I jump at every chance to encounter one of these magnificent birds, and every spring, you will probably find me up a tree or in a blind studying and photographing the owls. Living in Missouri, we are blessed with a healthy population of great horneds.”

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T. M I K E FLE T CH E R December 1973

J AC K ZEHRT November 1974

T. Mike Fletcher captured several candid photos of St. Louis radio sportscasters for our 1973 feature “Voices of St. Louis.” The piece detailed the personalities behind the microphone. He took this photograph of the silverhaired John Francis Buck who called Cardinals’ games from the KMOX booth at Old Busch Stadium.

Zehrt captured the allure of a Missouri winter in a photo essay, and this particular image captures the serene wilderness at night. The photographer used a long exposure and other techniques to make the photo mimic daytime. We wrote this about the beauty of our fickle winter months during night and day: “The sky is a brilliant blue, the slanting sun glistens on snow-bound fields and ice-smooth ponds, and the bare trees wear many-shaped mantles of soft white.”

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LEW I S PORTNOY January 1979 Lewis Portnoy was one of the nation’s premier sports photographers in 1979. Missouri Life showcased some of his best work, but this one, titled “Crash Landing,” was a standout. What’s impressive about this shot is Portnoy’s timing: unlike modern digital equipment, still cameras of that era couldn’t capture multiple images in quick succession.

He used a 600 mm lens at f/5.6 and 1/500 second.

ERI C TAY LOR May 1978 Eric Taylor, an MU student in 1975, scoured the Missouri wilderness for redtailed hawks for an ornithology assignment. He wrote that photographing these baby birds was difficult because he had the daunting task of finding the birds and waiting for the nest to be built. As he scaled the forty-five-foot oak, their mother shrieked “Kit-chee,” but John ventured closer for a few quick shots. The hawks are three weeks old in this photo and would leave the nest after week five.

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AND REA WATKI NS October 2007

To see the complete selection of our forty best photos, visit www.MissouriLife.com.

The Meramec River flows through Andrea Watkins’s childhood memories. For this shot, she revisited the area known as Cain’s Bottom and steadied herself on a boat and took more than fifty photos. She stitched them together to form thi­s panoramic view.

CÉLI A PERNOT August 2010 French photographer Célia Pernot became fascinated with Clark County’s Amish culture while working on another assignment in Missouri. It took some time before the Amish accepted her. They invited her to a harvest in the fields where she captured this photo.

We thank our photographer judges Casey Buckman, George Denniston, Notley Hawkins, and Anastasia Pottinger for their time and expertise. Notley Hawkins recused himself from judging his own photo.

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SHOW-ME PHOTOS FOR MISSOURI LIFE’S first-ever photo contest, we teamed up with Mpix and asked our readers to take their best shot.

And wow, were we impressed.

The tranquil scenes, majestic landscapes, and curious culture you captured really showcased the best of the Show-Me State.

And for our judges, an independent panel of photojournalists from MU, selecting the best wasn’t an easy feat.

So here they are, plus a few honorable mentions.

Beauty GR A N D PR IZ E W I N NER 1st place Beauty

ALISON LOVELL, Boonville

Missouri Spring Storm

Taken west of Overton at Warm Springs Ranch

Alison Lovell followed a growing mass of clouds with her camera as it bloomed in the spring horizon. The storm captured an orange glow that expanded and engulfed one of the clouds over Warm Springs Ranch, home to the Budweiser Clydesdales. Alison took a series of shots, but this one captured the striking contrast of colors in the sky. “The storm moved in, and I got the picture,” she says. “It was a lucky shot. I was following a cold front, and that’s what it developed into.”

Judges awarded this photo top honors because they said it was a unique and captivating image of a frequently photographed Missouri landmark. “It’s like the clouds were on fire,” one of the judges said. “It’s a powerful image.”

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Winners from the Missouri Life/Mpix Photo Contest

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Beauty

2nd place Beauty AMY M. SAMPSON, Monett

(continued)

Bethel Starlight

Taken in Bethel Cemetery, near De Kalb

Amy grew up near the Bethel Cemetery, a place she and her father maintained.

So when she wanted to practice capturing a night shot, she knew exactly where she would take her first one. “It’s a beautiful and peaceful cemetery,” she says. “It’s the positive memories that really make it beautiful to me.”

Honorable mention: DEBBIE ABBOTT ELIAS, Kansas City

The Water is on Fire

Taken in Fleming Park near Blue Springs

One evening, Debbie Abbott Elias picnicked near Lake Jacomo and watched her sons skip stones. “It was one of the most astonishing sunsets I’ve ever seen,” she says. Taken in 2008, the photograph is still one of her favorites.

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3rd place Beauty MARK RAMSEY, Salisbury

Snow Geese

Taken north of Salisbury

Mark Ramsey hunts and photographs waterfowl, but he says none of his pictures are quite like this one. In the spring, snow geese plumage is more brilliant, and they are easier to approach. He crawled for more than fifty yards to the edge of the water and shot continuously to get this image. “I like that they look like a solid mass,� he says.

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Life 1st place Life DAVID DENAGEL, Warrenton

The “Princess” & the Koi

Taken in the Japanese Garden area of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

David DeNagel, an avid photographer, grew up in St. Louis and explored the Missouri Botanical Garden as a child. Consequently, it became one of his favorite places to photograph. As he stood on the dock in the Shaw Garden, this little girl approached the water’s edge and started talking to the coy. “It’s enchanting,” he says. “She reminded me of a princess in a fairy tale.”

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(continued) 2nd place Life GREG HURT, St. Joseph

Midnight Harvest

Taken near Cameron during fall harvest season

Greg Hurt loves art. He also loves agriculture. So when his father, raised on a farm, and others were called on to help an ailing friend finish the fall harvest, Greg grabbed his camera. He took a series of shots, including this one, that documented the process of harvesting grain. “I like this photo because it’s a new perspective of something you see every day,” he says.

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3rd place Life Christopher Lovell, Lowry City

Introspective Chicken

Taken at the Lovell’s chicken coop in St. Clair County

Honorable mention: Chris Lovell and his wife converted an old woodshed into a home for their dozen chickens on their fortyacre property. He says he’s not a photographer, but that didn’t stop him from taking this photo. This image made one of our judges say, “It makes you wonder, ‘What is that chicken thinking about?’”

Terry Mays, St. Louis

St. Francis Kayaking

Taken at the St. Francis River near Fredericktown

Terry Mays originally photographed the kayak race on the St. Francis in 35mm, but digital photography offered new thrills for the amateur photographer. At this point in the river, there’s a steep decline and turbulent waters, a good place for snagging an action shot. Terry used a 1/2000 second shutter speed to capture the moment.

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1st place Fun RICHARD ORR, St. Charles

Fun

Incoming! Zebra!

Taken at Wild Animal Safari near Strafford

For forty years, Richard Orr drove past the Wild Animal Safari park near Strafford, but he would make his first trip inside during a visit from his granddaughter. When Richard drove by this zebra, it tried to get a snack, and he captured this image. Richard says he cherishes this moment because his granddaughter now lives out of state.

2nd place Fun CHAD RIZNER, Jefferson City

Catching Some Air!

Taken at McKay Park in Jefferson City

If you live in Jefferson City, you know about McKay Park and its popularity with sledders during winter. Chad Rizner ventured out to the area with his son and set up his camera at this precarious angle. “I had to jump to get out of the way,” he says.

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3rd place Fun KIM JAMES, Fredericktown

Just Mom, Me, and My Dog Taken on a farm near Fredericktown

As the sun set, Kim James crouched in the grass and peered through the lens just as her friend leaned over to speak with her son on the farm they had just purchased. Kim, a mom herself, says this photograph has a symbolic power that might not be apparent at first.

“She’s showing the ropes of life to her little boy,” she says. “The photograph is really about teaching your children about life.”

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Glasgow

THE SCRAPPY, LITTLE RIVER TOWN

BY JONAS WEIR PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATIE BELL

DRIVING THROUGH THE VAST OPEN PLAINS of Route 240, you can pass by Glasgow’s western outskirts in seconds. But you shouldn’t. Over the bridge with an impossible-to-ignore view of the Missouri River and towering MFA grain silos is a community of friendly people, good food, and enthralling stories. In fact, with a population of a little more than a thousand, Glasgow just might have more delicious dining and interesting history per capita than any other city in the country.

Glasgow was born in 1836 when thirteen men settled in an area that was once home to the Osage. Unlike some river towns before and since, these men bought land that was and still is safe from flooding. One of the baker’s dozen founders, St. Louis merchant James Glasgow, gave the town its name. Early on, hemp and tobacco plantations took root, and the little settlement began to grow and prosper. Antebellum Glasgow boasted two drug stores, five churches, a law office, a bank, a barber shop, two hotels, a shoe factory, and six saloons.

And it seems as if little has changed since then. The number of churches and local businesses are nearly identical.

On Glasgow’s main drag of First Street, the River Bend is the place to get breakfast. Framed newspaper clippings and old photos are plastered on the walls. Among the décor, an

undated photo of First Street reveals that Glasgow closely resembles its appearance at least half a century ago. Fred Foley, the River Bend’s owner and chef, lined the walls with Glasgow’s semi-ancient artifacts. Aside from slinging buttery biscuits and hearty gravy at the quaint diner, Fred is also the town’s mayor.

“I’m actually from Minnesota,” Fred says. While hunting for antiques in the area, he stumbled upon Glasgow and decided to make it his new home. “I just fell in love with the town.”

Although he still splits time between Missouri and his home in Minnesota, where he owns an antique store, he has invested time and money into maintaining and preserving Glasgow.

“Once your infrastructure goes, you go,” he says, explaining that residents have invested thousands of dollars back into the community. He’s not shy when talking about his Glasgow pride or telling stories of the town’s past. But that is a common trait in Glasgow.

“This is the friendliest place,” says Donnie Drew, owner of The Trading Post, the store next door to the River Bend.

Donnie is a great example of the very friendliness he talks about. He’s a talkative, tattooed, Hawaiian-shirt-clad father with a heart of gold.

“They don’t care what you look like here,” he says. “I talk

In an old town by the river, residents have invested in culture and history at the sharpest bend in the Missouri.

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Left: This bridge, when it was originally constructed, was made entirely of steel and was the first of its kind in the world.

Top and Right: The River Bend Cafe is decked out in antiques, old photographs, and memorabilia from the past. The joint also serves an affordable breakfast. On certain days, visitors might catch the mayor working behind the counter.

to the mayor. You don’t see the town’s mayor talking to a guy who looks like me in every town. Well, maybe in California.”

The friendly people and welcoming community were the reason he moved, but like the mayor, Donnie found the history to be a big attraction.

“I don’t think people recognize the history we got here,” he says. “It makes me crazy.”

Despite these residents’ affinity for its antiquity, the settlers of Glasgow were forward-thinking.

During the height of railroad travel, the Alton Railroad company sought to build a bridge in Glasgow. In April of 1877, the project’s chief engineer, Sooy Smith, learned of a new steel alloy made by a Burlington, Iowa, man named A.T. Hay. Smith then decided to construct the bridge entirely from Hay steel, though iron was typical for such projects. The venture ended up costing more than a half-million dollars by its completion in June 1879, but Glasgow’s Chicago & Alton Bridge became the first allsteel bridge in the world.

Railroad travel didn’t last forever, though. At the turn of the century, automobiles became more common. In 1921, Missouri established a highway commission, and building a toll bridge in Boonville became a priority. After Boonville’s bridge was completed, a delegation from Glasgow proposed a free bridge in their town, and construction followed soon thereafter. On June 4, 1925, the Glasgow bridge was dedicated and drew fifteen thousand visitors from the area. The event was overloaded with automobiles and had a parking problem during a time when there were only 150 cars for every thousand people in the United States.

Glasgow excelled at more than travel infrastructure.

Some early residents were business-savvy, too. An apprentice at the time, Dr. Osborne Henderson witnessed a gruesome amputation in the wilderness, and the doctor told him to carry the severed limb to town. A chilling event for the young Henderson, he gave up his career as a physician and opened a pharmacy in 1841. The store was a success.

More than 150 years later, Henderson’s Drug Store still stands. David William Henderson, a fifth-generation descendent of Osborne, owns the store. And David says that his son will take over the shop when he retires. Although the store dates back to the nineteenth century, its vintage neon sign, brick façade, and soda-fountain bar make it seem like a relic of the 1950s—a rare place that still serves real, hand-stirred fountain sodas.

Henderson’s isn’t the only place in town with the aura of post-war America; Englewood Drive-In opened in 1962 as a burger and shake shack, but since 1974, it’s been known as Perry’s.

Today, Joetta Gebhardt runs the joint, cooks up comfort food, serves ice cream cones, and tries to make everything as delicious as her mother did. Mary Lou Perry, Joetta’s mom, originally ran the restaurant and was the first female Glasgow Chamber of Commerce president. Fittingly, Joetta is involved with the business community, and her daughters both have leadership positions at businesses in Columbia.

Although both her daughters have degrees and careers, they still work at the drive-in occasionally. What matters at Perry’s are the simple things like keeping the business in the family.

“We don’t try and compete with big-box stores and franchise,” Joetta says. “We just try and do what we do best.”

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Henderson’s Drug Store has been a Glasgow staple since 1841. The store survived battles and fires.

Guests can have their prescription filled and sip on a fountain soda.

Pie connoisseurs should mark their maps and visit The Rolling Pin Bakery.

The restaurant also serves sandwiches and other lunch and dessert fare.

atmosphere with delicious soft-serve ice cream. Like most businesses in town, it doesn’t have to worry about competition from franchises. There’s no Dairy Queen or McDonald’s in Glasgow. A drive through and around downtown will only lead to one franchise: a Casey’s gas station. Almost all of the businesses in Glasgow are independent and locally owned. For groceries, there’s Charlie’s Quik Check.

For steaks and fine dining, Beckett’s would be the place to go. And of course, there are plenty of places to explore and shop for knick-knacks, art, and antiques.

“I don’t know how a town of a thousand people supports it,” Donnie Drew says.

But ask around about the place to visit, and people will likely say one thing: The Rolling Pin Bakery. Known for its pies, the bakery has other goodies for those with a sweet tooth, plus top-notch sandwiches for lunch. Because the

Rolling Pin is a destination for pie-lovers, many people think its popularity keeps the town going. However, that assertion is unfair because Glasgow has so much to offer.

The best food might also be the best-kept secret.

The intoxicating scent of delicious meat occasionally wafts from the dead end on First Street’s west side. There’s no formal restaurant there and no tables; the only chairs are already taken by men relaxing and talking in front of a big meat smoker.

“My favorite part about Glasgow is you can set a lawn chair in your driveway,” Chris Damron says, “and in about an hour and a half, you’ll have seven friends sitting by you.”

Chris is the man behind the food. As informal as his barbecue business might seem, Chris is serious about flavor. He offers traditional fare such as pulled pork and beef brisket sandwiches, but specialties such as barbecue nachos with smoked cheese and barbecue bacon make the stand one of the most exceptional barbecue spots outside Kansas City.

Aside from friendliness, Chris shares something with the mayor, the owner of the Trading Post, Gene and Susan Marksbury, owners of the Winery on First Street, and many others in town: He’s not a Glasgow native. Outsiders are welcome. It seems to be a trend, anyhow.

“The people in town are very educated; they are hard workers,” Chris says. “But you don’t have to live here for thirty years to be a part of that. They take everyone in very quick.”

For the record, natives like to stay, even if they try to leave. Megan Watts is one of them. “I’ve moved away, and every time, I come back,” Megan says.

She works at the town’s still-in-print weekly newspaper, The Glasgow Missourian, and helps out at the Glasgow Community Museum. Although the museum displays interesting pieces from Glasgow’s past, it’s a bit ramshackle. However,

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the only area without display cases is the real attraction.

Up a flight of stairs from the musty basement is a stunning old chapel with ornate stained glass windows and remarkable stories in every nook. After the church’s membership dissolved, it was turned over to the town to use as a museum in 1975. The building had housed a Presbyterian congregation since 1866. Built by Baptists in 1861, the Presbyterians purchased it after their church was destroyed in the Battle of Glasgow.

That Civil War battle that transpired on Glasgow’s soil is why many history lovers celebrate the town’s past. Megan, the museum curator, helps organize the annual reenactment of the battle. Her favorite account is a gruesome tale from the era.

According to Megan, the tale begins with Benjamin Lewis, one of the richest men in Glasgow during the Civil War. Lewis, who gained his wealth through tobacco and hemp production, was one of the state’s largest slave owners. Before the Civil War, though, he had a change of heart and freed his slaves and paid them.

At the onset of the Civil War, he was a Union colonel and saw battle. During one skirmish, the notorious Confederate guerilla Bloody Bill Anderson shot one of Benjamin’s fleeing soldiers in the back, so Lewis put a $6,000 reward on Anderson’s capture. Anderson did not take kindly to this. He took Lewis hostage in his mansion and tortured him for days before dragging him by horse through town.

“Benjamin Lewis was strong enough that he lived for sixteen more months, but was never able to walk again,” Megan says. “He proved he could outlive a barbarian.” Anderson

For nearly 115 years, church services were held at the old Glasgow Presbyterian Church until in 1975, when the church gave the building to the city who used it as a museum. Names of donors are printed in the stained glass.

was killed in Missouri just days after his attack on Lewis.

Although Lewis’s death was tragic, Glasgow inherited the Lewis Library, which was used by those who attended a school founded with his personal fortune, Lewis College.

It is now the town’s public library. Libraries aren’t a typical tourist destination, but the Lewis Library, the first west of St. Louis, is a must-see when in Glasgow.

Built in 1866, the building itself has a rich history and also houses some important and curious pieces of the past.

Anyone at the library will say the most remarkable artifact is the Glasgow battle flag. In 1861, women sewed a flag from donated fabric scraps including a woman’s blue silk dress and presented it to men attending a state convention that would determine whether Missouri would remain loyal to the Union. Among the men was General Sterling Price, who sided with the Confederates. Those who remained loyal to the Union, however, kept the flag as their own. On October 15, 1864, Sterling Price would meet the flag again at the Battle of Glasgow. The old flag is still a beautiful sight and point of pride for residents.

It has been almost 150 years since Glasgow endured the Civil War, but the town still honors those soldiers with historical markers, museum displays, and of course the residents’ shared appreciation for history. With such a welcoming and united community, it’s hard to imagine the town was ever so violently divided.

But that’s where Glasgow succeeds. Places like Perry’s and people like Megan evoke countless good memories.

The town’s triumphs are celebrated and turmoil forgotten.

In this scrappy river town, it’s all water under the bridge.

Glasgow feels at once like a dream, a memory, and home— something everyone should feel every now and again.

Lewis Library was originally part of Lewis College, which was founded by wealthy residents in 1866. It is the oldest library still in use west of the Mississippi River and the state’s second oldest.

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A THIRTEEN-STAR flag from the Revolutionary War seems like an odd relic to display inside of a Civil War museum, but only if you don’t know the story behind it. These Stars and Stripes were carried during the Revolutionary War by a man fighting for independence. The flag was kept in the family and passed down through generations.

Nearly a century later, it was inherited by another soldier fighting for his country. This Union Army soldier carried the flag into battle to preserve this country, as a tribute to his ancestor who’d fought in the war that established it. This is but one of the artifacts on display at the Missouri Civil War Museum, which recently opened its doors at Jefferson Barracks.

The tale of the flag is just one of many

awaiting visitors in the museum, but behind it all is the story of an old brick building, soon to be demolished, and the man who wanted to save it.

In February 2002, the old Post Exchange and Gymnasium overlooking Jefferson Barracks’ historic parade ground was about to be bulldozed. The structure was built in 1905, within a decade of the other iconic red brick buildings still used by the National Guard.

Originally, it housed a two-lane bowling alley, an indoor running track, a pistol range, barbershop, gift shop, and library.

In the 1920s, it was used for troop barracks, and later, it served as a hospital during World War II. After the barracks were decommissioned in 1946, the building fell into disrepair, but before it

could be demolished, it was spotted by Mark Trout.

Mark says old buildings are his first love. When Mark saw the Post Exchange eleven years ago, he immediately thought it needed saving.

