202010 – October

Rescue on a Mission

Rescue on a Mission

Without a sound, she’s by your side gazing up at you. As you sit at the table, the furry greeter quietly hops up in the chair beside you and pleads with big brown eyes to be invited to sit. “Olive will work her way onto your lap and into your heart before you know...

A Member of the Co-op

A Member of the Co-op

Well, it was just a matter of time. I think if you asked my wife, she would have said there wasn’t much of a chance. If you asked my kids, they wouldn’t know either way. I think most everyone else just figured it had already happened. The Jones Family is now...

Back on Track

Back on Track

Nick Barrack had a problem. The president of CSE Construction and USA Tours thought he had diversified his company enough to weather any storm. With a commercial construction division and a tour and charter bus company, the Rolla-based enterprise had prospered for 20...

Sweet Singletrack

Sweet Singletrack

Like a lot of people locked down during Missouri’s COVID-19 shutdown, Wade Gaylord couldn’t wait to get outside. Once restrictions lifted, he loaded up his bike and hit the trail. “I was fortunate to buy my bike off Craigslist just before I got laid off from my...

I Scream, You Scream

I Scream, You Scream

The sweet smell hits immediately. It’s from the 30 tubs of ice cream or maybe the fresh-baked, hand-made waffle cone just waiting for the perfect scoop. Or two or three scoops, if you’re going to be honest with yourself. “You can’t leave here in a bad mood or...

Cooperating with COVID

Cooperating with COVID

Teachers became students when they attended the Energy in Today’s Classroom course. Here they learn to wire simple circuits. Many may hesitate signing up for a summer class during these uncertain times, but 15 teachers and two engineering students from across Missouri...

Spare Change That Makes a Change

Spare Change That Makes a Change

Se-Ma-No Electric Cooperative members know their co-op. In the wake of severe thunderstorms, high winds and heavy blizzards, they can’t help but notice bucket trucks and linemen working diligently to restore downed lines and power. But the co-op also is busy behind...

Reclaimed

Reclaimed

Nothing is useless. Everything has a forward-looking purpose. Those are the thoughts Brad Page has as he meanders around old central Missouri farms and homesteads. He studies the dilapidated barns and sheds looking for the perfect pieces of lumber he can take to his...

The Chef’s Table

The Chef’s Table

Ryan VanWinkle may hold the title “executive chef,” but don’t be fooled: He’s actually in the business of time travel. Every dish he’s created for the past seven years has been an attempt at taking diners back to his late grandmother’s house. “We’d walk in the door...

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