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CoMo Cuisine School your taste buds with our flavorful, A-to-Z guide to local food. We boast about some local favorites, bring you up to speed on a few exotic ingredients, and give you some recipes to get you started on your culinary journey through the alphabet.

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TRAIL RIDE Hit the road and head over to wine country to sample the offerings from Missouri’s 10 wine trails. We have your itinerary all mapped out.

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28 Spotlight 30 Kevin’s World 32 Reviews In A Flash 36 Calendar: September Events 42 A Look Back: Reliving the Battle of Centralia.

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Chilies add spice to our world, just one of the delicious entries in our A-to-Z sampling of CoMo cuisine on Page 96.

Shopping Backpacks don’t have to be boring.

50 Style

Transition from summer to fall.

52 Moving & Shaking

A treasure trove of rare books opens in Columbia.

56 Business Briefs

See who’s making news in Columbia business.

64 Robinson’s Ramblings

Mizzou’s Harlow Shapley redefined the galaxy.

68 Faith

A first-generation American makes her way between two worlds.

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The Home Front Follow these do’s and don’ts

to improve energy efficiency.

76 Home Décor Bring the outdoors in with fun family projects.

78 Outdoors

Keep your bicycle in tip-top shape.

80 Your Health Can owning a dog improve your health?

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Your Health A local dietician sheds light on the multivitamin debate.

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Your Health You must sleep well to be well.

l 111 114 Chef’s Secrets Elevate the humble cucumber with a simple pickling process.

116 The Wine List

Here’s a simple wine list in red and white.

118 Mixology Enjoy a refreshing spin on the Cosmopolitan.

120 Cooking With Brook

Win game-day glory with out-of-the-ordinary nachos.

124 Farm Fresh

Go apple-picking in mid-Missouri.

126 Specialties Explore the world at Columbia’s specialty markets.

128 Dining Out

Umbria connects midMissouri’s palate with its geographical sister.

l 139 140 A Wedding Story Celebrate the nuptials of Becky Means & Ryan Melton.

144 A Wedding Story Celebrate the nuptials of Suzanne Wetz & Kurt Schauwecker.

148 Wedding Planner Invite your pets to your wedding.

150 Announcements Mid-Missouri brides and grooms share their happy news.

152 On The Town

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Hungry For Knowledge

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’m sure it’s not impossible, but it’s much more difficult to develop a sophisticated palate when you grow up in a small Oklahoma town. My hometown had a grocery store where the most exotic items were canned water chestnuts and El Paso taco seasoning. There was a Dairy Queen, an ice cream parlor and a diner where neither the décor nor the menu had changed since the ’40s. It was the land of wellseasoned cast-iron skillets and deep-fried everything.

I suppose there are other, more widely known culinary capitals in the world, but Columbia seemed like a foodie mecca when I arrived here in the ’80s. I discovered that not all pizza came from a hut, bagels weren’t just some weird New York thing, and sushi was pretty darned awesome.

These days, I consider myself a student of the culinary arts. I find it entertaining to read about the science behind cooking (thank you, Alton Brown), and I enjoy creating healthier versions of some favorite dishes from my childhood. I’ve learned that you can accomplish a lot with a great knife, a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, and that wellseasoned cast-iron skillet.

My job helps feed my culinary curiosity, too. We’ve run a lot of food features over the years, including our fantastic A–Z guide to CoMo cuisine in this issue. A couple of years ago, this magazine opened up its Culinary Adventures Center. There’s a beautiful commercial kitchen and a skilled chef just outside my office door. One or two evenings every week, people like me — who love food but want to know more about how to prepare it — gather for fun, hands-on,

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chef-led classes. (Check out the website at www.CoMoCulinaryAdventures.com for more information and a class schedule.)

I have no aspirations to become a chef but I would love to be one of those people who can whip up something wonderful from whatever random ingredients they find in the fridge. Thanks to the work of our writers and photographer, I’m excited to make my way through the alphabet, from asparagus to ziti, and add to my repertoire.

I hope our annual Wine & Food issue, and our upcoming Wine & Food Festival (www.ColumbiaWineFest.com), help feed your need for practical information about food and inspire your own culinary creativity.

what’s on your mind? email me at

sandy@insidecolumbia.net.

A Food-Lover’s Quiz 1. True or false? A yam and a sweet potato are

the same thing. Get the answer on Page 103.

2. What do you call honey wine, and where can

you find it in the Show-Me state? Find out on Page 108.

3. Which is the better bargain? A bag of ready-

made tortilla chips or a batch of corn tortillas cut into wedges and fried fresh? Chef Brook Harlan has the answer (and a winning recipe for nachos) on Page 120.

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4. What’s the best way to keep your freshly

sliced apple from turning brown? Use the tried-and-true technique on Page 124.

5. Where’s the best place to go if you’re in the

market for frozen calamansi juice? We have your shopping list covered on Page 126.

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DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA

Welcome to the District!

The city is starting to install meters that allow you to pay via credit card, debit card, or even your phone. They’ve started on Ninth Street so make sure you download the Park Mobile app and get rid of that pocketful of quarters.

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introductions Alyssa Blevins Graphic Designer

Alyssa Blevins is a University of Missouri graduate.

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design, and enjoys being able to add her fine art skills to her designs with illustrations and hand-written typography. In her free time, Blevins likes taking road trips and exploring new cities, but as a Columbia native she loves being able to call Columbia home.

BOOK BRAG Their names are familiar to Inside Columbia readers, but Anita Neal Harrison and John Robinson are boasting about some new publications.

Unguarded Moments: Stories of Working Inside the Missouri State Penitentiary By Larry E. Neal and Anita Neal Harrison

(Truman State University Press, 2014) Since its closing in 2004, the Missouri State Penitentiary has become a peculiar tourism destination. Visitors view the cold empty buildings and ponder, “What was it like to live and work in such a place?”

In Unguarded Moments: Stories of Working Inside the Missouri State Penitentiary, Larry E. Neal recounts experiences he had working in the prison from 1984 until its closing. As a maintenance supervisor, Neal was in charge of inmate work crews; his memories reveal the grim place had its share of humor. From outrageous pranks staff and inmates pulled on each other to a pancake restaurant two entrepreneurial cellmates launched inside a housing unit, Neal’s stories show an unseen side of life in the old prison.

Helping Neal share that unexpected history is his daughter, Inside Columbia Assistant Editor Anita Neal Harrison.

“I grew up on these stories,” she says. “People are fascinated with the old prison.”

Unguarded Moments is available on the Truman State University Press website, tsup.truman.edu, as well as at Downtown Book & Toy in Jefferson City, on Amazon and from other book distributors. Keep up with news and events at www. Facebook.com/UnguardedMomentsMSP.

COASTAL MISSOURI By John Robinson

(Compass Flower Press, 2013) When a “Saturday Night Live” producer rafted the Mississippi River, Inside Columbia columnist John Robinson joined the crew.

The trip and other adventures form the basis of John Robinson’s book Coastal Missouri, his water-based sequel to A Road Trip Into America’s Hidden Heart. The book continues his 250,000-mile odyssey covering every mile on Missouri’s highway map.

Ditching interstates and instant gratification, Robinson drove deep into the state, with his only constant companion: his car. “We’ve passed every pun on every roadside marquee, every clip joint and carny barker and corn dog vendor, every barbecue shack and Tex-Mex taco stand," he says. "And we’ve stopped at most of ’em.”

Robinson’s book is available from online booksellers Amazon and eBookIt. Keep up with news and events at www.johndrakerobinson.com.

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Come Wine & Dine With Us

Inside Columbia’s seventh annual Wine & Food Festival is a feast for all the senses, and you won’t want to miss the great lineup of events planned for this year.

Get more details and purchase your tickets at www.ColumbiaWineFest.com.

Monday, Sept. 29 Made In Missouri Farm-To-Table Dinner Local chefs, including Inside Columbia Food Editor Brook Harlan and Culinary Adventures Executive Chef Dennis Clay, will prepare a glorious, sevencourse culinary masterpiece featuring locally produced meats, cheese, vegetables and herbs.

Wine experts will pair six fine Missouri wines with the meal. It all adds up to a Show-Me experience you truly have to see to believe. The event takes place at the picturesque Blue Bell Farm near Fayette.

Your ticket includes motor coach transportation to and from the venue. $95 per person

Friday, Oct. 3 Seeing Red: A Blind Wine Tasting Discover the amazing and complex world of big, red wines as our experts lead you through a blind tasting of 12 tantalizing wines from around the world. You’ll explore wines in a whole new way, taking note of a wine’s appearance, flavor profiles and alcohol content while trying to guess the wine’s origin, varietal and suggested retail value.

Throughout the evening, enjoy a variety of hors d’oeuvres created by Chef Dennis Clay. And there are prizes! We’ll reward those with the most refined palates (or best guesses). Come prepared to turn your preconceptions about wine upside-down at this fun and educational event. $35 per person

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Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Sept. 30–Oct. 2 Wine, Dine & Design Dinners Indulge in three nights of unforgettable dining, each offering a five-course meal prepared by a team of Columbia’s top chefs. Every meal comes with three or four complementing wines selected to enhance the fare. And if delicious food and fine wine isn’t enough of an enticement, you certainly won’t want to miss the elaborate, beautiful tablescapes created by local designers, florists and event planners. Every night features a different look and a unique menu. Come for one dinner or treat yourself to all three! $75 per person

Saturday, Oct. 4 Sip & Shop Back by popular demand!

We’ve combined two of your favorite pastimes: shopping and wine! Sip and Shop passport holders enjoy significant, exclusive discounts from local merchants as they visit all the wonderful participating shops, enjoying different wine samples at each location. $25 per person

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Rootstock The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival returns for its eighth year to Stephens Lake Park Sept. 26–28. The celebration of music, food and culture features more than 30 bands representing the genres of roots, blues, gospel, country, folk and soul. This year, featured artists include The Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, John Prine, Rosanne Cash, Los Lobos and more. A kick-off event gets the weekend rolling on Sept. 25 in The District and a number of special events dot the weekend’s schedule. Tickets start at $40; visit www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com for more information.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 RNBNBBQ Kickoff Event in The District, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 RNBNBBQ, 4:30 to 11 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 RNBNBBQ, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Blues in the Schools free performance at Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater, 12 to 3 p.m.

RNBNBBQ Half Marathon & 10K Run, 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 RNBNBBQ, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are at Stephens Lake Park, 2001 E. Broadway.

573-442-5862 www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com

Roots N Blues N BBQ 2014 The festival returns to Stephens Lake Park with the best lineup yet.

Savory barbecue aromas and the soulful resonance of roots music will lead tens of thousands to Stephens Lake Park this month for the eighth annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival.

“The lineup is better than ever this year!” says Betsy Farris, president of Thumper Entertainment, the company that produces the festival. “We get excited to see our fans excited.”

More than 30 artists will take the stage during the three-day festival, Sept. 26 through Sept. 28. Those artists include Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, The Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, John Prine, Rosanne Cash and Bettye LaVette.

The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival presents an eclectic mix of genres — roots, blues, gospel, country, folk, rock and soul — and artists who have reached various levels of fame — international, national, regional and local.

“Discovering new artists has always been part of the festival,” says Richard King, a festival founder. “Lake Street Drive and Trampled by Turtles certainly will open people’s eyes, but this year, John Prine is the centerpiece. [He’s] an American legend!

His songwriting has captured the hearts of so many Americans.”

This is the second year the festival will be located at Stephens Lake Park.

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lighting, more food vendors — between 20 and 25 —and expanded merchandise offerings. Other notable changes include: The use of COMO Connect to transport fans to the festival for free.

The addition of a beer garden with seating and shade.

Moving the RNBNBBQ Half Marathon and the 10K Run to the park.

A new water station, installed by the city, with several spigots for filling up water bottles.

Once again, visual art will be an important festival element.

“We’ll have even more than last year, including GuitarHenge [a display of 10 guitars that are 8 feet tall], benefiting Blues in the Schools,” says Julie King, festival director. “The transformation of the park is amazing with all the people, art, lights, music and good times. Music marks some of the most important times in our lives, and we remember that forever.”

Last year’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival drew 25,000 fans from 36 states and five countries.

“Some fans from Australia have already called to make travel plans!” Farris says.

Seeing the sponsors, musicians, artists and city staff pull together is “truly amazing,” King adds. “We are very proud of this city,” he says, “and festival weekend shows why!”

— ANITA NEAL HARRISON

run SEPTEMBER 1 Every Labor Day since 1960, the Columbia Track Club has hosted the Heart of America Marathon. This race is not for the faint of heart due to dramatic elevation change and the season’s usual hot and humid weather. Running south from Hearnes Center, the course includes a 17mile loop that takes runners over Easley Hill on the Missouri River and through Rock Bridge Memorial State Park before heading back to Columbia for a downtown finish at the intersection of Seventh Street and Broadway, where spectators gather to cheer on the finishers. There will be aid stations every 2 miles at this event. Race headquarters are at the Hampton Inn on Stadium Boulevard. $45 early registration, $50 registration Aug. 31-Sept. 1; 6 a.m.; 1225 Fellows Place; www.columbiatrackclub.com/hoa

bike SEPTEMBER 6-7 For anyone seeking a personal challenge and a world free of multiple sclerosis, Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway Ride is the nation’s premier fundraising cycling series. Join the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a weekend that’s more than a ride. Spend two days in the countryside, beginning and ending at the Central Missouri Events Center (Boone County Fairgrounds). There are route options for 20, 40, 75 and 100 miles. $50 registration fee, with a $250 fundraising minimum; 5212 N. Oakland Gravel Road; 314-781-9020; bikemos.nationalmssociety.org

wander SEPTEMBER 12–NOVEMBER 2  Welcome fall and make family memories with a visit to Shyrocks Corn Maze, just off Interstate 70 east of Columbia.

Every year, Shryocks Callaway Farms creates incredibly detailed pictures in its cornfield using GPS technology and then invites farm visitors to venture through the elaborate design. Completing the 16-acre maze takes about 1½ hours, but it’s not a bad idea to allow two hours when planning. The maze is wheelchairaccessible with compact dirt paths. $8 adults, $7 children 4 to 12, free for kids 3 and younger; 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays; 2927 County Road 253; 573-592-0191; www.callawayfarms.com

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kevin’s world l by entertainment editor kevin walsh

5 Reasons To Thank Richard King Here’s proof that one man can make a big difference. and access to the then rather shabby downtown shopping district had been hobbled by the ill-advised “downtown loop” that diverted traffic around and away from downtown businesses. Not only did Richard take the leap, but unlike almost every rock club owner I have ever encountered, he reinvested constantly in the maintenance and restoration of the club. This is rare behavior even now, but in the last few decades of the 20th century, it was unheard of.

Longtime pals Kevin Walsh, Richard King and Jack Foley celebrate at the 2008 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival.

3. He built enduring relationships.

Richard King recently announced the sale of his clubs, The Blue Note and Mojo’s, capping a 34-year run in that most transient of enterprises — entertainment.

Achievement enough, for sure, but I have a personal point of view on King’s career and contributions to share.

Richard and I were teenage friends in Scranton, Pa., and roommates here in Columbia for our first decade or so of residency. King and two Scranton friends (Jack “Soul” Foley and the late Bob Walker) were Colorado-bound, but Rich decided immediately that he liked Columbia and decided to stay. Foley became a self-declared honorary citizen of CoMo and has since become a regular visitor. During that time, I worked (along with Foley) to help open the old Blue Note on the Business Loop. I worked at the club and at Streetside Records, where I shared staff with the club while helping sell thousands of Blue Note tickets over the years.

All this provided me with an “all-access” perspective on how Richard grew the club into what it represents today.

1. He put us on the entertainment map to stay.

Rich’s former partner, Phil Costello, said recently that their motivation for opening

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the club in the first place was to make up for the lack of touring acts “that you’d expect to see in a college town.”

When New Wave music hit in the late 1970s, very little of that wave washed up on Columbia’s shores. In that preMTV era — and with no major market media penetration — Columbia was (and continues to be, in many ways) consigned to the second tier of college markets.

Over the years, by being the same reliable guy at the other end of the phone, King has consistently surpassed tour bookers’ expectations, and through bands’ enthusiastic feedback (for example, the late Alex Chilton loved Glenn’s Café), called attention to many oft-overlooked advantages to playing our town. Columbia has grown from being a fill-in “travel date” to a sought-after destination.

2. He ground-floored “The District.”

In 1989, buying the old Varsity Theatre on Ninth Street was not the real estate nobrainer that it is today. The Columbia Mall had recently opened. Stadium Boulevard was fast becoming a free-enterprise zone,

When I ask Richard the secret to his success, he says, “It’s all about relationships, Kev, so never s**t in your lunch box.” When The Blue Note opened in its new digs on Ninth Street, King’s years of experience on the wild and wooly ’70s-era Business Loop had made him a veteran of negotiating disputes between local authorities and unruly patrons (many from The Blue Note’s original neighbor, the truly wild and wooly PowWow Lounge and adjacent beauty shop, The Squaw’s Retreat). Being known as a reasonable head in the face of unreasonable behavior served him well in moving to a downtown where, many may not remember, bars passed out drinks in plastic to-go cups, significantly upping law enforcement’s degree of difficulty.

In the ’90s when controversial shows such as Ice T’s Cop Killer Tour threatened to derail his good relationship with authorities, King had the presence of mind to sit down with Columbia’s police force and hash out the details of what would be a memorable, but uneventful, show.

These relationships have survived over the years and flourished, as evidenced by the plethora of crowd-friendly outdoor shows The Blue Note has hosted over the years.

4. He reimagined our public spaces.

As a longtime downtown denizen, I will never forget the jamais vu I experienced emerging on Ninth Street from the alley

across from The Blue Note, and seeing the north-facing Wilco stage set up at Ninth and Broadway for an early Summerfest show. Although Richard would claim to me that sound logistics were better served with this placement, I really think it was more inspired than that. I saw the same magic happen with Forrest Rose Park and both the downtown Root N Blues N BBQ Festival (putting the Blind Boys of Alabama in the leafy chapel that is Peace Park — think about the logistics of dealing with the city and university in tandem!) and last year’s move to Stephens Lake Park.

(Ever since we used to late-night skinny dip after bars in Stephens Lake, Richard has wanted to put on a festival there. It took him a few decades, but he never lost sight of that.)

5. He has inspired the youth of Columbia.

This may seem like a bit of a stretch, but bear with me. Forget for the moment the thousands of now straight-laced alumni who still cherish college memories of shows by Black Flag and the Replacements. Forget that King has offered solace, succor and support to all kinds of acts and associations, including then-nascent but now culturally essential CoMo institutions like Ragtag Cinema (first films were shown at The Blue Note) and the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series.

Think instead of the young musicians who compete in Columbia Public Schools’ annual Battle of the Bands, proudly vying for a chance to play on the same stage as their idols.

Or think of those long, long lines of young fans who are thrilled at the chance to see their favorite band play in their own hometown.

Now that is pride of place, and money can’t buy it.

Kevin (aka Kelvin) Walsh considers himself a student of music’s effect on people. Since moving to Columbia in 1975, his professional ventures have included music retailer, radio show host and a brief stint as Truman the Tiger. He currently hosts “The (So-Called) Good Life” from 3 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday on KOPN-FM 89.5 and streaming live at www.kopn.org. september 2014 inside columbia

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“This is Where I Leave You”

Two types of events tend to bring large, dispersed families back together: celebrations — such as weddings and births — and funerals.

In the comedy “This is Where I Leave You”— based on Jonathan Tropper’s novel — it is the unexpected death of their father that brings the four grown Altman siblings together for the first time in years. Yet it is the matters of life — marital problems, rekindled romances, children (or the lack thereof ), longstanding grudges and secrets coming to light — that occupy the children’s time during the seven days they spend trapped in their childhood home sitting shiva to mourn their father.

Amid the mix of love and loss, death and rebirth, Altman brother Judd (Jason Bateman) tells this tale of family reunion. After the recent discovery that his wife has had an ongoing affair with his boss, Judd welcomes the opportunity to escape his life and return to the familiar familial fold. There, he can mourn the death of his marriage as well as that of his father. Plus, he has the

(Warner Bros. Pictures) Wide Release: Sept. 19 Starring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Adam Driver, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda, Dax Shepard, Timothy Olyphant, Connie Britton Trailer: www.ThisIsWhereILeaveYou.com Rated: R

problems of his siblings to distract him from his own troubles.

For one, there is Paul (Corey Stoll), who is responsible for the family business and has been trying unsuccessfully to start a family with his wife, Alice (Kathryn Hahn). Then there is Philip (Adam Driver), the baby of the family and a playboy of sorts who just can’t seem to get his life together; he brings along his considerably more mature girlfriend (Connie Britton) for the occasion.

Wendy (Tina Fey), their feisty sister, is soldiering along in a stagnant marriage for the sake of her children and her fierce sense of loyalty. Their mother, Hillary (Jane Fonda) — an oversexed celebrity therapist known best for her advice on parenting — presides over the dysfunctional family gathering as she comes to terms with all the things about her husband she will miss the most.

Along with the heartache and uncertainty each Altman endures, the family manages to finds laughter, consolation and the hope of something new and better waiting around the bend.

— reviewed by amanda stafford

BOOKS: 5 SEPTEMBER RELEASES

SERIOUSLY DELISH: 150 CHASERS OF THE LIGHT: RECIPES FOR PEOPLE WHO POEMS FROM THE TYPEWRITER SERIES TOTALLY LOVE FOOD

By Jessica Merchant (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Release Date: Sept. 2

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By Tyler Knott Gregson (Perigee Trade) Release Date: Sept. 2

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PERSONAL: A JACK REACHER NOVEL

By Lee Child (Delacorte Press) Release Date: Sept. 2

SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH BUSINESS ADVENTURES: SOMEBODY GOOD: THE TWELVE CLASSIC TALES FROM NEW MITFORD NOVEL THE WORLD OF WALL STREET

By Jan Karon (Putnam Adult) Release Date: Sept. 2

By John Brooks (Open Road Media) Release Date: Sept. 9

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“Platinum”

Artist: Miranda Lambert (RCA Records Nashville) A down-to-earth girl raised in Texas, Miranda Lambert is one of country music’s sassiest voices. Her fifth album, “Platinum,” uses that voice to explore the good and bad of small-town life. This album taps into the community rhythm of the hometown. If you’ve ever lived in a small town, her songs will take you back there.

Her first single off the album is “Automatic,” a wistful throwback to a time when waiting helped us appreciate what we received. As a reminder of the cost that comes from today’s rush and instant gratification, Lambert sings: “Cause when everything is handed to you, it's only worth as much as the time put in. It all just seemed so good the way we had it, back before everything became automatic.”

The title track “Platinum” looks at the world inside beauty salons, where the sound of daily gossip fills the air. Life is hard, Lambert sings, and though we might not be able to control the insanity of our life, we can, thank God, control the color of our roots.

Lambert has shown her fighting side in previous albums, and her voice packs a punch stronger than a right hook. In her current project, though, she’s found the man, and she’s just going about the daily ins and outs of small-town life. Each song lends itself to a different aspect of that life, which Lambert describes with arresting insight and her trademark sass.

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Calendar SEPTEMBER 1

Spend Labor Day running one of the most challenging marathons in the nation, the Columbia Track Club’s Heart of America Marathon. Read about the details on Page 28. $45 early registration, $50 registration Aug. 31 & Sept. 1; 6 a.m.; 1225 Fellows Place; www.columbiatrackclub.com/hoa/

SEPTEMBER 1–9 Order fresh-baked cookies for customers, employees, friends and family members for delivery during the Assistance League of Mid-Missouri’s Cookie Connection fundraiser. Proceeds benefit programs that make a difference in the lives of local women and children.

Order online; cookie delivery is Sept. 16.

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From $7; 1729 W. Broadway, Suite 1A; 573-445-3848; www.almm.org

SEPTEMBER 2  Finish off the dog days of summer with the Pooch Plunge at Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center. The pool is open for friendly dogs with adult companions. This is a dogs-only swim! There is limited space, and dogs and owners must be preregistered to participate. $4 per dog; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; 1900 Blue Ridge Road; 573-874-7460; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

SEPTEMBER 6

The Barley & Hops Hoopla is the second Mid-MO Home Brew Fest. Taking place at LogBoat Brewery, this event

 events with this icon are family friendly will feature a competition sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Program, where home brewers can show off their best beer-brewing skills.

The festivities will include homebrew tastings, a barbecue meal with beer from local brewers, entertainment by Ironweed and drawings for door prizes.

All proceeds support the Access to Healthy Food program, which matches benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program used at the Columbia Farmers Market. Space is limited. $27 in advance, $32 at the door; 4 to 8 p.m.; 405 Fay St.; 573-289-0913; www.drinkmobeer.org

SEPTEMBER 6

Make a run for it in the third annual Jefferson City Outdoors Prison Break, a 5-mile race that includes an obstacle course. The race begins at the

Missouri State Penitentiary and ends at Prison Brews on Ash Street. Water stations are available throughout the course; goodies include T-shirts, free slices of pizza, awards and giveaways.

SEPTEMBER 6–7  Join the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway Ride, a two-day fundraising ride through the Missouri countryside. Read more on Page 28. $50 registration fee, with a $250 fundraising minimum; 5212 N. Oakland Gravel Road; 314-781-9020; bikemos.nationalmssociety.org

SEPTEMBER 6–7

Columbia Star Dinner Train passengers will get more than a fine meal and a scenic ride during this weekend’s excursion through northern Boone County. The Centralia Civil War Train Raid will re-enact the Sept. 7, 1864, raid by Confederate Capt. G.W. “Wash” Bryson and his band of guerrillas. The event kicks off the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Battle of Centralia. $79.95 Saturday, 6 p.m. departure boarding at 5:15; $59.95 & $39.95 Sunday, 1 p.m. departure boarding at 12:15; 6501 N. Brown Station Road; 573-474-2223; www.dinnertrain.com

SEPTEMBER 9

Orr Street Studios invites the public to the opening reception and awards ceremony for the 2014 “One Read” art exhibit. Inspired by this year’s One Read selection, The Boys in the Boat

by Daniel Brown, mid-Missouri artists explore a range of experiences and views of water. The show will run Sept. 7 to 20.

Free; 6 p.m.; 106 Orr St.; 573-443-3161; www.oneread.dbrl.org

SEPTEMBER 10–14  Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashed slapstick! Hold on to your seats for the original amazing race, “Around the World in 80 Days!” at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager and sets out to circle the globe in 80 days.

But a detective dogs his every step, thinking Fogg is a robber on the run.

