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Contents

Volume 7, Issue 10

The Tasting Room Sparkle With Spanish Cava

Writing As A Passion For Columbia Author Liz Schult, Writing Is A Full-Time Job

Meeting Life’s Challenges With Jan Palmer

15 Prime Time Can’t-Miss Events For January 20

Tinseltown Talks “The Andy Griffith Show” Retains Large Following

Life Lessons An Odd Path To A New Friend

24 Tell Me About It Get Angel’s Relationship Advice

Fun & Games Sudoku, Tiger Vision & More

Penny Campbell: 40 Years Of Fun At Boone Hospital

Reader Submission Learning From A Small-Town Hero

Recipe Box Look To Your Panty When Making These Delicious Recipes

Columbia Confidential Publisher Fred Parry Takes On The Issues Columbians Are Talking About Prime Magazine January 2016

Welcome

New Year, New You How many New Year’s resolutions have you made over the years? I’ve made too many to count. But as I try to remember those resolutions that “stuck,” I can’t think of more than a few. (Let’s just say, less than a handful.) But I have learned that making those first few steps is the most important in making lifestyle changes. In this month’s issue of Inside Columbia’s Prime magazine, you’ll read about someone who is determined, persistent and makes her resolutions stick. Jan Palmer was resolute to make changes to her lifestyle for her grandchildren’s sake. She has lost 100 pounds and exercises most days. She uses her Fitbit to count her steps and she encourages us to just start and take it one step at a time. Jan also stays financially fit by living within her monthly financial budget. You can also read about Penny Campbell who has her own “to do” list after retirement. After decades of working at the Boone Hospital Center front desk, she was often the first person visitors and patients encountered when entering the hospital. Her enthusiasm and helpfulness has kept people asking, “Where’s Penny?” months after she was gone. Inside this magazine you’ll also read about Columbia author Liz Schulte who has written more than a dozen novels. If one of your resolutions is to do more writing, we’ve got the opportunity for you! Consider entering our February writing contest. What is more interesting to read about than love stories? Please see the rules and regulations in the magazine and submit your own love story. You may see your name in an upcoming issue of this magazine. This month you’ll also find reader submissions, puzzles, games, calendar of events, recipes and more. I hope you enjoy this issue of Prime and that you are encouraged to take your own first steps in making a lifestyle change. Good luck!

Melody Parry Associate Publisher Email me at prime@insidecolumbia.net Prime Magazine is published by OutFront Communications, 47 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203, 573-442-1430. Copyright OutFront Communications, 2013. The magazine is published 12 times a year on the first day of every month. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of any editorial or graphic content without the express written permission of the publisher is prohibited.

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staff Publisher Fred Parry Associate Publisher & Managing Editor Melody Garnett Parry Chief Executive Officer Cathy Atkins Associate Publisher & Executive Editor Sandy Selby Editorial Assistant Peg Gill Graphic Designer Trever Griswold Joe Waner Photo Editor L.G. Patterson Marketing Representatives Rosemarie Peck Digital Marketing Coordinator Sean Zullo Director Of Customer Retention Gerri Shelton Operations Manager Kalie Clennin Operations Assistant Lilly Smith Finance Manager Brenda Brooks Distribution Manager John Lapsley Contributing Writers Gene Baumann, Kathy Casteel, Peg Gill, Pam Ingram, Carrie Koepke, Saralee Perel, Angel Donnette Robertson, Rebecca Smith, Nick Thomas

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The Tasting Room

Try Spanish Sparkling Wine As An Alternative To Champagne BY KATHY CASTEEL

All joyful events call for bubbles. Make your festive occasions sparkle with cava, Spain’s gift to fizz lovers. Cava is Spanish sparkling wine. Fermented in the same traditional champenoise method as Champagne, this bubbly comes from native Spanish grapes Macabeu, Parellada and Xarel-lo. The taste is lighter and zestier than Champagne, and the cost is lighter as well, with high-end cava running at a fraction of its pricier French cousin. If you’re looking for a classy alternative to Champagne, consider these three offerings from Spanish wineries.

Juve y Camps Reserva de la Familia A favorite of Spain’s royal family, this cava is a bright, refreshing sip. Vintners blend the freerunning juice of white grapes Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada, and add a touch of Chardonnay. This is the driest of cavas, with no added sugar, known as brut nature. Both aroma and flavor are lightly floral with citrus accents and a slightly yeasty undertone, similar to Champagne. Serve with pâté, seafood, paellas, ham or grilled poultry.

Canals Canals Cava Brut Classic The house cava for all Michelin-starred restaurants in Catalonia, Spain, Canals Canals is an affordable sparkler with layers of complexity bursting from its bubbles. Food & Wine magazine lists it as one of the top five wines to hoard in case of a shortage. Ripe, green apple flavor with a dash of lemon zest dances on the palate. Pair it with ham, poultry, shrimp and other light seafood or fried dishes.