“The barracks here had fallen into disrepair,” Mark says. “Many buildings have been lost since World War II, and something needed to be done out here to start revitalizing the area.”

Today, the Post Exchange building’s situation has changed. The Missouri Civil War Museum, dedicated specifically to Missouri’s role in the conflict, opened in June inside of the building.

The museum features two floors of exhibits that tell the story of our state’s identity crisis in the midst of a nation at

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The Post Exchange has three sister buildings, which were constructed using the same blueprint: one at Fort Monroe, Virginia, one at Madison Barracks, New York, and one at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming.

war. It features four hundred artifacts on display. Most of the artifacts sit in a large open atrium on the main floor where a running track can still be seen in the form of an elliptical mezzanine around the room’s perimeter. On the bottom level, the exhibits are backdropped by swaths of the building’s original brick, also fully restored.

Before you enter the building, the restoration’s results are in plain sight. The grounds are well maintained, a stark contrast from their former disrepair. In the museum’s main lobby, a slide show displays the restoration process. Photos of a building with boarded-up windows and vine-covered walls reveal the transformation. In all, the restoration and museum have cost around $1.5 million

and have taken more than a decade to complete.

February 2002 is hardly the only time the barracks have been in danger, though. In fact, they were slated to be decommissioned and destroyed in the late nineteenth century. Instead, they got a face-lift, which included the red brick buildings the National Guard uses today, as well as the Post Exchange building where the museum is now housed. Originally, the buildings at Jefferson Barracks were all limestone— such as the Laborer House, Powder Magazine, and Old Ordnance Room that still stand—but the red brick is a stamp of the late nineteenth-century revival.

Restoring the building was challenging, but raising the money to do so may

have been harder. Mark is quick to note that he received no federal or state funds to assist the costly project. He tried, though. Mark applied for many grants at the federal and state level and was eventually able to secure a contribution from St. Louis County. However, after failing to secure significant funding from the federal and state government, he decided to raise the funds independently as best he could.

A handful of corporations were sponsors, but the overwhelming majority of funding came through grass roots fundraising efforts. Although the museum is focused on the Civil War, he says most people who have contributed to the effort did not cite an interest in Civil War history as a reason for donating. Many

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A Union Army infantry uniform also shows standard gear of the era such as a sheathed bayonet and supply and ammunition packs.

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had a personal interest in seeing the building restored, including veterans who once used it or were stationed at Jefferson Barracks.

Donations have not been exclusively financial. According to Mark, the restoration alone would have cost four to five million dollars if it weren’t for the tens of thousands of hours that volunteers donated. John Maurath, the museum’s director of library services, started as one such volunteer. John was living in St. Louis when the project began. He heard that volunteers were needed for a new Civil War museum and decided to help, citing his own interest in Civil War history. “I was there the first day and have been there ever since,” he says.

Because of volunteers like John, money that would have been paid to contractors was used instead on the museum collection.

The collection includes more than 400 pieces on display currently and at least 1,200 more waiting in the wings, some of which will be part of exhibits that haven’t

opened yet. The artifacts are primarily from or were used in Missouri, including some one-of-a-kind and priceless relics.

For instance, the descendents of Charles Bieger donated his Medal of Honor. Bieger was a German-American living in Missouri. He served the Union army during the Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for jumping on a horse and delivering it to his captain whose own horse had fallen in the midst of battle.

While the museum has acquired many artifacts through purchases, a number were donated by people like Bieger’s relatives, eager to give their pieces of history a permanent home. “Many of these items have been in the family since the war,” Mark says, “and for a family to entrust me and this museum, even years before it was open, even when it was just a dream, is the most humbling thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Mark and his team have also been hard at work collecting books, letters, images, diaries, and other volumes for the library that will open in the building

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COURTESY OF THE MISSOURI CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

was restoring historic details. Through and historic sites related to the war, the next door. The collection for the library research, Mark noticed the Post Exchange Missouri Civil War Museum is more foalready includes more than ten thouwas missing a distinct feature: a cannon cused on artifacts and sharing a compresand pieces, many of which have been that once sat outside overlooking the hensive collection of information than donated. John Maurath explains that in parade ground. According to Mark, the the preservation of a specific site. Noneaddition to the numerous volumes that original cannon was most likely sold or theless, Jefferson Barracks have no shortwill be available in the library when it otherwise taken from the grounds when age of connections to the Civil War. opens, a database of Missouri soldiers is the base was decommissioned.

During the war, Jefferson Barracks also being compiled.

“So many things have been lost,” was the largest base west of the Mis“We’ve been collecting data since the beginning,” he says, “and Mark says. “That’s something eventually hope to have comI’m very protective about.”

But by chance, Mark came plete files on every single Missouri Civil War soldier or any upon an opportunity to reCivil War soldier buried in cover something lost. While Missouri.” hunting down artifacts, he The database is a work in came across a cannon for sale, progress, and it relies partially the make of which would on descendents and hobbyhave been similar to the one ists to donate information in that sat outside the Post Exmuch the same way that the change. After seeing pictures museum itself relied on doof the building dating back nated Missouri artifacts. The to its years of military use, he confirmed that the cannon for database will be a part of the During the Civil War, Jefferson Barracks served as a hospital for both sides and a collection available to the pub- recruitment depot for the North. This 1864 drawing was illustrated by a military volunteer. sale was an identical model and bought it. lic when the library opens.

Between restoring a building with a sissippi, and a who’s who of Civil War Mark says his interest in the Civil largely volunteer crew and fundraising officers and generals had already served War comes from a family legacy. “I had during one of the worst economic recesthere. This list included Confederate always known as a young child that my sions to date, the project has faced and General Longstreet, and Sterling Price, ancestors had fought in the Civil War.” overcome many staggering challenges.

Missouri governor and eventual ConIt didn’t mean much to him as a kid, but “On paper, this wasn’t even supposed to federate militia general, plus Union the significance became apparent as he work,” John says.

Generals Lyon and Sherman, who went grew older.

But in practice, it did. on to lead his notorious march to the Filmmaker Ken Burns, who directed sea. Robert E. Lee was a lieutenant coloan influential PBS documentary series on nel in the 2nd Dragoons, which were the Civil War, also fueled his fascination. established and based out of Jefferson “If you go in my office right now, you will Barracks. And as fate would have it, Jefsee Ken Burns in the DVD player,” Mark Visit Jefferson Barracks ferson Barracks was the first military says. “I watch [it] every week”. post Ulysses S. Grant reported to after When his project began, Mark says he There’s so much more to see at Jefferson Barracks. After graduating from West Point. noticed that the state was bereft of a perexploring the Civil War museum, check out a handful of The barracks also served as a major hosmanent museum exhibit that’s purpose other museums and things to do at the barracks. pital for soldiers during the war, and there was educating present and future Miswere times when it held more wounded or sourians on the state’s Civil War legacy.

Missouri Civil War Museum diseased soldiers than any other hospital “There had been talk of creating a Civil Open 9 AM-5 PM, daily | www.mcwm.com in the nation, according to the Jefferson War museum around the St. Louis area,” Jefferson Barracks Park Barracks Heritage Foundation. he says. But with nothing in the works Open 8 AM to a half hour past official sunset, daily.

Although Mark was interested in by 2003 and the 150th anniversary of the Jefferson Barracks Visitors Center and Exhibits protecting the building itself and creating Civil War approaching in eight years, the Open noon-4 PM, Wed.-Sun. | www.jbhf.org a space to pay homage to the Civil War time and place were a good fit. in Missouri, one of his ultimate goals While the state has a number of parks

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th a e D MissouriLife Presents:

A MURDER MYSTERY W E E K E N D Don’t get cozy. Everyone’s a suspect.

Sometimes, murder is fun and games. We dared a group to venture to the historic Park Avenue Mansion Bed-andBreakfast in St. Louis for a murder mystery weekend of sight-seeing, savory cuisine, and serious sleuthing.

Each guest took the role of an 1880s Wild West character at the mayor’s home in the dusty town of Cactus Gulch, Arizona. Prospector “Dusty” Jones owned a gold mine, but his recent death was a mystery. Who had blood on their hands?

Everyone had a motive.

Our writers-turned-suspects reveal the secrets of an ideal weekend of fun and foul play, what makes a bloody great murder mystery, and how to get away with it.

There’s more to a murder mystery weekend than death and crime solving (though that’s half of the fun). Note the dining options, location, and other perks offered with each package.

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Built in the early 1870s, the Park Avenue Mansion is located in St. Louis’s historic Lafayette Square, home to many businesses and restaurants.

Act 1:

STAGING A MURDER

By Tina Casagrand

It was morning. As often happens in unfamiliar places, my eyes opened quickly to assess my surroundings: canopy bed, soft sheets, antique furniture. More luxury than I’m used to. But as I awakened, clues and accusations from last night’s cocktail party smothered my thoughts.

Out the window, I saw a bone-white sycamore. Embers in the fire had gone nearly black.

Did I kill someone?

A MYSTERIOUS LOCALE EMERGES During a murder mystery weekend, the setting is vital for suspending reality. Park Avenue Mansion, a centuries-old building in St. Louis’s grand Lafayette Square, made me forget that I was not a doctor in a dusty desert town. Without the context of home, I could more easily slip into character and become a new person.

“Think of this like your favorite cousin’s home,” our host Mike Petetit told us as we tumbled inside. He showed off the rooms with antique white pine floors and told us horror stories about the mansion’s renovation.

Kathy Marks-Petetit, the other owner, greeted us warmly, her hair back in a ponytail and gold earrings bobbing as she nodded at our questions. We each received keys to the house. As the couple guided our group through the murder mystery, we could tell that we would be more than mere suspects by the end; by the time we left, they truly did feel like family.

Since our charades took place at “the mayor’s house,” it was easy to believe that the mansion’s Victorian busts, elaborate chandeliers, and copious mirrors belonged in the story. During the weekend’s first icebreaker in the front parlor, we peeked around the heavy drapes and double doors, and listened to testimonies. Bandanas and bolo ties rustled against denim, and plastic pistols clacked on sharpshooter Annie Elmley’s hip. An endless supply of wine loosened our tongues and inhibitions about acting.

We trekked to The Chocolate Bar afterward, still in costume, and enjoyed confused looks as we brought a little bit of Cactus Gulch out to St. Louis.

THE MURDER MYSTERY STRUCTURE: The nuts and bolts of a chillingly good weekend Based on our experience, here are

Scavenger hunt: Many murder

a few things you can expect from a

mystery packages offer a scavenger

weekend of mystery and murder:

hunt that requires you to explore the

A week before: The owners sent

community for more clues, essential

along our character details and the

for narrowing down the list of suspects.

basics of the plot. Read carefully to

Reveal Dinner: The crème de la

understand how you should act and

crème of the weekend is the final

look. Appearances are important.

dinner and reveal. We enjoyed a five-

Arrival: Most murder mystery

course meal over three hours, which

weekends begin with a cocktail soiree

made the interrogation of our fellow

the first evening. Mingle, ask questions,

characters easier to swallow. For five

BEYOND THE MYSTERY

and start putting the pieces together.

minutes on the hot seat, we dodged

It was fun to get to know St. Louis in such a different way. At Park Avenue Mansion events, when the weather is nice, visitors can hunt for clues at local shops. Kathy suggests which shops to visit with riddles such as, “The value of goods was on the tag/in the building of Mr. J. Schwaig/ So as you can see, that in the stores/There is information galore.” You

Remember that preparation you did?

questions from others. At the end of

This is where it begins to come into

the night, someone will leave in hand-

play. Sniff out potential culprits and

cuffs, so make sure you’ve got all the

build your case.

facts and a full stomach. —Rachel Kiser

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Although we were short a few suspects, our hosts got in on the action and asked their neighbors to play a part in the mystery. The more involved your hosts are, the better.

could also pull from the mansion’s library of St. Louis lore for answers, or simply walk down the street and ask. “It gives you a little more flavor of the neighborhood,” Kathy says.

Other murder-mystery venues, such as the Country Colonial B&B in Jamesport and the Dickey House B&B in Marshfield, offer similar opportunities. A mid-day trip to the Missouri History Museum enhanced our sense of the city, and visiting a historical society museum could serve the same purpose in smaller towns at other B&Bs. When we decided denim skirts weren’t “Cactus Gulch” enough for the party, a nearby shop called Johnnie Brock’s Dungeon provided more fodder for costumes.

THE ACCUSATIONS FLY

Decor and the environment help guests imagine they are in another time and place. Ask how the aesthetics mesh with your murder mystery or if you can supply your own touches.

On the final night’s dinner, Kathy, Mike, and their neighbors, who played along with us to make ten total suspects, got a little rowdy; they joked about the fortune-teller in the sheriff’s hotel room and stumbled over the name of the Indian tribe Holeecowa. When the mayor called it “Howakao-wuh-hella” for the third time, the chief ribbed him.

“You’re not from around here are you?”

“I’m from up east,” they mayor replied. Everyone laughed.

“Years ago, this used to be a cactus farm,” said Chief Hawk-WhoWatches.

Then Mike, playing the marshal, stomped into the room. Our laughter died like a poisoned gold miner. It was time for an arrest. Mike’s voice rang out over the clinking of our forks on apple pie plates, as our eyebrows raised and champagne bubbled in our flutes.

In that moment, we felt anxiety only police can induce. But I can’t give everything away now. Let’s follow the evidence back to the beginning, and uncover how one character became someone else.

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Act 2:

A NEW IDENTITY

By Lauren Licklider

J.P. James had secrets.

There were all sorts of secrets: the trivial ones that no one would bat an eye at—and the deep, dark secrets that would make the townsfolk of Cactus Gulch gossip for days. It was my job to bring these secrets and my character to life.

GETTING INTO CHARACTER A week before the murder mystery, the owners of Park Mansion sent us the detailed and lengthy backstories of the characters we would be playing. I would be playing J.P. James, a lonely, bitter dime novelist who travels the Wild West in search of sensational people for her stories. Her quest had led her to Cactus Gulch.

I read the pages-long biography twice and then parsed bits of information into categories: What was my childhood like? Why did I leave home? How did my career evolve?

I reviewed the information daily before the event. By the time I arrived in costume, I had little need for my character notes. Instead, I focused on becoming J.P. James.

Guests must play the part, so dress and acting chops are important. Those who are convincing might be able to develop a unique strategy and make sleuthing a bit more interesting.

DEVELOPING CHARACTER QUIRKS

CREATING A COSTUME Perhaps the most exciting part about getting into character was determining how she should dress. We were sent costume suggestions, but mine was vague—long skirt or jeans, a blouse, and a pen and notepad.

I decided to take these suggestions and make them my own. I ventured to a thrift shop to find an outfit that screamed bitter middle-aged writer from 1880s Arizona. It was a lot easier than I thought. I settled on a long denim jean-skirt, a homemade blouse with puffy sleeves, and a pair of cowboy boots I found hiding in my closet.

Costumes were a crucial part in creating a realistic murder mystery.

Some characters used mustache wax for stellar 1880s facial hair, repurposed both a wedding dress and an old high school choir dress, and toted more than six toy guns.

“A costume, for a non-actor, is like a protective shield,” says Alan Brouilette, who played the banker, A. Patton. “It helps to distance oneself from one’s character.”

EMBRACING THE SETTING The front parlor at Park Mansion was impeccably decorated and had the original fireplace and mantel, colorful rugs, and an array of rich leather chairs. The bed-and-breakfast was the perfect setting for Mayor Beauregard T. Brady’s Cactus Gulch home. Old-time country music played as we all met for the first time in our colorful costumes.

I was in a new environment, so it eased my transition into becoming a new person. Even better, the home’s lavish decor transported me not only to a new location, but it easily transported me to another time period, opening the way to becoming J.P. James.

After our initial character introductions, the sleuthing and questioning began: How did you know Dusty? Why did you stop going to church?

Who supplied the Gila Gold tequila?

When the mayor answered questions with more questions as a politician would, other characters followed the act. The banker, Abraham Patton, took on a gruff persona. The school teacher’s voice dripped with syrupy notes. Flint Flames, the blacksmith, embraced his shady ways. After time, it became easier for me to embody the bitterness and secrecy of J.P. James.

Many characters developed thick Southwestern accents, too. Although J.P. wasn’t from the region, she was writing about Wild West locals, so I found myself slipping into the accent; it was like J.P. forgot she was an outsider and did not belong in Cactus Gulch. Allowing my character to develop alongside the others gave me one of my stronger character quirks.

PLANNING A STRATEGY To solve a murder, you must ask the right questions. We weren’t allowed to lie outright, so we withheld information. I answered briefly and kept a straight face, which was not easy for everyone. The banker and the blacksmith divulged too much about their characters’ motives for killing Dusty.

Although it wasn’t definitive until the reveal, I had a suspicion that my character was capable of murder—but weren’t we all? I tried to deflect my character’s motive by accusing other characters. When saloon owner Cattie Adams said, “Dusty was with my husband, George, searching for gold mines when George died,” that was a perfect opportunity to figuratively snatch her by the throat and pin her to the wall. “So that’s why you killed Dusty!” I exclaimed for everyone to hear. This deflection became a part of my character.

J.P. James wasn’t the only suspect who had something to hide.

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Act 3:

GETTING TO KNOW THE SUSPECTS

THERE’S MORE TO THE MYSTERY: The stuff you might not find on the itinerary

By Sarah Alban

No matter who you are, a murder mystery weekend requires that you expand your acting chops and think on the fly. It teaches you about yourself and your friends, old and new. Not to mention, the experience makes a great story when you get back home, even if you don’t publish the adventure in a magazine.

In real life, our troupe represented natives of both coasts, four religions, six college degrees, three decades of birthdays, and a trove of knowledge about Missouri that, if you sampled even a bit of, you’d wonder, “How the heck do they know Zebulon M. Pike was the name of the first steamboat to reach St. Louis on the Mississippi River?” We would have made a wonderful anthropological spectacle that weekend. And I suspect, as we stepped into a nearby restaurant our first night in town—in 1800s Wild West costume—we did.

And that’s the point. Weekends like this deeply bond people from all walks. Murder mystery weekends are perfect if you have a group of people who have known each other for years or for minutes. They are great for getting acquainted with those you’ve known in a limited capacity, either professionally or through mutual friends.

“Everyone starts off more reserved,” says Beverly Gray, innkeeper of Emory Creek Victorian Inn, another destination for murder mystery-goers. “By the second day, they become a little freer. By the end, they all know each other and are exchanging telephone numbers and email addresses.”

While you research the half-dozen or

seums, restaurants, and bars for post-

so Missouri venues or others farther

party revelry. If you seek peace and

away, here are a few considerations:

quiet, select a scenic location.

Distance. Our group drove for two

Company. Decide whether you

hours from St. Louis from Columbia.

like your murders intimate or rau-

We played a few CDs, caught up with

cous. Our group of eight was perfect

friends, and got to know new faces. We

for us. The mystery at The Lodge

didn’t get road-weary, and the B&B felt

of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark and

like an exotic location.

The Elms in Kansas City host at least

Comfort. Our venue had multiple

forty people. You'll have to call in ad-

fireplaces, comfy furniture, and Keurig

vance for these events that are held

coffee machines on every floor. With

only a few times a year. Many ven-

all the activity of a murder mystery,

ues also offer cocktail hours.

relaxation is important.

Decor. Ask your hosts about deco-

Proximity. Make plans when you’re

rations and if you can bring your own.

not solving crimes. Park Avenue Man-

Sprucing up the setting will make your

sion was close to costume shops, mu-

act seem more real. —Tina Casagrand

MORE MURDER AND MAYHEM Murder mystery locations in Missouri differ based on schedule, group size, location, budget, and lodging preferences. Most places—Park Avenue Mansion, Dickey House Bed-and-Breakfast, Emory Creek Victorian Inn, and Loganberry Inn—can accommodate groups of about a half-dozen to a dozen.

“You have to have people willing to be goofy,” says Dickey House Innkeeper Michaelene Stevens. At Dickey House the most engaged murdermystery weekenders include work friends, social groups, ladies groups, private parties, corporate retreats, families, and church groups.

When we had only eight people in tow, Kathy and Mike at the Park Avenue Mansion enlisted the help of two of their friends who further diversified our group of suspects but, nevertheless, felt like old friends by the third day.