It’s a whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 outrageous characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown’s new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time. $35; 2 & 8 p.m.; 114 High St., Arrow Rock; www.lyceumtheatre.org september 2014 inside columbia

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SEPTEMBER 11 Kick off the football season right with Inside Columbia’s Culinary Adventures’ third annual Tailgating with Chef Brook Harlan class. Learn easy and accessible recipes that can be prepared ahead of time and finished on the grill at your favorite tailgating spot. $34.95; doors open at 6 p.m., class starts at 6:30; 47 E. Broadway; 573-442-1430; www.comoculinaryadventures.com

SEPTEMBER 12–NOVEMBER 2 

Welcome fall and make family memories with a visit to the life-sized Shyrocks Corn Maze at Shryocks Callaway Farms. Read more on Page 28. $8 adults, $7 kids 4 to 12, free for kids 3 & younger; 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 to 6 p.m.

Sundays; 2927 County Road 253; 573-592-0191; www.callawayfarms.com

SEPTEMBER 12  Movies in the Park presents “Frozen” at Flat Branch Park. Fearless optimist

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Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff in an epic journey to find Anna’s sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna battles to save the kingdom and her sister. $2, free for children 8 & younger; 8 p.m.; 101 S. Fourth St.; 573-874-7460; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

SEPTEMBER 12 Mojo’s presents Nikki Hill, a fireball singer who is rising to the top of the roots music scene and leaving jaws on the floor along the way. With a no-filter energy, she and her band, The Pirate Crew, take all the flavors of American roots music and deliver a sound that makes listeners believe in rock ’n’ roll again. $10; doors open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30; 1013 Park Ave.; 573-875-0588; www.mojoscolumbia.com

SEPTEMBER 13 The Pet Expo Unleashed 5K

is raising money to benefit No Kill Columbia’s Spay Neuter Project. The 5K will take place at Stephens Lake Park and is open to runners and walkers of all abilities and their dogs. There will be two categories for prizes: the top three finishers without dogs and the top three finishers with dogs. Packet pickup is 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Treats Unleashed and 7 to 8:15 a.m. Sept. 13 at Stephen’s Lake Park. $25 through Sept. 5, then $30; 8:30 a.m.; 2001 E. Broadway; www.unleashed5k.eventbrite.com

SEPTEMBER 13 

Cheer on the Mizzou Tigers at the University of Missouri vs.

Central Florida football game at Faurot Field.Prices TBA; 11 a.m.; 600 E. Stadium Blvd.; 800-CATPAWS (228-7297) or 573-884-7297; www.mutigers.com

SEPTEMBER 13 The Blue Note presents “Grateful Dead Tribute: The Schwag,” a show

dedicated to carrying on the music and the vibe of the legendary Grateful Dead. Founded in 1991 as a local St. Louis-based Dead tribute, The Schwag has played more than 2,500 shows in 18 states, with a working repertoire of 200 songs. Like the Dead, The Schwag operates without set lists and gives performances that encourage dancing and good vibes. $10; doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9; 17 N. Ninth St.; 573-874-1944; www.thebluenote.com

SEPTEMBER 13–14 

The Battle of Centralia re-enactment weekend will transport visitors back to 1864 Centralia. Relive everyday life with food, entertainment, crafts, vendors, musicians, storytellers and a 150th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Centralia on both Saturday and Sunday. Read more on Page 42. Free admission, $10 parking is good for both days; 9 a.m.; 19007 N. Rangeline Road, southeast of Centralia (look for signs); 573-682-5511; www.centraliabattlefield.com

SEPTEMBER 13–14 

Leave your cares behind and enjoy the pleasures of a simpler time in a storybook town at the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival at Boster Castle in Kingdom City. Enjoy entertainment from musicians, dancers and comedy shows, shop for arts and crafts, participate in games and feast on exotic food and drink. Cheer for dashing knights as they battle to win their lady’s honor, and then join the pirates as they steal the show. $8, free for children 5 & younger; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 4724 County Road 220, Kingdom City; 573-356-6558; www.bostercastle.com

SEPTEMBER 14 

University Concert Series presents Kidz Bop Kids: “Dream Big, Sing Loud!” at the Missouri Theatre. Kidz Bop records kid-friendly versions of today’s biggest pop music hits sung by kids for kids. During the past 12 years, Kidz Bop has created the No. 1 music brand for youngsters, selling more than 14 million albums. For millions of children each year, Kidz Bop is their first introduction to pop music, and for tens of thousands, the Kidz Bop Kids Live Tour is their first concert experience. From $25; 6:30 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org september 2014 inside columbia

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SEPTEMBER 16

Rosario Andino is often described as that rare package of a “pianist’s pianist” who’s also a crowd-pleaser. Her expertise is undisputed, her repertoire formidable. The Cuban-born artist brings her extraordinary talent to the Missouri Theatre to delight audiences with touches of baroque, classical and romantic canons.

From $12; 7 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573882-3781; www.concertseries.org

SEPTEMBER 17

Come to Flat Branch Park for Family Fun Fest: Creative Kids, the last fest of the season. Hands-on, kid-friendly art activities, musical performances, theater and dance are just some of the ways kids will be able to show their creative and artistic sides. Free; 6 to 8 p.m.; 101 S. Fourth St.; 573-874-7460; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

SEPTEMBER 18

Join Inside Columbia’s Culinary Adventures for an End-of-the-Season Farmers Market Class, an event sponsored by the Root Cellar and Columbia Farmers Market. You will learn how to cook with and preserve abundant local produce for garden goodness year-round. $34.95; doors open at 6 p.m., class starts at 6:30; 47 E. Broadway; 573-442-1430; www.comoculinaryadventures.com

SEPTEMBER 18

Mojo’s presents Mary Gauthier, a singer/songwriter who communicates urgently without rattling rafters or crashing into power choruses. Her painfully personal songs infiltrate the souls of her listeners, no matter how their life paths differ from hers. Plunge into the depths of love, loss and a life transformed. $22 in advance, $25 day of show; doors open at 7 p.m., show at 7:30; 1013 Park Ave.; 573-875-0588; www.mojoscolumbia.com

SEPTEMBER 19 

Join Mizzou Dance Marathon for the Color Me Blue 5KRun & 1 Mi Walk at Cosmo Park. Choose to make it a fun run by dashing through clouds of color, or appeal to your more adventurous side by focusing on the scenic, six-terrain course that winds through the trees and along the lake.

The 1.25-mile walk course is a paved path that is stroller and wheelchair friendly. All proceeds benefit pediatric patients of mid-Missouri. $25; checkin begins at 6 p.m., race begins at 7; 1615 Business Loop 70 W.; www.mizzoudm.org

SEPTEMBER 20

Fill Memorial Stadium with Tiger spirit for the University of Missouri vs.

Indiana family weekend football game.

Price and time TBA; 600 E. Stadium Blvd.;800-CATPAWS (228-7297) or 573-884-7297; www.mutigers.com

SEPTEMBER 20–21 

Take a trip back in time at the 37th Annual Heritage Festival & Craft Show in Nifong Park. Listen, learn and watch history come alive.

See artisans and tradesmen dressed in 19th-century attire demonstrating their trades and selling their wares.

Another large area will feature contemporary handmade crafts.

Music, dancing and storytelling will take place on two stages, and the MidMissouri Organization for Storytelling will present Saturday Ghost Stories from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tour the Historic Maplewood Home and the WaltersBoone County Museum as well.

Free; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 3700 Ponderosa St.; 573-874-7460; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

SEPTEMBER 24–28 

“Cotton Patch Gospel” translates the story of Jesus into the mid-20thcentury American South and considers what might have happened had Jesus been born in Georgia — with Gainesville standing in for Bethlehem, Valdosta for Nazareth and Atlanta as the fateful Jerusalem. Jesus is from Georgia, his disciples are a bluegrass

band and King Herod is the mayor of Atlanta in this “Greatest Story Ever Retold,” the final and perhaps best work of Harry Chapin, presented with foot-stomping fun and exuberant inspiration at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. $35; 2 & 8 p.m.; 114 High St., Arrow Rock; www.lyceumtheatre.org

SEPTEMBER 25 Get an early start to the Roots N Blues N BBQ weekend with the RNBNBBQ Kickoff Event in The District. Hear local musicians while wining, dining and shopping around downtown Columbia. Free; 5 p.m.; downtown Columbia; 573-442-5862; www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com

SEPTEMBER 26  Join other Beatle fans celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ U.S. invasion with The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute at the Missouri Theatre.

The Fab Four’s precise attention to detail elevates them far above every other Beatles tribute; you’ll think you are watching the real thing. From $19; 7 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org

SEPTEMBER 26–28 

The eighth annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival will bring Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, The Avett Brothers, Amos

Lee, John Prine and Rosanne Cash among other artists to perform at Stephens Lake Park. Read more on Page 28. Prices and times vary; 2001 E. Broadway; 573-4425862; www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com

SEPTEMBER 27 Join fellow runners on a new, exciting course for the RNBNBBQ Half Marathon & 10K Run. This year, racers will start and finish at Stephens Lake Park. All runners will get a race shirt and discounted tickets for the festival, and those who finish will receive a medal, free barbecue and beer. $50 for 10K, $60 for half marathon; 7 a.m. start for half marathon, 7:30 start for 10K; 2001 E. Broadway; 573-442-5862; www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com

SEPTEMBER 27

Join local and surrounding school districts for the 2014 Show-Me State Games Pumpkin Fun Run at A. Perry Philips Park. The 1-mile run or walk for children in kindergarten through fifth grade raises money and awareness for physical education in schools. The three schools with the most registered runners receive a $500 prize for their physical education departments. $10 for students (includes goody bag & T-shirt), parents and teachers run free; time TBA; 5050 Bristol Lake Parkway; 573-882-2101; www.smsg.org

SEPTEMBER 28

The University Concert Series presents “Camelot” in its series of films saluting the best Broadway musicals. Watch the tale of King Arthur and Guinevere, played by screen legends Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave, unfold on the Missouri Theatre screen. $8; 2 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth Street; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4

Enjoy an unforgettable week of wining and dining at Inside Columbia’s seventh annual Wine & Food Festival. Savor the taste of Missouri at a Farm-to-Table event; enjoy three days of Wine, Dine & Design dinners; discover new favorites at Seeing Red, a blind wine tasting; and shop ’til you drop at the Sip & Shop. Read more on Page 24. Prices & times vary; 47 E. Broadway; 573-442-1430; www.ColumbiaWineFest.com

stay connected If you’re hosting an event Columbians should know about, submit it to our online calendar, the comprehensive digital guide to what’s happening in mid-Missouri. To submit an event, visit www.InsideColumbia.net/Calendar and register an account. Fill in the event’s information in a brief form and click Save.

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‘A Pretty Place For A Fight’ Restored battlefield hosts re-enactment of 1864 Battle of Centralia.

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apt. Bill Anderson was in a rare good mood as he stepped out into the sunshine of the September day. His conversation over with Dr. A.F. Sneed and Valentine Collier at the Eldorado House, Anderson surveyed the little town of Centralia as his men busied themselves with looting the townsfolk.

“This is a fine location, doctor,” he said to Sneed. “A pretty place for a fight.”

The fight would come soon enough, with provocation from Anderson — “Bloody” Bill, they called him. It was Sept. 27, 1864, and the Confederacy was in its death throes. In a lastgasp attempt to drive the Union from Missouri, Anderson was sweeping through the region with his band of bushwhackers, wreaking havoc on railroads, bridges and thoroughfares — anything to disrupt the federal war effort while Gen. Sterling Price marched his rebel “Army of Missouri” from Arkansas to St. Louis.

On that fine autumn morning, Anderson rode into Centralia with 80 men from his camp on a farm about 3 miles southeast of town. The trouble began early — Anderson’s men helped themselves to whiskey, boots, horses and anything else they fancied. A stagecoach rolled in, offering the prospect of more plunder. The passengers — Union politicians on their way to a political convention in Audrain County — included James Rollins, the Columbia lawyer, university curator and congressman. Like the others, Rollins lied to the robbers and claimed he was a Methodist minister. As the politicians surrendered their valuables to the thieves, another pleaded for camaraderie: “We are Southern men and Confederate sympathizers; you ought not to rob us.” The bushwhackers’ reply: “Why ain’t you in the army, or out fightin’?”

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The whistle of an approaching train cut through the air.

Turning their attention to the rails, Anderson’s men galloped off to wreak more havoc.

They barricaded the tracks and boarded the halted North Missouri Railroad train to rob the passengers. One coach yielded 23 Union soldiers in uniform plus one unfortunate German traveler dressed similarly. Ordered off the train, the men in blue were lined up, disarmed and stripped; one sergeant was spared for use as a hostage. The guerrillas gunned down the other 23 men. After setting fire to the depot and the train, the rebels mounted up and rode off to their camp on Young’s Creek.

When Maj. A.V.E. Johnston and the 39th Missouri Infantry Volunteers arrived that afternoon, they found smoldering ruins amid horrific carnage. Outraged, Johnston set out to avenge the murders. Townsfolk warned him that he and his Monroe County farm boys were outmanned and overmatched with their plow horses and Enfield muskets. Undeterred, the major took 120 men with him to track down the guerrilla encampment, leaving 35 to guard the town.

Arriving at the farm, Johnston rode to a gentle rise to survey the scene. His gaze stopped at the thicket-lined creek where Anderson awaited. The Union soldiers dismounted, fixed bayonets and aimed their Enfields. As the guerrillas mounted and charged up the creek bank, a volley of musket fire thundered over their heads. Anderson’s men galloped up the slope and emptied their pistols into soldiers desperately trying to reload. More than 300 other guerrillas poured out from their hiding place in the brush to join the fray.

It was over in three minutes.

As the smoky haze lifted from the astonishing scene, 110

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Sept. 13–14 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday 19007 Rangeline Road, southeast of Centralia (watch for signs) Free admission $10 weekend parking pass www.centraliabattlefield.com

men lay dead on the battlefield; 107 were Union soldiers.

Johnston died with his men, done in, they say, by a bullet from 17-year-old Jesse James.

The noise of battle receded quickly as the war moved on to other battlefields. Centralians came out the next day to move the bodies and bury the dead. The grass grew again over the blood-soaked soil. Cattle foraged in the pasture, oblivious to the history beneath their hooves. Though peaceful again, the farm field’s violent past remained in Boone County lore.

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Re-enactments will highlight the Sept. 13–14 weekend, says Jack Chance, president of Friends of Centralia Battlefield. Reenactors will stage the Centralia battle on Saturday morning and follow with a Sunday morning replay of the Battle of Mount Zion, an 1861 clash at Mount Zion Church near Hallsville. An afternoon re-enactment of a generic Civil War battle is also on the docket for each day, Chance says.

“The Battle of Centralia was so short — just three minutes — that we decided to present the other battles to let people get a better idea of what it was like back then,” Chance says.

Events get underway at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a reenactment of the looting and stagecoach robbery on the Centralia Square. The action then moves to the battlefield southeast of town for a weekend of living history.

Soldier and civilian camps will be open to visitors; infantry, cavalry and artillery corps will demonstrate throughout the weekend. Authors, archaeologists and storytellers will share the stage with musicians Dave Barton and Cathy Para, as well as other performers. Craft and food vendors will also be onsite. A barbecue and dance is set for Saturday night, capped by cannon fire. Admission is free to all events; a $10 parking pass is good for the entire weekend.

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When cleared of the accoutrements of battle — real or replicated — the peaceful meadow is parklike. A gazebo and a few benches dot the path between the Union and Confederate memorial markers. A breeze carries birdsong along the gentle flutter of leaves. The quiet envelops visitors, belying the violent memories underfoot.

“Yes, it’s a quiet place most days,” says Chance. “But it sure wasn’t quiet that day 150 years ago.”

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Capt. Bill Anderson

“Johnston died with his men, done in, they say, by a bullet from 17-yearold Jesse James.

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life Have S’more You may be thinking to yourself, “Isn’t summertime the season for s’mores?” It’s not the only one, dear reader. September is the first step into fall and with the turn of the seasons comes cooler temperatures — especially at night.

This month, stock up on firewood and kindling and get a bonfire going. To complete the festivities, add friends and the fixin’s for s’mores: Graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate. It’s a simple but decadent treat the whole family can enjoy.

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shopping l BY JOHN SCARPINATO

A Back-To-School Basic Backpacks don’t have to be boring.

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Don’t let the back-toschool blues get you down. Shopping for a new backpack can be just as fun as picking out the first-day outfit. Take a look at some of this year’s popular styles.

Light purple Cassidy backpack by Eddie Bauer, available at Eddie Bauer Store ($80)

Navy blue “Tribal print” backpack

by T-Shirt & Jeans, available at Francesca’s ($48)

Khaki Adventure Pack Saddle by Eddie Bauer, available at Eddie Bauer Store ($129)

Pink and orange “Lighten Up” large backpack by Vera Bradley, available at Frameworks ($98)

Black backpack by Swiss Gear, available at Target ($49.99)

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Pink and blue striped backpack by Mossimo, available at Target ($29.99)

Print “Tech” backpack by Vera Bradley, available at Frameworks ($108)

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Neon pink backpack by JanSport, available at Target ($34.99)

Denim backpack with lace, available at Francesca’s ($48) photos by l.g. patterson

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style | BY JOHN SCARPINATO, HEATHER FINN & ALEX LEININGER

Terrific Transition

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Drop by some of Columbia’s favorite retailers to find outfits that are suitable for summer and fit for fall. A trendy, sheer, cropped top becomes accessible and comfortable when layered with a camisole or tank top and well-cut vest. Pair with jeans — cuffed or not — and a fun pair of flats for an outfit that works in this in-between weather.

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1 Turquoise necklace by Serrv, available at Mustard Seed Fair Trade ($22) 2 Black drape vest by April and June, available at Cha Boutique ($85) 3 White tank top by A. Peach, available at Britches ($32.50) 4 Basic tan camisole by Nikibiki, available at Envy ($11.98) 5 Skinny jeans by 7 For All Mankind, available at Cha Boutique ($159) 6 Gold Flats by Juil, available at American Shoe ($99) 7 Beige bag by Bam Forever, available at Swank Boutique ($46) 8 Lipstick by Butter, available at Envy ($5.98 each)

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A Bibliophile’s Dream

A treasure trove of rare books opens in Columbia.

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or anyone who loves books, Columbia has an impressive new enticement. Schilb Antiquarian, which opened in February at the corner of Providence Road and Walnut Street, gives visitors the chance to see, handle and purchase rare books from several centuries past, books important to the world for their history, authors and ideas.

Gallery owner Scott Schilb has “lived and breathed rare books” for close to 10 years. After selling more than 10,000 books online, he decided to open Schilb Antiquarian in Columbia to add “to the cultural beauty” of the city.

“We love our city,” he says, including his wife, Jill, whose parents, Sam and Donna Atkinson, own The Candy Factory. “We hope to inspire our city to think deeply, treasure beauty and remember that which is the best of humanity. This, and so much more, is discovered through rare books.”

In a conversation with Inside Columbia, Schilb shares more about Schilb Antiquarian and the incalculable worth of books.

How did you get into buying and selling books?

Where do you buy your books?

I began collecting rare books while in graduate school, and the hobby was intoxicating. My passion for history, reading and collecting eventually persuaded me to end my teaching profession and embark on a bibliophile’s dream of selling rare books. I began a course of relentless study to learn everything one could possibly learn of the trade.

A passion for research combined with my commitment to integrity and customer service soon made waves in the rare book world as my offerings attracted a loyal following of patrons. Ten years later, the number of loyal patrons has grown to thousands of clients in nearly every country of the world. I’ve had a few exciting transactions with celebrity clients and prominent CEOs, but the majority of my patrons are individuals who simply love to learn and have an innate appreciation for owning and displaying a book that has significantly impacted humanity.

Most of my acquisitions come from prominent estates in Europe. I’ve been most fortunate to create friendships and partnerships with many book scouts around the world who present offerings to me that have come from famous monasteries, castles and royal libraries all across the globe. It is also good to have many bookseller friends, as we often purchase books from one another to help our clients find specific titles.

I’ve sold several 16th-century alchemy and herbal masterpieces for upwards of $20,000, but this price range is very much an exception for us. We’ve built our business on offering rare and important titles that are very attractively priced. Most visitors to the gallery have been amazed to see that such titles are available for purchase and even more pleasantly amazed at the purchase price.

What have been a couple of your favorite acquisitions?

When people come into the gallery, what will the experience be like for them? What will they see?

What will they learn?

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This question is immensely challenging.

I’ve been fortunate to own and sell some of the rarest and most important books ever printed. Some of my favorites have been first editions and early printings of Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.

I’m also very fond of early illustrated books, travelogues filled with rare maps and engravings, as well as important Bibles.

What was the most costly book you've sold?

Expect to be immersed in beauty and history with all five senses. Many visitors prefer to explore the gallery as a museum, while classical music and the smell of European leather bindings accompanies [them] from display to display. Others prefer a more engaging experience as I photos by l.g. patterson

assist with being able to actually handle 500-year-old books and speak of Renaissance printing houses.

Some like to simply drink complimentary espresso while selecting a beautiful work of art from various 19th-century artists’ portfolios. Nearly every experience is unique.

enter expecting chaos and a disarray of random and insignificant titles.

Booksellers tend to be a bit eccentric and disorganized. They are instead awed and surprised as nearly every display strikes them as memorable and important.

“I can’t wait to tell [name] about this place!” is a very common response.

Are children welcome?

Is there anything else you would like to share with the readers of Inside Columbia?

I adore children and have three young daughters myself. I confess that I love showing young children my first editions of Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh, but most elementary-aged children who have visited would prefer to sit in one of our comfy chairs and play the PBS Kids app on the iPad while mom finds the perfect gift.

What feedback have you gotten from visitors so far?

An overwhelmingly positive response.

I can’t help but smile as visitors gasp, point, double-take and talk to themselves while browsing. Most

We are a young, socially minded family that plans to invest in Columbia for life.

We genuinely want to engage our city.

We look forward to having an espresso with you and talking rare books. We hope you will consider supporting us in this vision by becoming a patron.

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Inside Track Find out who’s making news in Columbia.

University of Missouri Health System has hired two mid-Missourians to fill new public relations positions. KRCG-TV 13 news anchor Teresa Snow is leaving the local SNOW CBS television affiliate this month to join the health system as corporate director of strategic communications and media relations. Her responsibilities will include oversight of all external and internal communications of the University of Missouri Health System. Snow has been a fixture in local television since 1990, first at KMIZ-TV 17, and then at KRCG since 2006.

Carrie Gartner, former executive director of downtown’s Community Improvement District, GARTNER began work in August as the health system’s new director of communications and public relations. She will supervise the health system’s public relations and communications departments.

Gartner left her position with The District after 14 years.

The University of Missouri School of Medicine has named Patrice Delafontaine as its new dean.

Delafontaine, currently the chief of cardiology at Tulane Delafontaine University in New Orleans, replaces Robert Churchill, who resigned in 2012. A member of the Tulane faculty since 2003, Delafontaine has served as director of the Heart and Vascular Institute and medical director of cardiovascular services.

He has also worked at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Emory University in Atlanta. Delafontaine begins work in Columbia Dec. 1.

Carolyn Henry has been named associate dean for research and graduate studies in the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. She has served as

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interim associate dean since Sept. 1, 2013, replacing Ron Terjung, who retired. Henry joined the MU faculty in 1997 as an assistant professor of oncology; henry she holds a dual appointment with the School of Medicine.

The University of Missouri has hired Ellen de Graffenreid as vice chancellor of marketing and communications. Formerly the senior vice president for communications at de Graffenreid Brandeis University, de Graffenreid has also worked at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center and Washington State University Foundation.

Jim McGuire recently joined The Callaway Bank as manager of the Callaway Mortgage Group. Along with his management role, McGuire will be responsible for adding lenders and expanding the McGUIRE group into other markets.

He brings 17 years’ experience to the job as the former owner of Midwest Mortgage Co. Columbian Nicholas W. March was among the 34 new Missouri state troopers MARCH commissioned in a ceremony on the south lawn of the Capitol in June.

March has been assigned to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C, serving Ste. Genevieve and Perry counties.

Columbia College has hired Jessica Keller to lead the Cougar women’s basketball program. Keller replaces Mike Davis, who left the college in June.

Keller was an All-American at Quincy

University in Illinois, where she also served as graduate assistant for women’s basketball while earning her MBA. She spent the past three seasons as an assistant KELLER coach at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

Marc Burns takes the helm of the University of Missouri cross-country team this fall. Burns comes to Mizzou from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., where he spent four years as head coach of BURNS the cross-country and track and field program. Previous coaching stints include Wichita State University and his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago. Burns replaces Joe Lynn, who resigned last spring.

A.J. Ricker has joined the football staff of the University of Missouri as the offensive line coach.

Ricker, a 2004 graduate of MU, played center for the Tigers from 2000 to 2003 and was a two-time team captain, earning all-Big 12 honors as a senior. After RICKER graduation, he played professionally for NFL Europe and the Arena Football League; he has coached at Western Michigan University, St. Joseph’s College in Indiana and the University of Illinois.

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Teah Hopper has been promoted to senior director of digital engagement at the Missouri Association of Realtors. Hopper oversees all digital communications and social media initiatives for the association.

MAR also promoted Cara Walker to marketing and communications manager for the association. She assists

with the association’s social media initiatives and supports the production and execution of communication elements across all print, broadcast, email, mobile and online mediums.

Philip Batson has joined his father’s dental practice at Columbia Healthy Smiles, 409 Vandiver Drive. Ben Batson has practiced dentistry in Columbia since 1975.

BATSON His son, Philip, is a native Columbian and 2014 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.

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Landmark Bank has promoted three employees to branch manager, overseeing new account development, personal lending, customer relations and daily operational activities.

Chelsea Kestermeier is the new branch manager at the Stadium Boulevard location. Kelsey Thall will manage the Route B location. Kari Lampe is moving from Landmark’s Route B location to manage the Cherry Hill banking center.

Kevin Donnelly, a veterinary ophthalmology resident at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, received a national Phi Zeta award for outstanding research in the basic science category. Donnelly’s manuscript, “DecorinDONNElLY PEI nanoconstruct attenuates equine corneal fibroblast differentiation,” was published in Veterinary Ophthalmology in May 2013. Donnelly, who completed his residency in June, also received his D.V.M. from MU in 2010.

MFA Oil Co. has acquired Brown Propane based in Neosho. This is the ninth acquisition for the farmer-owned cooperative in the past year, increasing MFA Oil’s annual volume by more than 53 million gallons.

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(continued from page 57) 50,000-square-foot facility in Beloit, Wis., to house the company’s headquarters and activities related to the production of the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99, or Mo-99. The new facility is the first phase of development of a 32-acre corporate campus for NorthStar to support the company’s work at the University of Missouri Research Reactor, where NorthStar is developing a neutron capture process to generate Mo-99.

Expansion plans for content marketing startup Influence & Co. will add 22 jobs to its Columbia operation. According to the state Department of Economic Development, the company is eligible to receive nearly $77,000 of incentives through the Missouri Works Program.