Vallformosa Origen Brut Rosado A pleasant wine, this dry sparkling rosé is a treat for red wine lovers. The cherry red pour produces a topper of white foam with fine bubbles. Strawberry aroma leads to a delicate taste of strawberries and raspberries. The fresh and lively fruit flavor comes from Garnacha blended with 10 percent Monastrell and fermented in the traditional method. This food-friendly bubbly pairs well with just about anything. ❖ 6

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Juve y Camps Reserva de la Familia

Canals Canals Cava Brut Classic

Cellar Notes The Catalan word cava means “cellar.” Spanish winemakers have used caves for aging their sparkling wines since the mid-19th century. In 1970, vintners in the dominant cava region of Catalonia adopted the term to distinguish their sparklers from French Champagne. By law, cava must be made using the same traditional champenoise method as Champagne — first fermenting the grapes into a still wine, and then inducing a second fermentation in the bottle, which creates the bubbles. Most cava is produced in Penedes, Catalonia, near Barcelona. Seven other Spanish wine regions are authorized to produce cava: Aragon, Basque, Castille y Leon, Extremadura, Navarra, Rioja and Valencia.

Vallformosa Origen Brut Rosado

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Author Profile

Into The ‘Abyss’

Writing Is A Full-Time Passion For Liz Schulte

W BY CARRIE KOEPKE

With more than a dozen books and several short stories published, Liz Schulte is one of Columbia’s most prolific authors. Schulte writes urban fantasies, paranormal romances and romantic suspense. Often she utilizes short stories to blur the lines between the worlds she has created, allowing her characters to interact and her readers to see how things fit together in the “Abyss World” she created. Surprisingly, Schulte didn’t always want to write books. Initially she intended to become a lawyer, but after getting her degree in psychology at the University of Missouri she did not continue on to law school. Her dreams shifted and she began work toward a second degree in forensics, hoping to become a criminal profiler. “Around that time, I was fairly stressed, working 40 hours a week and trying to go to school,” she says. While looking for ways to de-stress, a minor interest took on a major role. “My mom said, ‘Why don’t you try writing? You have always liked writing.’ To begin with, it was more cathartic for me.” Schulte says. “I was writing and enjoying myself, and when I finished [my first book], I had the bug. I wanted to keep doing it, so at that point I started looking at how I could make writing my full-time job.” Few authors make writing into a career with Schulte’s level of focus. The bubbly writer credits her success to forethought and personal investment. “I embraced the 40-hour workweek,” she says. “Really, the only thing you can do is put in lots and lots of hours. You make sacrifices, which most people don’t want to do. It is hard.” Schulte continued working full time, filling her spare moments with words. “I worked all day. I went home and had dinner. I would write until I couldn’t keep my eyes open,” she says. “Then, I would wake up and do it all over again. On weekends, I would do all-night writes. I didn’t go out with my friends, and I was tired, but I knew I had to get the books out in order to do this.” By 2013, Schulte had nearly 10 released titles and a solid financial cushion. She

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Columbia author Liz Schulte started writing as a way to de-stress while attending school and working full time. Photo by L.G. Patterson

took the plunge to write full time that year. Now she sets aside time for both sides of her new career. “I have the creative mindset where I am writing, and then I have the very business-oriented mind. You can’t manage your own career without that.” Schulte sets aside time for managing business — utilizing editors, cover artists, formatters and other skilled professionals. She enjoys publicity and the detailed work, but also loves to let her creative side run free. She wanders to different places in her home as she writes, depending upon her mood. Schulte also admits to writing with the TV on in the background. “It takes me out of what I am writing and gives the characters freedom to be themselves,” she says. “Watching TV while I write takes me out of the story.” She allows bits of the author to sneak into her characters. Her first title, Dark Corners, features Ella, an author of supernatural mysteries. “I have a soft spot

for my first book,” she says, “because so much of yourself goes into your first work.” Although her characters tend to be darker than Schulte’s cheerful nature, they carry morsels of humor and lightheartedness, with a snarky edge. She believes it is important to give that human quality of contrast in stories that could feel heavy. Her hard work has been rewarded with a cult following. In turn, Schulte gifts her readers with a highly interactive online presence. “I really think my readers are a lot like me,” she says. She shares pictures of her two toy poodles, Whiskey and Rachel, and answers questions about her work and life. “I feel pretty comfortable with my fans,” she says, and this bond between her readers and herself makes for a faithful reader base and a unique author experience. To learn more about Liz Schulte, visit www.lizschulte.com or find her on Facebook. ❖

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eight loss, health and money management consistently appear as New Year’s resolution themes made by American adults each year. At least 40 percent usually make resolutions, according to the “Journal of Clinical Psychology,” but by six months in, less than 50 percent are still sticking with it. Not so for Jan Palmer, but then again, she sees it as more of a process than a point in time.