When scheduling a murder mystery weekend, note that most bedand-breakfasts prefer to schedule groups during the off-season. Typically, winter and spring are ideal murder-mystery times because bedand-breakfasts typically have more vacancies. This worked in our favor, too, because the warm historic Park Avenue Mansion was a comfort compared to the chilly cityscape.

Some groups book a second murder mystery weekend because they enjoyed the first so much. Guests who participate at the Park Avenue Mansion can request a fresh “Whodunit?” storyline with new characters, so the plot remains as thick as day-old spilt blood. On that note, “Of course you have to have a small, irreverent side to you,” says Cathy McGeorge of Loganberry Inn in Fulton. “You’re all accused of murder and mayhem.”

Blacksmith Flint Flames, Jim Licklider

Sharpshooter Annie Elmley, Sarah Alban

Saloon Owner, Rachel Kiser

Teacher Bonnie Crockett, Anna Zack

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Act 4:

THE MYSTERY COMES TOGETHER

By Banker Abraham Patton, played by Alan Brouilette

After examining the evidence of a successful murder mystery weekend, we retraced one suspect’s testimony about how he pieced together the clues.

It is with great personal pride that I inform you that I, Abraham Patton, founder and President of Cactus Gulch Bank right here in town, was, in the Year of Our Lord 1883, instrumental in bringing the mudsill who murdered my valuable friend Dusty Jones to justice.

All ten of us rough characters was at Dusty’s testimonial dinner when he passed on, and the Marshal invited us to spend the weekend helpin’ to investigate what had transpired. As an honest man and a prominent member of our community, I felt a deep sense of responsibility to see to it that the rapscallion who murdered my friend and business associate saw the noose.

I was at sea about who might have done it, though. Somehow, the investigation was so convoluted and the killer so fiendishly clever that it seemed possible that it might even’a been good old Abe Patton myself who done it.

The investigation began as most good things do, with us bending our

Banker A. Patton, Alan Brouilette

Writer J.P. James, Lauren Licklider

Editor Hannibal P. Hanks, Benjamin Zack

Doc Tricia Truehart, Tina Casagrand

elbows together. Cactus Gulch bein’ a small town, I already knew most of the folk in the drawing room as we gathered over libations. Introductions were made around. The blacksmith, the saloonkeeper, the doctor, and our mayor were all known to me. I was introduced to the schoolteacher, a trick-shot artist, an Indian, a dime-novel writer, and the editor of the Gulch’s newspaper. The Marshal explained that he knew the scalawag who kilt poor Dusty was in the room, and it was up to the ten of us to suss out just who done the deed. I didn’t care if it took fighting like Kilkenny cats with friends, foes, or business partners; I was just out to see justice done. I poured m’self a good glass of port and got to talking.

The Marshal had provided us with some startin’ points, and I wasted no time in askin’ questions of some of the nine suspects settin’ in the parlor. Didn’t get too far in identifyin’ a suspect the first night, but I laid down a nice foundation of facts on which to build my case. I learnt a mess of things about the others, which came in handy at dinner the next night.

We gathered the following evening for vittles to wet our whistles and get down to business. I had spent the morning with a hot mug of Arbuckle’s and the Cactus Gulch newspaper, and I had me a fine theory as to who it was that had landed the old prospector in the bone orchard. I pursued this theory as best I was able throughout the cocktail hour, while I also answered some uncomfortable questions put to me by the other investigators.

I didn’t think I had done it, and I knew sure as shootin’ that Abraham Patton wasn’t gonna be bulldozed by a flaxen-haired schoolteacher and some girl from the dang circus. If I determined my own self that old Abe belonged in the calaboose then that’d be fine as cream gravy with me, but it surely looked to me like the prime suspect was a different well-read guest of the Marshal. Wasn’t much scuttlebutt among the investigators, to my surprise, but there was enough that I had the sense that I wasn’t the only one with an idea as to who’d done Dusty in.

Now I know I ain’t bein’ as clear as one might wish, but the thing of it is, I ain’t always gonna be the banker. Somewheres down the road maybe one of y’all readin’ this might take a notion to try your hand at detectin’—it’s a peck of fun, I tell you—but I’ll be in a heap of trouble with the Marshal if I go yappin’ about what scoundrel did the difficulty to Dusty Jones. So I’m being right circumspect about detail, as the county judge might say.

Having said that, detail is danged important to this investigation. You got to scour all the documents. Investigatin’ is hard work, and when a thing looks queer to your eye, you just got to keep pullin’ on the string until you get to the end. You got to listen, too. Folks’ll tell you the truth, but they sometimes leave behind a detail that woulda popped the whole shebang into the sunshine.

I surely did figure it out by the end of the Marshal’s dinner and the interrogatin’ time. (But goodness if I wasn’t sweatin’ bullets when it was my turn to stand the gaff in front of all those clever ladies and gents.)

You got to solve the who and the how and the why. The who and the why take a powerful lot of questioning. The how is a little different.

To work out the how, you got to remember something Mister Sherlock Holmes, another darn-fine detective, once said: “…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

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Afternoon – Arrival and Check In Have Fun and Good Luck!!!

Meet your Murder Mystery Host this evening at the cocktail reception where you will be given a suspect list and other material. Do not trust anyone at the hotel, including the person you came with. (You never know, anyone could be involved!)

7:00 PM – RECEPTION (cash bar) and DINNER in HK’S Restaurant, located just off the main lobby.

Things will probably turn a little nasty right about now – we’re not just talking about the weather!

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This is where it all gets started. We highly recommend you get to know your fellow guests as soon as possible. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and start narrowing down your suspect lists. Everyone is fair game. Something is bound to happen here. Take a head count. Someone is going to leave at some point during the evening – ten toes up.

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AT THE MILL

Wommack Mill was once a vibrant community center, and in some ways, it still is. BY DAN R. MANNING

COURTESY OF RON MCGINNIS AND MAURICE MCGINNIS

MILLS IN THE OZARKS were places for people to socialize in the nineteenth century. While farmers waited for their grain to be ground, they conversed. Their wives chatted. And their children had a chance to play with someone besides brothers and sisters.

In Fair Grove, the post office was also inside the town’s only mill, so the patrons read letters from the outside world while their grains became flour. It was a true community center—a place to catch up with friends and neighbors, hear the talk of the town, and learn news from the world abroad.

Fair Grove’s gristmill was built in 1883 by John Boegel and Joseph Hine. They constructed steam-powered machinery that used buhrstones to grind grain, and the mill remained in operation for almost a century.

During World War II, a married couple, Clifford and Ethel Wommack, bought the mill and began working there side by side. After years of labor, Ethel closed the mill in 1969 following her husband’s death.

For more than a decade following Clifford’s death, the building suffered from weathering and neglect. Yet, it was not doomed for demolition.

In 1977, the Fair Grove Historical & Preservation Society was formed.

The society’s first restoration project was the town’s historic cemetery.

But after members of the historical society read William Long’s 1932 history of Fair Grove, it was only a short matter of time before the group looked to the mill for another project.

Attached to memories of time spent with her husband at the mill, Ethel was reluctant to relinquish the mill. She rejected the society’s proposal to buy the old, deteriorating structure during their inaugural year.

It took seven more years and the approval of all six of her children, but in 1984, Ethel officially turned the mill over to the Fair Grove Historical & Preservation Society. Within the year, the preservation process started, breathing life back into a building that was long dormant.

The structure had already been designated as an important building by the Greene County Historical Sites Board and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, but it was going to take years to restore.

The first step was raising the north wall several inches to repair the foundation. After an Amish crew jacked it up and placed temporary supports, volunteers reconstructed stonework and poured a new cement basement. Many rooms had to be reconstructed, including the steam engine and boiler room. In fact, a storeroom and an office were in such bad condition that they had to be totally dismantled before being rebuilt.

After years of weekend labor, volunteers made the structure solid enough to begin working on the machinery. John Lovett, a millwright and miller from Tennessee, helped recondition Wommack Mill’s buhrstones. The volunteers even rebuilt the steam engine and upright boiler.

Today, Wommack Mill hosts public events that offer thousands of visitors a chance to learn how Ozarks people used to live, work, and play. It also acts as a gathering place for Fair Grove organizations. The old mill has become a community center once again.

Twice a year, corn is ground into meal at the Ice Cream Social in July and at the Fair Grove Heritage Reunion during the last full weekend of September.

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Former residents of the George F. King home in Lexington have been a major source of knowledge about the King family’s past. Bottom right: The house as it appeared in 1958.

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A House FIT FOR A KING A couple retraces the tumultuous history of the King family, former residents of their Lexington home.

BY KATIE BELL

WHEN WARREN and Jill Calvert set out

history of the house,” Warren says.

His curiosity led him to the Lexington library, where he found his house and backyard in newspaper clippings.

You could say Warren is obsessed with the home’s past. Jill came home one afternoon to find a third of the yard dug up as Warren unearthed his next clue, an old greenhouse foundation. He has spent years tracking down relatives, articles, photographs—anything that could tell him more about the family. “It’s like I know these people,” he says.

After further research, he discovered that the King house was built on top of the foundation of another home destroyed during the Civil War. A major source of information about the

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to buy a historic home, craftsmanship was their number-one concern. But when a realtor told the couple about the tragedies that occurred in a Franklin Avenue house in Lexington, history became a selling point. The home’s architecture and storied past prompted them to make an offer. Since then, Warren has taken the role as its resident historian and caretaker.

For the past eight years, the couple has paged through history to uncover the truth about their abode, built in 1866. They have learned about the lives of the former residents and the home’s first owner, George F. King, a Union sergeant in the Civil War. “That’s been the fun part, tracking down the

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George F. King (below) operated a tin, stove, and range business just down the street from his home. The building still stands but is now home to an insurance agency.

George’s business card is displayed above.

home comes from the pages of a journal written by Maxine Harlow, George’s granddaughter and former tenant. The journal and articles about the home were donated by George King’s great grandson, who still lives in the Lexington area.

The King family endured four deaths in the house. George, the home’s first owner, committed suicide in 1921 in an outbuilding because of ongoing health ailments. Maxine Harlow, George’s granddaughter, was eleven years old at the time.

In her memoirs, she described it as an odd day.

Her grandpa gave her a hug and a kiss and told her to be good as she left for school; he would normally only pat her head. It was on that day that Grandpa King died, but it wasn’t until years later that Maxine learned the truth.

In her later memoirs, she wrote: “He left a beautiful letter telling her [Grandma King] that he just couldn’t take the horrible asthma any longer. Grandma King loved him so much that

she never blamed him as he had always been so good to her and her family.”

Maxine also had a brush with death in the house, too. Her twin brother died from pneumonia when they were infants, and it was expected that she would die as well from that same disease.

The parents kept her brother’s body in the house, so they could bury them together. According to family legend, Maxine survived with the help of a bit of whiskey dabbed on her lips, a remedy that was thought to startle the child and prevent her from slipping into the quiet of death.

Maxine survived but would lose both her husband Edwin and her daughter Sandra to a food poisoning incident in the house in 1949. “It was supposedly beef stew … and there were rumors about murder, but who knows,” Warren says.

Stories aren’t the only things occupying the home’s history. George was a decorated Union Civil War veteran, so it struck Warren as odd when he discovered shackles on the basement wall. He’s unsure about their original purpose.

“They’re just arm’s length apart,” Warren says as he slides one of his hands into the ring.

Now, furniture obstructs the rings from view, but the Calverts say they kept the chains for their historical value and intrigue.

With the home’s uneasy past and creepy artifacts, it begs the question: Is it haunted?

An almost 150-year-old house is bound to make creaks and bumps in the night, but Warren suspects there might be something—or someone else—at play.

Jill recalls this story: “It was about two weeks after Maxine Harlow had died on November 21st, 2005. We had been living here for about one year. We were asleep in the middle of the

COURTESY OF WARREN CALVERT

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The Calverts have worked to restore and preserve the home’s original aesthetics. Jill Calvert’s father is a skilled woodworker and crafted new railings, based on the originals, for the porch.

KATIE BELL, COURTESY OF WARREN CALVERT

night and heard this really big bang.”

When Jill got up to get clothes out of the front room in the morning, she found that an entire book shelf had been cleared of all its contents.

“It was a memory book and a picture of my sister, who had died about two years earlier,” Jill says. “And I just sat back and thought, ‘Okay, so did they see each other up there or what?’”

That story put a strong suspicion in Warren’s mind that there was another presence in the house. “I told her we have a mischievous ghost,” he says.

Jill isn’t so certain. “I’m not quite sure how it happened,” she says. “It was just that one shelf … that was the only thing that took my breath away.”

Despite the home’s sorrowful tales, Warren’s favorites are those Maxine recorded in her memoirs about Christmas and parades in the front of the house. On Christmas Eve, Maxine and the other children all piled on the front stairs while they waited for their grandparents to return from church. You can imagine their anticipation waiting to open presents just beyond the parlor door.

When the circus came to town, the house was in a prime location for the parade that would wind down Franklin Avenue in front of the home. Visitors would picnic on the front lawn.

During a Lexington Garden Club homes tour in 1952, thousands of people were ushered through the halls of the home. As they stepped, they left grooves in the stairs that are still visible today.

The Calverts embrace that they are caretakers of history, charged with preserving the past.

“Every home has to be maintained,” Jill says, “but with an older home, you have to put a lot of thought into what you’re going to do to make

sure it’s consistent with the history of the home.”

After much consideration, the Calverts have put the home on the market because of long commute times to work and the distance from family. Warren says if they leave, a part of him will miss the special connection he shares with the home and its history. “We were the best thing that could have happened to this house,” he says. “It’s almost like the spirits knew that.”

Much of the King family history is preserved on paper. The journal of George’s granddaughter Maxine (below) is a major source.

Left: George was honorably discharged from the Civil War.

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What You Should Know About GMOs

Lisa Cox, a CommonGround volunteer, enjoys explaining to consumers what GMO means and why the crops she and her family grow are safe.

Go to a grocery store in any town, and you’re bombarded with a cornucopia of food messages: Do you go with the organic milk? Do you buy the reduced-fat, hormone-free yogurt?

Should you toss a loaf of whole wheat bread in your cart, or should you go for the whole grain loaf? And what about those gluten-free options you saw? Is the juice you buy to drink at breakfast every morning made with high-fructose corn syrup, artificial sweetener, or sugar?

In some states, you may soon see signs warning you that the box of granola bars you just threw in your cart contains genetically modified ingredients. For example, Maine just passed a law saying GMO foods will require labels if five border states do, too. (GMO stands for genetically modified organism.) Laws have been proposed in other states, although none have passed so far.

But this is one food message you can be clear about—scientifically or genetically engineered foods are safe to eat. People have been tinkering with the genetics of plants for thousands of years, and we’ve relied on genetic engineering to turn many plants into the fruits and vegetables we eat every day.

Millenia of Genetic manipulation

Since prehistoric times, humans have been manipulating plants and animals for our benefit, creating new breeds, hybrids, and species.

Most crops, including soybeans, corn, and wheat, exist solely because of humans.

Consider corn. Around 8,000 years ago, people in Central America began crossing strains of a wild grass known as teosinte. The result?

A plant closely resembling corn, says Joseph C. Polacco, professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

“I would call corn an exquisite example of a genetically modified organism,” Polacco says.

He’s been actively involved in plant biotechnology research around the world throughout his career, and to him, calling something genetically modified is inherently misleading.

“I don’t like the term genetic modification because all that means is that you’ve changed the sequence of DNA in an organism,” he says.

“And we’ve been doing that knowingly and unknowingly for thousands of years.”

When humans transitioned from huntergatherers to farmers, humans were selecting certain plants for specific characteristics, just as they did with modifying the wild teosinte into corn. Polacco points out that some believe a coevolution actually occurred between corn and humans, meaning modern corn could not exist without humans, and ancient civilizations in South America and Central America could not have flourished without corn.

“Those civilizations could not have reached the heights that they did if they couldn’t feed

themselves,” he says. “And corn was key to that.”

Soybean is another great example. Primitive races of soybean had many variations, Polacco says. Some were salt tolerant, others were resistant to drought, and still others could fend off pests and diseases well.

But the primitive soybean had this “annoying habit of shattering,” he says, meaning the pods would break open and spill seeds everywhere. But when you look at a soybean field today, you don’t see shattered pods. And that’s because someone growing soybeans a long time ago saved seeds from the soybean plant that grew without shattering, used those seeds the next season, and continued saving the seeds that didn’t shatter.

“It’s a natural mutation,” he says. “He’s done a selection. That’s the kind of genetic modification that’s been going on for eons.”

Many vegetables and fruits we enjoy today are hardly recognizable next to their wild ancestors. The plants we have now have gone through generations of precise hybridization and genetic breeding.

It’s not just plants. Both Great Danes and Chihuahuas were selectively bred for their desirable traits from the same species, a wolf. And what of selective breeding across species? A lot of consumers fear it is unnatural to breed across species. But humans have been tinkering with genetic modifications across species for thou-

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sands of years. Take mules. They’re a cross between horses and donkeys—two completely separate species. And yet mules have been used as pack animals for at least 3,000 years.

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY TIMELINE

Plant biotechnology is the next step in the refinement of genetic enhancement techniques that began thousands of years ago with the domestication of wild plants for food production.

4000 BC-1600 AD: Early farmers, like those in Egypt and the Americas, saved seeds from plants that produced the best crops and planted them the next year to grow even better crops.

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To really understand what genetically engineered organisms are, you need to understand how DNA works. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, DNA contains the instructions that are needed for an organism to develop, survive, and reproduce. Essentially, it’s a blueprint for how to build an organism. DNA is made up of building blocks called nucleotides, and the order of nucleotides within DNA determines how a trait is expressed. One sequence of nucleotides could instruct for blue eyes, and another different sequence, for brown eyes. These particular sequences are known as genes.

This same principle applies to plants. Take two different soybean plants, Polacco says.

One could be tall and hardy, able to withstand environmental factors such as drought and pests, yet produce a low yield. The other could be short and scraggly, succumbing easily to environmental factors, yet delivering high yields when those factors are not present. When these two soybean plants are crossed—that is, their genetic material is combined to create new progeny—the entire range of traits will be expressed. You’ll end up with some plants that are tall with high yield, some short with high yield, some tall with low yield, and some short with low yield. The point is that the result of crossing two plants with traditional methods can be something akin to a lottery.

So how do you find what is valuable among this myriad progeny?

That’s where biotechnology comes in. Biotechnology is the manipulation of living organisms to produce useful products. We already know that’s something humans have been doing for thousands of years. So what is modern biotechnology, and how is it different?

“Biotechnology can help make the lottery much easier by being able to isolate, or identify, those specific genes,” Polacco says.

DNA marker-assisted selection speeds up the process for researchers to follow specific genes that deliver desired traits. So scientists can shorten the tedious, time-consuming field testing to achieve getting the desired traits.

They can take the gene for a tall plant and insert it into a short plant to create what was wanted all along: a tall, hardy soybean plant with high yields.

“All you are doing is just taking DNA that

1700-1720: Thomas Fairchild creates Europe’s first hybrid plant, a cross between a carnation and sweet william flowers.

1866: Austrian monk Gregor Mendel publishes important work on heredity that describes how plant characteristics are passed from generation to generation.

1870-1890: Plant researchers cross-breed cotton to develop hundreds of new varieties with superior qualities.

1871-early 1900s: Researcher Luther Burbank develops the Russet Burbank potato and later develops several new hybrid fruits, including plums, berries, prunes, and peaches.

1908: First U.S. hybrid maize is produced by G.H. Shull of Carnegie Institute through self-pollination.

1914: Donald F. Jones invented the double-cross hybrid, which made high-yielding corn practical and led to the first commercial hybrid corn.

1919: Word “biotechnology” is coined by Hungarian engineer Karl Ereky.

1930: U.S. Congress passes the Plant Patent Act, enabling the products of plant breeding to be patented.

1933: Hybrid maize becomes available commercially in the United States, causing maize yields to triple over the past 50 years.

1953: James Watson and Francis Crick describe the double helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), providing more insight into how DNA carries genetic information.

1960s: After decades of work, Norman Borlaug creates dwarf wheat that increases yields by 70 percent, launching the Green Revolution that helps save millions from starvation.