The Terrace Retirement Community broke ground in July on a 48-unit addition. The project by Coil Construction will increase capacity of the current 130-unit facility by 37 percent. The independent senior housing community is located at 1408 Business Loop 70 W. Columbians Von Davis and Wes Upchurch have launched Vonnie D Pinball, an independent pinball manufacturer, with the introduction of its next-generation Pinball Gremlins machine. The game incorporates proprietary technology in multiple orbits, ramps, pop bumpers, slingshots and other new features. The duo set up their business through a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Wine Spectator magazine has honored three mid-Missouri restaurants with its 2014 Restaurant Awards. Columbia restaurants Glenn’s Café and The Wine Cellar & Bistro join The Duck in Lake Ozark on this year’s list of eateries around the globe that offer the best wine selections. The award winners are featured in the Aug. 31 issue of Wine Spectator.

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business briefs (continued from page 59) their linguistic properties. Michael Marlo, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Science, will work with Kristopher Ebarb, a post-doctoral researcher at MU, and other specialists in syntax and phonology to study oral languages in Kenya and Uganda.

Brenda Porter has joined the staff of A Catered Affair as head chef and general manager. The fine-dining caterer has also hired Carla Bryson as director of catering and events. Porter brings 27 years of cooking knowledge, with an emphasis on pastries, to her new position. Bryson has experience in hotel sales, planning conferences, meetings and events.

CenturyLink Inc. has reached agreement with ESPN for carriage of the SEC Network.

The coverage on Prism™ TV, which began last month, provides Columbia and Jefferson City subscribers with access to all of the SEC Network’s sporting events coverage.

Local cable provider Mediacom has signed on with ESPN to carry the SEC Network. Mediacom added both standard and high-definition network coverage to its Family TV package.

The public relations department of Columbia College recently received nine Hermes Creative Awards, administered and judged by the Academy of Marketing and Communications Professionals.

Honors included three platinum awards for writing, poster design and e-communications; three gold awards for media relations, an internal communications campaign and event marketing; and three honorable mentions for writing, brand journalism and a brochure.

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The National Association of Counties has recognized Boone County with a 2014 Achievement Award for the collaborative efforts of the GIS, Public Works and Resource Management departments in developing the Field Assessment Management and Operations System program. The NAC cited the departments’ combined efforts to open communication with citizens and between departments.

The county also received a top 10 ranking in the 2014 Digital Counties Survey from the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.

The Leda J. Sears Trust has pledged a $500,000 donation over eight years to support research in the Department of Child Health at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The trust — based in Mexico, Mo. — has sponsored MU research into autism, brittle bone disorder, Type 1 diabetes, blood disorders, childhood obesity and maple syrup urine disease.

The Central Missouri Returned Peace Corps Volunteers group has won the 2014 Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service. The award, presented annually by the National Peace Corps

Association, recognizes outstanding member groups whose work strengthens Americans’ understanding about the world and its peoples. The Central Missouri Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is a networking organization of more than 200. Since 2011, RPCV has hosted the Third Goal International Film Festival, a showcase of films covering worldwide issues.

The University of Missouri is offering free tuition to university employees wanting to earn their high school diplomas with MU High School, the university’s online high school that offers more than 180 courses for high school credit. Tuition will be covered through the existing tuition assistance benefit program. MBS Direct will assist students with the cost of their textbooks. The new tuition assistance program — open to employees at MU, the UM System, MU Health Care and MU Extension — is a twoyear pilot project.

The Columbia Foundation has awarded grants to Great Circle of Columbia, Voluntary Action Center and Saving Sight. The awards, totaling $23,000, will benefit organizations serving Columbians through children and family services, prevention of child neglect and (continued on page 62)

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Boone Hospital Center broke ground on its new south campus medical plaza in July. The $20 million development is on 14 acres at the corner of Nifong and Forum boulevards. Coil Construction will manage the project, which will be completed in phases; phase one, scheduled for completion in 2015, is an 80,000-square-foot signature building designed to reflect the architectural features of the south tower of the main Boone Hospital campus on William Street. The site has the potential to house four buildings with a total of 132,000 square feet of space for health care services.

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The University of Missouri set a singleyear record for fundraising in the 2013-14 fiscal year. The university raised a record $164.5 million, surpassing the previous record of $160.5 million raised in 2008.

Major gifts in the past year have included: • $1 million from a confidential donor for scholarships for veterans.

• $1.1 million from Lowell Miller for the MU biochemistry department.

• $1.57 million from Chuck Wall for the School of Law. • $2.5 million from Gary and Barbara Stampfli-Savill for the College of Veterinary Medicine.

• $6.7 million from Jon Murray for the School of Journalism.

University of Missouri Chancellor Emeritus Brady Deaton will receive a 2014 Missourian Award this month in Jefferson City. The Missourian Award, created by Springfield businessman Ralph Slavens and his late wife, Corrine, honors ShowMe State citizens who have made contributions to their community, DEATON state or nation.

Deaton, who joined the MU faculty as an agricultural economics professor in 1989, served as chancellor of the Columbia campus from 2004 to 2013. After retiring last November, he became the executive director of the Anne and Brady Deaton Institute for University Leadership in International Development.

Missourian Award recipients must have been born in Missouri or become famous in Missouri. Past winners include Walter Cronkite, George Washington Carver, Walt Disney, Mark Twain and Harry S. Truman.

Deaton will receive the award on Sept.

27 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. Proceeds from the program benefit the American Heart Association.

The Broadway, A Doubletree By Hilton hotel has won top honors from Hilton Worldwide as DoubleTree’s development deal of the year. Hilton based its award on the overall quality of the development, community impact, and unique design and feel. The eight-story, 114-room hotel opened in March in downtown Columbia.

The Broadway is owned by David Parmley of Broadway Lodging LLC and operated by Chesterfield Hotels Inc.

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RICHARD KING recently announced the sale of local music venues THE BLUE NOTE and MOJO’S to MATT GERDING and SCOTT LESLIE, owners of Majestic Live LLC of Madison, Wis. The deal includes a small stake for Gerding and Leslie in THUMPER ENTERTAINMENT. Gerding, son of local accountant Bob Gerding, is a Columbia native and University of Missouri alumnus with plans to relocate to Columbia.

The pair will continue photo by l.g. patterson to operate The Majestic Theatre, Madison’s premier live performance venue, and produce the Live on King Street Summer Concert Series and the Summer Set Music and Camping Festival in Somerset, Wis. department. Hervey will serve as a financial adviser in the bank’s Columbia office. Hervey has more than 19 years’ experience in the banking and financial services industry.

THE BROADWAY

Columbia College has promoted Leah Allen to assistant director of institutional research. Allen will assist the director on the planning, organization and implementation of strategic and departmental goals. She also will provide technical, organization and analytical support for a broad range of Columbia College data needs. A 2002 graduate of Columbia College, Allen previously was project coordinator for the department.

She joined the college’s staff in 2010.

William “Bill” Hervey III has joined The Bank of Missouri’s investment services

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Mizzou Therapy Services has left its Smiley Lane facility and relocated to 4040 Range Line St. The new 5,000-square-foot facility features seven private examination rooms, two workstations, a reception and lounge area, and a gym. The clinic provides treatment for work-related injuries, post-operative orthopaedic surgical rehabilitation, softtissue and sports-related injuries, and specializes in pelvic-floor therapy services and pain treatment during pregnancy. The Range Line facility opened on Aug. 7.

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Shapley almost missed his calling altogether. He wanted to be a journalist.

That’s why he came to Mizzou. But he was ahead of his time.

He worked as a reporter even before he finished high school. Arriving at the University of Missouri in 1907, he planned to apply the next year to study journalism, but when he found out that the start for the world’s first J-school had been delayed for a year, he picked another major. As a fledgling reporter, he must have begun looking at the course guide in alphabetical order, because his biography states that he almost decided to major in archeology, but finally settled on astronomy (A.B. in 1910, A.M. in 1911).

That turned out to be one giant leap for mankind, in terms of understanding our place in the universe. Harlow’s study of the speed of light showed that Earth and its solar system are not in the center of the universe. In fact, according to Harlow, we’re nowhere near the center of the universe, and the universe is much bigger than anybody thought.

This monumental discovery shook the foundations of belief unlike anything since Copernicus.

Copernicus proved that the sun — not the Earth — is the center of our solar system. It was a dangerous belief to promote back in 1543, and Copernicus began his report by predicting his revelations would cause heartburn: “Perhaps there will be babblers who, although completely ignorant of mathematics, nevertheless take it upon themselves to pass judgment on mathematical questions and, badly Neil DeGrasse Tyson overlooked his distorting some passages of Scripture to accomplishments. But Albert Einstein their purpose, will dare find fault with my knew him. And so did fellow Missourian undertaking and censure it. I disregard Edwin Hubble of telescope fame. them even to the extent as despising their Indeed, this Mizzou grad and stargazer criticism as unfounded.” Even Copernicus’ should be in the Hall of Great Americans. own printer censured his preface, replacing Alas, he’s not even a footnote on the it with a cheap-shot disclaimer: “This work website for is not intended to the University be true.” of Missouri’s Harlow Shapley’s Department discovery was every of Physics and bit as unsettling Astronomy, as the Copernican where physics study. While some folks called him major and the organizer of the Tiger football heavens, Harlow standout Max stepped into Copeland gets the great debate a noteworthy about the origin of mention. That’s mankind. understandable.

This 1941 photograph from a meeting of the national His life didn’t Max Copeland Science Service board of trustees includes Harlow start out that way. is a star.

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Columbia’s Very First Star Search Winner Mizzou’s Harlow Shapley changed the way we think about the galaxy.

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he recently departed Kasey Kasem ended every radio broadcast with an upbeat message: “Keep on reaching for the stars.” For years now, “America’s Got Talent” and “American Idol” have followed the same sure-fire formula for star chasers. But long before Kasem’s radio waves began their endless journey across the universe, long before Ed McMahon started the “Star Search” phenomenon, a Mizzou grad scored a victory of cosmic proportions in the quest for stardom.

Harlow Shapley figured out the size of the Milky Way. He proved that our galaxy is much bigger than anybody thought, a discovery so profound that peers call him “the organizer of the heavens.” But that same study contained another startling revelation: Our sun is not at the center of the universe. That discovery earned him the nickname of “modern-day Copernicus.”

Unless you’re a rocket scientist, you may not have heard of Harlow Shapley.

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Back in 1885, on a farm outside tiny Nashville, Mo., Sarah and Willis Shapley welcomed twin boys. Harlow’s twin brother, Horace, eventually followed the family tradition to become a farmer, returning from the far West to keep the 100-year-old family farm humming. He went to college when he was 80 years old.

The other twin, Harlow, only made it to the fifth grade before he dropped out of school. But he kept reading and studying at home, and even covered the crime beat as a reporter for the Joplin Times. He had been rejected

by Carthage High School and went instead to Carthage Academy, where he crammed a six-year high school program into two years. Oh, and he was class valedictorian.

His resolve and determination were early indications that he later would stand firm in his discoveries, even against popular opinion. He didn’t attack religion any more than Copernicus did, but his discovery revealed that the Earth was not the center of the universe. He suggested that the Milky Way alone contains a hundred thousand million opportunities for life. He knew it would cause a great philosophical debate when his scientific discoveries collided with Genesis and miracles, mysticism and the supernatural. That was not his intent.

He just measured the size of the Milky Way and along the way, learned that Sagittarius, not our sun, is at its center.

He noted incorrectly that our sun is about 55,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way. In reality, our sun is only half that distance from the middle.

Still, it’s more than a Sunday drive away.

One Sunday a dozen years ago, I drove down the road just beyond Kenoma, and passed the old Shapley place. At least I think I passed it. Never identified it. Nobody knows about it. Oh, some locals probably do, but nobody has erected a sign. There is no monument in Nashville to Harlow Shapley — not that I could find. Nor is there a tribute to our modern-day Copernicus next to the Edwin Hubble bust in the state Capitol’s Hall of Famous Missourians. Fair enough. Shapley is not famous. But he should be, especially at his alma mater.

So I searched for his name at the University of Missouri Department of Physics and Astronomy, where he first practiced his craft.

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Understandably less famous than the Hubble telescope, the observatory at Mizzou is named for former MU President Samuel Laws. In 1879, Laws spent $2,000 of his own money ($46,520 in today’s dollars) to transport the 7.5-inch Merz refractor telescope to Mizzou. While on campus, Shapley used this same telescope.

Yet today — to most Mizzou students and Columbians and Missourians — Harlow Shapley remains anonymous.

Oh, he has a few fans. Among astronomers, he’s a supernova. The International Astronomical Union has named a moon crater, an asteroid and a supercluster of stars for him.

Granted, nowadays anybody can name a star by sending $19.99 to one of a multitude of star registry services.

These star registries will send you a certificate with your star name and position in the sky, and your star name will remain a secret between you and the people who took your money. So buyer beware. No astronomer will use your name in discussing your star, any more than highway mappers will call Missouri Highway 17 “The Road to Success” (Success, Mo.: population 540).

Driving back to Columbia from Shapley’s Barton County birthplace, I was troubled by this great man’s anonymity. From somewhere in my memory, the voice of Macbeth emerged: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more.”

I passed through Edwin Hubble’s boyhood home of Marshfield and continued on to Highway 17, crossing the little hamlet of Success. As Success disappeared in my rearview mirror, everything suddenly came into focus, clear as the view through the telescope at Laws Observatory.

You can buy a star. You can sell a star. You can dance with a star or text your vote for your favorite star. You may even become a star for 15 minutes on somebody’s stage.

But to transcend our tiny, selfcentered earthbound concept of stardom, take a lesson from Mizzou’s own “organizer of the heavens.”

Somewhere in the galaxy, Copernicus is smiling.

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faith l BY MITCH RYALS

CULTURAL CROSSROADS A first-generation American carves out her niche as she makes her way between two worlds.

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very morning Nabihah Maqbool puts on her right shoe first, then her left.

She draws a thin line of dark blue eyeliner — a shade that matches the tips of her fingernails and complements her pants — on her right eye and then her left. When the weather is cold, it’s right glove first, left second. When she wears earrings, the right stud goes in first. At mealtime, she cuts her food with a knife in her right hand, and then picks up a fork with her right hand to eat.

Maqbool’s routine is in part a reflection of her precise personality. Her syntax is exact, as is her vocabulary. She’s rarely late, but never early, arriving for appointments exactly on time. Yet her habit of favoring of her right side is more a function of her Muslim faith than it is her persona.

The tradition of right-side favoritism stems from the final movement of a Muslim’s prayer and from the Prophet Muhammad’s example.

When Maqbool’s prayer is complete, from a kneeling position, she looks right.

“Assalam alaikum,” she whispers to her right shoulder.

Then she looks left.

“Assalam alaikum,” she whispers again.

If Maqbool is praying in a group, as she would at a mosque, each greeting acknowledges the women kneeling beside her. It’s a gesture of solidarity and community. The greeting also holds significance beyond the physical world.

Maqbool is acknowledging the angels that sit on each shoulder. In Islam, angels comprise one of the six articles of faith. The angel on the right shoulder records good deeds and thoughts, and the angel on the left records the bad. They act as constant reminders to live modestly, do good and follow the example set by Muhammad.

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Precise Practicality Maqbool is precise in her words, her punctuality and her dress. She owns many headscarves — she buys most of them at Target — and they always complement her outfit. The scarves may be somewhat of a fashion statement, but they are meant to be more practical than aesthetically pleasing.

As the former co-director of the Muslim Speakers’ Bureau of Columbia, Maqbool gave Islam 101 talks and led tours of the Islamic Center of Central Missouri, which houses the only mosque in Columbia. She also volunteers at the mosque’s annual open house, where anyone who has questions about Islam or wants to sample traditional Islamic food is welcome. When she was a University of Missouri student, Maqbool was also a board member of the Muslim Students Organization.

On an overcast spring morning, Maqbool is scheduled to give an Islam 101 lesson to a Hickman High School history class, which starts at 10:30 a.m. At 10:28 a.m., she walks in the front doors as if it were her own home and scribbles out a few visitors’ tags. She heads to the classroom with a small entourage in tow — a visitor and trainee Adam Mavrakas, who will help her give the talk.

“First, it’s important to understand that Islam is the religion, and a Muslim is an adherent to the faith,” she tells students in the classroom. “Many people get that confused.”

She clicks through the PowerPoint slides that she’s run through countless times: • The Five Pillars of Islam (profession of faith, daily prayers, charity for the poor, self-purification through fasting, a pilgrimage to Mecca) • The Islamic greeting assalam alaikum (God’s peace be upon you) and response walaikum assalam (and God’s peace be upon you) • The breakdown of the Muslim population in the world (1.5 billion worldwide, 70 million in America, about 1,000 in Columbia) • The two sources that guide Muslims in faith (the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and Sunnah, the traditions of Muhammad) … and so on.

She emphasizes that Muslims are not all the same, that there are varying degrees of practice. In Maqbool’s extended family, for example, some go to a mosque every day. Her mother prays more than five times a day and fasts twice a week. Other family members consider themselves Muslims but don’t attend a mosque as frequently, and most of the women in her family do not wear headscarves.

“My oldest brother rocks a pretty fat beard because he wants to follow in the tradition set by the Prophet Muhammad,” she tells the class. “But my other two brothers don’t.”

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Nabihah Has AnswerS red, pink and black headscarf perfectly complements her outfit, as always. The 26-year-old speaks quickly and clearly with a practiced pace. Her affinity for public speaking comes from years spent on the high school debate team.

“Are there any questions?” she asks the Hickman students frequently. “I want to make sure you all understand.”

Her warm smile and lax demeanor prompt a roomful of normally reserved if not ambivalent high school students to raise their hands.

“Why do Muslims say ‘peace be upon him’ after they mention a prophet?”

“Do Muslims believe Muhammad did miracles like Christians believe of Jesus?”

“Do both Sunni and Shia Muslims worship at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri?”

“Are Muslim women forced to cover their hair?”

She answers each question with grace, never hesitating as she has armed herself with a seemingly voluminous comprehension of scholarly interpretation of the Quran and hadith, the narrated examples set by Muhammad, similar to Jesus’ parables for Christians.

AN INTERNAL DEBATE Maqbool’s scarf identifies her as a Muslim. In a town and on a campus with a minority Muslim population — even in Middle Eastern countries such as Pakistan or India where Islam is a much more popular religion — Muslim women stick out. They become ambassadors for the faith, says her mother, Ghazala.

The decision to wear a headscarf is not one to be taken lightly.

For Nabihah Maqbool, the decision came only after much internal dialogue.

At Chesterfield’s Parkway Central High School, a 17-year-old Nabihah was arrogant, even snobbish, she admits. Taking cues from her parents, both voracious readers, she immersed herself in the written word — books on literature and philosophy, memoirs, biographies, comic books, graphic novels, science fiction and mystery. She read about politics and foreign policy. She read the Quran, Islam’s holy book, and interpretations of the Quran.

While other teenagers were scheming to buy beer or smoke pot on Friday nights, she was geeking out over Noam Chomsky’s opinions on the U.S. empirical state. Her peers obsessed about infatuations and prom dates, but Maqbool was glued to discussions about the Patriot Act, CIA rendition sites and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions. She was so deeply absorbed in intellectual debate and existential philosophy that niceties such as a passing “what’s up?” were too much for her to handle. Her resting “stink-face” usually repelled any unwanted acquaintances or questions about her day, but the individual unfortunate enough to smile and inquire would usually receive a terse “fine,” if an answer came at all.

“I wouldn’t even ask them how their day was back,” she says, shaking her head. “I looked mean, and I was mean. Even my friends — the people I was nice to — said I was mean.”

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Why do Muslims say ‘peace be upon him’ after they mention a prophet?

It’s a sign of respect for their most important prophet.

Do Muslims believe Muhammad did miracles like Christians believe of Jesus?

Muslims believe his miracle was revealing the Quran.

Do both Sunni and Shia Muslims worship at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri?

Yes, in fact it’s impossible to tell the difference between the two unless you ask or are intimately familiar with subtle nuances in each division.

Are Muslim women forced to cover their hair?

No, it is a personal choice, and Muslim women have different reasons for wearing a headscarf.

headscarf would only attract more attention. Maqbool was aware of her condescending attitude throughout her teenage years; she put off the decision to wear a headscarf. She didn’t want her supercilious attitude to be a person’s only impression of a Muslim.

“So there’s this complex,” she says. “You don’t necessarily want to be a representation of all Muslims, but at the same time, for people, you are a slice of that, and what you do does represent the group that you belong to.”

At 20, it happened. The summer between her sophomore and junior years at the University of Missouri found Maqbool driving a car full of women back from Potosi. They were returning from a spiritual retreat that focused on proper state of mind for the five daily prayers, understanding the Quran, and gaining discipline and quietude for internal thoughts. During the weeklong retreat, every woman wore a headscarf; Maqbool wore one as well.

“And then, I just didn’t take it off,” she says. “And the next day I left the house, and I didn’t take it off. So at that point, I was like, ‘oh I guess I’m wearing a headscarf.’ I didn’t have any plans about it, and I didn’t tell anybody.”

The transition wasn’t easy. On the first day of her junior year of college, she felt stares and judgment as she walked through MU’s Lowry Mall; some were real and some were simply projections of her own self-consciousness. Suddenly, on the campus where she had attended school for the past two years, she felt as if she didn’t belong — like an outsider, like a foreigner — and definitely not like the feisty and intelligent American Muslim woman she used to be. Whether or not it was also true for the people around her, the headscarf began to define her.

During the first week of class in her junior year, Maqbool needed Post-it notes, so she went to Office Depot and asked an employee for help.

“Excuse me,” she said.

The woman didn’t respond.

“Excuse me,” Maqbool said again.

Still nothing.

“Can you tell me where the Post-it notes are?”

“Can’t you see I’m helping a customer?” the woman replied.

She approached another sales clerk who overhead the interaction, but before she could ask about the Post-its, her selfconsciousness took over again.

“Just because I look different doesn’t mean you have to treat me badly,” she said through her sobs.

The salesman reassured her that his coworker meant nothing by it.

“That’s her normal tone of voice,” he said.

“She talks like that to everyone.”

She never got the Post-it notes. Crying and vulnerable, she left Office Depot, opting for sanity rather than obsession.

“I was so insecure that I was pinning every interaction on the way that I looked,” she says. “So I walked out of Office Depot crying, and then I was like, ‘this is no way to live your life. If you think everyone is staring at you, if you think everything is mediated by the fact that you have one piece of cloth on your head, you’re going to lose your mind.’ ” Along with that revelation came liberation. She let go of any concern for what other people think of her. Maqbool says she realized that other people’s opinions no longer mattered; wearing a headscarf meant doing it for the right reasons. She didn’t start wearing it for her parents or because her friends wore them.

She didn’t do it for a celebration (some girls throw a party when they decide to wear one) or to show the world she’s a Muslim.

She did it, she says, because she finally realized the headscarf ’s significance, and she did it for herself — to bring herself closer to God. Nothing else matters.

Islam’s Six Articles Of Faith Allah (or God) Prophets Divine scriptures (such as the Quran) Angels Judgment day Predestination

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BADGE OF FAITH Since making her decision, Maqbool is much more aware of her behavior.

“That’s something that wearing a headscarf really forces you to do,” she says.

“I have to keep my temper in check. I can’t honk or scream at people in traffic. I can’t flip people off. It forces you to have selfcontrol and discipline and patience.”

Maqbool’s scarf is a symbol of modesty in dress and behavior — a cornerstone of the Islamic faith — and a part of her identity as a Muslim woman.

But for those who don’t understand Islam, the headscarf hangs a mysterious cloud over her.

When Maqbool meets people for the first time, her headscarf often leads to guesses about her character: She’s shy or quiet. Or maybe her family forces her to wear it. Or perhaps she has no agency and can’t think for herself, just accepting what she is told.

All of those assumptions are wrong.

She’s not shy or quiet. As her brother, Maaz, can attest, if ever the family can’t agree on where to go out to eat, his sister makes her preferences known.

“She usually convinces us,” he says.

Maqbool was captain of her high school debate team that made it to the national debate competition her senior year. She spent hours researching for debates, her mother recalls. She filled multiple Rubbermaid storage tubs with articles and other reference materials in preparation.

“You weren’t allowed to use computers,” Maqbool says. “So you had to print everything out. So we would walk in with four or five tubs full of material. One of the tubs was filled with high heels and Pop Tarts, but it still gave a nice threatening image.”

Maqbool says she is not a robot who blindly obeys orders and accepts everything she is told. Her parents — Sohail and Ghazala — are from northern India, but she is a New Jersey native who grew up on Staten Island in New York before moving to Columbia as a sixth-grader. Her parents worked at University Hospital as radiologists.

Maqbool spent three years at Jefferson Junior High, and then her family moved again to the St. Louis area.

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was a teaching assistant for a class in genetics and society.

Maqbool was also active in the Interactive Theatre Troupe on campus, teaching people about cross-cultural issues through interactive performances based on the Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues program. She holds a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in political science, and recently earned a master of public health degree. She hopes to work with a public health agency such as the World Health Organization as a grant writer or in health assessments.

Maqbool is part of a new generation of Muslims — children of immigrants but born and raised in America — and she must balance Islamic traditions and beliefs with an American culture that can be dominated by a xenophobic attitude toward Islam.

One Islamic tradition that garners skepticism from Maqbool is the “fix-up.” According to Islam, men and women who are not of the same family and not married should not be alone together.

Dating is not common in Islam. Rather, many Muslim children assume their parents have their best interests in mind and will pick a good match for them.

“I’m a little weary of that system,” Maqbool says. “Part of me is turned off by the idea because usually people have an idea of the kind of person they want to marry. They want someone of a certain status or a girl they think is pretty. I’m like, ‘Dude, did you guys ask each other about personality and hobbies and what you like to do for fun?’ ” It’s not that she never wants to marry and have children.

It’s just not on her radar right now. She can work up more excitement about her travel plans to Turkey at summer’s end than she can for marriage.

This educated woman considers herself a feminist. Modern Western habits punctuate her day. She gets most of her news from Twitter. She takes her coffee black, and she likes to run for exercise. She’s generous with her time, and dedicated to her work. She can be patient, but she’s not afraid to speak her mind.

She likes indie rock (The Harlem Shakes and the Shins) and hiphop (Jay-Z, Common, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest). Batman is her favorite superhero; she especially fancies the comic book series by Frank Miller, The Dark Knight Returns, released in 1986.

Comic books, of course, are not her only literary vice. Maqbool is evidence that reading makes you smarter. When she was in fourth grade, her teacher promised a prize to any student who read 25 books throughout the year. The teacher ran out of prizes when Maqbool read 96, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Her favorite novel is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons.

“In all his books, Dostoevsky sets up characters that represent ideologies that I think he tends to struggle with,” she says. “In Demons, there’s this liberal traditionalist who has an epiphany about God toward the end, there’s a complete nihilist, and there’s the believers. So he explores the ideologies by pitting the characters against each other in the way they interact. That’s why I like his books a ton.”