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Jan Palmer Through The Ages

“My resolution, whether it starts January 1st or it started back in April, was to get healthy for my grandchildren,” Palmer says, “because I want to be around to influence their lives and give them some of the things that I grew up with, some of the values.” Getting healthy for Palmer began last February when she visited University of Missouri Healthcare to look at their gastric bypass program. At 66, Palmer had tried time and time again to lose weight without much success.

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“I was more of a couch potato,” she recalls. “I didn’t do much exercise. I didn’t do anything because I didn’t really feel like doing it.” In April, she underwent gastric bypass surgery; eight months and 100 pounds later, she is a new woman. While the surgery has been an important aspect of her weight-loss success, Palmer also credits regular exercise as another important component in her regime. “Once the weight started coming off, I started getting a lot more energetic,” she says. “I exercise almost every single day.” Fitting in those workouts in between seven grandchildren, parttime counseling, volunteering with the Honor Flight program and church, plus her role as president of Senior Services of Boone County keeps her busy.

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“I love it, but it’s the kind of busy that you get to choose,” Palmer says. “I don’t have somebody telling me I’ve got to be at work at 8 o’clock.”

On Motivation Like most people, Palmer has good days and bad days. Facebook and her Fitbit have become her allies when motivation is scarce. When apathy strikes, she might post something on Facebook. It usually looks something like, “Man, I just can’t get motivated today.” It’s simple and helps keep her accountable; however, it’s her Fitbit that has become her constant companion.

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“I’ll [look at my] Fitbit and see I have 1,200 steps, and I really haven’t done that much, but look at all these steps I’ve got,” she says. “Maybe I just need to go walk somewhere or go to the ARC (Activity and Recreation Center).” Walmart is often a destination for walking because as she puts it, “There’s always something I couldn’t live without.” With the dramatic weight loss she has experienced, her body is getting used to new rhythms. The Fitbit not only tracks her steps, but also helps her keep her heart rate in check. Then, there’s the added bonus of a little friendly competition between her and her grandson, son, ex-husband, daughter-inlaw and three or four of her friends. “She’s really into being competitive with it,” says her son, Russ Palmer, who gets most of his steps in at work or chasing his two young children. “She’s going to the gym just about every day, over to the ARC, and at the beginning of the week if I haven’t started a Fitbit challenge with her, she’s texting me saying ‘Are you going to start a Fitbit challenge this week? I need to be in a challenge.’ So I get on there and do it really quick.” Within their challenge group, she’s usually right there at the top, he adds and admits, “She beats me a lot more than I beat her, but I don’t get out and exercise like she does.” Meeting the challenges is something Palmer enjoys, but she has one complaint for the Fitbit company: “Waterresistant” isn’t good enough to go swimming with at the ARC. She’s experimenting with plastic baggies until the manufacturer corrects what to her is an obvious shortcoming. Even with the tools and support, Palmer still has days that are

less than successful, and she lets herself have those days. “Tomorrow’s another day,” she says, sounding a bit Scarlett O’Haraesque. “I don’t beat myself up about not getting 10,000 steps in or not getting an hour and a half at the gym. It’ s not good, and it doesn’t help anyone.”

On Financial Resolve For most of Palmer’s younger life, someone else took care of the finances. When she was married, it was her husband, before him, her parents. No one spoke of budgets or money, so when she became a single parent, all of a sudden she couldn’t breathe, she says fluttering her hand on her chest. “It was like, how am I going to raise four kids and take care of myself ?” But she managed and got a job at the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) as a counselor and later became a sex offender specialist. She is still doing that work, albeit part-time and on her terms. Palmer took early retirement from MODOC four years ago after an auto accident, but she soon realized she needed to be smarter with her retirement funds. After having a financial advisor help her analyze her income and budget, she decided she needed to supplement what she had coming in. “I looked at [my budget] and thought, I need to go back to work!” To augment her budget and retirement fund, she now sets her own schedule working with private clients and as an approved provider for group counseling.

Identifying shortfalls and ways to increase income without sacrificing her volunteering passions is helping Palmer meet short-term needs and realize longterm goals. “When you’re on a fixed income, you’ve got to do it,” she says. “You don’t have to have every single thing that everybody else has.” Her only vice these days is clothing, as she is constantly buying smaller clothes as she loses weight and gets fit. That, and she wants to travel some. “That’s my newest thing is to get that retirement fund built back up because I have some trips that I want to take,” she says. Israel, Spain, Alaska, Ireland and Germany would be nice.