1973: Stanley Cohen and Hubert Boyer successfully splice a gene from one organism and move it into another, launching the modern biotechnology era.

1978: Boyer’s lab creates a synthetic version of the human insulin gene.

1982: The first modern biotech plant is produced. The breakthrough paves the way for beneficial traits, such as insect resistance, to be transferred to plants.

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Fear: GMOs aren’t safe for me to eat.

Truth: Genetically engineered food undergoes substantial research and testing before reaching the consumer.

In 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science released an official statement regarding genetically modified foods, stating “the science is quite clear: crop improvement by the modern molecular techniques of biotechnology is safe.”

According to the Food and Drug Administration website, foods from genetically engineered plants are not released to consumers until the FDA has completed a thorough review.

Furthermore, genetically modified foods are nutritionally and chemically identical to food grown from non-biotech crops, according to Dr. Peggy Lemaux, a Cooperative Extension Specialist at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley.

“The nutritional value of GMO foods is tested and compared against non-GMO foods.

Numerous studies have shown no nutritional differences between commercially available GMO and non-GMO foods,” she says.

In fact, some genetically modified food is even more nutritious than their non-GMO counterparts, Dr. Lemaux says. An example is low linoleic acid canola oil that can reduce trans-fat content.”

Fear: Only GMOs will be researched as the solution to end world hunger.

Truth: Genetically engineered foods are one solution to a big problem.

The world’s population is increasing faster than our farmers can produce food. Many farmers and scientists know that genetically engineered foods won’t end hunger, but genetic engineering is “one of the tools in the toolbox,” says Thomas Lumpkin, the director of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico.

The Gates Foundation, a world leader in creating solutions to end world hunger, recently donated $25 million to build new biotechnology labs for the center. The Gates Foundation and its founder Bill Gates have long been supporters of using modern biotechnology to facilitate solutions to ending world hunger, including giving farmers in third-world countries access to the tools they need to grow their own food.

Many of these farmers deal with extreme and harsh growing conditions. Crops engineered to resist droughts, pests, and weeds and to deliver high yields are ideal for them.

would ordinarily cross anyway and creating its progeny faster,” Polacco says. “You can cut breeding time down from ten years to two or three because you can use biotechnology and genetic engineering for a more focused search for the desirable genes.”

Often, modern biotechnology is useful because it allows scientists to create better-tasting and longer-lasting foods. The Flavr Savr tomato is a good example. It was actually the first genetically engineered crop to be commercialized, according to an article published in California Agriculture in July 2000. Within tomatoes is a protein that contributes to the softening of the fruit as it ripens. In an effort to slow down the ripening process, researchers took the gene that creates this protein and reversed its sequence. This backward strand of DNA then bonded to the original strand of DNA, canceling it out and stopping the protein from being created. Without the protein, the tomato ripens more slowly.

All the researchers did was block a protein that the tomato produces on its own anyway.

The Same Corn You Know and Love

Scientists can also isolate a specific gene from one organism, including plants, animals, bacteria, or viruses, and introduce that gene into the genetic makeup of another, completely different organism. You could take a gene with a desired trait from a potato and put it into a tomato, Polacco says. Even this is not new: Ernest Sears at MU was inserting genes from rye into wheat in the 1950s and 1960s, but without the DNA marker-assisted selection process.

Most corn grown today is a good example of this. In the 1990s, scientists discovered they could create corn that would be protected from the European corn borer, a pest that has plagued field and sweet corn farmers for years.

Within Bacillus thuringensis, a bacterium found in the soil, is a protein toxic to the larvae of the European corn borer. This protein is selective, which means Bt isn’t generally toxic to other insects, mammals, fish, birds, or humans.

Bt proteins have been used on many organic farms for more than 50 years as a microbial pest control agent, since it is a non-pathogenic bacterium found naturally in the soil and safe for all higher animals tested, according to University of California San Diego information.

What modern biotechnology allows scientists to do is isolate the genetic material that expresses this trait of toxicity and insert it into the genetic material for corn. As these Bt corn plants grow, they are toxic to the larvae, which protects the plants from any devastation the

larvae would have inflicted. But the corn hasn’t really changed. It’s still the same corn we all know and love to eat.

In a field on their farm near Martinsburg, Lisa and Jamie Cox grow this corn, along with soybeans. Lisa is a volunteer with CommonGround, an organization of farm women and food experts devoted to educating consumers about food. CommonGround was started because farm women became concerned about the myths and misinformation they were seeing about the food that farmers produce.

Lisa says this technology gives them a way to farm more efficiently. In the past, they may have had to apply various insecticides two or three times a year to control the corn borer and cutworms. Today, most years, they don’t usually have to apply any insecticides to corn, although they still monitor for pests. They may make one application if they find a heavy infestation of cutworms early, because cutworms can quickly destroy 5 to 10 percent of a stand before they’ve ingested enough of the Bt to control their numbers.

“We don’t have to go over the fields as much, and that reduces our environmental footprint,” Jamie Cox says. So the Coxes use less fuel and pesticides. Likewise, consumers gain food treated with less chemicals.

Good for the environment

For something like cotton, a plant notorious for having tons of insect pests, Polacco says, Bt modifications have been enormously useful.

“In the past, cotton has been the most chemically treated,” he says, “but Bt cotton is resistant to a lot of those pests, and that’s good,” Polacco says.

The average number of pesticide applications in all US states was 2.1 in 2012, according to the Cotton Insect Losses 2012 report, produced at Mississippi State University. Andrea Jones, the Missouri coordinator for that report and a scientist at MU’s Fisher Delta Research Center at Portageville, says GMOs, the eradication of the cotton boll weevil, more effective chemicals, and the increased use of crop scouting for pests have all helped reduce the number of spray applications common in the past.

Jones is enthusiastic about a new result of genetic engineering that should yield Bt cotton that will resist an insect called plant bugs that is a growing threat in southeast Missouri. She anticipates that seed might be available by 2020.

Like insect pests, weeds are also detrimental to healthy, abundant crops. Unfortunately, removing weeds by hand or by tilling is an incredibly time-consuming and expensive pro-

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cess, considering labor and fuel costs. Before modern biotechnology, farmers would spray numerous applications of different herbicides.

But in 1996, soybeans that had been genetically engineered to be resistant to Roundup, a broad-spectrum herbicide that kills many different weeds, were released. Farmers that grow Roundup Ready soybeans usually have to make only one herbicide application instead of multiple applications of pesticides that would kill different weeds without harming soybeans.

“It’s just more efficient,” Lisa says. And it saves fuel since farmers have to apply it only once.

According to the International Service of the Acquisition of AgriBiotech Applications, in 2009, modern biotechnology helped farmers reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 39 billion pounds. That’s the same as removing 8 million cars from the road.

Polacco does warn that we can’t rely on genetically modified crops to solve all issues related to food production and feeding the world.

“GMO technology, to me and to any rational person, is not the end all,” he says. “It’s a beautiful step; it’s a great step.”

It’s not just pests and weeds that genetically engineered crops can fend off. It’s non-biological conditions, too, like drought and extreme cold. Drought is the largest non-biological stress factor on plants, and when you consider that water is an increasingly limited resource, it’s no wonder scientists have developed drought-resistant varieties of crops, including soybean and corn.

Just last year, Missouri—as well as a good part of the country—endured an awful drought that affected farmers. North Dakota State Senator Terry Wanzek wrote an editorial on the pressing need for genetically engineered drought-resistant crops: “Genetic modification won’t ever allow us to turn desert into farmland, and the worst droughts will continue to inflict a terrible price on agriculture. Yet biotechnology gives us a tool for pushing back. Just as it has helped farmers fight weeds and pests, it can help them battle dry spells too.”

That’s where the strongest benefit of GMO technology may lie—in creating crops that have high yields and can withstand too little or too much water, high temperatures, and more.

“Those are traits that are a lot tougher to introduce into plants,” Polacco says. “We have no shortage of stresses, and breeding plants to adapt is going to be the real challenge.”

At the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, Andrew Scaboo, a senior research

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1985: Field trials for biotech plants that are resistant to insects, viruses, and bacteria are held in the United States.

1986: The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approves the release of the first crop—tobacco—produced through biotechnology. A coordinated framework for the regulation of products derived from biotechnology is established.

1991: The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) publishes guidelines for field trials of biotech crops.

1994: A biotech FlavSavrTM tomato, developed to have more flavor and to have a longer shelf life than conventionally grown tomatoes, is approved by the FDA for US grocery stores.

1995-96: Biotech soybeans and maize are approved for sale, and biotech cotton is commercialized in the United States. Biotech crops become the most rapidly adopted technology in the history of agriculture.

1996: Farmers in six countries plant biotech crops on 4.2 million acres (1.7 million hectares).

1999: German and Swiss scientists develop golden rice, fortified with betacarotene, which stimulates production of vitamin A that can prevent some forms of blindness.

2000: The first entire plant genome is sequenced, Arabidopsis thaliana, providing researchers with greater insight into the genes that control specific traits in many other agricultural plants. • Farmers in 13 countries plant biotech crops.

2001: US and Canadian scientists develop a biotech tomato that thrives in salty conditions, a discovery with the potential to create tomatoes and other crops that can grow in marginal conditions. • The European Community releases a 15-year, $64 million study that involves more than 400 research teams on 81 projects. It finds that biotech products pose no more risk to human health or the environment than conventional crops. • EPA renews registration for Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize and cotton, citing that they do not pose any health or environmental risks.

2002: The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) study finds that six biotech crops planted in the United States—soybeans, maize, cotton, papaya, squash, and canola—produce an additional 1.8 million tons of food and fiber on the same acreage, improve farm income by $1.5 billion, and reduce pesticide use by 210,000 tons.

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Fear: GMOs are the cause of a lack of genetic diversity in plants.

Truth: Scientists are actively working to increase genetic diversity.

At the University of Missouri, scientists are developing new varieties of soybeans with traits from its wild ancestors incorporated into them.

Andrew Scaboo, a senior research scientist in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource’s Division of Plant Sciences, is one of the researchers working to integrate traits from Glycine soja, the soybean plant’s wild ancestor, into Glycine max, the modern-day soybean plant.

The USDA has the genetic material for more than 1,300 varieties of Glycine soja, Scaboo says.

And those varieties offer three times more genetic diversity than the domestic soybean. Scaboo is creating variations of Roundup Ready soybeans that incorporate the genetic diversity of wild soybeans.

The research is being funded in part by the soybean checkoff, a collective fund that soybean farmers from around the country contribute to.

“The genetic pool of the modern cultivated soybean is extremely limited in genetic diversity,” Scaboo says. “Farmers realized the need for genetic diversity within the soybean crop.” .

“Genetically engineering plants is not accelerating the process of narrowing down the genetic base of our crops,” says Joseph C. Polacco, professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “Scientists appreciate the value of genetic diversity, and they do what they can to preserve it,” he says.

Fear: GMOs are bad for the environment.

Truth: GMOs are playing their part to help farmers reduce their impact on the environment.

A Council for Agricultural Science and Technology report found that biotech soy, corn, and cotton have decreased soil erosion by 90 percent, which has preserved 37 million tons of topsoil.

Furthermore, according to the International Service of the Acquisition of AgriBiotech Applications, in 2009, modern biotechnology helped farmers reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 39 billion pounds. That’s the same as removing 8 million cars from the road.

“Biotechnology benefits the environment,” says Lisa Cox, who farms with her husband Jamie at Martinsburg. He says that genetically modified crops reduce his environmental footprint. “We don’t have to go over the fields as much with pesticides and herbicides.”

scientist, is actively working to develop new varieties of drought-resistant soybeans, highyielding soybeans specifically meant to grow in northern Missouri, and soybeans with higher-than-normal oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat known to be a healthy source of fat.

Due to the high cost and resources of genetic engineering, he develops these varieties through traditional cross-breeding methods.

Even though he isn’t genetically engineering new varieties, he relies on transgenic traits, those traits that have been developed from genetic engineering, such as Roundup Ready, to create products that farmers need.

“If I want to develop a soybean that a farmer is going to grow, it’ll probably need to be Roundup Ready,” he says. “It saves farmers time and money.”

The development of high-yield crops is crucial right now, Scaboo says. And he echoes the sentiment that modern biotechnology can help us get there.

“There are a lot of advantages, especially in underdeveloped countries.”

It’s this issue—producing larger quantities of food for our growing population—where modern biotechnology can shine.

The current rate of increased food production won’t be enough to keep up with the current rate of the world’s population increase by 2050, Polacco says.

“We need a quantum leap in crop improvements, and I think GMO is not the only answer, but it’s an important tool in the arsenal.”

A 2009 study by PG Economics, which records the annual benefits of genetically engineered crops, reported that: • Insect-resistant cotton led to yield increases on average of more than 50 percent in India.

• Average yield for insect-resistant corn increased by 24 percent and for herbicide-tolerant corn, by 15 percent in the Phillipines.

• Herbicide-tolerant soybeans averaged a 31 percent yield increase in Romania.

Even better, with specially engineered crops, food costs for consumers around the world may be lower. An Iowa State University study showed that if modern biotechnology did not exist, global prices for soybeans would be almost 10 percent higher and prices for corn would be 6 percent higher. That’s an issue Lisa Cox feels strongly about.

“It reduces the price of food for those families around the world struggling to get food on the table,” she says. improved nutrition

This technology can also allow researchers

and scientists to develop nutritionally enhanced foods.

That’s powerful when you think about the implications. Worldwide, hunger afflicts almost a billion people, according to ACF International. Even worse, severe malnutrition is responsible for the death of 3.5 million children every year.

Efforts such as the Golden Rice Project are harnessing the power of genetically engineered foods to combat this global killer. Because many people worldwide cannot afford a diet rich in quality vegetables, fruits, and grains, they become susceptible to a number of vitamin deficiencies, especially vitamin A—particularly important for healthy eye development and strong teeth and bones.

Scientists fortified rice grains with beta-carotene (vitamin A), and the results speak for themselves. A paper published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that the beta-carotene in Golden Rice is as effective as pure beta-carotene at providing vitamin A to children. Studies were conducted in China, a country grappling with childhood malnutrition. One bowl of cooked Golden Rice can provide around 60 percent of the Chinese recommended nutrient intake of vitamin A for six to eight year olds.

In 20 years, not one problem

In the nearly 20 years modern genetically engineered foods have been grown and sold, there hasn’t been even one instance of verified harm to a human, from the billions and billions of meals consumed. In fact, crops grown from genetically engineered seeds are more studied and better understood than any other product.

Because of stringent standards and safety tests, it costs biotechnology companies an average of $136 million and 13 years to take one genetically engineered seed from research and development to the consumer market.

“These companies have been asked to do a lot to show the safety of these products,” Polacco says. “I have no problem with a plant that’s come through the whole process of research, breeding, and assessment.”

The Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency work together to ensure that every plant grown from genetically engineered seeds is safe for humans and for the environment. The USDA determines if the plant is safe to grow, while the EPA evaluates whether or not the plant is detrimental to the environment. Finally, the FDA confirms that the plant is safe for you to eat.

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Lisa and Jamie Cox grow soybeans that have been genetically engineered to resist a herbicide, thus reducing the number of times they have to apply herbicides.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, World Health Organization, American Medical Association, and American Dietetic Association have all thoroughly researched and studied the issue. Their conclusion? Genetically engineered foods are safe for you to eat.

That’s why many products in grocery stores already contain ingredients made from genetically engineered crops, including vegetable oils, breakfast cereals, squash, papaya, and sugar beets. Most processed foods that contain soy or corn ingredients are likely to have genetically engineered soy or corn in them.

“Just about everything is going to have a GMO plant product in it,” Polacco says.

In most cases, it really doesn’t matter at all if a product came from genetically engineered crops. Soybean oil is a good example, he points out. Most of the soybeans grown in this country are genetically engineered for Roundup Ready. But the Roundup Ready gene product is a protein, he says, and when you make soybean oil, there’s no protein in it.

“There’s no difference in oil made from Roundup Ready soybeans than from nonRoundup Ready soybeans.”

CASEY BUCKMAN

Simply another advancement

So why are there so many mixed messages surrounding genetically engineered foods?

Lisa believes many of these messages are simply scare tactics from people marketing

METHODS OF PLANT BREEDING Traditional The traditional plant breeding process introduces a number of genes into the plant.

These genes may include the gene responsible for the desired characteristic, as well as genes responsible for unwanted characteristics.

Donor Variety DNA Strand DNA strands contain a portion of an organism’s entire genome.

Recipient Variety DNA Strand

New Variety DNA Strand Many genes are transferred with the desired gene.

Desired Gene

Genetic Engineering Genetics engineering enables the introductions into the plant of the specific gene or genes responsible for the characteristic(s) of interest. By narrowing the introduction to one or a few identified genes, scientists can introduce the desired characteristic without also introducing genes responsible for unwanted characteristics.

Donor Organism DNA Strand The desired gene is copied from the donor organism’s genome.

Recipient Variety DNA Strand

New Variety DNA Strand Only the desired gene is transferred to a location in the recipient genome.

Desired Gene Source: FDA

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something else, and she doesn’t let them influence her decisions when feeding her family.

“I feel confident in going to the grocery store and purchasing this food for my family to eat,” Lisa says. “You can feed it to your family with that same confidence.”

The very basis of agriculture and growing food to feed ourselves depends upon selecting the genetics of a plant so that it has the traits you desire. The only difference between traditional breeding and genetically engineering plants is that by genetically engineering a plant, you directly alter its DNA for a specified trait.

Unlike traditional cross-breeding, it’s faster, and results are predictable.

“It’s not a bunch of mad scientists seeing what kind of exotic genes they can get into soybeans,” Polacco says. “It’s them applying whatever tools they can to improve the crop.”

Modern biotechnology is simply the next step in technology that humans have relied upon for thousands of years.

“Farmers and gardeners have been creating plant hybrids for as long as they’ve been growing plants,” Lisa says. “Biotechnology simply serves as a more technologically advanced method.”

GOT QUESTIONS? ASK A FARMER CommonGround is a grassroots coalition of farm women who want to talk to all women anywhere about where our food comes from, how it is raised, and food safety. They want to use facts to clear up misconceptions and will happily answer any question about how food is raised.

For more information: www.FindOurCommonGround.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ CommonGroundNow Twitter: @CommonGroundNow YouTube: www.YouTube.com/ findourcommonground Other Sources of More Information: • www.usda.gov > Biotechnology > Frequently Asked Questions and other titles • www.who.int/en/ World Health Organization Use the search bar to find 20 Questions on Genetically Modified Foods •GMOanswers.com Brought to you by America’s corn and soybean farmers and their checkoffs.

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pumpkins as icons, says Kate Kammler, horticulturist for the University of Missouri Extension in Ste. Genevieve.

Maybe it’s because they’re round. Or orange. Or magical.

“Pumpkins are contagious,” she says. “People always smile when they see them. I’ve never been around anything else quite like that.” One of the state’s only pumpkin experts, she started at age fourteen, raising plants for an FFA project. At sixteen, a neighbor hired her to help in his pumpkin patch.

“He didn’t want to hire a girl, but then he found out that girls worked harder than the boys did,” she says. This makes her laugh, an infectious chortle. One other girl worked with Kate and a handful of boys, plucking pumpkins off the vine and slashing corn stalks with machetes. “You know, picking fifty acres of pumpkins by hand takes a while,” she says, explaining in detail the tedious process.

Delivering a day’s haul made her feel like a star. “There’s nothing like pulling up to a grocery store and seeing kids point and smile,” she says.

Pumpkins were once a major food source before World War II, according to Kate, and for good reason. They keep well. They’re easy to grow. They’re nutrient rich. But after World War II, the food became a symbol of bounty, a decoration to put on your porch.

“People don’t cook anymore,” Kate says, shrugging. She bakes with fresh pumpkin for her master gardener classes and makes a few side

dishes, but otherwise doesn’t cook much with her own harvest. Instead she grows them, 140 different varieties this year alone.

Raising pumpkins is surprisingly fun. There are only five domesticated species in the genus Cucurbita but an endless rainbow of varieties. Think of the variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and behaviors of the household dog, and you get an idea of how the Cucurbita pepo, a single species, boasts a brilliant diversity of plants.