The app on her phone tells Maqbool it’s almost time for the final prayer of the day. Leaving her critique of Dostoevsky’s dichotomy for another time, she exits to make ready for this most basic practice of her faith. She walks out into the night, a symbol of her generation, deftly blending the old and the new into the identity of Nabihah Maqbool.

STRIKING A BALANCE

Maqbool balances her life amid two cultures. True, her headscarf is part of her identity, a glaring physical indicator of a Muslim woman and still a novelty in Western culture. Her faith also comprises a large part of her identity, but Islam is not her entire identity — not even close.

The Five Pillars Of Islam Islam requires five primary obligations, or pillars of faith, from its adherents. Each Muslim must fulfill in his or her lifetime: • Shahadah, profession of faith in the oneness of God and finality of Muhammad as his messenger • Salah, prayer offered five times a day while facing Mecca — at dawn, noon, midafternoon, sunset and evening • Zakat, or almsgiving, exhibiting compassion for the poor • Sawm, self-purification through fasting • Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, for those who are able september 2014 inside columbia

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Energy Efficiency Made Easy Follow these do’s and don’ts to improve energy efficiency in your home. cupied space. “The easiest thing to do is change your habits,” Freeman says.

Don’t stop there.

If you’re feeling adventurous after making a few lifestyle changes, Freeman suggests looking at air-sealing and attic insulation for your home. Little things — such as closing the fireplace damper, sealing holes in your home’s exterior walls and adding weather stripping in your attic — will help keep your heating and cooling systems from having to work so hard.

Do research your options and make a choice that makes the most economic sense for you.

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mproving your home’s energy efficiency — sounds intimidating, doesn’t it?

Maybe, but in the end, it just makes sense.

“Aside from being good for the environment, improving your energy efficiency will be cost-effective and make you more comfortable,” says Terry Freeman, Columbia’s Residential Energy Services supervisor. The changes you make to your home’s energy use can be simple or drastic, Freeman says, depending on what’s best for you.

So whether you’re an efficiency aficionado or a newbie to the energy conservation scene, take a tip from Freeman and follow these simple do’s and don’ts.

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Do start with an evaluation of your home

“[The city of Columbia has] a free energy audit program where David Mars will go to your home and give you a quick review of the low- to no-cost improvements you can make,” Freeman says. “Some are lifestyle changes, some are recommendations. Minimal stuff.

Don’t leave electronics turned on or plugged in.

“Things like your phone charger draw energy all the time, whether you’re using it or not,” Freeman says. “Today, even things like our toasters are electronic, which means they have a circuit board and a transformer that’s drawing energy all the time.” Freeman recommends using power strips that you can shut off when they’re not in use.

Do set back your thermostat.

It’s a quick fix, and when you’re not at home, there’s no need to have icy cold or toasty warm air blasting through unoc-

“When it’s time to replace your heating and cooling systems, seriously consider getting the most efficient system you can afford at the time,” Freeman says. “You want to try to make your home as efficient as you can make it, cost effectively.”

Don’t forget that some of your pricier changes will have a delayed payback.

“You’re paying forward,” Freeman says.

“You’ll reap the economic benefits later.

You’ll reach the comfort level right away in most cases, but your payback might take a little while.” The city also offers rebates for efficiency upgrades, giving you another economic incentive.

Do keep an open mind.

“[Energy efficiency] is not always something the average person thinks about,” Freeman says. By talking to a city efficiency expert or simply doing a quick Web search on ways to conserve energy, you’ll stay up to date and in the know about how you can improve your home’s efficiency — and save yourself a little cash in the process.

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Fun Fall Crafts Bring the outdoors in with innovative projects fit for the whole family.

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For more fall craft ideas,check out the Inside Columbia Pinterest board.

It’s full of clever craft ideas to help celebrate the changing season.

all is fast approaching and the yard will soon begin to fill with leaves. Why burn away the gorgeous colors that surround the house? This year use nature to decorate your home with enjoyable crafts that the entire family can enjoy.

From pumpkin carving to leaf garland, autumn is the perfect time to whip out that glue gun. The kids will have a blast picking out the prettiest leaves for you to use. Once you choose the leaves and branches, you can decide how you want to incorporate them into your home décor.

Crafting can be as simple as framing a few vibrant leaves against a neutral background, giving a room a pop of color.

If you want something a bit more interesting, frame the leaves on top of an old book page, giving the art piece a bit more dimension.

These framed pieces of nature can be mounted on the wall or set on the table. Either way, it is sure to cozy up the house.

Take those extra leftover leaves and put together a nature crown. All you need is a paper bag, tape and a pair of scissors.

First, cut the paper bag in the shape of a crown. Next, arrange the leaves, branches and flowers on the paper bag and fit it to

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your child’s head. Be sure to include some of the other family royalty (any favorite stuffed animals) and throw a garden party in the backyard.

When using leaves for crafting, it is a good idea to use a sealant to help maintain its color. A popular sealer among crafters is Mod Podge, an all-in-one glue, sealer and finish.

It’s nontoxic and can be found at almost any craft store.

Want to take those simple home crafts to a new level?

Columbia is home to many outlets offering classes and challenge. The Craft Studio, located on the University of Missouri campus, hosts classes throughout the year. From photography to woodworking, there is a wide range of appealing classes.

If you’re looking to get your hands a bit dirtier, check out Access Arts, another local art studio. Access Arts offers clay classes that teach the basics in wheel throwing and hand building. The kids can tag along as well — the studio provides youth clay classes, too. When you finish your masterpieces, be sure to bring them home to display. It may even be hard to tell whose is whose!

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Ready, Set, Bike Keep your bike in tip-top shape with these solutions to common bicycle care problems.

A bicycle is a piece of machinery, and keeping it running smoothly can be a challenge. Charlie Hill, a mechanic at Walt’s Bicycle, Fitness & Wilderness, helps tackle bike care.

What to do if … your tires are low on air

Checking the air pressure of your bike’s tires is something you should do regularly, according to Hill. “It’s usually every couple of weeks that your tires naturally lose pressure,” he says. “It’s a good idea to check them and air them up. There’s usually a minimum and maximum air pressure marked on every tire.” If you like your tires to be squishier, fill them until they’ve reached the minimum air pressure. If you’re looking for a faster, rougher ride, fill them until they’ve reached the maximum air pressure.

What to do if … you’re having trouble shifting gears

If shifting from one gear to the next is a struggle, a few different things could be wrong with your bike. “It might be that your cables have corroded,” Hill says. “It could also just be that the cables are out of adjustment.” Looking to make the fix, yourself?

Hill recommends adjusting the cable tension with a barrel adjuster, a small, twistable part that can be found on your bike’s derailleurs or shifters. “But there are a number of things that could be wrong, so if you’re unsure, take it into a bike shop and get it checked out,” Hill says.

What to do if … your chain isn’t running smoothly

If a jerky chain is your problem, invest in some bicycle lubricant.

“You want to lube up [your chain] every couple of weeks or every month, depending on how much you ride and what conditions you ride in,” Hill says. “It’s a good idea to take a rag and wipe any dirt off the chain, and drip your lube on the inside of the chain while you cycle it around.” Once you’ve fully lubricated the chain, Hill says, take a clean rag and wipe off any excess.

What to do if … your bike sat out in the big storm

Your bike may look bad after sitting out in the rain, but don’t worry too much yet. “If it’s gotten rained on a little bit, it’s not the end of the world,” Hill says. “You can get some bicycle lube and lube your chains. You might want to do the same to your cables.”

If your bike has suffered a lot of damage, your best bet is replacing the cables and chain.

In the future, prevent weather damage by keeping your bike in a covered area. “There’s a lot that can go wrong when your bike gets rained on, so keep it out of the weather and it will last a lot longer,” Hill says.

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What to do if … your bike needs an overall tuneup

Whether or not you notice any problems with your bike, Hill recommends taking it into a shop two or three times a year, depending on your level of use. “Most of the time it doesn’t need that many adjustments, but it’s always good to have professionals look at it if you’re going to be using it and want to be able to rely on it,” Hill says. “We’ll notice any issues before they become major problems while you’re out riding.”

And, as Hill recommends, always do a safety check before you go on a ride. “Test the brakes and make sure that the wheels are secured properly,” Hill says. “There are quick release levers on most bikes that allow you to remove the wheels without tools.

Sometimes, those can get opened or are just not secured.”

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Dogs Do Good A local trainer shares how man’s best friend improves your health.

You love your dog dearly, but did you know that having it around is also helping you stay healthy?

Ann Gafke does. As owner of the dog training school Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, she has witnessed the power of dogs on more than one therapeutic hospital visit. Gafke offers a view on how dogs can make you physically and emotionally healthier — and advice for picking the best furry friend for you.

The Case For Dogs

We all know that Fido forces you to get up and go when he needs a walk, but he also provides some other, more unexpected health benefits. “Dogs can lower your blood pressure,” Gafke says. “Studies also show that people who own dogs have fewer hospital stays and shorter hospital stays than people who do not have dogs.”

But your furry friend doesn’t just help with your physical health. If you suffer from depression or even just need a pick-meup after a bad day, your pet can help you out there, as well. “Dogs give people a purpose,” Gafke says. “They force people to exercise, to get up. They give people more of a structure in their life. The dog has to be taken out at certain times and fed at certain times.

And, of course, a dog provides people with companionship, unconditional love and even patience … I think owning a dog works people’s minds, as well as their hearts.”

The powerful bond between owner and pup is one that Gafke can’t even put into words. “Unless you know about dogs, you don’t really know about that connection that’s there,” Gafke says. “I can’t explain it. There’s just a great connection. That’s all I know.

Dogs make connections.”

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Choosing The Best Dog For You

So you’re sold on finding a furry companion, but you know that getting the best one for you can be a difficult process. Gafke suggests you ask yourself these five questions, and the process might become just a little bit easier.

What do you want from your dog? Ask yourself if your pup is going to be a personal pet, or if you hope to someday train it as a service dog.

Are you active? Some breeds are more active, while others are more suited to a couch potato lifestyle. Even so, you’ll find some variability within the breed. Spend time with a dog before buying it to find out if its activity level is right for you.

Would you prefer to have a big dog or a little dog?

Size matters, especially when your residence has space constraints. Consider your options.

What level of trainability are you looking for? Some dogs are simply more trainable than others. Ask yourself if you have the patience to deal with a more independent dog that, sometimes, just might want to do its own thing.

Will you be comfortable with a dog that sheds? Depending on the breed, your dog may or may not leave a trail of hair wherever it goes. Ask yourself if you’re prepared to clean up the mess, or if you have allergies that might be affected by the hair.

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In a perfect world, The Multivitamin Dilemma everyone A local dietitian sheds some light on a hot health topic. would get all the nutrients they need The Dangers The Solution from what they eat, To take a multivitamin or not to take a multivitamin? That is the question.

According to a series of recent studies on the effectiveness of vitamin supplements, the answer is clear: multivitamins provide no health benefits, and in some cases, even harm those who take them. But is this always the case?

Ashley Ritzo, a clinical dietitian at University of Missouri Health Care, weighs in on the debate over vitamin supplements.

According to Ritzo, there are, in fact, some vitamin supplements that may do more harm than good. “Some multivitamins include artificial ingredients, such as hydrogenated oil,” Ritzo says. “These ingredients are very bad for you and should be eliminated from your diet.”

It’s also possible to end up with too much of a good thing — especially when that good thing is fat-soluble. “You can definitely get too much of a fat-soluble vitamin, such as A, E, D or K,” Ritzo says. Fat-soluble vitamins utilize fat for absorption and are stored in the body, she says, adding they can accumulate to a dangerous level, causing health complications. Ritzo also notes, however, that the amount of vitamins one must consume in order to reach a toxic level of intake is very high. No need to panic yet.

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How do we ensure we’re getting all of the nutrients we need if we don’t take a multivitamin? To Ritzo, the solution is obvious, though it may not be easy. “In a perfect world, everyone would get all the nutrients they need from what they eat,” she says. “Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, and we don’t always eat the right foods to get everything we need … The best thing to do is start looking at how you can eat better.”

So pile your plate with a wide variety of produce, because according to Ritzo, the different colors of fruits and veggies indicate the different nutrients that each one contains. And ultimately, a healthy diet provides you with more than just vitamins and minerals. “There are nutrients that you can get from your food that you couldn’t get from a pill,” she says.

The Takeaway

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It’s important to remember that not all vitamin supplements need to be demonized. “For example, the majority of our vitamin D comes from exposing our skin to the sun,” Ritzo says. “However, many of us, especially those with jobs that require us to stay indoors all day, don’t get enough exposure. In this case, a vitamin D supplement might be helpful.”

What is important, though, is to remember that maintaining a healthy diet will always be the best solution to getting all the nutrients that your body needs.

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Quantity / Most adults need at least

seven hours of nightly sleep for optimal health and productivity. Set a regular bedtime that is early enough for you to get a full night of sleep. A recent CDC study linked too little sleep (six hours or less) with chronic diseases — including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity.

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Catching Your Zzz’s We must sleep well to be well.

Are you feeling sleepy? Very sleepy?

A lack of sleep is something Americans tend to accept. In fact, saying you get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep each day can seem more like admitting a problem than saying you can’t find time for that much rest.

It’s an attitude that a new nationwide campaign, “Sleep Well, Be Well,” is aiming to adjust.

“The urgency of our message cannot be overstated: Sleep is a necessity, not a luxury, and the pursuit of healthy sleep should be one of our top priorities,” says Safwan Badr, president of the American Academy of Sleep. “Sufficient sleep is one of the three pillars of a healthy lifestyle — as important as good nutrition and regular exercise. There’s no avoiding it or catching up: You must sleep well to be well.”

The “Sleep Well, Be Well” campaign is part of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project, a collaboration between the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Sleep Research Society.

CDC data indicate that 28 percent of U.S. adults report sleeping six hours or less in a 24-hour period. Poor sleep health increases the risk of physical and mental health problems, mortality, accidents, injuries and disability.

“Poor sleep has a cumulative impact on nearly every key indicator of public health, including obesity, hypertension and diabetes,” says Janet B. Croft, senior chronic disease epidemiologist, in CDC’s Division of Population Health. “Healthy sleep is a vital sign of good health.”

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Getting good sleep is important, too. Simply achieving seven to nine hours of sleep each night isn’t enough.

Avoid anything that can lead to fitful, interrupted sleep.

“It’s important to understand that both the quality and quantity of sleep impact your health,” says SRS President Janet Mullington.

“Alcohol, caffeine and some medications can negatively impact the quality of your sleep — leaving you tossing, turning and waking up feeling unrefreshed, despite the opportunity for enough sleep.”

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Follow a consistent sleep/ wake schedule. Your body sleeps best at night, when it is dark, and functions best when you keep a regular routine. Try to go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time every morning.

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Seek help for your sleep problems. Can’t stop snoring? Besides being a nuisance to your bed partner, loud and frequent snoring can be a warning sign for obstructive sleep apnea, a dangerous, potentially life-threatening disease characterized by episodes of complete or partial airway obstruction during sleep.

“Millions of people have an untreated sleep illness that prevents them from achieving healthy sleep,” says Badr. “Effective treatment of a sleep problem can be life-changing, helping you to be healthier and happier.”

If you have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, or wake up feeling exhausted, the Healthy Sleep experts recommend speaking with a board-certified sleep medicine physician, who has the training and expertise to diagnose and treat sleep illness.

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Keep A Sleep Diary If you’re worried about whether you’re getting enough sleep, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests using a sleep diary for a couple of weeks. Write down how much you sleep each night, how alert and rested you feel in the morning and how sleepy you feel during the day. Show the results to your doctor and talk about how you can improve your sleep.

Sleep Hygiene Tips The promotion of regular sleep is known as sleep hygiene. The CDC offers these sleep hygiene tips

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How Much Sleep Is Enough?

/ Go to bed at the same time each night

The amount of sleep you need each day will change over the course of your life. Although sleep needs vary from person to person, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provides these general age-based recommendations:

and rise at the same time each morning. / Moderate physical activity may help promote sleep, but avoid vigorous exercise in the few hours before going to bed. / Avoid large meals before bedtime. / Avoid caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime. / Avoid nicotine.

The CDC also offers these tips for an ideal sleep environment: / Make sure your bedroom is a quiet, dark and relaxing environment, neither too hot nor too cold.

/ Remove all TVs, computers and other gadgets from the bedroom. / Make sure your bed is comfortable and use it only for sleeping and not for other activities, such as reading, watching TV or listening to music.

Newborns 16–18 hours a day Preschool-aged children 11–12 hours a day School-aged children At least 10 hours a day Teens 9–10 hours a day Adults (including the elderly) 7–8 hours a day If you routinely lose sleep or choose to sleep less than needed, the sleep loss adds up. The total sleep lost is called your sleep debt. For example, if you lose two hours of sleep each night, you’ll have a sleep debt of 14 hours after a week.

Did You Know?

Sleepy State

Fun facts about sleep from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine: / People can take catnaps with their eyes open without even knowing it. / Adults who don’t get enough sleep tend to act sluggish, but sleep-deprived children may be hyperactive. / Humans spend about one-third of their lives asleep. / One in five adults fails to get enough sleep. / Most dreams involve normal situations with familiar people; bizarre, fantastic or intense dreams are rare. / A change in the body clock keeps most teens from feeling sleepy until 11 p.m. or later. / Mild snoring is nearly universal — almost everyone is likely to snore at one time or another. / More than half of adults report having nightmares occasionally. / The first CPAP machines (continuous positive airway pressure) for treating sleep apnea were made from vacuum cleaners. / Drinking caffeine during the day can affect how you sleep at night. / Sleepwalking tends to be a fairly normal part of a child’s early sleep patterns. /No one knows if other species dream, but some do have sleep cycles similar to humans. / Elephants can sleep while standing or while lying on the ground. / Children tend to fall asleep faster and sleep longer when they go to bed before 9 p.m.

Sleep Disorders

Find information on these sleep disorders at www.sleepeducation.com

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Insomnia Sleep apnea Jet lag Narcolepsy Restless Leg Syndrome

Parasomnias Shift work Snoring Nightmares

Missouri is among the nine most sleepdeprived states in the nation. According to the CDC, 29 to 37 percent of Missouri adults reported more than 14 days of insufficient sleep in the 30 days prior to the survey.

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Less Pain, More Gain Women Report Easier Recovery With Robotic Surgery

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hen doctors discovered precancerous cells in her uterus late last year, there were plenty of reasons for Janece Martin to be concerned.

As a 60-year-old woman, how quickly could she recover from the required hysterectomy?

How much pain would she feel?

But most of all, she worried that doctors might discover a hidden cancer while removing her uterus.

“I was very concerned. Even though we had done a biopsy, my doctor wasn’t totally convinced that when they did surgery they wouldn’t find cancer,” said Martin, of Columbia.

Martin’s hysterectomy was scheduled for April 4 at Boone Hospital Center. As the date approached, Martin’s primary gynecologist decided her case was a good fit for minimally invasive surgery using Boone Hospital’s da Vinci robot and referred her to Jennifer Roelands, MD. “When possible, I advocate for robotic surgery as recovery is faster, patients

require less pain medication and can return to work quicker,” said Dr. Roelands, a board-certified gynecologist. “The da Vinci allows me to do a complicated hysterectomy, like Ms. Martin’s, in a less invasive way so she can heal better.”

Martin found this to be true. After waking up following her surgery, she learned doctors had discovered no cancer, which was a great relief.

“When possible, I advocate for robotic surgery as recovery is faster, patients require less pain medication and can return to work quicker.” ~Jennifer Roelands, MD She was also amazed that she felt no pain.

“It didn’t hurt, and I thought, well, that’s odd,” she said. “That was nowhere near what I expected.”

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Just hours after the surgery, Martin was up and walking pain-free. She was released from the hospital the next morning without any pain medication.

“Not one pain pill did I take,” she said.

“It was just totally amazing.”

The recovery was so easy, Martin later teased her primary gynecologist, saying, “I don’t think you all did surgery.” He replied, “Oh yes we did; I watched the whole thing.”

Before the surgery, Martin’s husband had taken off 10 days from work to help care for her throughout her recovery. But the tables turned during her quick recovery when he strained his back a few days after her surgery.

“I actually drove him to the ER and had to watch over him,” she said with a laugh.

Martin praised Dr. Roelands for the surgical skill and technological expertise she brings to mid-Missouri.

“She is a tremendous asset to Boone Hospital and the community,” she said.

Minimally Invasive Option Boone Hospital has offered da Vinci surgical procedures since 2008.

It’s a robotic system where a surgeon uses hand and foot controls to maneuver tiny surgical instruments with minute precision.

A special camera provides the surgeon with clear 3-D footage direct from the surgery site.

The system allows trained physicians to perform surgeries with slender robotic arms rather than their own hands, making it possible to have much smaller surgical openings.

Research shows that compared to traditional surgery, robotic procedures are less painful, take less time to complete, leave much smaller scars and allow patients to leave the hospital sooner and recover faster.

Boone Hospital is fortunate to have two physicians who are masters at using robotics for women’s health issues: Dr. Roelands and Sara Crowder, MD. Dr. Roelands learned robotic surgery at Duke University. She has been using

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this technology since 2005 and trains other physicians around the country how to perform procedures. She helped start the da Vinci program at Boone Hospital in 2008.

She has completed more than 80 robotic cases and uses the technology not just for hysterectomies, but for a variety of other procedures as well, including removal of fibroids, endometriosis and other complex gynecological cases.

“I am happy there is a minimally invasive option like the da Vinci in mid-Missouri, and that I am able to provide that service to my patients,” Dr. Roelands said.

Dr. Crowder is the only board-certified gynecologic oncologist in mid-Missouri.

After training to do robotic surgery, she began using the technology for complex cases and patients requiring surgery for cancers. Crowder said she now performs more robotic surgery on a monthly basis than any other surgeon in Missouri.

“Practicing at Boone Hospital is a joy,” Dr. Crowder said. “The nursing care, support staff and facility help me in my

quest to provide patients with the quality care they deserve.”

Easier Than Expected When Nellie Jones learned she had endometrial cancer, she said it was a shock.

“It’s a feeling that I wouldn’t put on anybody,” she said.

Jones, 72, of Huntsville, is the matriarch of a close family. Instead of sharing her cancer diagnosis over the phone, she wanted to share the news with her family face to face.

“I called them over to the house and told them I had something to talk to them about,” she said. “They were strong; they didn’t let me see them get down about it.

They take good care of their momma.”

As physicians studied her case, it was determined that robotic hysterectomy, performed by Dr. Crowder, was the preferred option for Jones.

Until her own surgery was scheduled, Jones said she wasn’t aware the da Vinci robotic system was available in midMissouri.

Learn more: boone.org/davinci

“I heard them talk about it on TV, but I didn’t know we had it here yet,” she said.

Going in to her surgery, Jones said she was a “nervous wreck.” But once it was over, she, too, said her recovery was much easier than expected.

Like Martin, Jones was able to walk around hours after the surgery and was able to go home the next day. She also needed very little pain medication and was surprised by how small her scars were.

“Before the surgery, I was sitting here thinking about all the cuts and scars I was going to have,” she said. “But I just have a 2-inch scar and then some other little bitty scars.”

Today, Jones is cancer-free. The surgery was successful and did not require any chemotherapy or radiation.

Looking back, Jones said the words that illustrate why robotic surgery is an increasingly preferred option for women.

“I didn’t expect it to be this easy,” she said. By Jacob Luecke

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Erik M. Grossmann MD

Kimberly C. Suppes MD

CO N TAC T :

C O N TAC T :

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

E D U C AT I O N:

University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Louis University

Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, University of Texas-Houston

Shachar Laks MD

Sara E. Crowder MD

General Surgery

General Surgery (Robotics) CO N TAC T :

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Gynecologic Oncology (Robotics)

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

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E D U C AT I O N:

E D U C AT I O N :

Sackler School of Medicine-Tel Aviv, St. Louis University

University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Texas-Galveston

Walter R. Peters MD

Mid MO Gynecology Oncology 1605 E. Broadway, Suite 260 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 442-2221

Matthew R. Borgmeyer MD

General Surgery (Robotics)

Obstetrics and Gynecology (Robotics)

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C O N TAC T :

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

Women’s Health Associates 1601 E. Broadway, Suite 300 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8796

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University of Missouri-Columbia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Western Illinois University, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

James B. Pitt DO

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Craig E. McCoy DO Obstetrics and Gynecology (Robotics)

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

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Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center

Boone Hospital Center

Women’s Wellness Center 1705 E. Broadway, Suite 340 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 449-9355

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Clay W. Mechlin MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology (Robotics)

Surgery Urological (Robotics) C O N TAC T :

Women’s Health Associates 1601 E. Broadway, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8796

Urology Associates of Central Missouri 105 N. Keene Street, Suite 201 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 499-4990

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University of California-San Diego, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Duke University

St. Louis University School of Medicine, Albany Medical College

Michael R. Cupp MD

John G. Adams, MD

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Urology Associates of Central Missouri 105 N. Keene Street, Suite 201 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 499-4990

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

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University of Missouri-Columbia, Mayo Clinic

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, St. Paul Medical Center-Dallas, University of Missouri-Columbia

Steven M. Dresner MD

Scott A. Gard, MD

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Surgery Urological (Robotics)

Surgery Vascular

Surgery Urological (Robotics)

Surgery Vascular

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Urology Associates of Central Missouri 105 N. Keene Street, Suite 201 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 499-4990

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

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University of Tennessee-Memphis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WrightPatterson Medical Center USAF, Wright State University, Washington University School of Medicine

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Truman Medical Center-UMKC School of Medicine, University of Tennessee-Memphis

Taz J. Harmon MD

Paul W. Humphrey, MD

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Urology Associates of Central Missouri 105 N. Keene Street, Suite 201 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 499-4990

Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100 Columbia MO 65201 (573) 443-8773

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University of Missouri-Kansas City, Washington University School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Illinois, University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics-Columbia

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BOONE AND BJC

ARE RANKED MISSOURI’S BEST.

Your community knows Boone for incredible compassion. Medically, we’re known for extensive expertise. Congratulations to Boone physicians, nurses and staff and several of our BJC family of hospitals for earning top spots in U.S. News & World Report rankings. Boone, ranked #4 overall, was the only hospital in central Missouri to be recognized for highperforming cardiology & heart surgery, gynecology and geriatrics. Boone was also rated the area’s highest when it came to recommending the hospital to family and friends. It just goes to show that the top hospitals are the ones that practice health with care.

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Cuisine

Expand your shopping list with our A-to-Z sampling of Columbia’s culinary scene.

A is for apple — in kindergarten.