On Accomplishments At this point in her journey, a sense of pride and accomplishment has begun to manifest. Friends on Facebook, her family and her volunteer and work communities take note almost daily of her progress, and her personal sense of achievement is boosted by the pride her grandchildren have in it. Palmer’s oldest granddaughter had been teased at Grandparent’s Day one year for having a “fat grandma.” ”She wrote me the sweetest little note saying, ‘It doesn’t matter if you’re fat or thin, Grandma. I love you.’ Just tears,” she says motioning to her cheeks. “So this year when I went to Grandparent’s Day, she goes, ‘I can’t wait for my sexy grandma to come into Grandparent’s Day.’ And the kids didn’t know me; they did not know who I was. She was proud. It’s really made a difference for her and the other kids.” Palmer still has challenges ahead, but she acknowledges, “It’s a process. It’s a process when you go through it. You have to start some place, even if it’s just walking 10 extra steps today. Whatever. You just start. “It hasn’t been easy, but I feel so much better,” she adds. “I can’t tell you how much better I feel.”

Photo by L.G. Patterson

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January 2016 JANUARY 2 Experience the taste of mid-Missouri year-round! Columbia Farmers Market kicks off 2016 in its indoor digs at Parkade Center. Every Saturday, you’ll find fresh vegetables and fruit, meat, eggs, cheeses, honey, plants, cut flowers, artisan items and more. While you shop, enjoy live music, children’s activities, prepared food and more. SNAP accepted at all vendors. Free; 9 a.m. to noon; 601 Business Loop 70 W.; www.columbiafarmersmarket.org

JANUARY 2 Start off January with some hoops action! It’s Tigers versus Tigers when the Mizzou men’s basketball team faces Savannah State at Mizzou Arena in the first home game of 2016. Tickets vary; 2 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (2287297); www.mutigers.com

JANUARY 3 The internationally acclaimed Harlem Globetrotters are making a stop at Mizzou Arena on their 90th anniversary world tour! From $33; 2 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; www.bigstub.com

JANUARY 4 The Mizzou women’s basketball team tips off against the Tennessee Volunteers in the Tigers’ first 2016 home conference game at Mizzou Arena. $5 adults, $3 seniors and youth; 6 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

JANUARY 5 Baffled by the new iPad you got for Christmas? The Columbia Public Library is ready to help with a class called iPhone and iPad Basics. This short course will have you on FaceTime in no time. Bring your device with you to the class. Free; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., 100 W. Broadway; register in advance at 573-443-3161; www.dbrl.org/columbia-public-library

JANUARY 9 The big cats’ll be duking it out at Mizzou Arena when the Mizzou men’s basketball team takes on the Auburn Tigers. Come out and say Mizzou-rah! Tickets vary; 8 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

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JANUARY 7 Country up-and-comer Kane Brown brings his talents to The Blue Note. Hear “Don’t Go City On Me” and other hits in this all-ages show. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8; 17 N. Ninth St.; 800-514-ETIX (3849); www. thebluenote.com

JANUARY 7 The Stephens Stars kick off 2016 with a home basketball opener against Lindenwood University in Silverthorne Arena. $5; 7 p.m.; Dorsey Street; 573-8767212; www.stephens.edu

JANUARY 8 Mizzou wrestling and gymnastics team up for Beauty & The Beast, a combined meet in the Hearnes Center. Tiger wrestlers host MAC rival Buffalo while Mizzou gymnasts face off against Illinois. $5 general admission, $3 seniors & youth; 7 p.m.; 600 E. Stadium Blvd.; 800-CAT-PAWS (2287297); www.mutigers.com 16

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JANUARY 9 Meet Kimber Reese, a chef with a diploma in nutrition who teaches yoga, runs a catering business, gives cooking demos and just published the Happy Food Cookbook with recipes that are all free from gluten, GMOs and processed sugar. She’ll present My Journey to Happy Food at the Columbia Public Library. Her goal is to use the knowledge she has acquired through schooling and personal experience to help others reach their healthy goals. Cookbooks will be available for purchase and signing. Free; 3 to 4 p.m.; 100 W. Broadway; 573-4433161; www.dbrl.org/columbia-public-library

JANUARY 10 Jesse Auditorium transforms into a wrestling arena when Mizzou hosts Cornell grapplers on the Jesse stage. $5 general admission, $3 seniors & youth; 1 p.m.; Jesse Hall (MU campus); 800-CATPAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

JANUARY 12 It’s a Tuesday night battle of the Andersons when former Mizzou basketball coach Mike Anderson brings his Arkansas Razorbacks to Mizzou Arena to meet Missouri coach Kim Anderson in a hoops shootout. Come out and see if the Tigers can take one in their third SEC matchup of 2016. Tickets vary; 8 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CATPAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