“The pepo, which are your zucchini, crookneck, any of your jack-o’lantern type pumpkin, pattypan squash—those can all cross,” Kate says, as she scrolls through her presentation for master gardeners. “So if you save seeds from those, next year, who knows what you might get, which I think is part of the fun. That’s what I like!”

Kate earned her master’s researching pumpkin weeds at Southern Illinois University—our neighbor to the east produces the most pumpkins in the nation—and became an extension specialist five years ago. She’s not sure what was better: settling in a nice place to raise pumpkins or landing her dream job well before age thirty.

One of Kate’s mentors is Dianna Koenig. Dianna is a success story for agritourism, but that’s an understatement.

Dianna is a force of nature. “Everything fall!” is her motto. She sports pumpkin earrings. She wears an orange polo. Her whole family wears orange polos with Perryville Pumpkin Farm stitched on the chest.

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What started as a way to add income has become a two-month-long festival of sorts. The pumpkin business grew slowly, but Perryville Pumpkin Farm is now as diverse as squash with a play pit of shelled corn, nature trails, a mini golf course, pumpkin bowling, hayride, corn maze, country store, and big bale jump. And, of course, there are pumpkins, ten acres with at least eighty varieties. People flood the fields to pick pumpkins that range from fifty cents to ten dollars.

The family starts planting pumpkins in June to ensure they are ready to pick by Labor Day, and Dianna’s sons return each fall to help out.

“Pumpkins bring people together,” Dianna says. “They bring us together for sure.”

With nearly a hundred varieties, there’s plenty of fleshy, sweet squash ready to cook. But Dianna estimates that only about two percent of visitors use them for food. Still, pumpkins taste great in pie, espresso drinks, beer, bread, and more. Plus, they can also star in savory soups when given the chance. You can grill pumpkins or store the squash whole to make fresh dishes all winter. But at the end of the season, they still don’t sell as well. Dianna echoes Kate: “It’s just a lot easier to open a can.”

Not everyone is won over by the convenience of a can, though.

“Canned pumpkin is always kind of mushy and not so usable,” says Bruce Lynch, a manager and cook at Chim’s Thai Kitchen in Columbia.

“If you pick a canned product, it’s in a syrup or some kind of water, and the flavor profile is extremely different from that of a fresh one.”

Think of pumpkins as you would pineapples; the difference between the canned product and the fresh one is obvious. That’s why Chim’s always uses fresh ingredients. The Thai eatery serves pumpkin in red curry all year, so when fresh pumpkin is unavailable, a similar tasting squash, such as butternut squash, is substituted.

Squash and pumpkin have similar culinary qualities, so they can often be interchanged. But look out for which pumpkin is being used.

Some pumpkins are sweet or even tart, such as the smaller greener ones, and some are rich and nutty, such as white pumpkins. The rich variety in flavor means they’re not limited to sweet desserts, as Chim’s robust pumpkin and red curry sauce demonstrates. It’s why Bruce and Chim’s owner Pramuan “Chim” Duncan consider pumpkins more of a food than a decoration. Sometimes, though, they’re both.

“You can still use the ones you’ve carved on as long as you picked out a half-way decent one,” Bruce says. “Well, as long as you haven’t put a candle in it.”

Nobody wants to eat wax.

Another culinary commodity that doesn’t skimp on pumpkins is American beer. Missouri’s offerings are some of the nation’s best.

Anyone in the state can enjoy local autumnal ales all season long. Mother’s Brewing Company of Springfield calls its ale Mr. Pumpkin. Kansas City’s Bourgmont Brewing Company makes a smoky pumpkin ale. O’Fallon Brewery’s offering tastes “like pumpkin pie in a bottle,” and Schlafly’s ale ranks high among beer critics.

One of Kate’s favorite sources for winter squash seeds is the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company in Mansfield. They have nearly a hundred varieties.

Larry Goodwin, master brewer of Flat Branch Pub and Brewing in Columbia, guesses that pumpkin beer was revived with craft brewing.

“I just inherited a recipe when I took over in ’99, and I’ve just kind of tweaked it or improved it or changed it over the years,” Larry says.

He buys pumpkins from Hartsburg before the annual pumpkin festival, and then some employees spend most of a day cutting and steaming them. Inch-size chunks cool overnight and are put it into a mash tun.

Pumpkin pie spices get added in the kettle, and then Larry comes back with more spice to adjust the flavor.

Columbians love it. In 2012, Flat Branch’s double-batch of five hundred gallons sold out in three days, after its Halloween release.

“It’s kind of a multi-headed monster at this point,” Larry says. “It involves a fair amount of extra work, but the people just enjoy it, and they start anticipating it in July or August. Each year we just wonder if it’s going to sell out faster than the year before.”

The pumpkin pandemonium that strikes Flat Branch every year is just one example of the squash’s iconic status, but the fruit really has seeped into all things autumn.

Pumpkins can be found everywhere from lattes at local coffee shops to family kitchens to microbreweries across the state. And from 7 am until 7 pm from Labor Day until November, children and adults alike play and pick pumpkins at the Perryville Pumpkin Farm. In fall, people eat, decorate, and even play with pumpkins.

Maybe, pumpkins are so pervasive in fall because orange is the unofficial color of autumn. Or maybe, pumpkins are magical. After all, how did Cinderella make it to the ball?

“ You can still use the ones you’ve carved as long as you picked out a half-way decent one.

Well, as long as you haven’t put a candle in it.”

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PUMPKIN SOUP

From The Root Cellar, Columbia Ingredients >

4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 1 celery rib, coarsely chopped 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1 cup dry white wine 1 quart chicken stock or lowsodium broth 1 quart water

2 pounds pumpkin—peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes Salt and freshly ground white pepper Large pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Salted roasted pumpkin seeds, honey, and diced cucumber, for garnish (optional)

Directions >

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1. In a large pot, melt the butter.

2. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.

3. Add the white wine, and simmer for 3 minutes.

4. Add the stock and water, and bring to a boil.

5. Add the pumpkin, cover partially, and simmer over moderately low heat until tender, about 30 minutes.

6. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender.

7. Return the soup to the pot, bring to a simmer, and season with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg.

8. Garnish with the pumpkin seeds, a drizzle of honey, and the cucumber.

Tip: The soup can be made ahead of time and can be refrigerated for up to two days. Reheat before serving. Serves 4 to 6.

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FRESH PUMPKIN PIE From Perryville Pumpkin Farm

Ingredients >

2 cups fresh pumpkin 1 egg 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger Pinch ground cloves 1/2 cup milk 1 pre-made, unbaked, 9-inch pie crust

Directions >

1. Cut pumpkin in half, and remove seeds. Place cut-side down on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325° F until flesh is tender when poked with a fork.

2. Cool until just warm. Scrape pumpkin flesh from the peel.

Either mash or purée in small batches in a blender. Increase oven temperature to 375° F. 3 Slightly beat the egg. Add brown sugar, salt, two cups of the pumpkin purée, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and milk. Mix well after each addition.

4. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie crust, and bake at 375° F until the pumpkin mixture is set, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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SPICY PUMPKIN PECAN RAISIN MUFFINS From www.FarmGirlFare.com

Ingredients >

1 cup raisins 3/4 cup orange juice 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup butter or trans-fat free vegetable oil sticks (such as Earth Balance), melted 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup honey 3 large eggs 1 15-ounce can pumpkin (or 1 pound fresh pumpkin purée) 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted if desired

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Directions >

1. Heat oven to 350° F. Place raisins and orange juice in a small bowl, microwave for two minutes, and set aside. Grease muffin tins.

2. Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl, and set aside.

3. Combine butter, brown sugar, honey, and eggs in a large bowl and mix well.

Stir in pumpkin. Gently fold in dry ingredients, alternating with the raisin/juice mixture. Stir in the pecans.

4. Generously fill muffin pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. (Bake baby muffins about 15 minutes.)

Cool muffins in tins for 15 minutes, then remove from tins and serve warm, or let cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container for up to three days or freeze.

Tip: Lower fat version: Simply omit 1/2 cup of the butter. Makes 18 muffins.

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entrees are great, but shareable

night, urban, beer palace,” says

appetizers such as T.N.T. Tuna, pot

co-owner James Westphal. “This is

roast sliders, zucchini fries, and

more of a get your beer, be more

others are the real appeal.

of an intellectual, have fun, and

INSIDE THE Marketplace antique mall is one of the best kept secrets. No, it’s not a priceless piece of art among the sea of antiques. It’s the Marketplace Café where owner and chef Jeni Shirbecker has been refining the experience of antiquing for the past four years.

listen to good music.”

With half-priced appetizers and three-dollar McCoy’s pints, the

Well, if urban beer palace was

happy hour is good, cheap fun,

the goal, the dart not only landed

and specials, such as Veener Ven-

A great place for lunch, The Marketplace Café offers a variety of delicious sandwiches.

on the board, but also hit the

dzday’s five-dollar gourmet hot

Plus, the side salad is made with fresh, local ingredients. With crisp lettuce and juicy toma-

bull’s-eye. Beneath the umbrella

dogs, are incredible.

toes, it is so flavorful that it makes already tasty sandwiches, such as the turkey with Brie

of BeerKC, the Foundry joined

“We’re not open for lunch,

and Granny Smith apples, all the more tempting.

McCoy’s Public House and Beer

but we have developed a crowd

“We buy produce from about twenty-five local growers,” Jeni says. “We can’t grow it all.”

Kitchen at the corner of Pennsyl-

for happy hour, as well as a late-

But Jeni and her other business, Summerfield Landscaping, Gardening & Gifts, do grow

vania and Westport Road. Their

night crowd,” says co-owner Mark

many of the ingredients and sell produce, too. Like good wine, gardeners get better with

spacious outdoor deck overlooks

Kelpe. “When the other restaurant

time, and Summerfield opened in 1976.

the thriving heart of Westport.

workers get off work in the area,

To add to its regular menu, the restaurant offers daily specials including quiches, soups,

The Foundry boasts nine to

sandwiches, and a variety of desserts. The blend of food, hospitality, and antiquing is hard to

twelve McCoy’s beers on tap, plus

explain, but Jeni does a pretty good job.

they all come to the Foundry for dinner.”

three house-made sodas and a

When the food is as good as

“Your grandma loves to eat here,” Jeni

vast assortment of guest taps and

the beer, something is undeniably

says. “She loves the fact that we have

bottles. Although the demand

working for the greater good here.

strawberry-rhubarb pie, and she can shop

for McCoy’s has grown with each

—Jeff Conway

afterwards.” —Jonas Weir

passing year, brewmaster Keith

www.foundrykc.com • 424 West-

1100 Business Loop 70 West • 573-447-1150

Thompson refuses to cheapen the

port Road • 816-960-0866

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Columbia

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W i n e r y & B re w e r y G u i d e “There are no standards of taste in wine … Each man’s own taste is the standard, and a majority vote cannot decide for him or in any slightest degree affect the supremacy of his own standard.”

— Mark Twain

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T h e G reat N o rt h we st Mi ss ou ri Wi n e Tra il Windy Wine Co

Ladoga Ridge Winery Smithville 816-866-4077 Riverwood Winery Belvoir Winery Jowler Creek Winery Pirtle Winery

Van Till Family Farm Winery Rayville 816-776-2720

Baltimore Bend Waverly 660-493-0258

Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery Terre Beau Winery LaBella Vineyards & Winery Fahrmeier Family Vineyards Albonee Country Inn & Vineyards

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Amigoni Urban Winery

Odessa Country Winery Stonehaus Farms Winery Arcadian Moon Vineyard Cinder Block Brewery Bynum & Winery North Kansas City

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Montserrat Vineyards

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W i n e r y & B re w e r y G u i d e Missouri wine is truly original—bold and bursting with flavor. Although a variety of grapes are grown across the state, the Norton is our star. Missouri’s state grape produces flavorful, full-bodied, dry red wines. In an age when regional differences are disappearing, the Norton reminds us of our state’s unique character and great history of wine making.

In fact, few outside of wine experts and proud Missourians know that Augusta became the first certified American Viticulture Area, a certification for wine grape growing regions given by the U.S. government, beating out Napa Valley and the rest of California for the honor. Prohibition was a setback for the oldest wineries, but many made a comeback. Now 80 years after Prohibition’s repeal, our wineries are blossoming and winning awards across the world.

Vineyards aren’t the only things in the state prospering. With 45 craft breweries in our state, Missouri brewers are refining the taste of Show-Me State beer. No matter what your drink of choice, visit one of these Missouri wineries, breweries, or distilleries for a merry good time.

Red Fox Winery & Vineyards

Wildlife Ridge Winery Eichenberg Winery

Grey Bear Vineyards & Winery Crain Creek Vineyard

7C’s Winery & Vineyard Tyler Ridge Vineyard Walnut Grove Winery 417-588-2263 Keltoi Winery White Rose Winery Williams Creek Winery Bootleggers Restaurant & Brewery

Bear Creek Lodge &Wine Company Walnut Shade 417-443-0036

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The Leaky Roof Meadery Buffalo, 907-440-7941

Oovvda Winery Springfield 417-833-4896 Mother’s Brewing Company Springfield 417-862-0423

White River Brewing Company

Lewsi Winery Lindwedel Wine Garden

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Indian Creek Winery

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Cooper’s Oaks Winery Higbee 660-456-7507

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Adam Puchta Winery 573-486-5596

Cave Hollow West Winery Hannibal 573-231-1000

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Bias Winery 573-834-5475

The Eagle’s Nest Louisiana 573-754-9888

Bat Creek Brewery

California Tasting Room 573-486-1182 Hermannhof Winery 573-486-5959 OakGlenn Winery 573-486-5057

Röbller Winery Serenity Valley 573-237-3986 Winery, Fulton Bushwhacker Bend Winery 573-642-6958 Stone Hill Winery Rock Bridge Brewing Co. Broadway Brewery 573-486-2221 Stone Hill - Lost Creek Vineyard Flat Branch Pub & Brewing New Florence Marthasville Columbia Les Bourgeois Winery Endless 636-932-4142 573-397-5154 Summer Rolling Augusta Winery Winery Cooper’s Oak Meadows Little Hills Winery Augusta Winery, Boonville Hermann Vineyards St. Charles 888-667-9463 573-252-2000 Canterbury Hill 636-946-9339 Hermann Wurst Winery & Restaurant Yellow Farmhouse Winery Haus, Hermann Chandler Hill Winery Holt Summit Montelle Winery Defiance 573-486-2266 573-896-9966 Noboleis Vineyards 314-409-6139 Blumenhof Vineyards

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Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery Friedheim 573-788-2211 The Barrens Winery Patton 573-547-6968 Hemman Winery Brazeau 573-824-6040

Edge Wild Bommarito Phoenix Winery Balducci Vineyard Sugar Creek Winery & Vineyards White Mule Claverach Farm & Vineyard Mount Pleasant Winery Prison Brews Winery Holy Grail Winery Jefferson City St. Jordan Creek Winery 573-635-0678 Westphalia Winery Wenwood Persimmon Ridge Westphalia Winery Farm Winery 573-455-2000 Villa Antonio Winery

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Seven Springs Winery Golden Rock Winery Casa De Loco

neyard

Rothbrick Vineyard & Winery Jackson 573-833-6300

Bardenheier Winer Cellars Belmont Vineyards Heinrichshaus Winery Three Squirrels Winery Edg-Clif Meramec Vineyards St. James Winery Farm & Vineyard

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Crown Valley Sainte Genevieve Winery Winery by River aux Vases Winery Engler Park Weingarten Vineyard Cave Vineyard St. Francois Winery Crown Valley Winery Twisted Vine Vineyard Chaumette Vineyard & Winery Charleville Vineyard & Winery Buck Mountain Winery & Vineyard Sand Creek Vineyard Twin Oaks Fusion Wines Vance Vineyard & Winery Sedgewickville

Tower Rock Vineyard & Winery Altenburg 573-824-5479

Peaceful Bend Winery Steelville 573-775-3000

Oz a rk M ou nt a i n Wi n e T ra il

Ridge eyard nery

Hunter Valley Winery Cape Girardeau 573-332-0879

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Jacob’s Vineyard & Winery

573-450-7412

White River Brewing Company

Springfield Brewing Company, Springfield Piney River Brewing Company 417-832-8277 Whispering Oaks Vineyard-Winery Mountain Grove Cellars Seymour 417-935-4103

Durso Hills Winery & Bustro

Thousand Oaks Winery, Patton 573-866-2522

Little Yeoman Brewery

Traver Home Winery

Copper Run Distillery Walnut Shade 417-587-3456

T h e A u x A rcs Wi n e R oa d Tra il

Stone Hill Winery, Branson, 417-334-1897

River Ridge Winery Commerce 573-264-3712

Indian Hills Winery Puxico 573-222-3709

Viandel Vineyard Horst Vineyards

Charlie’s Steak, Ribs & Ale

Steele Crest Winery Jackson 573-803-9426

Eagle Pass Winery Grapes of Held Winery

Mount Pleasant Winery

The different colors correspond to respective wine trails. Bold wineries indicate there’s more information inside the guide.

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Vineyards with Vistas For some, the first sip of red wine is enough of a getaway, but others need a real change of location. So, travel to some of the beautiful wineries around the state. With pastoral views and delectable wines in your backyard, there’s no need to spend an arm and a leg on airfare to Europe or California. The only thing better for the human spirit than a glass of red wine is a beautiful view of nature. No matter what part of the state you visit, there’s a picturesque vineyard nearby.

Chaumette Vineyards & Winery, Ste. Genevieve: The Route du Vin wine trail has some of the best wineries in the state, and Chaumette illustrates the wine trail’s excellence. With a spa and rentable villas, this winery is perfect for a getaway.

Lewsi Winery, Galena: A stunning testament to the beauty of the Ozarks, this scenic winery is located atop a bluff on the north end of Table Rock Lake. Although it only opened last year, Lewsi Winery carved out a charming niche among the other great wineries on the Ozark Mountain Wine Trail. It’s definitely worth a visit for anyone in the Branson area.

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Ladoga Ridge Winery, Smithville: Located in historic Smithville, the Ladoga Ridge Winery is a beautiful hideout on the Northwest Missouri Wine Trail. The family-owned vineyard has a lush garden and breezy patio available for rental.

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Montelle Winery, Augusta: Since 1970, Montelle has been a staple in Missouri wine. Over the past decade, the vineyard has won a host of awards. This is a place where the wine tastes as good as its blufftop view looks.

Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery, Friedheim: Apple Creek really demonstrates the beauty of the Bootheel. Just north of Cape Girardeau, the winery evokes the feeling of being miles away from civilization, but in reality, you’re less than three miles from I-55.

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Brewpubs that Hit the Spot

Peanuts and pretzels are fine if you’re sucking down a watery light beer, but the rich, flavorful beers of Missouri deserve something equally as delicious. Most chefs at brewpub restaurants agree. Try out some of these mouthwatering munchies paired perfectly with some great brews.

Springfield Brewing Company, Springfield: The El Matador, a double burger with Cotija cheese, grilled Anaheim peppers, fried poblano rings and poblano sauce, is outrageously good on its own, but it pairs well with the classic, unfiltered Walnut Street Wheat.

““Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out insid e.” — Mark Twai n

Morgan Street Brewery, St. Louis: The Oktoberfest Lager’s light toasted-malt aroma goes great with a shareable portion of beef bruschetta made with beef tenderloin, asparagus, tomato, garlic, basil and olive oil.

75th Street Brewery, Kansas City: Brussels sprouts and bacon and the Fountain City Irish Red make a great couple. The Brussels sprouts are cooked with a red onion gastrique that is complemented very well with the Irish Ale. Flat Branch Pub & Brewery, Columbia: Try the Green Chili Chicken Fingers with the Green Chili Beer. The tempura-breaded chicken tenders, made with the beer, and the beer, made with Anaheim and Serrano peppers, are natural companions.

Oktoberfest in Hermann In Bavaria, Oktoberfest is a massive agricultural festival held in late September, but in the United States, people celebrate the occasion by drinking lots of beer during the month of October. Most festivals even spell the name wrong: Octoberfest.

So if we’re breaking all the rules, who says we need to drink beer. Hermann has a rich German history dating back to 1837, and the Hermann Wine Trail is a great guide to celebrate Oktoberfest the Show-Me way.