Then we grow up and realize there’s no need to be so predictable in our exploration of food. That’s especially true in Columbia, where a love of good food supports multiple farmers markets and several specialty grocers and restaurants offering the best American fare and exotic, international cuisine.

Get started on a taste adventure with this A-to-Z sampling of CoMo’s culinary scene. Fresh vegetables, succulent burgers, made-fromscratch breads, delectable sweets — it’s all here and mm-mm more.

By Morgan McCarty Photos By L.G. Patterson Produced And Styled

By Dennis Clay, Morgan McCarty & Kate Moore Recipes By Dennis Clay

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sparagus marks the annual return of spring and the welcome arrival of fresher, lighter fare to our tables.

The green shoots get 1 tablespoon olive oil their color from sunlight — white Pinch each of salt and pepper asparagus grows under a mound of dirt to prevent the development 1 pound fresh asparagus, of chlorophyll. When the farmers stems removed markets open, stalk stalls for asparagus, take the bundle home Heat your pan very, very hot. and cook it al dente. Interested in When you can burn your eyes by growing it yourself? Strawberry Hill glancing at it, it’s ready. Throw in Farms, located at 3770 E. Highway 163 near Rock Bridge Memorial the asparagus, a pinch each of salt State Park, has a handy growing and pepper, and give the pan a toss. guide online.

Let it sizzle for 20 seconds and toss www.strawberryhillfarms.net again. Now add about a tablespoon

BLISTERED ASPARAGUS

of oil, toss again, and take the pan Inside Columbia Executive Chef Dennis Clay has stirred up some great recipes to go along with our A-to-Z guide to CoMo cuisine. Check them out at www.InsideColumbia.net.

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off the heat. The asparagus should be firm. Let it cool slightly in the pan before serving.

This quick technique is a timesaver at dinnertime, taking only a few minutes to complete.

Blistered asparagus is great as a side for steak and potatoes, or with a poached egg and bacon.

Leftovers can go into the next day’s salad.

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Bread Columbia may not be host to an army of

bread, from honey oat to sweet

predawn bakers tending to their rising

baguette and cottage dill to sourdough.

loaves, but it does have a small group

Both Uprise Bakery and Annie’s Breads

of dedicated keepers of leavened bread.

products are available at Clovers Natural

Uprise Bakery (10 Hitt St.) serves breads

Market (2100 Chapel Plaza Court and 2012

and pastries made from scratch daily,

E. Broadway) and the Columbia Farmers

using organic flours and grains. The

Market (1701 W. Ash St.).

restaurant also serves soups, salads and

www.uprisebakery.com;

sandwiches. Just 10 minutes away in

www.anniesbreads.co;

Rocheport, Annie’s Breads specializes in

www.columbiafarmersmarket.org; www.cloversnaturalmarket.com

Chili Peppers There are thousands of pepper variants in the world. Pictured here are habaneros, Anaheims, jalapeños and serranos. MidMissouri’s climate suits pepper growth well. Plant serranos, and chances are you’ll have more peppers than you know what to do with. One suggestion is to slice raw serranos over lime-pickled Missouri trout for a home-state version of ceviche.

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oughnuts

In the span of a couple of months, Columbia transformed from a doughnut desert into a doughnut dreamland, with two craft doughnut shops opening.

Harold’s Doughnuts (114 S. Ninth St.), owned by Michael Urban, is named for Urban’s grandfather Harold Meyer — an auto-store owner and lifelong doughnut lover. The locally owned and operated shop offers two menus: daily and seasonal.

Strange Donuts comes to CoMo from St. Louis and, like Harold’s, offers a mix of

classic flavors and more, well, strange ones such as jalapeño or chicken-and-waffle.

Commence doughnut wars now, CoMo! www.haroldsdoughnuts.com; www.strangedonuts.tumblr.com

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Elderberry Jelly Elderberry jelly from River Hills Harvest is made from pure American elderberry juice, lightly sweetened with pure cane sugar and a hint of lemon. Elderberries bloom July through September; in addition to juices and jellies, they find their way into wine, pies, barbecue sauces, salad dressings, syrups and more. The main River Hills farm is located in Minneapolis, but affiliate farms exist across the Midwest, with one in Hartsburg. www.riverhillsharvest.com

The Missouri Division of Tourism has billed Missouri as “Where the Rivers Run” — and for good reason. One only

Fish

has to travel a couple of hours south to see canoe outfitters and campgrounds dotting the countryside. In the Ozarks, trout fishing is a major draw. Troutdale Farm in Gravois

Mills has been supplying trout for years to such local restaurants as The Wine Cellar & Bistro (505 Cherry St.) and Sycamore (800 E. Broadway). www.tinyurl.com/troutdalefarm; www.winecellarbistro.com; www.sycamorerestaurant.com

Gummy Bears Lucky’s Market, which opened at 111 S.

Providence Road in January 2014, offers a plethora of fresh foods. In the bulk section, however, sits the store’s sweet spot — a barrel full of multicolored, semi-translucent gummy bears. If you haven’t had these gummy bears yet, trust us, these are the gummy bears to eat.

Soft, flavorful and not too sticky, Lucky’s gummy bears are a candy fan’s dream and a fast-growing CoMo favorite. www.luckysmarket.com/location/columbia-mo september 2014 inside columbia

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Everybody has a favorite burger.

You know, the one that you crave, dream about, salivate

Cream

over? Pictured here is the tantalizing creation of Chef Mark Sulltrop at

Ah … Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream. CoMo’s small, local ice

44 Stone Public

cream shop at 21 S. Ninth St. has nearly 13,500 Facebook fans and

House, located at

counting. The popular shop wins back-to-back Best of Columbia

3910 Peachtree Drive.

awards for best frozen treat, best ice cream, etc. But what Sparky’s

The 44 Stone burger

really won year after year is our hearts. The fresh ingredients and

consists of one seared

fun flavors always keep patrons excited for more. We’ll take an Oreo

black Angus patty with Jameson

We also won’t refuse any invitation to Buck’s Ice Cream Place, located on the University of Missouri campus at 1406 E. Rollins St. There’s no sweeter way to show Tiger pride than with an order of Buck’s signature Tiger Stripe ice cream, a dreamy concoction of French vanilla and dark Dutch chocolate. www.facebook.com/pages/Sparkys-Homemade-Ice-Cream/6742727822; www.bucks.missouri.edu

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A few fresh stops in town keep Columbia’s juices

Hamburger

Speedwagon next to a painting of Admiral Ackbar any day.

steak sauce, mayo, sharp cheddar, roasted cremini mushrooms and baby arugula delicately placed between fresh, toasted pretzel buns.

Add it to your burger rotation.

Of course, we can’t talk about burgers without mentioning the most famous Columbia burger joint of all, Booches Billiard Hall

flowing. Main Squeeze (28 S. Ninth St.) serves all-natural

(110 S. Ninth St.). This nostalgic

foods and more than 80 percent of its menu is organic.

restaurant still serves its burgers

Try the juice drinks, fresh juice combos, fruit smoothies made with 100

up on waxed paper, with nary a fry to be found. www.44stonepub.com

percent fruit, power potions and more. At Blenders (308 S. Ninth St.), owner Kieran McBride loves being active and offers fresh smoothies named by Facebook fans. The drinks rotate from time to time, but all smoothies and juices are made from scratch — no purees, no powdered mixes, no syrups and no ice. Soon, Columbia’s downtown will also offer a Jamba Juice, opening in the Brookside complex on 10th Street. www.main-squeeze.com; www.blenderscolumbia.com

KALE CHIPS 1 bunch kale 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper

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Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Toss

honey

Jacques Laboile is a Columbia culinary legend. The French chef is also an apiarist — a beekeeper. He has a small bee farm, Bonne Femme Honey, just outside of Columbia and periodically sells fresh honey, candles, beeswax and honey combs at the Columbia Farmers Market. The liquid gold can also be found at Clovers Natural Market on Broadway. www.agrimissouri.com/mo-grown; www.columbiafarmersmarket.org; www.cloversnaturalmarket.com

“Eat more Kale!” proclaims a T-shirt hanging behind the

ingredients together until kale is well-coated. register at Main Squeeze. Few food fashions have had the Place the mix on baking pan, and put pan

lasting power of kale. If you want this “superfood” fresh,

in oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until kale is

we love offerings from Sim’s Garden at Columbia Farmers

crunchy and slightly translucent.

Market. Not one to eat dark leafy greens? Kale is also a lovely, decorative garden plant. Preview it in some of the urban garden beds located throughout The District. www.main-squeeze.com; www.columbiafarmersmarket.org

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Macarons Making macarons is hard work. The sweet, meringue-based mini sandwiches are made of eggs, icing, sugar, almond powder or ground almonds, and food coloring or dye. Getting the heat of the oven, the timing of the baking and the consistency of the almond-based batter just so takes years of practice. The good

Lavender is a subtle ingredient that slips in and out of menus around Columbia. You’ll find the smoky and herbaceous relative of

news is you don’t have to travel to Paris or New York to get your macaron fix. Simply stop by U Knead Sweets at 808 Cherry St. Sensitive eaters rejoice: The nearly 15 flavors of macarons are all gluten-free. www.ukneadsweets.com

mint consistently on the menu at Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream, in the form of Lavender Honey Ice Cream, and at Main Squeeze, in the form of Lavender Lemonade.

You can pick up some buds at both locations of Clovers Natural Market, or fresh lavender from Pierpont Farms — a communitysupported agriculture farm just south of Columbia at 8810 S. Route N. www.main-squeeze.com; www.cloversnaturalmarket.com; www.agrilicious.org/Pierpont-Farms

N U T S

Missouri is nuts for nuts! From walnuts, pecans, chestnuts and hickories, the Missouri Nut Growers Association encourages you to “Grow MO Nuts!” The Eastern black walnut has been the state nut of Missouri since 1990.

Another commonly enjoyed nut is the pecan. According to the Missouri Northern Pecan Growers, the Missouri pecan has a unique taste due to a cooler climate and shorter growing season than its southern counterparts. www.missourinutgrowers.org

Olive Oil

The newest specialty store on the block, Boone Olive Oil Co., is eager to change Columbians’ expectations of oils and vinegars.

The locally owned and operated store offers premium olive oil imported from Italy, Spain, Portugal and California.

Stop in at 20 S. Ninth St. for a full tour, a tasting and an education on why blackberry-infused olive oil pairs best with the ginger-infused vinegar or what it means for olive oil to be truly fresh. You can pick up a fresh baguette from Uprise Bakery while in the shop, and you’ll find Boone Olive Oil products across the street at Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream and at various other downtown restaurants and local markets. www.booneoliveoil.com

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ierogi

From the outside, it’s difficult to imagine space for a restaurant inside Café Poland (807 Locust St.), but enter and the space seems to expand like

one of Harry Potter’s wizardry tents. Iwona Galijska

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and Robert Burlinksi maintain the establishment. The mother/son duo came to Columbia four years ago and have been serving authentic Polish fare since January 2013.

Café Poland serves pierogi, dumplings of unleavened dough, year-round.

Varieties include meat; potato and farmer’s cheese; and mushroom and sauerkraut. The pierogi at Café Poland are fried in olive oil, served with sautéed onions and topped with sour cream. They’re served best with borscht — a beetroot soup — and can be purchased fresh or frozen by the dozen in the café. www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-Poland/319144234869858

Rosemary Rosemary is a wonderful herb you can plant at home

each spring and watch it grow like a weed. Use it to flavor all kinds of dishes. Find starter plants at any local nursery.

Columbia is awash in Mexican restaurants — at last count there were 14. But have you tasted the quesadillas at Las Margaritas yet? White cheddar and a flour tortilla are what make this cheese quesadilla so delicious.

They’re even good the next day.

Throw them in a pan with a little sunflower oil, and they come right back to life. The Mexican bar and grill is located at 10 E. Southampton Drive, Suite B. www.lasmargaritascolumbia.com

www.strawberryhillfarms.net/growing-guides

ROSEMARY-INFUSED OIL 2 cups olive oil ½ cup fresh rosemary, stems removed In a small saucepot on low

about 30 minutes. Strain the

heat, bring the olive oil to

oil, discard the rosemary

250 degrees. Turn off the

and use the oil for finishing

heat, add the rosemary and

meats, in salad dressings or

allow the flavors to marry,

as a dip for bread.

Shiitake Mushrooms

Popular for centuries in Asia, shiitake mushrooms are becoming common in kitchens around Columbia — both professional and personal. Chert Hollow Farm offers log-grown shiitakes. The farm’s owners, Eric and Joanna Reuter, have added shiitake cultivation as something to do in the farm’s downtime — most of the work is done in February. You’ll find shiitakes on the menus of many finedining restaurants in Columbia. A tasty shiitake and oyster sauce accompanies Bleu’s signature beef filet (811 E. Walnut St.), and The Wine Cellar & Bistro (505 Cherry St.) serves them in pâté, ceviche, custards, soups, sautés and stroganoff. www.cherthollowfarm.com; www.bleucolumbia.com; www.winecellarbistro.com

Tomatoes

Sweet summer tomatoes round out any meal. Tiny sun sugars from Gieringer’s Produce, larger beefsteaks from Theonen Produce and heirlooms from Blue Bell Farm — these tomatoes require no special fixings to be delicious.

Add a slice of mozzarella or burrata, and you’re in summer heaven. Shop these vendors at the Columbia Farmers Market to get your tomato fix. www.bluebellfarm.org; www.thoenenproduce.com

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Pronounced “oo-May-bo-she” and known as a “pickled plum,” umeboshi is a weird-looking pickled ume fruit common in Japan.

Salty and sour, these tiny delicacies can be found tucked away on the shelves of Lee’s Oriental Market (formerly Chong's) at 701 Locust St.

UMEBOSHI UMEBOSHI PICKLED DAIKON RADISH

Vinaigrette Vinaigrette is an essential building block in any cook’s repertoire. There are two basic types of vinaigrette: loose and emulsified. Emulsified vinaigrette binds the oil particles to the water particles, usually with the help of an emulsifier such as raw egg, mayonnaise or Dijon mustard.

Loose vinaigrette settles, with the oil sitting atop the other ingredients; shake vigorously before pouring. Vinaigrette is always three parts oil to one part vinegar and can be used for meat marinades, last-minute finishes to grilled

1 medium-sized daikon radish, cut into ⅛-inch julienne 1 small (7 ounces) jar umeboshi 2 cups rice vinegar 1 cup mirin 1 cup water ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons soy sauce

vegetables, or dressings for pasta and potato salad, as well as those fresh garden greens.

Waffles

Place the cut daikon in a

bring to a boil. Pour the brine

container large enough to have

over the daikon and cover. Allow

the pickling brine submerge

to cool to room temperature,

the vegetable. Combine the rest

covered. Refrigerate and enjoy

of the ingredients in a pan and

within 4 weeks.

Günter Hans owner Lydia Melton will be the first to tell you that in Belgium, there is no such thing as a “Belgian waffle.” Instead, you may choose between a light and crispy Brussels waffle and a Liege. The

Xanthan Gum

With a funny name and a simple use, xanthan gum helps add structure to otherwise flimsy gluten-free products. Find it in the organic section at Hy-Vee. Xanthan plays well with Versawhip, a soy protein, to stabilize whipped foams.

Versawhip works well in vegan dishes to turn just about any type of liquid except fat into a foam. Versawhip and other specialty pastry products are available online from Willpowder. www.hy-vee.com; www.willpowder.net

Liege has a semi-gooey inside and large sugar crystals that caramelize the outside. Because of the crispy nature of American waffles (basically formed pancakes), most people who try Liege waffles for the first time go back to the counter to inquire if they have been cooked through. Melton is proud to offer Liege waffles, which are fairly difficult to find outside of Belgium. Dress it up or dress it down, the Liege does well with strawberries crème fraîche, chocolate and bananas, mixed berry compote, or a simple sprinkling of powdered sugar. www.gunterhans.com

Yams

Trivia time: Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. Yams are native to Africa and Asia, vary in size from a small potato to a record 130 pounds, and are starchier and drier than sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes, on the other hand, were first grown in the Americas and come in “firm” and “soft” varieties. When soft varieties were first grown commercially, there was a need to differentiate them from the firmer kind. The soft sweet potatoes reminded African slaves of yams — or nyami in West African languages — and the name stuck.

In Columbia, if you want a true yam, check Lee’s Oriental Market. But if you want a sweet potato, we recommend losing the marshmallows and ordering up a side of sweet potato fries.

Find them in waffle form at Trumans Bar & Grill or loaded with barbecue, meat, cheese, bacon and red onions at Smokin’ Chick’s BBQ. www.trumansbar.com; www.smokinchicksbbq.com

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Sample wine country in the Show-Me State on these Missouri wine trails.

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nyone can run to the store and pick up a bottle of wine, but to really get a feel for the vineyard experience, you should visit a winery or two — or a halfdozen or so. With 128 wineries to choose from, planning a Missouri wine tour could get out of hand. So take the guesswork out of your itinerary and check out the wine trails of the Show-Me State.

Nearly half of Missouri’s wineries have organized themselves into 10 regional wine trails. Some are big, some are small — there’s bound to be a route tailor-made for your tastes.

Time for a road trip …

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1. Aux Arcs Wine Road 2. Hermann Wine Trail 3. Kansas City Wine Trail 4. Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail 5. Missouri River Wine Trail 6. Missouri Weinstrasse 7. The Great Northwest Missouri Wine TraiL 8. Ozark Mountain Wine Trail 9. Route Du Vin 10. Lake Of The Ozarks Wine Trail

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issouri River Wine Trail The Big Muddy links half a dozen wineries in Columbia’s backyard. Wine trail members include Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport, The Cooper’s Oak Winery in Boonville and Higbee, Bushwhacker Bend Winery in Glasgow, Serenity Valley Winery near Millersburg, Canterbury Hill Winery in Holts Summit and Westphalia Vineyards in Westphalia.

Vino Vibe: Find spectacular blufftop views at Les Bourgeois and Canterbury Hill; check out the adjacent A&K Cooperage at Cooper’s Oak; enjoy the laid-back riverbank ambience of Bushwhacker Bend; relax lakeside at Serenity Valley; sample no-added-sulfite wines at Westphalia.

Trail Events: The Missouri River Wine Trail schedules four special events each year to celebrate spring, barbecue, locally grown herbs and other mid-Missouri products. The Bounty of the Harvest Nov. 8–9 will feature chefs creating wine and food pairings from local products in the area. The $20 ticket ($22 online) includes a souvenir wineglass.

Find Out More: www.missouririverwinetrail.com

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ermann Wine Trail German immigrants settled around the Missouri River at Hermann because it reminded them of the Rhine Valley in their homeland. Home to some of the oldest wineries in Missouri, Hermann’s German heritage offers plenty of festivals to celebrate the seasonal cycles of life — Maifest, Wurstfest, Oktoberfest — amid closely located wineries with stunning views. Wine trail members include Hermann wineries Adam Puchta, Stone Hill, Hermannhof with the adjacent Dierberg Star Lane tasting room, and OakGlenn, plus Bias Vineyards & Winery in Berger and Röbller Winery in New Haven.

Vino Vibe: Sample some of the best Norton in the state at Stone Hill, winner of back-to-back trifecta victories at the Missouri Wine Competition; savor the history at Adam Puchta, America’s oldest continually family owned winery; check out the traditional German Festhalle at Hermannhof and its California tasting room next-door; enjoy the jams late into the night at OakGlenn’s Saturday night concerts; pack a picnic at Röbller; enjoy a craft beer with your wine at Bias’ pioneering microbrewery.

Trail Events: Chocolate, bacon and barbecue enjoyed the spotlight earlier this year on the Hermann Wine Trail. Upcoming events are the Holiday Fare Wine Trail Nov. 15–16, an annual celebration of good food and good wine, and the Say Cheese Wine Trail Dec. 13–14, a sampler of wine and cheese pairings that coincides with Hermann’s Kristkindl Markt, an Old-World holiday market. Each event ticket is $30 and includes a souvenir wineglass.

Find Out More: www.hermannwinetrail.com

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ansas City Wine Trail Stretching 70 miles from the orchards of Waverly to the heart of Kansas City, this wine trail offers country and city ambience among its nine winery stops. The wine trail includes Arcadian Moon Vineyards & Winery in Higginsville, Odessa Country Winery in Odessa, Stonehaus Farms Winery in Lee’s Summit, Amigoni Urban Winery in Kansas City, Albonée Country Inn & Winery in Independence, La Bella Winery in Wellington, Fahrmeier Family Vineyards in Lexington, Terre Beau Winery in Dover and Baltimore Bend Vineyard in Waverly.

Vino Vibe: Enjoy wine without pretense in Baltimore Bend, home to an excellent collection of blends and fruit wines; check out the lake country surrounding newcomer Arcadian Moon; buy fresh farm products along with your wine at Fahrmeier; indulge your sweet tooth at Odessa; order up wood-fired pizza on the patio at La Bella; explore Santa Fe Trail history at Terre Beau; taste the best Vignoles in the state at Stonehaus; sample small-lot handcrafted wine in the heart of the city at Amigoni; retreat to the country at Albonée.

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Scenic Highway 94 winds through the Missouri Weinstrasse, a 10-mile ramble through the first designated American Viticultural Area. Weinstrasse members include Balducci Vineyards, Augusta Winery and Montelle Winery in Augusta, and Sugar Creek Vineyards & Winery in Defiance. The four wineries offer more than 100 wines.

Vino Vibe: Try Augusta Winery’s award-winning rosé, La Fleur Sauvage; savor the taste of Tuscany at Balducci’s; indulge in fruit brandies and icewine at Montelle; venture onto the Katy Trail at Sugar Creek.

Trail Events: This is one of Missouri’s newest wine trails.

Although no special events are on the calendar yet, the wine trail website offers driving directions for mini tours of clustered wineries and vineyards.

Trail Events: The Missouri Weinstrasse’s only event this year was the Glover/Weinstrasse Road Trip in April, an all-inclusive bus tour that offered transportation, food, wine tasting and a souvenir T-shirt.

Find Out More: www.kcwineries.com

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ississippi River Hills Wine Trail The mighty Mississippi rolls through some of the prettiest countryside in the Midwest. Along the river’s route, you’ll find four family-owned wineries that cherish the quiet pace of the Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail. Members include The Barrens Winery in Perryville, Hemman Winery in Brazeau, Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery in Friedheim and Hunter Valley Winery in Cape Girardeau.

Vino Vibe: Drink in the rustic beauty of the Apple Creek landscape while sipping on the deck or the creek bank; listen to the breeze sing through the treetops at The Barrens; savor the sweet life at Hemman Winery while exploring the 150-year-old store it calls home; feed the fish lakeside at Hunter Valley.

Trail Events: There are three “Taste of …” events each year for chocolate lovers, barbecue fans and holiday spirits. The wineries also spent the entire month of August celebrating “Lazy Days Along The Wine Trail” with customer appreciation promotions. A Taste Of The Holidays rings in the yuletide season Nov. 9–10.

The $20 ticket ($25 at the door) gets you fine wine paired with a holiday treat at each winery.

Visit all four stops to register for prize drawings.

Find Out More: www.mississippiriverhillswinetrail.com

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zark Mountain Wine Trail This sprawling trail links a loose confederation of nine wineries and a distillery deep in the Missouri Ozarks. Trail members include 7C’s Winery in Walnut Grove, Tyler Ridge Vineyard Winery and OOVVDA Winery in Springfield, Whispering Oaks Vineyard & Winery in Seymour, Copper Run Distillery, Lindwedel Wine Garden in Branson, Lewsi Winery in Galena, Williams Creek Winery in Mount Vernon, White Rose Winery in Carthage and Keltoi Vineyard in Oronogo.

Vino Vibe: Sample delectable meads (honey wine) at 7C’s; meditate in the spiritual Irish calm of “Maynooth” at Keltoi; get up a game of bocce balls on the bluff above Table Rock Lake at Lewsi’s small-batch winery; relax in the Lindwedel wine garden at Table Rock; learn about the Viking heritage of OOVVDA as you savor Ozarks fruit wines; pamper yourself at the Irish estate of White Rose; climb to the highest point in the state to sample the Ozarks terroir of Whispering Oaks; find a hometown welcome in Williams Creek’s historic Mount Vernon; sit a spell in the arbor swing at Tyler Ridge; add some spirits to your tour with a moonshine tasting at Copper Run Distillery Trail Events: The wineries participate in a passport program. Visit six wineries and receive a stemless glass; a visit to all 10 nets you a tote bag.

Find Out More: www.ozarkmountainwinetrail.org

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oute Du Vin The oldest city in Missouri is home to some of the most innovative winery venues in the state. The area’s French heritage is on display in the Route Du Vin Wine Trail. Members include Sainte Genevieve Winery, Cave Vineyard, Charleville Winery & Brewing Co. and Chaumette Winery & Vineyards in Ste. Genevieve, plus Twin Oaks Vineyard & Winery and Sand Creek Vineyard in Farmington.

Vino Vibe: Sip wine in the natural cave wine cellar at Cave Vineyard; picnic under the grape arbor in the French Colonial district at Ste. Genevieve Winery; sample handcrafted wines and microbrewed beers in Charleville’s rustic setting above the Saline Creek Valley; soak up the resort-style amenities at Chaumette; cozy up to the fire pit on the Sand Creek veranda and watch the parade of wildlife in the valley below; revel in the panoramic vineyard view surrounding the tasting room and wraparound “glass house” patio at Twin Oaks.

Trail Events: Route Du Vin will close out its 2014 schedule with Wine Diva Weekend, Nov. 15–16, where each winery on the trail will offer wine paired with a “diva treat.” Next year’s events include Souper Wine Weekend Jan. 10–11, Romancing The Grape Feb. 14–15 and Jour De La Terre April 18–19. All event tickets are $29.66; view menus online.

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NOTE: It is against Missouri law to carry any outside beverages of any kind onto a winery’s property — leave your beer, wine (from other sources), soda and other beverages in the car.

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ux Arcs Wine Road French settlers had a name for the region north of the northernmost bend in the Arkansas River: Aux Arcs. Today, we call it the Ozarks.

Missouri’s smallest wine trail has just three stops in two towns — Traver Home Winery in Willow Springs, and Horst Vineyards and Viandel Vineyard in Mountain View.

Vino Vibe: Chat with the winemaker while sampling wines in the production room at Traver Home; relax on the deck at Horst; raise a toast to the gorgeous Ozarks scenery at Viandel.

Trail Events: Make a purchase at each of the three wineries on the Aux Arcs Wine Road and receive a free souvenir glass at the last stop.

Find Out More: www.auxarcswineroad.com

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he Great Northwest Missouri Wine Trail One of the newest wine trails sweeps over northwest Missouri, away from the bright city lights to the south. The trail includes Belvoir Winery in Liberty, Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery in Platte City, Pirtle Winery in Weston, Riverwood Winery in North Rushville, Windy Wine Co. in Osborn, Ladoga Ridge Winery in Smithville, Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery in Excelsior Springs and Van Till Family Farm & Winery in Rayville. Missouri’s newest winery, Weston Wine Co., should be joining the trail soon.