JANUARY 14 The 23rd Annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration will take place at the Holiday Inn Expo Center. This year’s theme is “Unity In Our Community”; keynote speaker is the Rev. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the Deaconess Foundation and co-chair of the Ferguson Commission. The program will include performances representing the rich diversity of the community, live music and presentation of the Columbia Values Diversity awards. Preregistration is required by 5 p.m. Jan. 8. $17; 7 a.m.; 2200 I-70 Drive S.W.; 573-874-6386; www.gocolumbiamo.com

JANUARY 14 Mizzou Arena will be hoppin’ when the Mizzou women’s basketball team takes on Mississippi State in an SEC home contest. $5 adults, $3 seniors and youth; 7 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (2287297); www.mutigers.com Prime Magazine January 2016

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Catch a Cougar doubleheader when Columbia College hosts William Woods in men’s and women’s basketball at Southwell Arena. $8 adults, $5 students; 2 p.m. (women), 4 p.m. (men); Range Line Street (Columbia College campus); 573-8757433; www.columbiacougars.com

Mizzou gymnastics hosts Georgia in the annual Pink Out at Mizzou Arena. Proceeds from this SEC meet will benefit Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. $5 adults, $3 seniors and youth; 7 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (2287297); www.mutigers.com

This event includes chip timing, age-group awards, volunteer support and direction, and an aid station (water stop) on the course. Meet at Antimi Shelter. $35 (registration required); 9 a.m.; 1615 Business Loop 70 W.; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

JANUARY 23 The MO Bacon and Bourbon Festival at N.H. Scheppers Distributing Co. is a tasty event filled with great food, smooth bourbon and other carefully crafted spirits and live music. $25 general admission, $40 VIP; doors open at noon for VIP tasting, 1 p.m. for general admission; 1306 Hathman Place; 573874-4100; www.mobaconandbourbon.com

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The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Candle Light March & Memorial Celebration will begin at Douglass High School; marchers will proceed to the memorial celebration in the tent at Second Missionary Baptist Church. Free; 6:30 p.m.; 310 N. Providence Road & 407 E. Broadway; www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec

The ROC Trail Run is back! Start your year with Rhett’s Outdoor Challenge and enjoy a morning on Rhett’s Run. This 4.3-mile trail run in Cosmo Park will take racers through scenic twists and turns of the hilly, well-maintained single-track course. All participants receive a finisher item and postrace snack once they’ve completed their run.

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To honor the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., Columbia Chorale and Columbia Youth Choirs will collaborate with a community gospel choir and guest conductors in a musical performance that invites singers and audience members to see the world from the perspective of others. The Unity concert at Missouri United Methodist Church benefits the Youth Empowerment Zone, a local atrisk youth program. Free-will donation; 7:30 p.m.; 204 S. Ninth St.; www. columbiachorale.com

JANUARY 24 Don your favorite fan gear and cheer on the Mizzou women’s basketball team in a Sunday afternoon showdown against the Florida Gators. $5 adults, $3 seniors and youth; 1 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CAT-PAWS (228-7297); www. mutigers.com

JANUARY 24 Mid-Missouri’s premiere wedding show returns to the Holiday Inn Executive Center. $5 cash admission; noon to 4 p.m.; 2200 I-70 Drive S.W.; 573-445-8531; www. columbiamoweddingshow.com/

SAVE THE DATE FEBRUARY 3 The University Concert Series presents “Million Dollar Quartet,” a Broadway musical inspired by the recording session where Sam Phillips brought together icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night. From $43; 7 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org

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JANUARY 23 The 2016 MFA Oil-Break Time Shootout will match top high school basketball teams from across Missouri in an annual fundraiser for the Show-Me State Games at Mizzou Arena. Tickets are available from participating schools and area Break Times. $7.50 at participating schools and area Break Times, $10 at the door; first game at noon; 1 Champions Drive; 573882-2101; www.smsg.org

Catch all the hardwood action when the Mizzou women’s basketball Tigers take on the LSU Tigers. $5 adults, $3 seniors and youth; 7 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 800-CATPAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

JANUARY 30 An old rival comes to town when the Oklahoma Sooners face off against Mizzou Tiger wrestlers in the Hearnes Center. $5 general admission, $3 seniors & youth; 7 p.m.; 600 E. Stadium Blvd.; 800-CATPAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com

FEBRUARY 6 Country music star Jason Aldean brings his We Were Here Tour to Columbia. The reigning Academy of Country Music Awards Male Vocalist of the Year will perform his hits in Mizzou Arena. From $31.75; 7:30 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; www.ticketmaster.com