Every winery on the Hermann Wine Trail will celebrate during the first four weekends of October.

KYLE SPRADLEY, COURTESY OF SPRINGFIELD BREWING COMPANY, AND STONE HILL WINERY

“I can understand Germa n as well as the mania c that invented it, but I talk it best through an interpreter.” — Mark Twain

Celebrate With Show-Me Cha mpagne No, Missouri doesn’t technically produce Champagne, but these sparkling wines from around the state meet your celebratory needs. Visit these vineyards next time you’re toasting a graduation, anniversary or new job. Or just take home a bottle of their signature sparkling wines for your next New Year’s Eve party or mimosa-filled brunch.

Mount Pleasant Winery, Augusta: Mount Pleasant offers two sparklers. The Imperial Brut, however, is the closest to champagne but a bit fruitier— nose of apple and pear finished off by some citrus and apple flavors. Mount Pleasant also has a location in Branson.

Les Bourgeois, Rocheport: With the delectable food and great views offered at the Blufftop Bistro, Les Bourgeois is the perfect place for a celebration. The LBV Brut, made with Vidal grapes, is the choicest wine for toasting.

Stone Hill Winery, Hermann: Stone Hill offers a variety of sparkling wines, but the Brut Rosé is the perfect blend of aroma and flavor. Don’t let the pink color fool you; men can enjoy it just the same. Stone Hill has locations in New Florence and Branson as well.

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Crown Valley, Ste. Genevieve: With peach and floral notes, Crown Valley’s Chardonel Brut is a fresh and bubbly wine that is perfect for a special occasion. Crown Valley has five sparklers from which to choose.

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A ROUN D H E RE , E VE RY ROW I S T H E F R O N T R O W. With more than 120 wineries and nine different wine trails, fans of the grape have a friend in the Show-Me State—home of the oldest wine country in the nation.

Enjoy the finer things.

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Perhaps best known for its wineries and wine gardens, ten in all, Historic Missouri Wine Country is the perfect place to relax. Share a bottle of award-winning wine as you enjoy the spectacular surroundings from a hilltop terrace, or cozy up indoors when the weather is less than ideal. Most establishments are open all winter, and many feature live music spring through fall on weekends.

In 1980, this region became the first federally approved American Viticultural Area (AVA), a winemaking region prized for unique soil, microclimate, and history. And yes, you read that correctly. Napa Valley became the second AVA region eight months later.

But there’s more to Historic Missouri Wine Country than just wine.

You’ll also find quaint towns in which to linger and explore. Augusta and Defiance each have unique things to do and see. Galleries run by local artisans, boutiques, antique shops, and nurseries await you. Dine in one-ofa-kind restaurants that serve everything from bar burgers to full-out gourmet. Or immerse yourself in warm Wine Country hospitality by staying at one of the region’s charming B&Bs. Once you’re done in town, head out on Highway F to the region’s most popular attraction, the Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center.

This living-history village not only features the two-hundred-year-old Boone home but also over a dozen other 19th century structures.

Award-winning wine, history, shopping, dining: you’ll find it all and more in Historic Missouri Wine Country. And however you choose to spend your time here, it’s sure to be a memorable experience.

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Lost Creek Vineyard Where Great Wine Begins in the Vineyard

Far from the Madding Crowd, but not too far.

Personal service at family owned and operated vineyard and winery located 10 miles east of Hermann on Hwy 94 at Gore Rd. Sensational hilltop views overlooking forested Missouri River valley. Relax on large wrap-around porch and tent; perfect for a party, wedding, or get-together with friends and family. Easy access to the KATY trail (short walk from trail at mm 93.8). Acres of mature vineyards, including an exciting new American cultivar, Noiret.

Special Fall Events!

Vineyard Riding Tours, Live Music, “Punkin Chunkin” Trebuchet.

Check website for details.

11:00 am – 5:30 pm, closed Tues. & Wed. 21356 Gore Rd., Marthasville, MO 636-932-4142 | www.lostcreekvineyardmo.com

The Hermann Wine Trail meanders for 20 scenic miles along the Missouri River between Hermann and New Haven. Along the way, seven wineries are open for tasting and tours. 800-932-8687 • HermannWineTrail.com

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Bias Winery

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Röbller Winery

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Stone Hill Winery

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Savor Your Escape

Great wine, music, food, friends, and family are the best things in life. Savor an escape to Peaceful Bend at any time of year to enjoy the best things in life!

Check our website for upcoming events, hours, live music, recipes, announcements, and more. www.PeacefulBend.com | 573-775-3000 1942 Highway T, Steelville, MO

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CANTERBURY HILL WINERY sits atop a bluff with a stunning view of the state Capitol and the rolling hills of Callaway County. Past our massive metal gates and into our brick and stone building, you can dine in our barrel room, enjoy a bottle from our 18th-century wine cellar, or party in our Capital View Room.

If you’re planning a business meeting, party of the year, or the wedding of your dreams, “The Hill” is the venue for you. Canterbury Hill can accommodate a party of any size. Just ask us how!

And don’t miss out on these great events: Murder Mystery Shows, Comedy Shows, Dueling-Piano Nights, and Live Music. Visit our website for more!

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A Grand REVIVAL

A restoration breathes life into the Capitol's 113-year-old piano. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH ALBAN DAVID BRAUN

had never visited the state Capitol in Jefferson City. But when the seasoned musician and piano expert heard about the one-of-a-kind instrument that lived inside, he had to see it.

The Missouri native ambled through maze-like halls, looking at famous busts, stained-glass windows, historic murals, and—was that a concert grand piano?

David moved closer.

The piano looked old. It was nine and a half feet long, too.

Rare.

He fished a business card out of his coat and approached a nearby officer. Proffering the card, David asked if he could play.

The officer stared at David. He took the card. Of course, David Braun of—he checked the card—Braun Piano Restoration could play the rotunda piano. Somebody ought to.

David found a small black bench beneath the piano. He removed a padded black slipcover, exposing the instrument, and then opened the hood. That’s when he saw it: “Mason & Hamlin.” Signed right into the golden harp. A top-tier piano manufacturer, Mason & Hamlin has been making concert grand pianos worth fortunes since the 1800s. It takes four to six months to make one piano.

David stepped back. One leg of the piano was broken, kinked sideways. Some strings were missing inside, too; the ones remaining were rusting. Dust coated the panels. David sat on the bench anyway. He touched a foot on the pedals and played.

When the capitol piano plays, songs roll off the rotunda floor and travel up to the dome like ocean waves. They seem to massage the tension out of the political atmosphere.

When David finished playing, he asked the guard for the name of someone in charge of the piano. That’s how David found Keith Sappington, who, as it turned out, didn’t know who owned the piano either.

ORIGINS AND NEW OWNERS In 1901, Mason & Hamlin fashioned a mold for a new custom concert grand piano. The buyer put down $3,000 to have this built. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $78,960 today. Enough to buy 157 iPads, three 2013 Ford F-150 pickup trucks, or a small house—in cash.

Only a few people could afford a piano like that in 1901. Only a few like it exist today.

Mason & Hamlin custom cut spruce wood for the sound board. Today, 113 years old, the fibrous spruce pores have opened up and now let sound permeate, expand, and resonate throughout the rotunda. If you were to cut a spruce board from the finest specimen today, you’d be hard-pressed to match that sound quality. It’s a sound that comes only with age.

By 1991, the Jefferson City couple who had acquired the instrument decided to donate it to the state legislature.

When David first wandered into the Capitol in 1999, no one could tell him who owned the piano.

Guards who sit across from the piano in the Capitol rotunda

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The concert grand piano in the Jefferson City Capitol is rare. The nine-and-a-half-foot length indicates that the instrument was custom-made; Mason & Hamlin’s largest modern model is not as long. Today, it would take four to six months build the Capitol piano.

make sure field trippers don’t leave sticky fingerprints or candy wrappers on the instrument. Employed by the Department of Natural Resources, they are experts at, among other things, kinderguarding. But they couldn’t say who gave those orders to keep the piano clean.

David ping-ponged to a couple offices before finding then-Director of Operations Keith Sappington. Keith could make the case to get funding to restore the piano. But even he had to find out first: “Who owned the piano—the House or the Senate?”

GETTING THE ROYAL TREATMENT As the media started to buzz about the piano in 2000, then-Chief Clerk Annie Walker told The Kansas City Star the piano was an “orphan.”

Eventually the Capitol buzzed, too. Legislators wanted to restore the instrument that had no caretaker.

While the economy enjoyed the tail-end of its 1999 boom, Rep. Charlie Shields sponsored a bill to restore the nearly century-old instrument to its original splendor. The bill passed with legislators reserving $30,000 from the budget surplus to restore the instrument. Purchased brand new today, that piano would cost more than $130,000. That bill became a symbol for Missouri’s support of the arts.

David was contracted to restore the piano. The man who had stumbled onto an orphan needing love had unwittingly become its designated care-

giver. So one day in 2001, a hundred years since the piano was born, he and eight men gingerly lifted the two-thousand-pound behemoth out of the building. The restoration took David almost six months.

He fixed the strings, legs, cabinet, hood, dents, and more. Like conjuring a spirit from the grave, he restored the instrument in body and soul. He polished it until it shined.

“I had that thing looking like a diamond,” David says.

But that was years ago.

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES David, who lives in St. Charles, stayed on as the piano’s official tuner for several years after the restoration. Another tuner who lived closer performed the annual check-up for about five years, but he passed away.

David returned and drove more than 110 miles from St. Charles to tune the piano.

He’s been at it every year for the past four years.

When David first saw the piano since his respite from tuning it, he was surprised to see the dents had returned. Dust had stationed itself inside the harp. Black polish streaked the walls where the piano had scraped by.

“I wish they’d taken better care of it,” David says.

Still, every so often, David drives from St. Charles to Jefferson City, opens the piano, runs his fingers across the strings, and puts everything back in order the best he can.

If you visit the rotunda just before closing time at 5:30 pm, you might hear an employee lifting the hood to tickle the keys of a concert grand piano worth three Ford pickups.

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Inspiring PEOPLE

LICENSE TO

Soar

Patrice Billings’s love of adventure and flying opened the way to a life of firsts. BY SHEREE K. NIELSEN feeling that someone was watching them. “That was the first time in my life the hairs stood up on the back of my neck,” Patrice says.

The tactical unit was immediately called in for an area search.

The suspect, a recently released prison inmate, was driving through the Midwest robbing banks.

He had explosives strapped to his body that would detonate if his heart rate dropped below a certain level. When the culprit was captured months later, he said, “It’s a good thing those helicopter pilots left when they did because I was just getting ready to blow them away.”

This wasn’t the first time Patrice faced a lifethreatening experience, and it wouldn’t be the last. She’s lived most of her life on the edge.

As a twenty-eight-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police, Patrice has lived a life of firsts: the

first female to graduate at the top of her class from the St. Louis Police Academy, the first in firearms in the academy’s history, and the first female police-officer helicopter pilot in the nation.

Esther, her mother, encouraged Patrice to “do

Above: In addition to becoming a pilot, Patrice also served as a member of the SWAT team for ten years. Below: A young Patrice drives the toy police car that inspired her career.

COURTESY PATRICE BILLINGS

DURING A routine helicopter patrol, Patrice Billings and her partner spotted a suspiciouslooking Jeep near the wood line in the field below.

They needed to investigate, but no ground team was available.

After landing the helicopter, the two discovered that the Jeep had vanished. A long scar of tire tracks cut through the brush and disappeared into the woods. With guns drawn, Patrice and her partner trekked cautiously through the wooded area as they followed the tracks.

Upon locating the Jeep, they peered through the windows and saw a few suspicious items on the Jeep’s front seat: survival gear, an axe sheath, a woman’s wig, and bomb-making materials. The speedometer logged only a few hundred miles, a good clue that the vehicle was stolen. The duo couldn’t find the driver, but Patrice had an eerie

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SHEREE K. NIELSEN; COURTESY OF PATRICE BILLINGS

Above: Patrice is an aspiring novelist and is working on a crime novel based on her experiences in the force.

Below right: Patrice was awarded the Purple Heart in 2001.

her best and live with integrity.” As a seven-yearold, she often reflected on those words as she drove her shiny, white pedal car around the neighborhood. Emblazoned with the words “Highway Patrol,” this vehicle became Patrice’s gateway for a lifetime love of police work and adventure.

“I’ve always had a natural instinct to fly,” Patrice says.

Patrice’s Uncle Everett, a pilot, also piqued her interest in flying with captivating tales.

On breaks from the University of Missouri, Patrice worked part-time at a St. Louis beer can factory and managed to save enough money to enroll in flight lessons in 1976. She received her Fixed Wing Certificate in 1978.

In 1979, Patrice earned a Behavioral Sciences Life Teaching Certificate but decided against teaching. She instead took a position as a personnel assistant. Still restless, she applied for a position with the St. Louis County Police.

Prior to acceptance into the St. Louis Police Academy in November 1980, Patrice endured a rigorous five months of written tests, oral interviews, polygraphs, and background checks. After four months of training, she graduated with the highest ranking ever earned by a woman at that time. In 1981, she received the Chief’s Letter of Commendation Award for being the top recruit in her class. Patrice would spend close to four years on patrol in North County, the same area she ex-

plored as a child in her pedal car.

In 1984, thoughts of flying resurfaced. A Flight Operations position in the helicopter unit became available and combined her love of law enforcement and aviation. A former helicopter pilot with the department advised: “Don’t bother applying.

They’ll never take a woman in the unit.”

Ignoring his advice, Patrice applied. Out of eighty applicants, she was the only woman and the only individual with aviation background.

After she was accepted, Patrice completed six months of observer training and flight instruction with a Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot. In December 1984, Patrice became the first female police officer in the United States to become a helicopter pilot with a law enforcement agency.

Five years later, Flight Operations and Tactical Operations in St. Louis County merged to become SWAT. Patrice became a member of SWAT while keeping her helicopter pilot position. In recognition of her expert marksmanship, she was selected as the unit’s sole female sniper and attended FBI-sponsored sniper skills and training schools.

In 2001 when she rushed to the scene of a car engulfed in flames, her squad car hit a patch of black ice and spiraled backward down an embankment. The fire truck that also rushed to the scene spun 360 degrees and crashed. Patrice suffered a broken neck and spinal damage that would force her to rest for eight months, but she refused medical attention at the scene and aided others. Patrice was awarded the Purple Heart in 2001 for sustaining injuries in the line of duty.

“I’ve felt the need to be prepared for every situ-

ation,” she says. “In the back of my mind I’ve held onto two thoughts: Be safe and help anyone along the way.”

Now retired from the force, Patrice enjoys giving back as a Safe Connections board member.

The agency provides counseling and support for women victimized by domestic violence and sexual assault. She’s also a member of the NinetyNines, the women’s pilot association founded by Amelia Earhart, and she has also worked with Discovering Options, a program that pairs mentors with at-risk children. Patrice was matched with a young boy while she was on the police force. Whenever possible, they’d visit the helicopter hanger, and he’d ask Patrice about her career.

Patrice urged the boy to stay in school and keep his grades up, telling him the sky was the limit.

After a couple years of mentoring, the boy told Patrice he wanted to become a police officer. At that moment, she says she felt proud to have influenced the boy’s life.

Patrice is penning her first fiction crime novel based on her experiences. Two dogs, four cats, and a talkative Umbrella Cockatoo share a home with her and her companion, Brenda Fraser.

In her downtime, Patrice explores the open road on her motorcycle.

She chuckles. “It’s the closest thing to flying.”

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Musings ON MISSOURI

Zen AND THE ART OF CATFISHING

BY RON MARR

ANDREW BARTON

OVER THE years, I’ve noticed that an awful lot of trout fishermen cast for status rather than fish. This species is identified by five-hundred-dollar vests, designer-label waders, Rolexinspired rods, and late-model Land Rovers. They carry lambskin wallets bulging with high-dollar flies resembling cheap earrings sold at smalltown carnivals. With superior mien, they hint that their imitation insects were painstakingly handcrafted by immortal mystics who formerly spent their days illuminating Cistercian manuscripts.

Fly folk speak in reverential whispers regarding the nobility and refined sophistication of their quarry—rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout—but I’ve never understood how a critter that consumes bugs could possess a royal bloodline and impeccable character. It’s a little like assuming that the kid who would eat anything off the school-bus floor was destined to cure leprosy and achieve living sainthood before the age of twenty-five.

I know how to fly fish. You can’t spend a decade living within spitting distance of Montana’s Madison River—one of America’s foremost trout streams—and not know a thing or twelve about whipping a bamboo rod. Still, I detested all the rules, rituals, and posturing.

The enterprise seemed geared toward “anglers,” whereas I considered myself a guy who fished. The dirty looks thrown my way by trout aficionados when I’d proudly walk past with my Walmart reel, can of worms, and stringer of fish amused me greatly.

I don’t know what happened to my fly rod. I seem to recall breaking it during a marathon ses-

sion of swatting down mud-dauber nests.

Don’t misunderstand; I have known sane fly fishermen. Missouri has a much lower population of stiff-necked trout louts than Montana … mostly because the majority of Montana trout

louts hailed from California. The folks at Bennett Springs and Roaring River look perfectly normal. I suspect most of them even enjoy pursuing that most patrician of bottom-dwelling, garbage-eating, piscatorial carrion-gulpers.

Say it loud and say it proud.

My name is Ron. I am a catfisherman.

I simply want to toss my line, plop down in my chair, wedge my rod against a stick, and wait. These actions are generally accompanied by deep thoughts, warm Coke, stale pipe-tobacco, and a coma-like ignorance of the passage of time. I can (and have) gone catfishing for twelve hours at a shot, achieving a state of satori that ends only when I trip over my pole in the dark.

This summer past witnessed a resurgence

of my catfishing mania. My seven years on the Gasconade River were largely spent paddling about in a canoe. In contrast, Summer 2012 was so hot that all the catfish chartered a Greyhound bound for Canada. Joyfully, 2013 provided nearperfect conditions for hooking those marvelously hideous critters that think rotting guts (their favorite meal is the innards of another catfish) are haute cuisine.

I’ve hit every hole I could find. Strip pits, stinkin’ rivers, lakes, ponds, large puddles … it made no difference to me. I’m good at fishing, which is not to say I’m good at catching. I simply enjoy being out there, away from everything and everybody. I love watching muskrats chomp on weeds, adore the scream of blue herons, and am gladdened by the occasional bored horse that wanders over to say howdy.

And, when it happens, I get a massive rush from watching the line rise off the water, scream away and grow taut. Each time my pulse quickens; my adrenal glands kick into twelfth gear.

Each time I wonder if I’m about to tie into a leviathan that will make my deep fryer sue me for federal violations of the deep-fryer labor laws.

It warms my heart that the channel cat is Missouri’s official state fish.

Some folks, primarily the aforementioned breed of haughty fly fisherman, consider catfish little more than finned offal, underwater trailer-trash.

To that I can offer but a single response: RON MARR I’m also a big fan of carp.

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ALL AROUND

Missouri OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013

SOUTHEAST CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Oct. 5, Cape Girardeau > Hundreds of beer samples, home-brewing demonstrations, and prize drawings. Arena Park at SEMO Fairgrounds. Noon-4 PM. $30-$35, 573-332-2780, www.visitcape.com

FALL FESTIVAL Oct. 5, New Madrid > Big Cat Quest tournament, youth fishing rodeo, 5K run/walk, beauty pageant, car, truck, and bike show, petting zoo, and Rendezvous on the River. Downtown Main Street. 9 AM4 PM. Free. 877-748-5300, www.new-madrid.mo.us

OZ FALL FEST Oct. 5, Willow Springs > More than 100 vendors with a variety of crafts and live entertainment.

Main Street. 9 AM-3 PM. Free. 417-469-5519, www. willowspringsmochamber.com

CANTUS Oct. 10, Rolla > Premier men’s vocal ensemble performance featuring music for Renaissance to 21st century. Leach Theatre. 7 PM. $12-$16. 573-3414219, www.leachtheatre.mst.edu

KNIFE AND GUN SHOW

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Oct. 11-12, Salem > Exhibits, sales, and demonstrations. Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center.