Vino Vibe: Puzzle over Murder Mystery Dinners at Belvoir; pair a visit to The Elms with a tasting weekend at Fence Stile; keep an eye out for creek critters while sipping the fruits of Missouri’s first green vineyard and winery at Jowler Creek; find respite from the workaday rush at Ladoga Ridge; sample the signature meads and fruit wines of Pirtle; get a “taste of place” from the truly local wines of Riverwood; relish the “farm to table” experience at Van Till; taste the range of traditional grape wines, meads and fruit wines from the century farm of Windy Wine Co. Trail Events: The wineries have not yet scheduled any trail events.

Find Out More: www.nwmissouriwine.com

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ake Of The Ozarks Wine Trail This brand-new wine trail formed in August. Members include Shawnee Bluff Winery and Shawnee Bluff Vineyard in Lake Ozark, Seven Springs Winery in Linn Creek, and Camdenton wineries Golden Rock, Casa De Loco and Sugar Loaf Vineyard.

Vino Vibe: Check out the jaw-dropping views from Shawnee Bluff; leave the driving to Seven Springs with its Lake shuttle service; cast off on a float trip from Casa De Loco; dine on “green” kitchen cuisine at Golden Rock; work up a thirst for waterfront tastings with a kayak adventure on the Lake at Sugar Loaf.

Trail Events: All member wineries will gather Nov. 1 at Poverty Flats in Osage Beach for a wine sampling with Thanksgiving food pairings. Check the trail’s website for updates and tickets.

FIND OUT MORE: www.lakeoftheozarkswinetrail.com

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Cucumbers originated in Southeast Asia, where it has been a diet staple for centuries. Brought to Europe by the Romans, cucumbers are now available worldwide in as many different varieties as there are ways to prepare and enjoy them.

Cucumbers are members of the gourd family, along with melons and squash. They are highly prized for a type of polyphenols called lignans, thought to help fight cardiovascular disease and prevent certain cancers. — dennis clay

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In A Pickle Elevate the humble cucumber to new heights.

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umbers are a botanical fruit, but considered a culinary vegetable.

The most popular applications in the United States are raw and cured, while Asian countries have various recipes that require the cooking of cucumbers. For instance, in Thailand you will find cucumbers cooked into Phat Thai, the unofficial national dish of that country.

I like my cucumbers both hot and cold.

First, make a 2-pound batch of pickles — they’re great just by themselves or on a sandwich. Take it one step further and fry up some beer-battered pickles. You won’t regret knowing how to make the beer batter — it’ll come in handy for your next fish fry — or the Parmesan-peppercorn dressing — it makes a great salad dressing.

The juxtaposition of the hot and sour pickles with the sweet beer batter and the cool and creamy dressing is sublime, culinary nirvana.

Beer-Battered Dill Pickles With Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing Pickle Cure

2 pounds pickling cucumbers, split in quarters 2 cups kosher salt Ice water Toss the cucumbers in the salt and let sit for 5 minutes. Rinse the cucumbers and soak in ice water until ready to pickle.

Pickle Brine ¼ gallon water ¼ gallon apple cider vinegar 4 tablespoons dry garlic flakes 4 bay leaves 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 tablespoon black peppercorns ½ cup salt 1 ⁄3 cup sugar 1 cup fresh dill In a large, nonreactive pot, bring all ingredients to a boil. Drain the cucumbers from the ice water and place them into a large, heat-resistant container —

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several glass Mason jars would work well.

Pour the hot brine over the cucumbers, cover and allow the mix to sit at room temperature until cool. Refrigerate for 24 hours before eating.

Beer Batter 2 eggs ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup cornstarch 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning ½ to ¾ cup beer Oil for frying All-purpose flour for breading Mix the first 6 ingredients and set aside.

Fill a fryer or pan half full with cooking oil. Preheat oil to 350 degrees. Take the pickles, shake off excess moisture and roll in flour. Shake off excess flour and dip in batter. Fry battered pickles at 350 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve the pickles with ParmesanPeppercorn Dressing.

Parmesan-Peppercorn Dressing ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup sour cream ¼ cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons parsley 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons ground pepper ¼ cup Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar Mix all ingredients in a food processor; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Back To Basics A simple wine list in red and white. with a palate-pleasing flavor of ripe Bing cherries underscored with chocolate and hints of plum, and a bit of black pepper spice. The just-right tannins accent the satisfying long finish. Serve this agreeable Cabernet with any red meat, from steaks on the grill to pot roast and everything in-between. The Wine Advocate has rated it a “Top Value” eight years running.

Chardonnay fans will like Grayson’s classic rendition of this varietal. Crisp green apple flavor and a trace of apricot carries this dry wine to its toasty oak finish with a hint of vanilla. It pairs well

with grilled chicken and seafood, and the brisk acidity offers a nice counter-balance to cream sauces and pasta dishes. It, too, has earned “Top Value” honors from The Wine Advocate since 2005.

Grayson Cellars is a family-owned winery focused on showcasing the best of traditional California wines. Other varietals in its collection include Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Merlot. The winery sources grapes from throughout California for production in small lots at its facility in Napa Valley. The wines are available in Columbia through Inside Columbia’s Culinary Adventures.

Chill Out Keep your cool while tailgating with this handy guide to chill times for wine from Wine Enthusiast.

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he basics of every wine list are reds and whites. And what could be more basic that Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, the building blocks of any wine cellar? We have the French to thank for these Bordeaux and Burgundy standards but the vintners of Napa Valley went one better when their Cabernet and Chardonnay topped the best of France in 1976. California — and American wine cellars — have never been the same.

Grayson Cellars offers the best of these Napa standards with fruit forward, wellbalanced and approachable wines.

Grayson’s Cabernet Sauvignon carries traditional aromas of berries and cocoa

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Sparkling Wine: 2½ hours in the refrigerator or 20 to 25 minutes in the freezer or 10 minutes in an ice bucket with water.

White Wine: 2 to 2½ hours in the refrigerator or 20 to 25 minutes in the freezer or 10 minutes in an ice bucket with water (shorter chill times for rich whites, longer for acidic wines).

Red Wine: 40 minutes in the refrigerator or 6 minutes in the freezer or 3 minutes in an ice bucket with water.

Dessert Wine: 2¾ hours in the refrigerator or 30 minutes in the freezer or 11 minutes in an ice bucket with water.

No time for clock-watching? Take the easy way out with Teroforma’s Wine Twirls, drink chillers that can maintain the wine’s refrigerator cool for 45 minutes. Just freeze for three hours and pop them into a wineglass. The twirls stay in the bottom of the glass, out of the way of your sipping, with no dilution. Find them online at www.teroforma.com.

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Into The Cosmos Enjoy a refreshing spin on a fashionable favorite.

September may be a sign of summer winding down, but it rarely shows signs of cooling off. Dak Keeling, bartender at Sycamore, suggests a refreshing late-summer or early fall cocktail with a fresh take on a classic Cosmopolitan.

Cosmopolitan recipes date back to the 1930s, but the modern-day drink, made famous by “Sex and the City,” first stepped into the spotlight in Miami in the ’80s. The martini glass was an iconic and glamorous accessory for nightlife, and South Beach bartender Cheryl Cook used Absolut Citron, a splash of triple sec, a few dashes of Rose’s Lime and some cranberry juice to popularize the drink at a restaurant called The Strand. In the ’90s, Dale “King Cocktail” DeGroff created his own version of the drink for New York’s The Rainbow Room.

It was at The Rainbow Room that the Cosmo’s fame grew, with celebrities such as Madonna photographed sipping the pink, vodka-based concoction.

This Kiwi Cosmo is light and sweet, and pairs well with root- or vegetable-based appetizers. “It’s a great drink to start the evening with,” Keeling says “It’s easy on the tongue. It’s not overpowering, even though it’s all booze.”

For a variation, Keeling suggests pouring the Cosmo mixture into a small tumbler and topping with soda water. “When you build a cocktail, add your least-expensive drink first,” he says. “That way, if you mess up along the way and need to start over, it will lessen the cost of your loss.”

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Dak’s Tips Don’t shake too much; it can dilute the drink’s flavors.

Use the freshest ingredients possible.

Don’t be afraid of the pulp; it adds a nice texture to the drink.

KIWI COSMO 1 lime wedge (¼-inch thick) 1 kiwi ¾ ounce triple sec 2 ounces Ketel One Citron Squeeze or juice half of the kiwi into an empty shaker. Include the pulp. Squeeze the lime wedge into shaker. Add the Ketel One and stir the ingredients. Let sit for a few seconds. . Add triple sec and swirl. Add ice and shake 3 or 4 times.

Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a thin wedge of kiwi.

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Touchdown!

Win game-day glory with out-of-the-ordinary nachos.

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here are nachos, and there are NACHOS! This dish has so many different variations — everything from chips out of the bag with cheese sauce from a can to freshfried chips topped with 25 components ranging from braised beef to cilantro sprouts. With just a few simple techniques, you can up your nacho game from lame to fame.

brook harlan is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. He is a culinary arts instructor at the Columbia Area Career Center.

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CHIPS

Have you ever wondered why you love the chips in Mexican restaurants so much? It is because they are fried about five minutes before they get to the table.

Yes, it is nice that they make those wonderful fresh chips for you, but actually, tortilla chips are much cheaper when fried fresh rather than poured ready-to-go from a bag.

If you have a small tabletop fryer, you can easily buy fresh or frozen corn tortillas for a fraction of the cost of bagged chips at the store. To make tortilla chips at home, cut the corn tortillas into quarters or sixths, separate the layers, and place into a preheated fryer or pot of oil. (Follow the directions for the fryer. If using a pot of oil, make sure the pot is deep enough with plenty of room so the oil does not boil over once the chips are added).

After adding cut tortillas to the oil, agitate slightly to make sure the chips do not cook together. Once they are golden brown and crisp, remove from the oil and place in a bowl. While there is still a slight glaze of oil on the chips, toss with salt as desired and serve.

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cheese Shredded cheese or cheese sauce? Both are delicious. Which is best for the nachos you are making right now? Shredded cheese is easy to make (grate and go), as well as easy to use. You do need to have an oven to melt the cheese. If you are at home, or only making one batch of nachos, the oven may not be an issue. You can make cheese sauce by the gallons, however, and apply it anywhere! Try making large batches and freezing in small containers to heat up months later when you have a hankering for nachos.

Melted cheese in a pan is not cheese sauce; it will be a soggy lump of cheese that does not flow. It’s easy to make cheese sauce.

Bechamel is the mother of grand sauces in French cooking. Basically, it is milk thickened with a white roux and simmered until the flour taste has cooked away.

From there, Bechamel sauce can be turned into a variety of different cheese or cream sauces or soups. The rough ratio for Bechamel is 1 gallon of milk to 1 pound of white roux (a fat and flour mixture, recipe at left). After the sauce has simmered over medium low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, and the flour taste has dissipated, add cheese, seasoning and other ingredients. You are then ready for chips with copious amounts of cheese sauce. Top the chips with sauce and toppings or use the sauce as a dip.

toppings Cheese is a must but past that, there are endless topping combinations that can go onto the nachos. As main toppings, ground or shredded beef is common, but you can also try a couple of other meat options. You have three basic categories for toppings: main, general and seasoning. Depending on the flavor profile you want for your nachos, you can get really creative. Take a look at these options and grab some new ideas for your next nachos.

Main: pulled pork, brisket, braised chicken, bacon, sausage, shrimp, fish, crab, tofu, beans, tempeh General: cilantro, tomatoes, salsa, onions, green onions, corn, olives, other cheeses (bleu, feta, goat or fresh mozzarella), avocados, guacamole, jalapenos Seasoning: cumin, paprika, cayenne, oregano, thyme, lime, soy sauce, fish sauce.

Variations Replace butter/oil with rendered fat from your meat to increase the flavor.

Add other sautĂŠed vegetables or cooked meat to your sauce.

Make a large batch of sauce and freeze it in zip-close bags or small containers.

Thaw and reheat when needed.

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All Things Apples An autumn guide to apple picking in mid-Missouri.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. That’s a familiar adage for many of us. This fall, you can take a bite into some of the freshest apples around as many farms throughout mid-Missouri open their orchards to the public.

Pick-your-own orchards are a fun way to get the family out of the house and spend quality time together. But apple picking isn’t as easy as it seems. Sandy Binder, owner of Binder’s Hilltop Apple and Berry Farm in Mexico, Mo., offers some advice on the best way to pluck an apple from the tree.

“You can’t just grab and pull,” Binder says. “It’s important to use two hands — one to hold the branch and the other to twist the stem. The apple should come right off into your hand.”

Kids can get in on the action too, as many orchard trees are dwarf, making almost all of the apples easy to reach — and many apples fall near the base of the trees. According to Binder, apples on the ground are still good to eat, as long as you wash them beforehand.

In addition to the orchards, many

apple farms operate their own stores on site, offering all sorts of fresh products. Binder’s shop offers different apple products, including apple butter and apple chips, as well as other items such as raw honey and granola.

If making your own apple products is more up your alley, Binder offers some helpful tips to ensure you pick the right type of apple for your recipe.

“You don’t necessarily have to stick with one type when cooking with apples,” Binder says. “If you’re making juice or cider, go with a sweet apple like Gala, but for apple butter you should use a variety of sweet and tart apples together.”

To avoid the frustration of apple slices quickly turning brown, heed the advice of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The trick, the USDA says, is as simple as dipping apple slices in a mixture of one part lemon juice and three parts water. The solution helps the apple maintain its freshly cut look.

Visiting the apple orchard offers an enjoyable family outing and shows

Mulled Apple Cider Inside Columbia’s Chef Dennis Clay offers this recipe for making a good thing — apple cider —even better.

1 gallon apple cider 3 sticks cinnamon 2 teaspoons whole cloves ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 oranges, thinly sliced ¼ cup pure maple syrup 2 cups spiced rum (optional) In a large pot, place all ingredients except the rum and heat on low for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain and serve hot, adding the rum at the last minute before serving.

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children that eating healthy can be fun.

Check out Binder’s Hilltop Apple and Berry Farm in Audrain County (www.applesandalpacas.com) and Red Bird Hill Apple Orchard in Callaway County near Fulton (www.redbirdhill.com).

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Step Away From The PB&J Add some spice and flavor to your kitchen with help from local specialty markets.

Columbia is fortunate to have a fantastic selection of grocery shopping options. Among them are smaller, locally owned specialty stores stocked with ingredients straight from Missouri farms, Latin and South America, and the Middle East. Follow your nose to something new and don’t be afraid to inquire about unfamiliar ingredients.

AY Global Market 15 N. Fourth St. 573-875-8724 Formerly known as Campus Eastern Foods, AY Global market carries fresh produce, baked goods and meats, and packaged goods from the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Depending on the day, you’ll find fresh breads such as pita, Tanour, Na’an, Arabic bread, Samoon, Za’tar, Injeera, Afgani bread and more. The market also offers fresh meats such as Cevapi and veal sausage, as well as exotic produce such as Ghana yams, waxed yucca and cassava, and more.

Lee’s Oriental Market 701 E. Locust St. At Lee’s, you’ll find fresh produce, rice, canned drinks and packaged foods from many countries, including Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand and some African countries. Buy dried shiitake mushrooms, as well as other dried vegetables in bulk, and save yourself both money and repeat trips to the store. Lee’s also carries a wide variety

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of dry pantry goods, ramen noodles, fresh vegetables such as plantains and Korean pears, paste mixes and spices, and frozen meals.

Hong Kong Market 3510 I-70 Drive S.E. 573-474-2878 Visit Hong Kong Market for all of your Asian grocery needs, including fresh vegetables and baked breads. A pre-order option is available for all customers; special-item orders are also available. Browse a large selection of Asian grains, sauces, spices, candies, novelty meats, offal cuts and more.

Those who like to cook Asian-style cuisine will be pleased to find a selection of kitchen tools and equipment to suit their needs.

Los Cuates Latin Store 2908 Paris Road 573-814-1545 Los Cuates is a restaurant on the top floor and a grocery store on the street level.

It sells various Mexican spices, sweets and ingredients as well as fresh produce, meats, cheeses and religious tokens. Grab ingredients for tamales, tostadas and some meat from the butcher counter and you’re ready to go. Fans of the shop say the tacos are pretty tasty, too.

Meechu’s Filipino Market 1301 Vandiver Drive, Suite J 573-442-7977 This Filipino grocer has a wide variety of

fresh produce, canned and dry goods, frozen foods, sweets and more. Meechu’s also offers a daily carryout menu of freshly prepared, scratch-made foods and also caters events.

Try the pan de sal (soft rolls), cassava pie and calderta (a beef stew with vegetables) for the full experience. Other fun and somewhat rare finds include frozen calamansi juice and Polvoron candies.

Olive Café and Food Store 21 N. Providence Road 573-422-9004 Olive Café sells freshly prepared meals and packaged goods from the Mediterranean and Middle East. Pick up hard-to-find tahini, Iraqi flatbread, Turkish coffee, canned goods, tea, spices, frozen items and more in the aisles of the small food store.

On your way out, grab some falafel, baba ganoush and a fresh bag of pita bread.

The Root Cellar 1023 E. Walnut St. 573-443-5055 This downtown shop is tucked away in the North Village Arts District between Rock Bottom Comics and Artlandish Gallery.

It features Missouri-raised farm and food products such as fresh vegetables, fruit, meats, eggs, dairy, dried goods and canned goods. There’s rice from the Bootheel, bacon and beef from the Plains, greens from the hills of the Missouri River and more. Customers can also sign up to receive a food box filled with local food each week from April 10 through Oct. 17.

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Under The Umbrian Sun A new Italian restaurant connects this region’s palate with its geographical sister.

Mid-Missouri is a centrally located farming region with no coasts. Fare here is hearty and influenced by bounty culled from the surrounding fields.

Umbria Rustic Italian, a brand-new restaurant in the heart of downtown Columbia, aims to connect this region with another — Umbria, a central region of Italy. Umbria is often likened to the Midwest for its geographical characteristics and farm-driven fare. By using themes Columbians and midMissourians are familiar with, owner Adam Guy and General Manager Tony Hudson created a restaurant that serves fine, Italian country food. The menu relies on ingredients that come from the farm or garden — fresh root vegetables, meats and fruits.

The restaurant sits inside the former downtown location of the Upper Crust Bakery. Encore Wine and Dessert Bar is no more. According to Hudson, opening Umbria was a decision that came after Guy chose to consolidate the Upper Crust’s operations at the bakery’s Green Meadows location. “There was no point in spreading ourselves too thin,” Hudson says.

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as an opportunity to renovate the Green Meadows Upper Crust and give the downtown space a facelift with the help of contractor Rick Branson. The walls, painted in warm brown tones, surround an arrangement of four-top booths to the right, tables in an open dining area in the middle and a long harvest table under its own handmade chandelier on the left. Two large antique windows bookend the four-top booths area. A grouping of base Edison bulbs hangs from the ceiling in the middle of the open dining room. The restaurant seats 70 inside and 40 on the patio.

The long bar in the back, handcrafted from reclaimed barn wood, stands under larger glass-bulb lighting fixtures. Wine barrels serve as standing tables for cocktail hour. A market area offers fresh breads, meats, cheeses, oils, pizzas, antipastos and accoutrements. “You could walk in, order a glass of wine and put together a nice picnic basket,” Hudson says. “We want it to be very interactive.”

Umbria serves fresh, handmade pastas (diners can watch the pasta-making in the market area) that support the meat and

vegetables focus. The food is rustic, Italian comfort food. Pasta lovers take heed. “In Umbria, pasta is seen more like a side dish, like potatoes or rice here,” Hudson says “It’s very seldom seen as a central dish.”

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Hudson began his culinary career in 1985, when he “apprenticed under an Italian master chef.” Since then, he’s worked in a variety of culinary positions across the country, while also consulting on restaurant openings. He has been the general manager of The Upper Crust since 2013. Before that, Hudson was a partner and the executive chef at Grand Cru. Over the course of the past seven months, Hudson has assembled a staff of experienced co-workers for Umbria.

“We wanted to open a new concept with a veteran staff,” he says.

Hudson says he and his team are working closely with the Columbia Farmers Market to shop fresh weekly.

They are also developing growing contracts with several local nurseries and farmers and are working to get a heated greenhouse up and running for access to fresh root vegetables in the winter months. The restaurant will import ingredients and products “to the extent that you can’t get it here,” Hudson says.

The multiuse space has something for everyone. Families can gather for a nice, comfortably priced meal (prices run about $10 to $25 per person), businesspeople can gather for lunch meetings, and everyone can stop by the market for fresh foods and wine.

Umbria is offering familiar food through an Italian lens, Hudson says.

“We want to bring the fine dining found on Broadway down here,” he says.

“And create an environment where you want for nothing.”

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573-443-2331 www.63diner.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Tues– Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Abigail’s $$–$$$$ ( 206 Central St., Rocheport 573-698-3000 Hours: 11 am–2 pm, 5 pm– last party leaves Wed–Sun, Closed Mon–Tues Addison’s $–$$$ ((except Fri–Sat) y _  709 Cherry St. 573-256-1995 www.addisonssophias.com/ addisons Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Sat (bar until 1), 11 am–11 pm Sun (bar until midnight) Cat’s Kitchen $ 1502 Paris Road 573-443-0991 Hours: 6 am–2pm Mon– Thurs, 6am–8 pm Fri, 6am– 11 am Sat, Closed Sun Cattle Drive $–$$ 7 N. Sixth St. 573-817-2000 Hours: 4 pm–midnight Mon– Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri-Sun Claire’s Café $ 595 N. Route B, Hallsville 573-696-2900 Hours: 6 am–8pm Mon–Sat, 7 am–2pm Sun Coley’s American Bistro $–$$$ ( y  _  15 S. Sixth St. 573-442-8887 coleysamericanbistro.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 4–

10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am– 2 pm and 4–11 pm Fri, 11 am–11 pm Sat, 4–9 pm Sun Columbia Star Dinner Train $$$$ (  6501 N. Brown Station Road 573-474-2223 www.dinnertrain.com Hours: Board at 5:15 pm, depart at 6 pm Sat; board at 12:15 pm, depart at 1 pm Sun Reservations must be made 3 days prior to departure.

D. Rowe’s $-$$$  _ ((6+) 1005 Club Village Drive 573-443-8004 www.drowes restaurant.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun (bar until 1:30 am) Flat Branch Pub & Brewing $-$$$  _  115 S. Fifth St. 573-499-0400 www.flatbranch.com Hours: 11 am–midnight daily G&D Steak House $-$$$  2001 W. Worley St. 573-445-3504 Hours: 11 am–9 pm daily The Heidelberg $–$$ _  410 S. Ninth St. 573-449-6927 www.theheidelberg.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon– Sat, 10 am–midnight Sun Houlihan’s $-$$ 2541 Broadway Bluffs Drive

573-815-7210 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–10 pm Sun Jersey Dogs $ 5695 Clark Lane, Suite P 573-355-4106 www.twitter.com/JdogsDogs Hours: 10 am–3 pm Mon– Tues, Thurs–Fri, 10 am–5 pm Sat, Closed Wed & Sun Jimmy’s Family Steakhouse $-$$$  _ 3101 S. Providence Road 573-443-1796 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–9:30 pm Fri–Sat Mad Cow $  _  503 E. Nifong Blvd.

(Rock Bridge Shopping Center) 573-214-0393 www.madcowcomo.com Hours: 10 am–9 pm daily Mugs Up Drive-In $  603 Orange St. 573-443-7238 Hours: 11 am–8 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–9 pm Fri– Sat, Closed Sun, Closed Nov–Feb Murry’s $-$$$  3107 Green Meadows Way 573-442-4969 www.murrysrestaurant.net Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Tellers Gallery and Bar $$–$$$$ y  820 E. Broadway 573-441-8355 Hours: 11 am–12:30 am Mon–Sat (bar until 1:30 am), Closed Sun

Trailside Cafe & Bike Shop $  700 First St., Rocheport 573-698-2702 www.trailsidecafebike.com Hours: 9 am–6 pm Mon– Tues, Closed Wed, 9 am–7 pm Thurs–Fri, 8 am– 7 pm Sat, 9 am–7 pm Sun

lll asian ABC Chinese Cuisine $ 3510 I-70 Drive S.E. 573-443-3535 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Bamboo Terrace $$ 3101 W. Broadway 573-886-5555 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Bangkok Gardens $–$$ _y 811 Cherry St. 573-874-3284 www.bangkokgardens.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon- Sat, 5 pm–8:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 5 pm–9:30pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Chim’s Thai Kitchen $  www.letseat.at/ ChimsThaiKitchen 3907 Peachtree Drive 573-777-8626 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat 11505 Smith Hatchery Road (Cooper’s Landing) 509-295-3810 Hours: 4 pm–10 pm Wed– Fri, Noon–10 pm Sat, Noon–9 pm Sun, Closed Nov–Mar 201 N. 10th St. 573-355-9590 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–

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Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun Chopsticks $ _ 1705 N. Providence Road 573-886-9005 Hours: 10 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 10 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–10 pm Sun Formosa $ 913A E. Broadway 573-449-3339 Hours: 10 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 10 am–11 pm Fri-Sat Geisha Sushi Bar 804 E. Broadway 573-777-9997 Hours: 11 am–2 pm lunch Mon–Sat, 5 pm–9:30 pm dinner Mon–Thurs, 5 pm–10:30 pm dinner Fri–Sat, Closed Sun House of Chow $-$$ y 2101 W. Broadway 573-445-8800 Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 4:30 pm–9 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun HuHot Mongolian Grill $–$$  _  3802 Buttonwood Drive 573-874-2000 www.huhot.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Jina Yoo’s Asian Bistro $-$$$$ y ( 2200 Forum Blvd.