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Tinseltown Talks

Betty Lynn Keeping Mayberry Alive At The Andy Griffith Muesum

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It’s just after noon on the third Friday of the month, and 89-year-old Betty Lynn is preparing to take her seat behind a small brown table in the main room of the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, NC. Visitors are already beginning to flood into the 2,500-square-feet building to meet the actress best known to 60s television fans as Barney Fife’s girlfriend, Thelma Lou, from “The Andy Griffith Show” set in the fictional town of Mayberry. “Over 500 people come through,” says Lynn of a typical day when she sits throughout the afternoon once a month at the museum greeting fans. They come from all over the world to meet a former cast member of the popular show and to see the large collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, assembled by Griffith’s life-long friend Emmett Forrest (see www.andygriffithmuseum.com). In 2007, after being twice robbed in her Los Angeles home, Lynn left Hollywood for the quiet, secure life in Mount Airy, which was also Andy Griffith’s hometown. “I’d been coming here for the Mayberry Days festival for ages, so it seemed like the perfect place to settle,” she says. “Everyone has been so kind since I moved here. It didn’t take long for me to feel like a local rather than a visitor.” “The Andy Griffith Show” ran for eight seasons, throughout most of the 1960s. It won six Emmys, including five for Don Knotts. “Andy was fun and a bit of a tease off camera, while Don was sweet but very quiet and nothing like his Barney Fife character. But that just illustrates what a good actor he was,” Lynn says. Lynn also appeared in some 20 films and more than 40 other TV

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Photo Credit: Hobart Jones Top: Don Knotts and Betty Lynn worked together on “The Andy Griffith Show.” Bottom: Betty Lynn at the Andy Griffith Museum in 2013. shows, including many westerns. “I enjoyed westerns, but filming in the hot Californian summers wearing long dresses and petticoats was rough,” she says. “During one show, I think it was ‘Texas John Slaughter’ for

‘Disneyland,’ we sat down to lunch and these huge bugs swarmed all around us. We were told to just ignore them and eat around them.” Throughout her career, Lynn worked with some Hollywood greats.

Elly May Clampett (Donna Douglas) and Thelma Lou (Betty Lynn) in 2013 “My first film, ‘Sitting Pretty,’ and then later ‘Cheaper by the Dozen,’ were with Clifton Webb, a sweet man with a good sense of humor,” she recalls. “I also did two films with Bette Davis who got everyone to call me Boo, after one of my characters, so it wouldn’t be confusing when they called ‘Betty on the set!’ She also worked, at one time or another, with almost all the cast of “Gilligan’s Island.” “Alan Hale Jr. was on an episode of ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ and played a mountain man looking for a wife,” explains Lynn. “Recently, I saw the episode again, where he picked me way up in the air twice. I laughed because I looked like a rag doll.” As she does on each of her visits to the museum, Lynn braces for a long afternoon as enthusiastic fans are already forming the meet-and-greet line. “It’s a little tiring by the end of the day, but it’s the least I can do since people may stand for hours to take a picture, get an autograph and a hug,” she says. “There’s a lot of love coming my way.” v

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University in Montgomery, Ala. His features and columns have appeared in more than 600 newspapers and magazines. Follow him on Twitter @TinseltownTalks. Prime Magazine January 2016

Life Lessons

An Odd Path To A New Pal BY SARALEE PEREL

When it comes to meeting new friends, I’m the same way I was when I was an insecure, socially inept 16-year-old. A few months ago, I was riding a stationary bike at the YMCA. There was a beautiful woman riding the bike right next to mine. Lately, I’ve made it a goal to make new friends because I think I live too reclusively. The Y is a perfect place to find friends, but I haven’t met too many. Maybe that’s because my body language is shouting, “Don’t come near me!” Instead, maybe I should say something really catchy. And so I came up with the perfect thing. I said, “Hi,” to the woman on the bike. After she nodded to me, I couldn’t think of what to say next. Then I came up with the ever-so-original, “You come here often?” When she didn’t reply, I thought to myself, “I’m such a loser.” It didn’t occur to me she had her earphones on. The next day, she was on the same bike. I took the bike next to her. I repeated my brilliantly clever line, “You come here often?” Noticing I was talking, she took off her earphones and said, “What?” Being a nervous wreck, I forgot what I had asked her. She said, “I’m Saundra,” to which I replied, “Me too.” “You’re also Saundra?” “Oh, no I’m not. I’m, um, I’m Cape Cod.” I mentally clunked myself on the head. “I mean I’m from Cape Cod. That’s not my name, of course,” I babbled. She smiled politely. The next time we were biking, she said, “You must know my husband Ed Lambert.” “He’s that really popular guy on TV, right?” “He has a radio talk show.” I gave myself another head clunk. One day, I decided to go another step. I said, “Would you like to meet for