10 AM-8 PM Fri.; 9 AM-5 PM Sat. $5. 573-729-3137, www.salemmo.com

GHOST TOURS

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Oct. 11-26 (Fridays, Saturdays), New Madrid > Walking ghost tour with a paranormal investigation.

Downtown. 7 and 9 PM. $15-$25. 877-748-5300, www.wix.xom/newmadrid/hauntedtour

TIMBERFEST Oct. 11-12, Doniphan > Logging competitions, entertainment, food vendors, crafters, educational sessions, and exhibits showcase the timber history of the area. Ripley County Fairgrounds. 4-9 PM Fri.; 8 AM-9 PM Sat. $3-$6. 573996-2212, www.ripleycountymissouri.org

FALL FEST Oct. 12, Dexter > Crafts, displays, artistic demonstrations, children’s games, performances, and live music. Downtown. 9 AM-4 PM. Free. 573-624-5141, www.dexterchamber.com These listings are chosen by our editors and are not paid for by sponsors.

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SPOOKY CAVE TOURS Oct. 12, Leasburg > Spooky tour geared toward adults. Onondaga Cave State Park. 4-8:30 PM (tour every 30 minutes). Free. 573-245-6576, www.mostateparks.com/park/onondaga-cave-state-park

HAUNTING IN THE HILLS Oct. 12-13, Eminence > Primitive art and craft demonstrations, pioneer lifestyles, and folklore storytelling. Alley Springs. 9 AM-4 PM and 6-9 PM Sat.; 10 AM-3 PM Sun. Free. 573-663-2269. www. ozarkheritageproject.org

FALL MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

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ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL Oct. 19, Rolla > Artists and craft vendors with original and handmade creations. Downtown. 9 AM4 PM. Free. 573-364-1027, www.visitrolla.com

SPOOK SPECTACULAR Oct. 19, Sullivan > Scavenger hunt, trick-or-treating, and WildHeart performance. Meramec State Park.

1-9:30 PM. Free. 573-468-6078, www.mostateparks. com/park/meramec-state-park

ON THE ROAD WITH BILLYO Oct. 1-24, Poplar Bluff > Exhibit by award-winning Missouri plein air artist Billyo O’Donnell of the paintings he made of Southeast Missouri landscapes. Margaret Harwell Art Museum.

Noon-4 PM Tues.-Fri.; 1-4 PM Sat.-Sun. Free. 573-686-8002, www.mham.org

COURTESY OF BILLYO O'DONNELL

Oct. 18-20, Ironton > Bluegrass and gospel, arts, crafts, and artisans. Courthouse Square. 6-8 PM Fri.; 10 AM-6 PM Sat.; noon-4 PM Sun. Free. 573-5461441, www.mountainmusicfestival.net

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FREE Prescription Discount Card

Provided by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry

HOW TO USE THIS CARD: If You DO NOT Have Insurance:

• Simply take this card with you next time you fill a prescription and present it to your pharmacist.

There is no cost for this card. The card can be used to get discounts of up to 75% on most brand and generic medications with average savings around 35%!!

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The Missouri Drug Card cannot be used in conjunction with insurance; however there are a few ways it still may be able to save you money.

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CUBA FEST

RURAL HERITAGE DAYS

Oct. 19-20, Cuba > Trolley rides to see the murals, crafts, chili cooking contest, Taste of Cuba, and band concert. Recklein Commons. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. 877-212-8429, www.cubamochamber.com

Oct. 26, Ste. Genevieve > Rural America during 1850-1900 is demonstrated with plowing, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, old-fashioned treats, games, and wagon rides to the shops in the historic district. Downtown. 9 AM-5 PM. Donations accepted. 800-373-7007, www. visitstgen.com

ART WALK Oct. 25 and Nov. 22, Ste. Genevieve > View works by local and regional artists with refreshments served at each stop. Historic Downtown. 6-9 PM. Free. 800-373-7007, www.artstegen.org

CEMETERY WALK Oct. 26, Burfordville > Guided hike to the Bollinger Family Cemetery to learn about 19th-century burial traditions. Hear stories about the Bollinger family. Bollinger Mill State Historic Site. 2-4 PM. Free. 573-243-4591, www.mostateparks.com/ park/bollinger-mill-state-historic-site

FALL ROCKS Oct. 26, Park Hills > Educational and game stations related to mineral resources and mining will be set up in the Powerhouse Museum galleries. Interpretive staff will be available to answer questions about mining and minerals in the Old Lead Belt.

Missouri Mines State Historic Site. 5-8 PM. Free. 573431-6226, www.mostateparks.com/park/missourimines-state-historic-site

SPIRIT REUNION Oct. 26, Ste. Genevieve > Costumed interpreters reveal spooky facts and anecdotes on the famous people buried in the cemetery. Memorial Cemetery. 5-8 PM. Donations accepted. 800-373-7007, www.historicstegen.org

TASTE OF THE HOLIDAYS TRAIL Nov. 9-10, Perryville to Cape Girardeau > Travel along the wine trail, taste holidaythemed foods paired with local wines and see all of the wineries’ holiday decorations. Six area wineries. Noon-5 PM. $20-$25. 573-824-5394, www.mississippiriverhillswinetrail.com

CENTRAL INTERPRETATIONS Oct. 1-Nov. 1, Columbia > A marriage of 40 visual artists and 40 literary artists. Columbia Art League.

11:30 AM-5:30 PM Tues.-Fri.; 11 AM-5 PM Sat. Free.

573-443-8838, www.columbiaartleague.org

EARLY HOTELS Oct. 2, Jefferson City > Join staff for a history of the McCarty House where Thomas Hart Benton and Frank James stayed. Missouri State Museum classroom. 7 PM. Free. 573-751-2854, www.mostateparks.com/park/missouri-state-museum

CHUCKWAGON WILD WEST SHOW Oct. 5, Hallsville > Cowboy reenactors take you by wagon to a bonfire with Dutch oven demonstration, and meal. Victorian Country Inn. 6:30-8:30 PM. $25. 573-819-2000, www.victoriancountryinn.com

FROGTOBER FEST

CRAFTS AND COLLECTIBLES Nov. 22-24, Cape Girardeau > Variety of arts, crafts, gifts, and collectibles. Notre Dame High School. 5-9 PM Fri.; 9 AM-5 PM Sat.-Sun. $1. 573266-3688, www.visitcape.com

Oct. 5, Waynesville > Celebrate Croaker, a rock painted like a frog, with crafts, vendors, children’s activities, and frog races. City Park. 10 AM-6 PM. Free. 573-774-6171, www.pulaskicountyusa.com

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HARVEST CELEBRATION Oct. 5-6, Kingsville > Antique tractors, engines, farm equipment, hayrides, tractor parades, pedal tractor pull, and Show-Me State Gourd Society exhibit. Powell Gardens. 9 AM-5 PM. $5-$12, 816-6972600, www.powellgardens.org

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS Oct. 5 and Nov. 2, Waynesville > Join a paranormal investigator to seek out ghosts in one of the area’s most haunted house. Historic Talbot House. 7 PM. $25. 573-528-2149, www.pulaskicountyusa.com

MASQUERADE PICCADILLY GALA Oct. 8, Clinton > Ladies night out. Benson Convention and Exposition Center. 5:30-9 PM. $35. 660885-8166, www.clintonmo.com

COURTESY OF BILL MCKELVEY

APPLE BUTTER DAYS Oct. 11-12, Linn Creek > Crafts, artisans, demonstrations, quilt raffle, apple butter, and apple pies.

Camden County Museum. 9 AM-5 PM. Free. 573346-7191, www.camdencountymuseum.com

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Oct. 12, Jefferson City > Experience the community’s diversity with entertainment, arts, crafts, food vendors, and storytellers. Downtown. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. 573-632-2820, www.jcmcj.net

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HARVEST HOOTENANNY Oct. 5, Columbia > Meal prepared with Missouri-raised foods, square dancing, music, children’s games, self-guided farm tours, raffles, and live and silent auctions. The Urban Farm. 3-8 PM. $5-$20 donation. 573-514-4174, www.columbiaurbanag.org

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Downtown Jefferson City A Holiday Tradition Caroling

Downtown Lights

Santa

Upcoming Events!

Downtown Holiday Open House Downtown retailers put on their best and open their doors to shoppers to kick off the holiday season. November 9, classes offered from 10am - 3pm, free.

Small Business Saturday Enjoy holiday shopping the way it used to be. Shop friendly, local small businesses throughout the Jefferson City area. Don’t miss the special one-day only sales. November 30, all day, free.

See Santa on the Trolley Step aboard one of our historic trolleys to visit with Old Saint Nick in Downtown Jefferson City. Don’t forget to make your list and check it twice. November 30, December 7, December 14, December 21, free.

Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Join the Mayor of Jefferson City as he lights the Mayor’s Christmas Tree. There will be entertainment, refreshments and a visit from Santa Claus. December 5, 6pm, Rotary Park on Bolivar Street, free.

Downtown Living Windows A Jefferson City tradition for almost 20 years, Living Windows takes place throughout Downtown Jefferson City. Storefronts and windows come alive with singers, actors, dancers and more.

Come experience this holiday tradition, and you are guaranteed to get in the holiday spirit. December 6, 6pm - 9:00pm, free.

Candlelight Tours Each Holiday Season the Governor’s Mansion is beautifully decorated. During this annual special tradition the Governor and his wife personally greet all of those who come to tour the Mansion. See the Mansion in its nighttime holiday elegance.

December 6 - 7, 6:30pm - 9pm on Friday and 2pm - 4pm on Saturday, Missouri Governor’s Mansion, free.

Jefferson City Christmas Parade Join Jefferson City in celebrating the holiday season with this year’s Christmas parade. See dozens of floats decorated in holiday themes, bands playing Christmas carols and more.

December 7, 4:30pm, free.

Capitol Caroling The Capitol Rotunda: Few traditions are as joyous as the Jefferson City Public School’s Capitol Caroling event, held each year at the Capitol Rotunda.

Performances include traditional holiday numbers and special selections by the symphonic band, high school orchestra, and high school choirs. December 10, 7pm – Missouri State Capitol, free.

Holiday Cantorum Concert The Jefferson City Cantorum will present its 2013 Christmas Program. Hear a wonderful mixture of Christmas and holiday tunes. December 14, 7pm, Miller Performing Arts Center.

For more information: www.VisitJeffersonCity.com and www.DowntownJeffersonCity.com

Jefferson City

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CIVIL WAR DRUMMER BOYS

HALLOWEEN BASH

Oct. 12, Sedalia > Civil War storytelling and exhibits. Katy Depot. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 660-8262932, www.katydepotsedalia.com

Oct. 26, Buckhorn > Games, Haunted House of Doom, and hayride through decorated Buckhorn Forest. Pulaski County Fort Leonard Wood Shrine Club. 6:30-9:30 pm. $2 donation. 573-528-1528, www.local28forr.com

GOURD DANCE AND POW WOW Oct. 19, Clinton > Gourd dancing. Benson Convention and Exposition Center. 11 am-10 pm. Free. 816331-2824, www.redstargourd.com

ROUTE 66 FEST Oct. 19, Waynesville > Children’s activities, karaoke contest, obstacle course, Route 66 Brass Band, and BB shooting range. Downtown. 11 am-5 pm.

Free. 573-774-3001, www.pulaskicountyusa.com

HERITAGE DAYS Oct. 19-20, Warsaw > Period crafters, old-fashioned demonstrations, and 250 craft vendors.

Buses run between venues all day for $5. Drake Harbor and Kaysinger Bluff. 9 am-5 pm. Free. 660438-5922, www.warsawmo.com

FOOD FAIR Oct. 22, Sedalia > More than 30 vendors have their specialties to sample. Agriculture Building at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. 5:30-8 pm. $10-$12.

660-826-2222, www.sedaliachamber.com

TAILGATE WITH THE CITY Oct. 26, Warrensburg > Homecoming parade followed by family-friendly games, vendors, jugglers, and a dunk tank. Dowtown. 11 am-1 pm. Free. 660429-3988, www.warrensburgmainstreet.org

FIBER FESTIVAL Oct. 26-27, Dixon > Weaving, spinning, embroidery, and quilting demonstrations, plus vendors. Missouri Festival Park. 9 am-5 pm. $2. 573-759-2378, www. missourifestivalandrvpark.com

A NIGHT IN TREME Oct. 27, Columbia > Performance of the music of New Orleans by the Donald Harrison Quintet. Stotler Lounge at the MU campus. 7 pm. $18-$36. 573449-3001, www.wealwaysswing.org

ALPACA RANCH OPEN HOUSE Nov. 1-3, Lebanon > Alpacas, Great Pyrenees, interactive fiber display, and shopping for handmade

items. Whirlwind Ranch. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 417-53 3-5280, www.whirlwindranch.com

RAILS TRAIN SHOW Nov. 2, Sedalia > Operating layouts in various gauges, rides on the Liberty Park outdoor railway, models, railroad antiques, and books for sale. Convention Hall at Liberty Park. 8:30 am-3 pm. $3. 660525-1741, www.visitsedaliamo.com

VETERAN’S PARADE Nov. 11, St. Robert > Celebrate the men and women who served our country with the Army Band, decorated floats, and marching bands. Missouri Blvd. 11 am. Free. 573-336-5121, www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS TEA Nov. 14, Fulton > Traditional English Kettledrum team, holiday shopping with cocktails, and silent auction in the evening. National Churchill Museum.

10 am-4:30 pm and 5-7 pm. Free. 573-592-6242, www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org

HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND PARADE Nov. 29, Clinton > Lighting of the square, lighted parade, and Santa arrives. Downtown. 6 pm. Free.

660-885-8166, www.clintonmo.com

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Oct. 4-6, Neosho> More than 150 exhibitors with handmade arts and crafts, musicians, antique tractor show, and petting zoo. Circle R Ranch.

9 AM-6 PM Fri.-Sat.; 9 AM-4 PM Sun. $6-$7. 417-4513399, www.circle-r-festivals.com

ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW Oct. 4-6, Ozark > More than 250 vendors. Finley River Park. 9 AM-6 PM. Free. 417-581-4545, www. ozarkcraftfair.com

OZARKS FALL FARMFEST Oct. 4-6, Springfield > Livestock and state-ofthe-art agricultural implements and vendors. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 9 AM-5 PM. Free. 417-8332660, www.ozarkempirefair.com

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Oct. 4 and Nov. 1, Springfield > Original art, music, art demonstrations, and food at more than 27 venues. Downtown. 6-10 PM. Free. 417-862-2787, ext.

25, www.ffaw.org

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Nov. 1-Jan. 2, Branson > Experience the magic of the holidays with this drive-through tour of more than 175 lighted, animated displays. Off Shepherd of the Hills Expressway and Roark Valley Road. Dusk-11 PM. $12 per car. 417-334-4084, www.explorebranson.com

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More Diverse

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FALL FESTIVAL Oct. 5, Neosho > Food and craft vendors, soap box derby, inflatable rides, live music, historical demonstrations, art show, pet show, chili cook-off, and photo contest. Historic Square and Downtown.

9 AM-5 PM. Free. 417-451-8050, www.neoshomo.org

BASS TOURNAMENT Oct. 5, Shell Knob > Bass fishing competition followed by steak dinner. Table Rock Lake. 7:30 AM4 PM. $100 per two-man boat (free for spectators).

417-858-3300, www.shellknob.com

Oct. 11-13, Cassville > Outdoor skill classes including canoeing, rappelling, shooting sports, fly casting and fishing, archery, arrow making, flintknapping, outdoor survival, camping, and Dutch oven cooking. Roaring River State Park. Times and cost vary. 417-847-3742, www.mostateparks.com/park/ roaring-river-state-park

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APPLE BUTTER MAKIN’ DAYS

PAINTING A MODEL WORKSHOP Oct. 14-15, Carthage > Learn the steps to painting an indoor, clothed model. Cherry’s Custom Framing and Art Gallery. 9 am-4 pm. $225. 417-489-3041, www.southwestmissouriartalliance.webs.com

Oct. 11-13, Mount Vernon > Apple butter made in copper kettles over an open fire, terrapin races, crafts, parade, car show, bubble gum blowing contest, and apple biting contest. Courthouse Square.

9 AM-6 PM Fri.-Sat.; 10 AM-4 PM Sun. Free. 417-4667654, www.mtvernonchamber.com

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AFRICAN AMERICANS THE

Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

The KMOS-TV schedule and program highlights are available at

www.kmos.org

Professor Gates (left) takes you on an engaging journey through history as he visits key historical sites, partakes in lively debates with some of America’s top historians, and interviews living eyewitnesses including school integration pioneers Ruby Bridges (above right in 1960) and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Black Panther Kathleen Neal Cleaver, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and others.

Tuesdays at 7 p.m. beginning October 22 KMOS-TV broadcasts in HD on channel 6.1, and is carried on many cable systems on channel 6.

You can also see broadcasts of lifestyle/how-to shows on 6.2 and international programs on 6.3.

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LITTLE MERMAID, JR.

WILD AREA HIKE

CHRISTMAS PARADE

Oct. 11-27, Springfield > Children’s musical based on the Hans Christian Anderson story and the Disney film. The Landers Theatre. 7:30 PM Thurs.-Sat.; 10:30 AM Sat.; 2:30 PM Sat.-Sun. $12-$15. 417-8691334, www.springfieldlittletheatre.org

Oct. 26, Cassville > Four-mile hike during the height of the fall colors. Roaring River State Park.

9 AM. Free. 417-847-3742, www.mostateparks. com/park/roaring-river-state-park

Nov. 23, Ozark > Music, floats, and marching bands. Historic Downtown Square. 6 PM. Free. 417581-6139, www.ozarkchamber.com

ANTIQUE FESTIVAL

NORTHEAST ST. LOUIS

OZARKS BACON FEST Oct. 12, Springfield > Creative bacon snacks and samples, bacon-inspired cocktails, beer, and wine, bacon products, and bacon eating, best bacon recipe, and bacon art contests . Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 11 AM-3 PM. $30 (VIP $45). 417-862-1010, www.ozarksbaconfest.com

ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT Oct. 12-27, Neosho > Artists from four states bring their works of art for the Thomas Hart Benton competition and exhibit. Plaster Complex at Crowder College. Judging and reception Oct. 12 from 10 AM-5 PM, exhibit open 9 AM-4 PM Mon.-Fri.; 1-4 PM Sat.-Sun. Free for spectators. 417-489-3041, www.southwestmissouriartalliance.webs.com

SPOOKTACULAR Oct. 19-31, Springfield > Festival of Scarecrows, Halloween decorations, and hundreds of jack-o’lanterns. Dickerson Park Zoo. 6:30-9 PM. $7. 417864-1800, www.dickersonparkzoo.com

Oct. 26-27, Springfield > Vintage glass, decor, jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, dolls, photography, and furniture. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 9 AM-5 PM Sat.; 11 AM-5 PM Sun. $5. 918-619-2875, www. heritageeventcompany.com

Nov. 2, Springfield > Performance with longtime friend Shawn Colvin. Gillioz Theatre. 8 PM. $35-$90.

417-863-7843, www.gillioz.org

Oct. 4-6, St. Louis > More than 120 Missouri food producers, artists, and craftsmen, live music, and Kids Corner with cow milking, pumpkin decorating, and barnyard animals. Missouri Botanical Garden.

6-9 PM Fri.; 9 AM-5 PM Sat.-Sun. $5-$12. 800-6428842, www.mobot.org

VETERANS WEEK

UGANDAN ORPHANS CHOIR

Nov. 5-11, Branson > Variety of events celebrating our military veterans including parade, flag ceremonies, and reunions. Throughout town. Times vary. Free (except some special events). 417-3344084, www.explorebranson.com

Oct. 11, St. Charles > Performances by the Ugandan Orphans Choir feature African tribal drumming, dancing, singing, story time, and art projects for children. Foundry Art Centre. 6 and 7 PM. Free.

636-255-0270, www.foundryartcentre.org

CRAFT FESTIVAL

IRON HORSE RODEO

Nov. 15-16, Ozark > All handcrafted items. Community Center. 9 AM-4 PM. Free. 417-582-2133, www.ozarkcraftfestival.com

Oct. 11-12, Pacific > Bull riding, bucking broncos, and clowns. Liberty Field. 4 PM Fri.; 3 PM Sat. $5-$8.