573-446-5462 www.jinayoo.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm–9:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm– 10 pm Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Sat, 5 pm–8:30 pm Sun Jingo $-$$  1201 E. Broadway 573-874-2530 Hours: 11 am–11 pm Mon– Tues, 11 am–2 am Wed-Sat, 11:30 am-10:30 pm Sun Kampai Sushi Bar 907 Alley A 573-442-2239 www.kampaialley.com Hours: 11:30 am–2:30 pm Mon-Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 5 pm–11 pm Fri–Sat, 5 pm–9 pm Sun KUI Korean BBQ $$ 22 N. Ninth St. 573-442-7888 www.kuibbq.com Hours: 11am–2:30 pm, 3:30–9:30 pm Mon–Sat Osaka Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar and Hibachi Steakhouse $$-$$$ _ 120 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-875-8588 Hours: 11:30 am–2:30 pm Tues–Sat, 5 pm–10 pm Tues–Thurs, 5 pm–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 5 pm–9:30 pm Sun, Closed Mon Peking Restaurant $  212 E. Green Meadows Road 573-256-6060 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm Mon–Sat, 4:30 pm–9:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 4:30 pm–10 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–3 pm and 4:30 pm–9 pm Sun Saigon Bistro $  _ 912 E. Broadway 573-442-9469 Hours: 11 am–7 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–8 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Sake $$ (  16 S. 10th St. 573-443-7253 Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon–

Sat; Noon–midnight Sun Thip Thai Cuisine $ 904 E. Broadway 573-442-0852 Hours: 11am–2:30 pm, 5–10 pm daily

lll bakery & cafÉ B&B Bagel Co. $  124 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-442-5857 Hours: 6 am–4 pm Mon–Fri, 6 am–3 pm Sat–Sun BBC II $ 220 S. Eighth St. 573-445-1965 www.facebook.com/ breadbasketcafe Hours: 10 am–11 pm Mon– Thurs, 10 am–midnight Fri, 11 am–midnight Sat, 11 am– 9 pm Sun Blenders: Smoothies + Juices $ 308 S. Ninth St., Suite 113 573-889-8430 Hours: 7 am–7 pm Mon–Sun www.blenderscolumbia.com Café Utopia $ 1013 Walnut St. 573-795-0987 Hours: 10 am–3 pm Tues–Sat Dande Café $ 110 Orr St. 573-442-8740 www.dandecafe.com Hours: 7 am–3 pm Mon–Fri, 8 am–3 pm Sat Hot Box Cookies $ 1013 E. Broadway 573-777-8777 Hours: Noon–midnight Sun, 11 am–midnight Mon-Tues, 11 am–1:30 am Wed–Thurs, 11 am–2:30 am Fri–Sat Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café & Juice Bar $  28 S. Ninth St. 573-817-5616 www.main-squeeze.com Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon– Sat, 10 am–3 pm Sun Peggy Jean’s Pies 3601 Buttonwood Drive, Suite E 573-447-PIES (7437) www.pjpies.com

Hours: 10:30 am–5:30 pm Tues–Fri, 9 am–1 pm Sat, Closed Sun–Mon UKnead Sweets $ 808 Cherry St. 573-777-8808 Hours: 9 am–8 pm Mon– Thurs, 9 am–10 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun The Upper Crust Bakery Café & Catering $_ 3107 Green Meadows Way 573-874-4044 www.theuppercrust.biz Hours: 6:30 am–8 pm Mon–Fri, 8 am–8 pm Sat, 8 am– 3 pm Sun The Uprise Bakery $ _ 10 Hitt St. 573-256-2265 Hours: 6:30 am–8 pm daily, bar open 5 pm-1 am daily

lll bar & grill 1839 Taphouse $ _ 212 E. Green Meadows Drive, Suite 2 573-441-1839 Hours: 4 pm–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 4 pm–midnight Sun Bengals Bar & Grill $_

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227 S. Sixth St. 573-875-2337 Hours: 11 am–1:30 am, Closed Sun Billiards on Broadway $ _ 514 E. Broadway 573-449-0116 www.billiardson broadway.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon– Sat, Noon–midnight Sun Booches Billiard Hall $ 110 S. Ninth St. 573-874-9519 Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Broadway Brewery $-$$$ 816 E. Broadway 573-443-5054 Hours: 5 pm–midnight Mon, 11 am–midnight Tues–Sun Cheerleader Pub & Grill $–$$1400 Cinnamon Hill Lane 573-442-6066 Hours: 11 am–11 pm daily CJ’s in Tiger Country $ _ 704 E. Broadway 573-442-7777 www.cjs–hotwings.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 4 pm–9 pm Tues–Fri, 11 am– 9 pm Sat, Closed Sun–Mon D&D Pub and Grub $ 6307 Leupold Court 573-442-7302 www.danddpubgrub.com Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun DC’s Bar & Grill $ _ 904 Business Loop 70 E. 573-256-0111 Hours: 11:30 am–1:30 am Mon–Sat Deuce Pub & Pit $-$$ _ 

3700 Monterey Drive 573-443-4350 Hours: 3 pm–1 am Mon– Wed, 11 am–1 am Thurs-Sat, 11 am-midnight Sun The Fifth Down Bar & Grill $  _  912 Rain Forest Parkway 573-442-8700 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat Harpo’s $  _ 29 S. 10th St. 573-443-5418 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon– Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun www.harpos.com International Tap House $ 308 S. Ninth St. 573-443-1401 www.internationaltaphouse.com Hours: 1pm–1am Mon–Thurs, Noon–1am Fri, 11am–1am Sat, 11am–midnight Sun KLiK’s $  205 N. 10th St. 573-449-6692 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Fri, 4 pm–1 am Sat Legends Restaurant & Bar $–$$ $$ 10 W. Nifong Blvd., Suite M 573-441-2211 Hours: 11 am­–­10 pm daily McNally’s $ _  7 N. Sixth St. 573-441-1284 www.mcnallys.biz/mcnallys Hours: 4 pm–1:30 am Mon–Sat Nash Vegas $ 929 E. Broadway www.facebook.com/ NashVegasBar Hours: 4pm–1:15 am Tues–Fri, 12 pm–1:15 am Sat, Closed Sun

Ninth Street Public House $ 36 N. Ninth St. 573-777-9782 www.9thstreetpublichouse.com Hours: 3:30 pm–1 am Mon–Fri, noon–1 am Sat, noon–midnight Sun Pem’s Place $  _  3919 S. Providence Road 573-447-7070 Hours: 5–9 pm Tues, 5 pm– 1 am Fri–Sat Quinton’s Deli & Bar $ 124 S. Ninth St. 573-815-1047 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon– Sat, 10 am–3 pm and 5 pm–midnight Sun Shiloh Bar & Grill $ _ 402 E. Broadway 573-875-1800 www.shilohbar.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon– Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun With live music, TVs on every wall, a huge outdoor patio, and drink specials every day, Shiloh is always busy, but during football season it’s positively teeming. The menu features house favorites, such as the Shiloh Burger — a beef patty topped with bacon and Swiss.

Sports Zone $-$$$ _  2200 1-70 Drive S.W. (Holiday Inn Executive Center) 573-445-8383 Hours: 11 am–midnight daily Stadium Grill 1219 Fellows Place (Stadium Boulevard & College Avenue) 573-777-9292 www.stadiumgrill columbia.com

Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri–Sat Tiger Club $(_  1116 Business Loop 70 E. 573-874-0312 Hours: 2 pm–1 am Mon–Sat The Roof $–$$ 1111 E. Broadway Hours: 4–11 pm Mon–Tues, 4 pm –midnight Wed, 4 pm–1 am Thurs–Sat, 4 pm–midnight Sun 573-875-7000 www.theroofcolumbia.com The Tiger Zou Pub & Grill $-$$ _  3200 Penn Terrace, Suite 121 573-214-0973 Hours: 11:30 am–1 am Mon–Sat, 11:30 am– midnight Sun Trumans Bar & Grill $-$$ _ 3304 Broadway Business Park Court 573-445-1669 www.trumansbar.com Hours: 6 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 9 am–midnight Sun Willie’s Pub & Pool $ _ 1109 E. Broadway 573-499-1800 www.williesfieldhouse.com Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun

lll barbecue Buckingham Smokehouse BBQ $-$$  www.buckinghamsbbq.com 3804 Buttonwood Drive 573-499-1490 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun–

Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat 5614 E. St. Charles Road 573-777-7711 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Mon– Thurs, 11am–10 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Como Smoke and Fire $–$$ 4600 Paris Road, Suite 102 573-443-3473 Hours: 11 am–9 am Mon– Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri–Sat Lonnie Ray’s Café and BBQ $-$$$ 81 E. Sexton St., Harrisburg 573-874-0020 Hours: 11 am–8 pm Tue–Fri, 8 am–8 pm Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Lutz’s BBQ $$ 200 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-636-4227 Hours: 10 am–8 pm MonSat, Closed on Sundays Ranch House BBQ $ 1716 Lindberg Drive 573-814-3316 Hours: 7 am–9 pm Mon– Thurs, 7 am–10 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Rocheport Bike And BBQ $  103 Pike St., Rocheport 573-698-3008 Hours: 11 am–7 pm Wed–Sun Shotgun Pete’s BBQ Shack $ 28 N. Ninth St. 573-442-7878 Hours: 11:30 am–9:30 pm Tues–Thurs, 11:30 am–2 am Fri, Noon–midnight Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Smokin’ Chick’s BBQ Restaurant $-$$$  _ 3310 W. Broadway 573-256-6450 www.smokinchicksbbq.com Hours: Mon–Sun 11 am–9 pm

lll breakfast & diners Broadway Diner $ 22 S. Fourth St. 573-875-1173 Hours: 5 am–3 pm Sun– Mon, reopen 11 pm–3 pm the following day Thurs–Sat Café Berlin $  220 N. 10th St. 573-441-0400 www.cafeberlinincomo.com Hours: 8 am–2 pm, 5pm– 1am Mon–Sat, 8 am–2pm, 5pm–midnight Sun Ernie’s Café & Steakhouse $  1005 E. Walnut St. 573-874-7804 Hours: 6:30 am–2:45 pm daily Lucy’s Corner Café $ 522 E. Broadway 573-875-1700 Hours: 6 am–2 pm Mon–Fri, 7 am–1 pm Sat-Sun

Kaldi’s Coffeehouse $  www.kaldiscoffee.com 29 S. Ninth St. 573-874-2566 Hours: 6 am–11 pm Mon– Fri, 7 am–11 pm Sat–Sun 2902 Forum Blvd., Suite 103 573-874-1803 Hours: 7:30 am–7 pm Mon– Fri, 7:30 am–6 pm Sat, 7:30 am–5 pm Sun 1400 Forum Blvd. (Schnucks) 573-446-2800 Hours: 6 am–8 pm daily Lakota Coffee Company $  24 S. Ninth St. 573-874-2852 www.lakotacoffee.com Hours: 6 am–midnight daily Lollicup Tea Zone 23 S. Ninth St. 573-256-1933 2300 Bernadette Drive (Columbia Mall) 573-447-4701 www.lollicup.com Hours: 10:30 am–10 pm Mon–Sat, 11:30 am–5 pm Sun (Ninth Street), 10 am– 9 pm Mon–Sat, 11 am– 6 pm Sun (Columbia Mall) Shortwave Coffee $ 915 Alley A 573-214-0880 www.shortwavecoffee.com Hours: 7 am–1 pm Mon–Fri, Closed Sat & Sun

lll deli Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie $–$$$   1010A Club Village Drive 573-815-9711 www.hosssmarket.com Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon– Sat, Closed Sun Lee Street Deli $ 603 Lee St. 573-442-4111 www.williesfieldhouse. com/lsd Hours: 9 am–7 pm Mon–Fri, 1 am–3 am Fri & Sat latenight, 10 am–5 pm Sat–Sun New Deli $ _ 3200 Vandiver Drive, Suite 10A 573-474-2200 Hours: 11 am–8 pm Mon–Sat New York Deli $ 1301 Vandiver Drive 573-886-3354 Hours: 8 am–6:30 pm Mon–Fri, 9 am–3 pm Sat, Closed Sun

Dunn Bros. Coffee _  1412 Forum Blvd.

573-446-4122 www.dunnbros.com Hours: 6 am–8 pm Mon–Fri, 7 am–6 pm Sat–Sun Fretboard Coffee $ 1013 E. Walnut St.

Sub Shop $   www.subshopinc.com

Coffee Zone $  11 N. Ninth St. 573-449-8215 Hours: 6:30 am–9 pm MonSat, 8 am-9 pm Sun

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Pickleman’s Gourmet Café $–$$ www.picklemans.com 2513 Old 63 S. 573-886-2300 Hours: 10 am–2 am daily 1106 E. Broadway 573-875-2400 Hours: 10 am–2 am Sun– Wed, 10 am–2:30 am Thurs–Sat 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 105 573-875-0400 Hours: 10 am–10 pm

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lll dessert & ice cream Cold Stone Creamery 904 Elm St., Suite 100 573-443-5522 www.coldstone creamery.com Hours: Noon–10:30 pm Sun– Thurs, Noon–11 pm Fri–Sat Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers $ 100 Brickton Road 573-442-2415 Hours: 10:30 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 10:30 am–11 pm Fri–Sat Randy’s Frozen Custard $  3304 W. Broadway Business Park 573-446-3071 Hours: 11 am–9:30 pm, Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri-Sat, 11 am–9:30 pm Sun Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream $ 21 S. Ninth St. 573-443-7400 Hours: 11 am–11 pm daily (March–Dec) Closed Sun–Thurs (Jan–Feb)

lll fine dining 11Eleven $-$$$$ 1111 E. Broadway 573-875-7000 thebroadwaycolumbia.com Hours: 6 am to 10 pm Sun– Thurs, 6 am to 11 pm Fri–Sat Bleu $–$$$$ ( y _ 811 E. Walnut St. 573-442-8220 www.bleucolumbia.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Mon, 11 am–10 pm Tues–Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri, 10 am–midnight Sat, 10 am–9 pm Sun CC’s City Broiler $$$–$$$$ y 1401 Forum Blvd.

573-445-7772 www.ccscitybroiler.com Hours: 5 pm–10 pm daily Chris McD’s Restaurant & Wine Bar $$–$$$$ y ((5+) 1400 Forum Blvd. #6 573-446-6237 www.chrismcds.com Hours: 4:30 pm–10 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Churchill’s $$$$ ( 2200 I-70 Drive S.W. (Holiday Inn Executive Center) 573-445-8531 Hours: 5:30 pm–10 pm Tues–Sat Glenn’s Café $$–$$$$

(y _  29 S. Eighth St. 573-875-8888 www.glennscafe.com Hours: 10 am–11 pm Mon– Sat, 10:30 am–11 pm Sun Grand Cru Restaurant $$–$$$$ ( _ y 2600 S. Providence Road 573-443-2600 Hours: 11 am–late night Mon–Fri, 5 pm–late night Sat, Closed Sun Jack’s Gourmet $$–$$$$ (y 1903 Business Loop 70 E. 573-449-3927 www.jacksgourmet restaurant.com Hours: 4 pm–10 pm Mon– Sat, Closed Sun Les Bourgeois Bistro $–$$$$ ( y _  12847 W. Highway BB, Rocheport 573-698-2300 www.missouriwine.com Hours: 11 am–8 pm Tues-Sat, 11 am–3 pm Sun, Closed Mon Mar–Oct: 11 am–9 pm Tues–Sat, 11 am–3 pm Sun, Closed Mon Les Bourgeois, situated on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as it winds through a thick grove of trees, can easily claim one of the best views in central Missouri.

One of Missouri’s largest wineries, every aspect of production, from the vineyard to the bottle, happens on-site. The famed appetizer every diner must sample is Gorgonzola cheesecake, served warm with basil pesto, tomato coulis and toasted Ellis Bakery bread.

Room 38 Restaurant & Lounge $–$$$ y _ ( 38 N. Eighth St. 573-449-3838 www.room-38.com Hours: 11 am–1 am MonSat, Closed Sun Sophia’s $–$$$ y _(except Fri and Sat) 3915 S. Providence Road 573-874-8009 www.addisonssophias.com/ sophias Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon-Sat, 11 am–11 pm Sun Sycamore $$$ y ( 800 E. Broadway 573-874-8090 www.sycamorerestaurant.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon– Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Mon–Sat, bar open until 11 pm Mon– Thurs and midnight Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Trey $$$ 21 N. Ninth St. 573-777-8654 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Tues–Sun The Wine Cellar & Bistro $$$ ( y 505 Cherry St. 573-442-7281 www.winecellarbistro.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon– Fri, 5–10 pm Mon–Sat, 5–9 pm Sun

lll FOOD TRUCKS CoMo Dough Wood Fired Pizza Pizza 573-356-3898 www.comodough.com Jamaican Jerk Hut $ Jamaican

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Italian Village $–$$$ _ 711 Vandiver Drive #B 573-442-8821 Hours: 10 am–11 pm Sun– Thurs, 10 am–midnight Fri–Sat The Pasta Factory $–$$ _ ( y 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 109 573-449-3948 www.thepastafactory.net Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat Umbria Rustic Italian $-$$$$ ( y 904 Elm St., Suite 108 573-447-UMBR (8627) www.umbriaitalian.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat

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Café Poland $  807 Locust St. 573-874-8929 Hours: 10:30 am–7:30 pm Mon–Fri

Carlito’s $  12 Business Loop 70 E. 573-443-6370 Hours: 11 am–7 pm Mon– Fri, Closed Sat–Sun

Curries Indian ToGo Restaurant $ 2518 Business Loop 70 E. 573-355-5357 www.currieskitchen.com Hours: 4 pm–10 pm Mon–Sun Günter Hans $ 7 Hitt St. 573-256-1205 www.gunterhans.com Hours: 4 pm–11 pm Mon– Thu, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun India’s House $–$$ 1101 E. Broadway 573-817-2009 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm, 5 pm–9:30 pm Mon–Sat, 5 pm–9 pm Sun International Café $–$$ 26 S. Ninth St. 573-449-4560 Hours: 11 am–9 pm daily Oasis Mediterranean Cafe $   2609 E. Broadway 573-442-8727 Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon– Sat, 12–6 pm Sun Olive Café $–$$  21 N. Providence Road 573-442-9004 Hours: 10 am–9 pm Mon– Sat, 10 am–8 pm Sun Rush’s Pizzeria & Bakery $–$$$  _ 1104 Locust St. 573-449-RUSH (7874) Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–2:30 am the next day Fri–Sat, 4 pm– 10 pm Sun Taj Mahal $–$$  ( 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 110 573-256-6800 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm, 5 pm–9:30 pm daily

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Babbo’s Spaghetteria $$  _ 1305 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-9446 www.babbos spaghetteria.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm–9 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm– 10 pm Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Sat, Noon–8 pm Sun

Sunflower Waffle Co. $ Chicken & Waffles 573-340-8925 www.twitter.com/ SunflowerWaffle

Casablanca Mediterranean Grill $–$$ _ 501 Elm St. 573-442-4883 www.casablanca-grill.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Sat, noon–5 pm Sun

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El Campo Azul $–$$ 504 Business Loop 70 W. 573-442-3898 Hours: 11 am–10 pm daily El Jimador $ _ 3200 Penn Terrace 573-474-7300 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun El Maguey 901 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-874-3812 21 Conley Road 573-443-7977 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon-Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat El Rancho $ 1014 E. Broadway 573-875-2121 Hours: 11 am–2 am Mon– Wed, 11 am–3 am Thurs– Sat, 11 am–11 pm Sun El Tigre $–$$$ 10 W. Nifong Blvd., Suite M 573-442-2983 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Sat, 11 am–8 pm Sun Freebirds World Burrito 1020 E. Broadway, Suite F 573-474-1060 Hours: 11 am–10 pm daily www.freebirds.com José Jalapeños $( _   3412 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-7388 www.josejalapenos.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat La Siesta Mexican Cuisine $-$$ _  www.lasiestamex.com 33 N. Ninth St. 573-449-8788 3890 Range Line St., Suite 115 573-228-9844 Hours: 11–10 pm Mon– Wed, 11–10:30 pm Thurs– Sat,11 am–9 pm Sun

specia l a dvertising section La Terraza Grill $ 1412 Forum Blvd., Suite 140 573-445-9444 www.ltmexican.com Hours: 7 am–10 pm, Mon– Thurs, 10:30 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 7 am–9 pm Sun

573-875-2400 Hours: 10 am–2 am Sun– Wed, 10 am–2:30 am Thurs–Sat 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 105 573-875-0400 Hours: 10 am–10 pm

Las Margaritas $ 10 E. Southampton Drive 573-442-7500 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–

Playing With Fire $ 573-579-1192 www.pwfpizza.com

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Mi Tierra 2513 Old 63 S. 573-214-0072 Hours: 10 am–10pm Mon– Thurs, 10 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 10 am–9 pm Sun Pancheros Mexican Grill $ 421 N. Stadium Blvd.

573-445-3096 www.pancheros.com Hours: 10:30 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 10:30 am–11 pm Fri–Sat Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant $  3306 W. Broadway Business Park 573-445-2946 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat

lll pizza Angelo’s Pizza and Steak House $_( 4107 S. Providence Road 573-443-6100 www.angelospizza andsteak.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun Arris’ Pizza $–$$$ _  ( 1020 E. Green Meadows Road 573-441-1199 www.arrispizzaonline.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat,11 am–10 pm Sun Brooklyn Pizzeria $ 909 Cherry St. 573-449-2768 Hours: 11am–12am Sun– Thurs, 11am–2am Fri–Sat G&D Pizzaria $–$$$ _  2101 W. Broadway 573-445-8336 gdpizzasteak.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Sat, Closed Sun George’s Pizza and Steakhouse $–$$ 5695 Clark Lane 573-214-2080 Hours: 11 am–10 pm daily Gumby’s Pizza & Wings 1201 E. Broadway 573-874-8629, www.gumbyspizza.com www.gumbyscolumbia.com Hours: 10:30 am–2 am Mon–Wed, 10:30 am– 3 am Thurs–Sat, 10:30 am– midnight Sun Kostaki’s Pizzeria $$$  www.kostakispizzeria.com 2101 Corona Road #105 573-446-7779 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun 3412 Grindstone Parkway 573-446-7779 Hours: 4–10 pm Mon–Wed, 4–11 pm Thurs, 4 pm– midnight Fri, 10 am–midnight Sat, noon–10 pm Sun Pickleman’s Gourmet Café $–$$ www.picklemans.com 2513 Old 63 S. 573-886-2300 Hours: 10 am–2 am daily 1106 E. Broadway

Shakespeare’s Pizza $–$$ _ www.shakespeares.com 227 S. Ninth St. 573-449-2454 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–1:30 am Fri–Sat 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court #E 573-447-1202 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat 3911 Peachtree Drive 573-447-7435 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat Southside Pizza & Pub $–$$ 3908 Peachtree Drive 573-256-4221 www.southsidepizza andpub.com Hours: 3 pm–1:30 am Mon–Fri, 11 am–1:30 am Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun Tony’s Pizza Palace $  416 E. Walnut St. 573-442-3188 Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon– Fri,4 pm–11 pm Mon–Thurs, 4 pm–12:30 am Fri–Sat, 4 pm–9 pm Sun

lll southern & homestyle Dexter’s Broaster Chicken $ 711 Vandiver, Suite A 573- 447-7259 Hours: 10:30 am–10:30 pm, Mon–Sun Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen $–$$$    214 Stadium Blvd.

573-443-5299 www.jazzkitchens.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Mon,11 am–10 pm Tues– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat JJ’s Cafe $ (_ 600 Business Loop 70 W. 573-442-4773 www.jjscafe.net Hours: 6:30 am–2 pm daily Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken 2316 Paris Road 573-474-5337 2200 W. Ash St., Suite 102 573-445-6650 www.showmelees.com Hours: 10 am–9 pm Sun–Thurs, 10 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Midway Family Restaurant 6401 Highway 40 W. 573-445-6542 www.midwayexpo.com Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week Perche Creek Café $  6751 Highway 40 W. 573-446-7400 Hours: 6 am–2 pm Mon–Sat, 7 am–Noon Sun Zaxby’s $–$$ www.zaxbys.com 1411 Cinnamon Hill Lane 573-442-2525 Hours: 10:30 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 10:30 am–11 pm Fri–Sat 3922 S. Providence Road 573-447-8500 Hours: 10:30 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 10:30 am–11 pm Fri–Sat v

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When planning your wedding, don’t forget the flower girl. Perhaps the littlest participant in your wedding party, the flower girl preps the guests for the bride’s big arrival. Give her something simple and sweet to walk down the aisle with.

Take a small woven, wooden basket and wrap the handle with sheer ribbon in your choice of color. Tie a bow on the side you want to be the front of the basket. Add silk flower petals in a color of your choosing (the petals can become both a keepsake for you and your flower girl) and send her on her way.

— MORGAN McCARTY

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a wedding story l BY ANITA NEAL HARRISON

Becky Means & Ryan Melton

Married May 3, 2014

Becky Means and Ryan Melton met at a Love and Theft concert at The Blue Note in July 2012.

“My friend was showing me how to swing dance for real and flung me across the room where I fell — literally — into Ryan,” Becky says.

Ryan wasn’t bothered. He struck up a conversation with Becky, got her number and called the next day for a date.

Several months later in February 2013, Columbia enjoyed a beautiful day with temperatures in the 70s. After spending the morning at church, Becky and Ryan headed to a favorite spot, the lake in the Cedar Lake neighborhood.

“We discovered a waterfall and started climbing on it,” Becky says. “Next thing I know, Ryan’s down on one knee, asking me to marry him and showing me his phone with a ring on it.”

Ryan quickly explained that he had bought the ring and left it in the vault at Buchroeders Jewelers so he wouldn’t be tempted to propose until two weeks later when he and Becky would be taking a trip to Cozumel, Mexico.

“But he just couldn’t wait,” Becky says.

“I’m so happy he did it then, though, because our story will be unique to us.”

Becky and Ryan wed on May 3, 2014, at Blue Bell Farm in Fayette, a new venue that opened this year. The Rev. Richard Ramsey, retired from First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, performed the ceremony.

Becky wore a full A-line gown with a sweetheart neckline. Lace flowers covered the gown, except on the bodice, which had diagonal pleating. Becky borrowed her sister’s veil and wore her mother’s pearl bracelet, along with pearl earrings, a chunky pearl necklace and cowgirl boots. She wore her hair pulled back from her face in long loose curls. She carried a bouquet of peonies, hydrangeas, poppies and garden roses in various shades of pink, on a base of trailing greenery.

The bridesmaids wore flowing, floorlength chiffon dresses in light pink. The strapless gowns featured satin ribbons

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the details BRIDAL GOWN Ella Weiss Wedding Design, Springfield BRIDESMAIDS’ GOWNS Ella Weiss Wedding Design, Springfield HAIRSTYLING The Beach Salon MAKEUP Melissa Daniels, Mary Kay SUITS Binghams PHOTOGRAPHY Scott Patrick Myers Photography VENUE Blue Bell Farm TRANSPORTATION Guest Buses: MO-X Wedding Party Suburbans: Enterprise FLORIST Tiger Garden Flower Shop DJ Aric Bremer CAKE Edith Hall Cakes, Hallsville RECEPTION CATERING Sara Fougere Catering RECEPTION BAR Bleu CHEESECAKES Matt’s Steakhouse, Rolla REHEARSAL DINNER CATERING Sunflower Waffle Co. RINGS Engagement: Buchroeders Wedding Bands: L.C. Betz Jewelers RENTALS A-1 Party & Event Rental; US Rents It REGISTRY Macy’s; Target; The Schaefer House, Jefferson City WEDDING COORDINATOR Natalie Imhoff, The Bridal Solution

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around the waists, accented with flowers.

The maid of honor wore the same dress but with a beaded belt.