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At every age in life, friendships must be nurtured in order for them to develop. lunch, you know, as in share a meal?” Then I got the hiccups. “I didn’t mean (hic) that we’d literally have to share. You could have your own, you know. Of course, you’re welcome to have some of mine (hic) at the (I couldn’t remember the word “restaurant”) place people pay to eat a lot of stuff.” Amazingly, she said, “Sure.” “We don’t have to,” I said. “You can change your mind and call me at the last minute. I have a telephone.” “I’d love to go.” “I understand. It’s getting late. I should get home too.” “I meant I’d love to go to lunch with you.” There had to be something very wrong with this woman. And so, we met at a restaurant, where we gorged ourselves on huge lobster rolls. We had a ball. The next lunch date, we re-gorged ourselves, splitting three lunches of mussels, fried calamari and a tuna platter.

I had made a friend. We began emailing between lunch dates. It didn’t take very long for us to sign our emails, “Love.” Now, our lunch dates include my husband, Bob, and her husband, Ed, who is probably one of the funniest, warmest, kindest people I know. My special friendships would never have happened if I had a wait-untilsomeone-approaches-me attitude. And so, I’ve learned three things: Friendships have to be nurtured in order for them to develop. Friendships don’t happen if I wear a t-shirt that says, “Go away,” on it. When Saundra and I eat together, waitresses should hold up a sign that says, “Haven’t you had enough already? We’re running out of food here.” v Award-winning columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her website: www.SaraleePerel.com.

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Tell Me About It WITH ANGEL DONNETTE ROBERTSON

Every month we have a relationship expert who answers questions from our readers.

My husband hums in the bathroom. Never fails, the bathroom door shuts and he starts humming. And the humming drives me crazy, especially when we are visiting friends or family. I can only imagine the reaction when he uses a public restroom. How can I get him to quit embarrassing me with his little habit?

Well, first, try not to let another person’s behavior embarrass you. So, your husband hums in the bathroom. How is that your embarrassment to own? Second, we all have our quirks. Do you know one of your habits that your husband would prefer you lose? Do you slurp your coffee? Sing off-key in the shower? Pop your gum? You may not think your quirk is as annoying as his, but he may have a different opinion. So, would you be willing to give up your annoying habit, if, in exchange, he quit the humming? He might not take your criticism quite as personally if you are willing to admit to your own faults. Just remember, while trying to quit these habits of years, you both will have to retain your patience as well as a healthy dose of humor. Finally, if he refuses to change, then so what? So he hums in the bathroom? Can’t you find some humor in his quirk? Maybe ask for an encore? Can you have a list of his good traits handy to checklist when your humor fails you? Because the only way to avoid living with someone who will occasionally drive you crazy is to live alone.

I have been dating a lovely woman for about four months. We enjoy each other’s company, we make each other laugh, and we share a hobby. But I just discovered she lied about having a college degree. When I confronted her, she said she was afraid I might not want to date someone who had never finished college. While I

appreciate intelligence, I have never judged intelligence by degrees. So far, I haven’t discovered any other lies. So, is one lie worthy of ending a relationship?

The answer to your question is a personal one. For some, yes, one lie is worthy of ending a relationship, especially a dating relationship of a relatively short duration. For others, perhaps one lie is acceptable. However, your “lovely lady” lied in an effort to make herself look better. Whether or not a college degree actually makes anyone “look better” is irrelevant. She believed you wanted a woman with a college degree, so she gave herself a degree. What other lies has she told to make herself look better? Only showing our best side is part of a new relationship. All of us tend to be on our best behavior those first few months. But pretending to be someone we are not is more insidious. In addition, if you had actually preferred to date a woman with a college degree, whether the lady in your life agreed with your decision or not, she still should have respected your right to live your life according to your preference. By lying to you, she attempted to control your decisions and, in effect, your life. If you wish to continue the relationship, you should move slowly. You need to give her time to earn your trust. Keep in mind, however, that the longer you are in a relationship, the more invested you tend to become. What will you do if you find more lies in another four months? If you discover more lies, now or later, then you need to seriously consider your needs in a relationship. Without honesty, you cannot have trust. Many consider trust an important aspect of a relationship. So, you need to have a firm idea of what behavior you will and will not tolerate. And don’t accept anything less. v Angel Donnette Robertson is not a professional counselor, but she has a lifelong appreciation for the beauty and complications of relationships.