636-271-0500, ext. 196, www.pacificmissouri.com

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FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL Oct. 12, De Soto > Craft fair, hay rides, and performances by WildHeart. Washington State Park.

10 AM-2 PM. Free. 636-586-5768, www.mostateparks. com/park/washington-state-park

CEMETERY BICYCLE TOUR Oct. 12, St. Louis > Hear ghost stories on a 6-mile bike tour. Bellefontaine Cemetery. Registration 9-9:30 AM. $3-$5. 314-436-1324, www.trailnet.org

ART ON THE TOWN Oct. 12, Webster Groves > More than 100 artists and performers, concert with Javier Mendoza and The Reserve, and gallery crawl. Downtown. Noon8 PM. Free. 314-968-6500, www.wcaf.orh

COURTESY OF SCOTT LOKITZ

APPLEFEST Oct. 12-13, Clarksville > Parade, art show, artist and quilt making demonstrations, and antiques and collectibles vendors. Historic Shopping District and The Apple Shed. 10 AM-5 PM Sat.; 10 AM-3 PM Sun. Free. 573-242-3207, www.clarksvillemo.us

MISSOURI DAY CELEBRATION Oct. 16, St. Charles > Interactive Missouri-themed activities for the whole family. First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. 636940-3322, www.historicstcharles.com

dancing in the streets!

GROVE FEST Oct. 5, St. Louis > Eclectic street festival featuring diverse music, live and interactive art, fashion shows, and street performers. The Grove. 2-11 PM. Free. 314-535-5311, www.thegrovestl.com

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Carnival, food, live entertainment, crafts, camel rides, and more!

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Live Performances! Featuring: The Women of Rock Friday Oct. 4 7:30 - 10 p.m.

Almost KISS Saturday Oct. 5 7:30 - 10 p.m.

Scan our QR Code for a complete listing of all attractions and events in Gladstone!

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A beautiful place for good food, wonderful people, and lots of laughter! Where there is something for everyone.

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Serving the largest breakfast menu in the area! Come see Glasgow history on the walls while you dine.

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BUSHWHACKER BEND WINERY With our unique local venue you can enjoy our handcrafted wines while you relax on the deck overlooking the Missouri River!

515 First St. | 660-338-2100

DON’T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS! PUMPKIN DAZE EVENTS

With events such as Main Street Parade, pumpkin scavenger hunt, turkey shoot, haunted forrest, hot air balloon, and more throughout the day!

Saturday, October 12 For a complete list of events, visit our website at www.GlasgowMO.com

OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS Raffle, live music, and Santa!

Kids Events begin at 4:00 PM Winter Boat Parade, 6:30 PM Saturday, November 30

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FLY Oct. 16-Nov. 10, St. Louis > Inspiring story based on the experiences of four of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Times vary. $16.50-$76. 314-968-4925, www.repstl.org

RARE COIN EXPO Oct. 17-19, St. Charles > Rare coins and silver dollars on display and for sale. Convention Center.

10 AM-6 PM Thurs.-Fri.; 10 AM-4 PM Sat. Free. 800642-4305, www.historicstcharles.com

HAYRIDE AND BLUEGRASS Oct. 18-19, St. Louis County > Hayride around the old military base and a bluegrass concert by George Portz. Jefferson Barracks. 6, 7, and 8 PM. $10. 314615-8822, www.stlouisco.com/parks

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SPIRITS OF THE PAST

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MUD RUN Oct. 5, Wright City > Make your way through muddy trails and climb over more than 30 obstacles including the Valley of Mud. Battlegrounds at Cedar Lake Winery. 8 AM-3 PM. $100-$140 (free for spectators). 314-727-5850, www.thebattlegrounds.com

Oct. 19, Defiance > Lantern-lit paths, pioneer village, and spooky tales from the past told by costumed reenactors. Historic Daniel Boone Home and Heritage Center. 6-9 PM. $6-$10. 636-798-2005, www.danielboonehome.com

CHESS TOURNAMENT Oct. 19, Hannibal > Chess competition with awards.

Hannibal Free Public Library. 2-5:15 PM. Free. 573221-0222, www.hannibal.lib.mo.us

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Distillery Tour & Tasting Discover New Haven’s Riverfront Arts District in the heart of Missouri Wine Country!

Hand crafted spirits one small batch at a time.

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Sept. 28: Girlfriends Day Oct. 12: Witches Night Out Oct. 26-27: Apple Butter Festival Nov. 8-10: Deer Widows Weekend Nov. 23: Holiday Open House and Parade Dec. 6-8: Christmas Festival and Cookie Walk www.gokimmswick.com • 636-464-6464

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SuperHeroes

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Liev Schreiber hosts and narrates the first documentary miniseries to examine the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy. Tracing the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years, this series includes commentary from Stan Lee, Adam West, Lynda Carter, Michael Chabon and Jules Feiffer.

October 15, 7-10 p.m.

KMOS-TV broadcasts in HD on channel 6.1, and is carried on many cable systems on channel 6.

You can also see broadcasts of lifestyle/how-to shows on 6.2 and international programs on 6.3.

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COUNTRY COLORFEST

carousel rides. Costumed characters get you in a magical mood. Faust Park. 6-8 pm. $7-$9. 314-6158383, www.stlouisco.com/parks/carousel

es, live entertainment, giveaways, and kids’ games.

Hancock Place Elementary School. 5:30-7 pm. $5.

314-631-2796, www.lemaychamber.com

APPLE BUTTER FESTIVAL

HAPPY HOLIDAYS BOUTIQUE

Oct. 19-20, Marthasville > German living history festival. Historic Luxenhaus Farm. 9 am-5 pm. $8$18. 636-433-5669, www.deutschcountrydays.org

Oct. 26-27, Kimmswick > Apple butter cooked the old-fashioned way in copper kettles over an open fire, plus hundreds of craft, art and food vendors, pumpkin carving contest, and live musical entertainment. Throughout town. 10 am-5 pm. Free. 636464-6464, www.visitkimmswick.com

Nov. 8, Sunset Hills > More than 100 vendors with a variety of holiday products and gift ideas. Holiday Inn SW Route 66. 10 am-7 pm. Free. 314-821-4161, www.kirkwoodholidayboutique.com

RIDE THE RIVERS CENTURY

HALLOWEEN CONCERT

Oct. 20, St. Charles > Ride 100 miles through two states, across three rivers, two ferries, and one arch.

Starts at Point DuSable Park. Registration 6:308 am. $70-$75. 314-436-1324, www.trailnet.org

Oct. 29, Saint Peters > Enjoy a spooky concert while you wear a costume. Orchestra members will be dressed up for Halloween. City Hall. 7:30 pm.

Free. 800-366-2427, www.scsymphony.us

TASTE OF PALMYRA

50 MILES OF ART TOUR

Oct. 21, Palmyra > Variety of foods from local restaurants, music, art show, and art and craft vendors. Downtown. 5-9 pm. Free. 573-769-0777, www.showmepalmyra.com

Nov. 2-3, Louisiana to Hannibal > Follow the map along the scenic highway to see artists creating works of art in their studios, visit with them, and view exhibits of their works. Along Highway 79. 9 am-5 pm Sat.; 10 am-5 pm Sun. Free. 573-242-3000, www.clarksvilleartistguild.wordpress.com

Oct. 19-20, Louisiana > Crafts, entertainment, children’s activities, parade, and car and motorcycle show. Riverfront Park area. 10 am-5 pm Sat.; 10 am-4 pm Sun. Free (except special events). 888642-3800, www.louisianacolorfest.com

DEUTSCH COUNTRY DAYS

BOO-BASH Oct. 25, Chesterfield > Family-friendly event with Harry Potter theme featuring Steve Serengeti and his amazing reptile show followed by unlimited

TASTE OF LEMAY Nov. 8, Lemay > Sample foods from local business-

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Nov. 15-16, St. Louis > This band is the next best thing to the Beatles and performs each song note for note like the originals. The Fox Theatre.

8 pm Fri.-Sat.; 2 pm Sat. $27.50-$57.50. 314-5341678, www.fabulousfox.com

HOLIDAY FARE WINE TRAIL Nov. 16-17, Hermann > Visit seven wineries to taste wine and food pairings. Throughout the area.

10 am-5 pm Sat.; 11 am-5 pm Sun. $30. 800-9328687, www.hermannwinetrail.com

ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW Nov. 22-24, St. Charles > Hand-made arts and crafts. Convention Center. Noon-7 pm Fri.; 9 am-5 pm Sat.; 10 am-4 pm Sun. Free. 636-240-5689, www. treasurechestchows.com

From enjoying old friends to making new ones...

We are Clinton, Missouri; where small town life is still alive and well. We invite you to cruise the shoreline of Truman Lake or pedal your way down the Katy Trail. This Golden Valley in which we live offers a multitude of opportunities to shop, bike, hunt, fish or just relax. We invite you to come share all the things we love: our events, our square, our nature, and our people. We are Clinton, and we are great people, by nature.

For more information on Clinton, MO, go to www.clintonmo.com

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Amish Made, p. 119 Arkansas Tourism, p. 20 Arrow Rock, p. 125 Bent Tree Gallery, p. 27 Benton County Tourism, p. 18 Boonville Tourism, p. 17 Bradford’s Antiques, p. 27 Branson Visitor TV, p. 110 Callaway County Tourism, p. 30-31 Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, p. 114 Chillicothe, p. 114 Clinton, p. 127 Columbia Orthopaedic Group, p. 13 Dr. Scott Darling, DO PC, p. 7 Eureka Springs, AR, p. 21 Evening Shade Farms, p. 120 Family Shoe Store, p. 124 Fayetteville, AR, p. 20 George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, p. 27 Gladstone, p. 123 Glasgow, p. 124 Gunflint Wood Shop, p. 120 Halcyon Spa, p. 66 Hearthstone Foods, p. 119

Hermann Chamber of Commerce, p. 103 High Street Victorian Bed and Breakfast, p. 66 The Inn at Harbour Ridge, p. 66 Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, p. 3 James Country Mercantile, p. 125 Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, p. 116 John Knox Village East, p. 8 Kimmswick, MO, p. 126 KMOS-TV, p. 121 & 126 KT Diamond Jewelers, p. 115 Lebanon Tourism, p. 17 Lexington Tourism, p. 124 Lodge of Four Seasons, p. 2 & 64 Louisiana, MO, p. 27 Lutheran Senior Services, p. 15 Main Street Goods and Goodies, p. 123 Manitou Studio, p. 27 Marshall Tourism, p. 4 Maryland Heights Convention and Visitors Bureau, p. 15 Meramec Caverns, p. 120 Mexico, MO Tourism, p. 9 Missouri Chamber of Commerce

and Industry, p. 113 Missouri Life Books, p. 24 Missouri Life Holiday, p. 72 Missouri Life Statement of Ownership, p. 122 Missouri Life Travel, p. 81 Missouri Department of Conservation, p. 131 Missouri Pork Association, p. 132 Missouri Soybean Association, p. 73-80 Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 118 Mountain Harbor Resort & Spa on Lake Ouachita, p. 65 Mpix, p. 33 Old Trails Region, p. 124 Pinckney Bend Distillery, p. 126 Pitch, p. 108 Pulaski County, p. 122 Railyard Steakhouse, p. 103 The Raphael Hotel, p. 66 River Valley Region Association, p. 20 Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 8 Rost Landscaping, p. 121 Samuel’s Tuxedos and Gifts, p. 117 Scenic View Calendars, p. 117 Shawnee Bluff Winery & Vineyard, p. 126 Socket, p. 23 St. Joseph, MO p. 112 Stone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio, p. 27 Swiss Meats & Sausage Co., p. 103 Titanic Museum Attraction, p. 11 Trailside Cafe and Bike Shop, p. 123 Traveler’s Lane Travel Agency, p. 112 The Trolley Company, p. 117 Truman State University Press, p. 118 Union Station, p. 13 University Concert Series, p. 119 Victorian Country Inn Bed & Breakfast LLC, p. 66 Wenwood Farm Winery, p. 126 Wind and Willow, p. 119 Ye Olde English Inn, p. 65 HIGHER EDUCATION GUIDE: Central Methodist University, p. 5 Columbia College, p. 5

Drury University, p. 3 Harding University, p. 16 Missouri Southern State University, p. 7 Missouri Valley College, p. 11 North Central Missouri College, p. 13 St. Louis Community College, p. 7 Truman State University, p. 11 University of Central Missouri, p.

8-10 University of Missouri, Kansas City, p. 11 University of Phoenix, p. 5 Westminster College, p. 13 William Woods University, p. 15 WINERY AND BREWERY GUIDE: Baltimore Bend Vineyard, p. 100 Bear Creek Wine Company, p. 100 Broadway Brewery, p. 98 Callaway County Tourism, p. 97 Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, p. 98 Cave Hollow West Winery, p. 96 Cinder Block Brewery, p. 102 Cooper’s Oak Winery, p. 100 Eagle’s Nest Winery, B & B Inn, Bakery, p. 100 Endless Summer Winery, p. 102 Hermann Wine Trail, p. 95 Hermann Wurst Haus, p. 98 Katy Bike Rental, p. 102 Ladoga Ridge Winery, p. 102 Little Hills Winery, p. 99 Lost Creek Vinyard, p. 95 Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail, p. 100 Missouri Department of Tourism, p. 92 & 93 Montelle Winery, p. 95 Peaceful Bend Vineyard, p. 96 Prison Brews, p. 100 Röbller Winery, p. 98 Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, p. 101 Ste. Genevieve Tourism, p. 102 St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau, p. 94 Stone Hill Winery, p. 96 Van Till Family Farm Winery, p. 96 Westphalia Inn, p. 100 Yellow Farmhouse Vineyard, p. 102

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DISCO CONCERT Oct. 19, Smithville > Dance the night away with concert by Disco Dick and the Mirror Balls. American Legion Hall. 8 PM-midnight. $8. 816-532-0946, www.smithvillechamber.org

MISSOURI DAY Oct. 19-20, Trenton > Parade, 175 vendors, high school band competition, and car show. Rock Barn Area. 8:30 AM-5 PM Sat.; 10 AM-4 PM Sun. Free. 660359-4324, www.trentonmochamber.com

HUGE HALLOWEEN PARADE Oct. 26, Independence > More than 100 floats, marching bands, clowns, and Halloween characters. Historic Independence Square. 3 PM. Free. 816461-0065, www.theindependencesquare.com

SCREENLAND AT THE SYMPHONY

here comes Santa Claus!

Oct. 31, Kansas City > See the silent film Phantom of the Opera with a live organ accompaniment.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 7 PM. $25$45. 816-471-0400, www.kcsymphony.org

HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND PARADE Nov. 22-23, Cameron > Watch the holiday lights turn on, listen to the high school choir concert, and meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus on Fri. and come out for the parade on Sat. McCorkle Park and Downtown. 6:30 PM Fri.; 2 PM Sat. Free. 816-632-2005, www.cameronmochamber.com

COURTESY OF CAMERON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CAR SHOW

NORTHWEST KANSAS CITY

Oct. 5, Marshall > Display and competition of all makes and models of cars. Downtown Square.

9 AM-noon. Free for spectators. 660-886-2233, www.marshallnews.com

GHOST TOURS

PUMPKINFEST

Oct. 4-25 (Fridays), Independence > Ghostly tour of the 1859 Jail, Marshal’s home, and museum, plus take a covered wagon ride with a live narrator to see haunted places on the historic square. Independence Square. 7, 8, and 9 PM. $12-$18. 816-4610065, www.theindependencesquare.com

Oct. 11-13, St. Joseph > Arts festival featuring entertainment, children’s costume parade, rides, crafts, and the lighting of the Great Pumpkin Mountain. Pony Express Museum. 5-9 PM Fri.; 10 AM-9 PM Sat.; 11 AM-5 PM Sun. Free. 816-2795059, www.ponyexpress.org

FALL ON THE FARM

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Oct. 5, Lawson > Costumed interpreters demonstrate 1870s rural life, Victorian children’s games, and tours of the woolen mill. Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site. Noon-5 pm. Free. 816-580-3387. www.mostateparks.com/park/watkins-woolenmill-state-historic-site

Oct. 12, Kansas City > Old-fashioned country fair with magicians, puppet shows, Civil War reenactments and shoot-outs, and performances by musical and dancing groups. Shoal Creek Living History Museum. 10 AM-4:30 PM. $5. 816-792-2655, www. shoalcreeklivinghistorymuseum.com

IN STEP WITH HARRY

JAZZ AND BBQ

Oct. 5-26 (Saturdays), Independence > Take the 1.5 mile tour Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, 9 AM. Free. 816-254-9929, www.nps.gov/hstr

PECAN FESTIVAL Oct. 5, Brunswick > Flea market, crafts, quilt show, parade, pecan pie contest and auction, kiddie tractor pull, horse rides, Little Toot Train, and talent contest. Downtown. 8 AM-6 PM. Free. 660-5483340, www.brunswickpecanfestival.com

Oct. 13, Kansas > Jazz band concert, barbecue buffet, and silent auction. UMKC Student Union. 6 PM with concert at 7:30 PM. $30-$75. 816-235-2799, www.conservatory.umkc.edu

ART WALK Oct. 18-Nov. 15, Independence > See more than 50 artists in action, demonstrations, live music, and refreshments. Englewood Station Art Walk. 5-9 PM. Free. 816-257-7911. www.englewoodstation.com

SUGARPLUM FESTIVAL Nov. 7-9, St. Joseph > Local and regional vendors display and sell holiday gifts, decorations, and wine tasting. Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. 5:30-8 PM Thurs.; 10 AM-8 PM Fri.; 10 AM-4 PM Sat.; $7-$10. 816233-7003, www.albrecht-kemper.org

MAYOR’S TREE LIGHTING Nov. 29, Kansas City > Watch the lighting of the 100-foot tall tree and see the arrival of Santa in a horse-drawn carriage. Crown Center. 10 AM Santa arrive; 5:30 PM tree lighting. Free. 816-274-8444, www.crowncenter.com

SHHHHH! IT’S A SECRET Nov. 30, Independence > Make holiday gifts pioneer style in this art workshop. National Frontier Trails Museum. 10 AM-noon. $3-$6. 816-325-7575, www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org

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Missouriana

Get more on murder mystries, pumpkins, Glasgow, and the Wommack Mill.

Pumpkin FLOWERS are edible.

BY WINN DUVALL

Did you know?

The LARGEST pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds.

Murder mystery Missouri.

The FIRST gasoline-powered riverboat, The Minnie, sank NEAR Glasgow.

At one point in time, GLASGOW boasted two colleges, but both have been CLOSED for more than eighty years.

—T.S. Eliot, a St. Louis native, from his verse drama Murder in the Cathedral

WOMMACK MILL IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, BUT NOT UNDER THAT NAME. IT’S LISTED AS THE BOEGEL AND HINE MILL.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDREW BARTON

“Death has a hundred hands and walks by a thousand ways.”

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Puerto Rican Shredded Pork 2-3 lb. pork boneless sirloin roast, trimmed and tied with kitchen twine if necessary* 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 4-5 cloves garlic, skins removed, crushed 1 tbsp. cumin 1/2 tbsp. coarse salt 1 tsp. dried oregano 4 oranges, juiced or 1 c. freshly squeezed orange juice 4 limes, juiced

SERVES 4-6

Poke 3-5 holes in pork with sharp knife; stuff with half the crushed garlic. Warm oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and brown on all sides, 6-8 minutes.

Combine remaining ingredients in blender and blend 3-5 seconds until evenly combined. Place pork in slow cooker, pour liquid mixture over pork and let marinate about 10 minutes on each side.

Turn slow cooker on low; set timer for 8 hours. After 8 hours, remove pork and shred using two forks on large cutting board. Remove all liquid from slow cooker except 1 c. and add pork back to pot. Let cook another 15-30 minutes.

Serve shredded pork in lettuce wraps or in corn tortillas. Top with pico de gallo, chopped cilantro and avocado. *If unfamiliar with tying a roast, ask your butcher to pre-tie the roast in the store. Š2013 National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA USA. This message funded by America’s Pork Producers and the Pork Checkoff.

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