Ryan wore a slate blue suit with a matching vest, white shirt and white tie. His boutonniere featured grasses and a green poppy pod, and he, too, wore boots.

Ryan’s groomsmen also wore slate blue suits but without jackets and with gold ties.

Their boutonnieres matched the groom’s.

All of the men, including Ryan, wore bright, wildly patterned socks.

“Ryan loves patterned socks and has several pairs,” Becky explains.

The ceremony took place outdoors, with a field for a backdrop and woods in the distance. Guests “entered” on a garden path that ended at an archway of bent branches, covered with greenery and orange flowers.

Wooden chairs provided seating. Lanterns, large ferns and potted flowers adorned the aisle at one end; at the other end, behind the bride and groom, stood another archway, this

one heavy with greenery and hydrangeas.

Music was an important element of the ceremony, with songs including Ben Harper’s “Forever” for the bridesmaids’ entrance, One Direction’s “Story of My Life” for the mothers’ entrance, JJ Heller’s “When I’m With You” for the entrance of Becky and her father, Matt Maher’s “Lord I Need You” during the ceremony and Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams Come True” for the recessional. The ceremony emphasized the couple’s Christian faith, with the message focused on Christ’s love and a time for the bride and groom to pray together for their future.

A reception followed at Blue Bell Farm in a timber-framed barn and a white tent outside it. Family heirlooms and antiques mixed with colorful flower arrangements, wood and lace for a casual but gorgeous celebration.

Yard games kept guests entertained both before the wedding and during the reception. Food stations let guests eat

Blue Bell Farm also hosted the rehearsal dinner, with catering

by Sunflower Waffle Co. food truck. “And by cater it, I mean they drove the truck to the farm and everyone ordered from the window,” Becky says. “Beer, wine and waffles.”

whenever they wanted, along with an open bar — there was a shuttle between the farm and Columbia — and a dance floor overflowing throughout the night.

“People had fun,” Becky says. “They were able to relax, drink and eat lots of good food.”

Cream-colored ruffles covered the three-tiered wedding cake. On the top and accenting one side were edible linen-colored flowers with pearl centers.

For their honeymoon, Becky and Ryan spent a week in Costa Rica. Today, they make their home in Columbia.

Becky, the daughter of Rick and Molly Means of Columbia, works as the special events coordinator at MU’s Tiger Garden Flower Shop; she also teaches floral design classes. Ryan is a realty coordinator for Veterans Unity Realty. He is the son of Scott and Patty Faenger of Rolla. september 2014 inside columbia

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Suzanne Wetz & Kurt Schauwecker

Married June 8, 2013

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uzanne Wetz and Kurt Schauwecker were classmates at Hickman High School. They had a couple of classes together and several mutual friends, and those friends encouraged Suzanne and Kurt to go to their senior prom together in 2005. They did, but went as just friends.

A year later, both Suzanne and Kurt were home in Columbia after their first year in college. Kurt was a lifeguard at the pool where Suzanne went swimming, and the two of them started talking and

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eventually began dating. At summer’s end, they continued their romance, even after Kurt returned to Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla and Suzanne resumed her studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Six years later, on St. Patrick’s Day 2012, Suzanne and Kurt were still a couple, and both were living in Chicago.

The two of them, along with Kurt’s roommate, went into the city to celebrate the holiday and see the Chicago River, which is always dyed bright green on St. Patrick’s Day. There, with the river in the background, Kurt pulled out a ring and proposed. His roommate caught the

moment on camera.

Suzanne and Kurt married on June 8, 2013, at Firestone Baars Chapel on the Stephens College campus. The Rev. Maureen Dickmann of Rock Bridge Christian Church officiated.

Suzanne wore a romantic ivory gown

by Pronovias. The gown featured a sweetheart neckline and a fitted bodice covered with lace, which transitioned into lace appliqués on the full tulle skirt.

A crystal belt added a touch of sparkle, and Suzanne further accessorized with a cathedral-length veil, sapphire teardrop earrings and a crystal bracelet. She wore her dark hair in a low updo, set off with PHOTOS BY COURTNEY TOMPSON PHOTOGRAPHY

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the details BRIDAL GOWN

CHAIR COVERS

Dimitra’s Bridal Couture, Chicago

Chairs Undercover

BRIDESMAIDS’ GOWNS

RENTALS

Victoria’s Bridal and Formal Wear Boutique, Jefferson City

A-1 Party & Event Rental

HAIRSTYLING

All About Cakes, Melissa Robinson, Montgomery City

CAKE Salon Adair & Spa

TUXEDOS

RINGS

Savvi Formalwear

Ava Goldworks, Hannibal

FLORIST

GUEST SHUTTLE

Alan Anderson’s Just Fabulous!, Ashland

MO-X

DJ

PREPARATION SITE AND BRIDAL SUITE

Complete Music

The Gathering Place Bed & Breakfast

CEREMONY MUSIC

REHEARSAL DINNER

Thilman Duo

Courtyard by Marriott

CALLIGRAPHY

REGISTRY

Sharon Schauwecker, mother of the groom

Tallulahs; Bed Bath & Beyond; Crate & Barrel

a crystal hair comb. For her bouquet, she carried white mini calla lilies, white hydrangeas and white roses accented with blue bom orchids.

Suzanne’s bridesmaids wore cocktaillength dupioni dresses by Alfred Sung.

The royal blue dresses featured scoop necks and pleated skirts. The bridesmaids carried round bouquets of alastromeria lilies, hydrangeas and roses in purple and lavender shades.

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boutonniere was a white mini calla lily with a blue bom orchid.

Kurt’s groomsmen also wore black tuxes but with royal blue ties and vests. Their boutonnieres were purple alastromeria lilies.

Inside the chapel, white tulle draped the main aisle with white rose petals sprinkled along the sides. At the chapel’s front, royal blue silk draped the altar table, topped with two tall antique-silver vases holding white hydrangeas, white roses and white larkspur accented with blue bom orchids.

Between the vases stood a white unity

candle and two light blue family candles.

Once the wedding party was in place, the royal blue of the bridesmaids’ gowns and the groomsmen’s vests and ties created striking pops of color, similar to the effect of the chapel’s stained glass.

Kurt and Suzanne exchanged their vows in a traditional service. The Thilman Duo provided live instrumental music with flute and cello. The beautiful music was especially meaningful because Suzanne is a flutist, and she used to take lessons from the duo’s flutist, Lisa Thill Franck.

A reception followed in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall, also on the Stephens College campus.

As guests entered, they found their escort cards attached to a decorated tandem bicycle, a nod to the groom, who is an avid cyclist. Inside the ballroom, royal blue tiebacks accented the white tablecloths and chair covers. Centerpieces alternated between a tall purple and lavender floral arrangement in antique-silver vases, a purple calla lily submerged in a cylinder vase topped with a floating candle, and a planted purple hydrangea. Decorative cookies shaped as wedding dresses and ties were at each table, favors made by the bride and her mother and sister.

On the cocktail tables, the decorations paid tribute to the bride and groom’s careers: A Lego wedding couple for Kurt, who is an engineer, and a white rose in a small science lab flask for Suzanne, who does medical research.

The five-tiered wedding cake was an almond sour cream cake with a square base below four round tiers.

The design alternated between an ivory-on-ivory scrollwork pattern and ivory-on-ivory Swiss dots. A bouquet of sugar flowers topped the cake with small white sugar flowers also appearing on the top tier’s sides.

Instead of the traditional bouquet and garter tosses, Suzanne tossed a bouquet of lottery tickets from the balcony to a coed crowd.

“It was fun!” Suzanne says. “My brother was the one to catch the bouquet. He’s 6-foot-something and just flew out of nowhere above all the girls.”

For their honeymoon, Suzanne and Kurt spent two weeks in Bangkok and Koh Samui, Thailand.

“We were looking for somewhere where we could take in the culture and see something new but where we could also spend time on the beach just relaxing,” Suzanne says.

“It was great.”

Today, Suzanne and Kurt make their home in Chicago. Suzanne is in the M.D./Ph.D. program at Northwestern University, and Kurt is a mechanical engineer for Provisur Technologies. Suzanne is the daughter of John and Cindy Wetz of Columbia, and Kurt is the son of Tom and Sharon Schauwecker of Columbia. september 2014 inside columbia

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wedding planner l bY ANITA NEAL HARRISON PICTURE PURRFECT Don’t forget to plan a grooming date for pets benefiting from professional services. “At the very least,” Ludwig says, “plan for a bath and good brushing a day or two before the wedding.”

5 Ways To Include Your Pets Without Risking Ceremony Oopsies Engagement Photos Most couples have engagement photos displayed at the wedding.

Include pets in the session so they make an appearance, too.

Table number cards Take photos of pets posed with number props and use those photos as table number cards.

Cake toppers

Pre- and postwedding photos Just because a pet isn’t going to be in the wedding doesn’t mean it can’t be a part of photos.

Bring the pet in while getting ready, or include the pet in formal portraits — accessorized for the occasion, of course.

Custom cake toppers depicting pets offer a fun and unexpected way to honor pets, and at one of the most photographed moments of the whole celebration.

Recessional

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Paws For Romance Is Fido ready to walk down the aisle?

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ets can be an adorable addition to a wedding — or they can be a disastrous distraction.

“I think [including a pet] is a good idea for those whose pet is an intricate part of their life, but the marriage is for human partners, and the pet, while included, should not take center stage,” says Cindy Ludwig, owner of Canine Connection, a professional dog training service.

Usually, when pets take all the attention, it’s not through good behavior. Before involving pets in the ceremony, couples should take an honest assessment of the pet’s temperament, tolerance for crowds, level of obedience and normal interaction with people, Ludwig says.

“Decide what role the pet will play and make it realistic, based on the pet’s level of training and temperament,” she says.

If a pet is deemed suitable for a ceremony appearance, it will still require preparation.

Ludwig offers several tips to get a pet’s maximum cooperation during the ceremony.

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True, the recessional is part of the ceremony, but formalities are done, and it’s time to celebrate. If a pet doesn’t act just right on the walk out, it won’t ruin the moment.

Arrange for basic obedience training well in advance of the wedding.

Avoid the stress of trying to teach pets to do something new or complicated.

Let the pet start practicing its role well before the wedding, and be sure to practice with distractions.

If the pet will wear something special, make sure the pet does not object too much. If the pet does, leave off the accessory.

Get pets used to the exact props that will be used. Switching even to a similar prop could cause confusion and prompt refusal.

Notify guests and the photographer in advance that a pet will be at the wedding and rehearsal so people with allergies and those who prefer not to be close to animals can keep their distance.

Include the pet in dress rehearsals.

PHOTO BY Love Tree Studios

Hire a professional handler or trainer to see that the pet has opportunities for taking potty breaks, plenty of fresh water, does not jump on guests or eat the food, etc.

Ask guests not to feed the pet any food intended for human guests, and stick reminder notes on the reception tables.

Make sure the ceremony and reception venue allow the kind of pet being included. If it is a service animal, this should not be a problem, but it’s still a good idea to let facilities know ahead of time.

Check out the facility before the wedding day to make sure there are grassy places to take the dog for potty breaks.

If a service dog is being included, have the dog wear the usual vest.

A small bow or other accessory could be added for the occasion, but the dog and guests need to know the dog is working.

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Joyful Occasions Mid-Missouri brides and grooms share their happy news.

Mary “Morgan” Trousdale and Sean Dennehy will wed on Oct. 11 at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury on the Westminster College campus in Fulton. Morgan is the daughter of Beverly Trousdale of St. Louis, and William and Sandra Trousdale of Festus. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, with an emphasis in British literature, and she currently works as a major accounts manager for MBS Textbook Exchange. Sean is the son of John and Sheila Dennehy of Hannibal. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2008 and currently works as a partnership manager for MBS Textbook Exchange. The couple chose to marry in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury because, like the Christopher Wren-designed church, their life together has its beginnings in Britain. The two met as exchange students in Canterbury.

Jillian Thoma and Nathan Chipley are planning an Oct. 5 wedding at Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport. Jillian is the daughter of Robert and Barbara L. Thoma of Boonville. She currently works as a supervisor at Citizens Community Bank in Boonville.

Nathan is the son of Dan and Barbara Chipley of New Franklin. He is self-employed as a Realtor/broker at Chipley and Co. Real Estate in Boonville.

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Lindsay Adams and David Fine were married on June 1 at the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Lindsay is the daughter of Michael Adams and Diana Ryan, both of Shawnee, Kan. She is the owner and designer at Lindsay Marie Bridal in Overland Park, Kan. David is the son of Mark and Louesa Fine of Columbia. He is an account representative for Freightquote in Kansas City.

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Ask your photographer to send us a CD with 15 to 20 high-resolution photos from your wedding and reception, accompanied by a note that includes the bride and groom’s contact information. If your wedding is chosen for a feature, you will be contacted by a reporter who will interview you for the story. Photo disks will only be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped mailer.

Mail the photo disk to Editor, Inside Columbia, 47 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203.

Kyle Luetkemeyer and Ryan Mauzey will marry

on Sept. 6 at Fulton Presbyterian Church.

Kyle is the daughter of Kevin Luetkemeyer of Fulton and Jackie Malloy of St. Charles. She graduated from Missouri State University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management and currently works as a program assistant for the Mizzou Alumni Association. Ryan is the son of Steve and Laura Mauzey of Boonville. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture systems management in 2007 and earned an M.S. degree in biological engineering from MU in 2010. He currently works as a field support technician for Ag Leader Technology.

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Vincent P. Gurucharri MD Foundation Annual Golf Tournament The 4th Annual Vincent P. Gurucharri MD Foundation Golf Tournament took place on July 21 at Columbia Country Club.

More than 70 golfers enjoyed an afternoon of golf while raising funds to provide financial assistance to mid-Missouri cancer patients undergoing treatment. Event sponsor was Missouri Professional Mutual. Rhonda and George Henstorf organized the event. Since 2006, the foundation has distributed more than $380,000 for financial needs such as rent, utilities, medications, co-payments and medical equipment determined by social workers.

Travis Horn and Chris Abromovich

Brett Hatcher, Casey Henage, Frank Baumstark and Jade Carney

Jared Lafrenz, Judd Lafrenz and Ryan Wiedemeyer

Randy Rauch, Louis Studer, Ron Sergent and Jamie Amerman

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Mary Starbuck, Karen Althage and Gary Powell

Rhonda and George Henstorf

Jerry Cupp and John Crouch Photos provided by Sondra Flaker

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2014 Rock Bridge Men's Picnic Although there was some debate over whether it was the 44th or 45th annual Rock Bridge Men’s Picnic, no one could argue that the July 14 event was a success. Proceeds from the picnic benefited restoration of the Hickam Cabin at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, plus other local charities. Garry Banks and a crew of volunteers coordinated the event.

Buff Chance, Tom Mendenhall and Ernie Lee

Ross Smith and Jim Schepers

Derek Steinbach, Matt McCormick and TJ Leon

David Knight and Glenn Chambers

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Bob Wagner and Tim Stedman

Tim Rich and Piet Van Waarde photos by WALLY PFEFFER, MIZZOUWALLY@COMPUSERVE.com

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2014 Tigers on the Prowl The Foundation for the Higher Good unleashed 12 life-size fiberglass tigers July 11 at the Columbia Mall. Tigers on the Prowl, sponsored by Cost Cutters, features tiger statues designed by 12 local artists and sponsored by 12 local businesses to benefit 12 local charities. The tigers will be prowling around Columbia over the next few months and then auctioned off on Oct. 3 at The Crossing. Visit www.tigersontheprowl.org for more information regarding the artists, charities and sponsors.

Joyce Gelina, Sarah Dresser, Andrew Glenn, Aaron Kyle and Enith Crews

Lori Popejoy, Amy Vogelsmeier, Julie Dorn, Ambiaka Maupin and Judith Fitzgerald Miller

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Denise Falco, Dana Hartgrove and Suzanne McDavid

Joy Amuedo, Kerrie Bloss, Valorie Livingston, Mary Jo Henry and Amy Hay

Tom Trabue, Bryan Maggard, John Rhein, Helen Grahl and Chuck Crews

L' Mont Betz, Lana Costanzo, Cathy Betz and Barbara Hodges

Sharon Newman, Brittany Williamson, Lauren Benoit, Bren Bremer and Mark Newman

Michael Yetman, Melanie Lake and Travis Sappington

Chuck Worstell, Nick Parks, Kara Brooks, Crystal Umfress, Randy Macon and Dan Pargee

photos by WALLY PFEFFER, MIZZOUWALLY@COMPUSERVE.com

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by l.g. patterson @picturelg

As a photographer, I have access to some unique points of view in the community. Here is one of them, in A New View.

Assignment: Inside Columbia’s Moving & Shaking

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The Location: Schilb Antiquarium

hen I walked into Schilb Antiquarium to photograph the place for the article in this magazine, I was struck by the organization and the stately manner of presentation for the items on display (and the really loud classical music playing).

It felt like I was staring back at history as I looked over the old, rare books, as if I were in a highbrow version of Itchy’s Stop & Scratch Flea Market — one for people with deep pockets.

It’s easy for me to get lost in places like this. I can spend hours walking up and down the aisles at Itchy’s as I look over all the stuff on display. Most of it is everyday items, but occasionally I will see something that draws me back to my childhood. Then, something like this little portrait of a woman catches my eye and makes me wonder about its history.

Even if I don’t know the origins of the piece, it’s kind of fun to create a story.

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businesses to know

1839 Taphouse........................................................... 130

First Midwest Bank.....................................................95

Missouri Cancer Associates......................................61

A-1 Party Rental..........................................................123

Flooring America.........................................................63

Missouri Ear, Nose & Throat....................................135

Aarow Building............................................................. 75

Flow’s Pharmacy...........................................................18

Moresource, Inc........................................................... 67

Andrew Stone Optometry..........................................18

Ford Motor Co................................................................ 6

MO-X............................................................................132

Anytime Fitness.......................................................... 79

Forum Christian Church.............................................36

Mustard Seed Fair Trade...................................... 21, 55

Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre.....................................29

Frameworks Gifts & Interiors.................................. 77

MU Licensing & Trademarks.....................................39

Automated Systems................................................ 134

Gary B Robinson Jewelers..........................................71

MU Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital..........135

Binghams.................................................................... 133

Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer.........................65

Nate's Computer Repair............................................ 33

Bleu Restaurant & Wine Bar................................... 121

Hawthorn Recovery Services, Inc............................66

N.H. Scheppers Distributing....................................157

Bluestem Missouri Crafts........................................ 141

Holiday Inn Executive Center ................................ 138

Neurology, Inc............................................................ 145

Boone County National Bank................................. 163

Houlihan’s................................................................... 145

Osage Beach Premium Outlets.................................12

Boone Hospital Center................................ 10, 87-94

Image Technologies.................................................. 136

Osaka........................................................................... 130

Bur Oak Brewing..........................................................46

Inside Columbia’s Culinary Adventures.................43

Outdoor Occasions................................................... 149

Bush & Patchett......................................................... 129

Inside Columbia's Farm-To-Table Dinner................51

Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co...................................... 131

Callahan & Galloway.................................................. 77

Inside Columbia Instagram....................................... 49

Phat Guys Open............................................................19

Camping World............................................................. 4

Inside Columbia magazine’s Subscriptions ...... 53, 71

Piano Distributors...................................................... 141

Cancer Research Center........................................... 119

Inside Columbia's Prime Ice Cream Social.............95

Playing With Fire....................................................... 130

CenturyLink.................................................................... 2

Inside Columbia Prime Card................................... 145

Postal & Sign Express................................................ 151

Cevet Tree Care...........................................................66

Inside Columbia's Wine & Food Festival.......... 34-351

Riback/DKB................................................................. 117

Cha Boutique .............................................................. 55

Jim’s Lawn & Landscaping.........................................20

Robinson’s Cleaners................................................... 22

Citizen Jane Film Festival...........................................63

Joe Machens................................................................ 25

City of Columbia Water & Light...............................65

Joe Machens BMW....................................................... 7

Coil Construction....................................................... 161

Joe Machens Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.................. 9

Coley’s American Bistro...........................................131

Joe Machens Ford Lincoln........................................... 8

Columbia Center for Neurology & Multiple Sclerosis........................................................20

Joe Machens Hyundai................................................85

Columbia College ....................................................... 72 Columbia Entertainment Co.....................................39 Columbia Eye Consultants Optometry..................133 Columbia Landcare..................................................... 57 Columbia Public Schools ......................................... 161 Commerce Bank............................................................ 5 COMO Connect...........................................................24 Concannon Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa...........49

Joe Machens Mitsubishi............................................ 23 Joe Machens Nissan................................................. 155 Joe Machens Toyota Scion...................................... 125 Joe Machens Volkswagen of Columbia.................153 Johnston Paint & Decorating....................................43 Kliethermes Homes & Remodeling.........................83 KMOS............................................................................26 Komen Race for the Cure...........................................38

Room 38....................................................................... 131 Rost Landscaping...................................................... 136 Rusk Rehabilitation Center....................................... 117 Shortwave Coffee.........................................................21 Socket...........................................................................137 Songbird Station........................................................ 159 Southside Pizza & Pub............................................... 131 State Farm Cheryl Kelly & Phyllis Nichols............ 147 Stephen Rust Design Studio...................................... 77 Stifel Nicolaus............................................................ 159 Swank............................................................................. 55 Tallulahs...................................................................... 143 The Broadway Hotel................................................... 33

Landmark Bank.............................................................15

The Callaway Bank.................................................40,41

Las Margaritas........................................................... 130

The Dapper Don of Alley A........................................21

Coyote Hill ....................................................................81

LC Betz......................................................................... 149

The District....................................................................21

Creative Surroundings.............................................. 119

Les Bourgeois Vineyards........................................... 112

The Fitness Company..................................................16

D&H Pharmacy.............................................................17

Lizzi & Rocco’s..............................................................51

The Mizzou Store........................................................54

D&M Sound...................................................................31

Linkside at Old Hawthorne..................................... 37

Treats Unleashed.........................................................16

Despain Cayce Dermatology & Medical Spa...... 129

Macadoodles................................................................31

University of Missouri Health Care........................... 3

Downtown Appliance............................................... 164

Major Interiors........................................................... 143

Waddell & Reed..........................................................137

Dr. Shelley Lyle..............................................................81

Makes Scents............................................................. 147

Water Tower Place......................................................45

Edward Jones......................................................... 58,59

MFA Oil........................................................................ 115

William Woods University........................................79

Elly's Couture .............................................................. 55

Mike McGlasson State Farm......................................51

Wilson’s Fitness..........................................................127

Exclusive Events.......................................................... 151

Miller, Bales & Cunningham..................................... 121

Woody’s Gentlemen’s Clothiers.............................. 72

Copeland Law Firm................................................... 159 Courtyard Marriott.................................................... 119

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the final word

Development Fees Will Become Nail In Columbia’s Coffin

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f you follow local politics, you’re no doubt aware of the latest anti-growth scheme concocted by Columbia City Council members Karl Skala, Barbara Hoppe and Ian Thomas. After years of threatening to wage war on Columbia’s development community, they have officially fired their first bullet by approving a ballot issue that, if passed, will add significant development fees to every home and commercial building built in Columbia. On Nov. 4, local voters will finally have the opportunity to hammer the nail into Columbia’s economic coffin, killing any hope for new jobs and a last shot at affordable housing for Columbia’s working poor.

Skala, Hoppe and Thomas are proposing development fees that will essentially add $3,750 to the cost of an average home in Columbia and another $12,000 to the cost of building the average “Mom and Pop” size business here in Columbia.

To bring the matter a little closer to home, let’s look at how our citizen-owned Boone Hospital Center would be affected by this change as it pertains to the permit fees that will be paid for the construction of the buildings on the hospital’s new South Campus at the corner of Nifong and Forum boulevards. With 132,000 square feet of finished space, the Boone Hospital Center Board of Trustees would pay $66,000 in current permit fees for this project. Under the proposed fee structure, Boone Hospital would face a whopping $264,000 just for building permit fees.

Keep in mind that Boone Hospital is not only making medical care more accessible to the fastest-growing area of our community, it’s also creating new jobs. The hospital has also funded 100 percent of the off-site road improvements at that intersection, adding lanes to both Nifong and Forum boulevards, significantly improving traffic congestion at no cost to the city or taxpayers. For this act of good corporate citizenship, Boone Hospital will be penalized with a 300 percent increase in its building permit fees.

Some say that the ultimate objective of Skala, Hoppe and Thomas is to punish the development community for allegedly not paying its “fair share” over the years.

Ian Thomas claims that developers are only paying 15 percent of the true cost of building a new subdivision. Nothing could be further from the truth. When a developer buys land to build a subdivision, the buyer also takes 100 percent of the financial responsibility for building the streets, putting in sewer and water lines, and running electricity to every lot in that neighborhood.

“Do we want our children and grandchildren to inherit a ghost town?

That’s the direction we’re heading.”

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These development costs are not subsidized by the city or by taxpayers in any way.

The most vivid example of this may be the Community of Old Hawthorne development that has been under construction over the last few years on Route WW. The developer of that neighborhood spent more than $20 million out of his own pocket to build roads and bring sewer to his development. Not one dime of taxpayer money was used to build any of the infrastructure. The same can be said for Thornbrook, The Cascades, Copperstone, Bellwood and every other development built in Columbia during these last 20 years. Skala, Hoppe and Thomas have discovered that they will be more successful in shutting down growth and development using misinformation and innuendo rather than stating the actual facts. That’s unfortunate for Columbia.

Most savvy Columbians understand that these increased fees will simply be passed on to the end user. The new homebuyer will absorb 100 percent of these new impact fees. Business owners will pass on the added costs of fees to their customers. In the end, these City Council members are ultimately punishing the citizens of Columbia and anyone who chooses to buy a home or trade with our locally owned businesses.

If you study economic development, you know that most healthy cities in Missouri and across the United States are offering incentives and abatements to encourage business growth and expansion. The state of New York offers 10 years of tax abatements for new business startups. In Missouri, Warrensburg just attracted an automotive parts manufacturer by offering a free building site.

Yet Columbia wants to assess penalties on commercial building sites to discourage growth. Do we want our children and grandchildren to inherit a ghost town? That’s the direction we’re heading.

I spent eight years as a commissioner for the Columbia Housing Authority and I learned a thing or two about the fastfleeting dream of homeownership in our community. With these proposed fee increases, it will be nearly impossible for a schoolteacher, police officer or factory worker to buy a suitable home for their families here. They will be forced to either rent substandard housing or move to surrounding communities to achieve home ownership. As a community, we must create an inventory of housing options that are affordable and accessible to those across all socio-economic groups.

The anti-growth ideology of Skala, Hoppe and Thomas is a toxic mindset. As a community, we must recognize the connection between economic opportunity and those who build businesses and create jobs. Penalizing those who build affordable homes and those who create jobs is a disastrous step in the wrong direction.

Fred Parry, Publisher fred@insidecolumbia.net

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