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THEME: YEAR IN REVIEW 40. MEDLEY

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41. *PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND CELEBRITY

11. ZOMBIE’S SKIN COLOR

43. PRINTING UNIT 44. MANDARIN’S HEADQUARTERS

15. UNEQUIVOCALLY DETESTABLE

46. ____ CRAZY

20. MANUFACTURING SITE

47. GULF WAR MISSILE

22. ONLINE POP-UPS

48. BASED ON TWO

24. RECKONED

50. CHANGE TO COPY

25. *MAJOR FIGHT WINNER

52. GIVE IT A GO

26. FLYING NUISANCE

53. WINE AND CHEESE DESCRIPTOR

27. TRUE INNER SELF

55. JERSEY CALL 57. *HE VISITED U.S. WITH GREAT FANFARE 61. *NEW LATE NIGHT HOST 65. HAWAIIAN VERANDA 66. *____ PAUL TEAMED WITH RIHANNA AND KANYE

13. DICKENS’S HEEP

45. ONE OF B-VITAMINS 49. COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY

23. THIS IS WELL IF IT ENDS WELL

16. ONE WITH LOWEST VOICE

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56. PLURAL OF OBELUS 57. KIND OF DRUMBEAT 58. RESPIRATORY RATTLING 59. BLACK TROPICAL CUCKOO 60. HINDU SERPENT DEITY

28. “____ AND SOUND”

6. BEYONCÈ’S 2008 HIT

62. DISCHARGE

30. BRILLIANT OR MAGNIFICENT

7. TARZAN’S ADOPTIVE MOM

63. TRACKS AFTER RAIN

35. FAST TIME

8. JIFFY OR INSTANT

18. CAPITAL TERRITORY OF INDIA

21. *FORMERLY BRUCE

4. TURKISH BIGWIG

54. ENGLISH HOMEWORK

61. *THEY WENT DOWN WITH THE EL FARO

25. PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTING ORG.

15. FALSTAFFIAN IN BODY

3. REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER

51. WHAT THE BELL DID?

5. SANDBANKS

17. SOUTH PACIFIC WELCOME

14. CREDIT CARD ACRONYM

36. THREE-____ SLOTH

71. LIKE ONE OF EIGHT IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2. KIND OF ACCOUNT

19. *ESCAPED MEXICAN DRUG LORD

34. *DEFLATEGATE STAR

42. BEST OF ITS KIND

1. 27 TO 3

9. FROM A GREAT DISTANCE

33. HAPPEN AGAIN

70. ____ YOU SURE?

DOWN

6. A BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS ACCESSORY

32. GIVE A BOOT

38. IN THE MIDDLE OF

74. SCATTERBRAINED

1. C IN ROTC

31. LIVENS UP

69. SET STRAIGHT

73. SWERVE

24. MAKE OVER

29. EVERGREEN TREES

68. MADAGASCAR PRIMATE

72. PHOENIX SUBURB

ACROSS

12. BIT ATTACHMENT

37. AUSTRALIAN PALM 39. SOMETIMES DONE TO A RELATIONSHIP

9. LEND A CRIMINAL HAND 10. SUCCUMBED TO GRAVITY

64. *STEPHEN CURRY WAS A MASTER AT HITTING THIS SHOT 67. EASTER RISING PRODUCT

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Fun & Games Sudoku

Do You Have Tiger Vision? We’ve hidden this tiger face somewhere in the magazine. Find it, and send an email to prime@insidecolumbia.net telling us the page number where the tiger is hiding. Readers with a correct answer by Jan. 31 will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Smokin’ Chicks BBQ.

WINNER! Congratulations to Laura Lawson, winner of our December Tiger Vision contest and a $25 gift card to Smokin’ Chicks BBQ!

Cryptogram Decipher this quote by unraveling the secret code. Each letter stands for another letter. We’ve given you a few hints to get you started.

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Nostalgia Knowledge Here’s The Story Behind Three Albums In Your Record Cabinet Every month we like to highlight memorable records and give you the story behind three albums you might have in your record cabinet. Submit a photo of you with your favorite vinyl and we’ll highlight it in an upcoming issue of Prime magazine.

“Band Of Gypsys” Jimi Hendrix (1970) The only live recording released by Hendrix during his lifetime, this New Year’s Day performance from NYC’s fabled Filmore East finds our hero moving away from the hard rock/ psychedelia that characterized his earlier groundbreaking work with the “Experience,” in order to explore a more soulful, funk-based direction. The album’s centerpiece, “Machine Gun,” must be heard to be believed.

“Forever Changes” Love (1967) This baroque psychedelic gem is routinely cited as one of the greatest albums of all time. Love’s resident genius, Arthur Lee, constructs an ambitious and exhilarating song-cycle, culminating in “You Set The Scene,” which sounds like the last song ever. Sublime string arrangements, floridly inscrutable lyrics and Lee’s Johnny Mathis-like vocals make this the best record you’ve never heard.

“Black Monk Time” The Monks (1966) In late 1965, five American ex-service members enter a studio in Cologne, Germany, and emerge with what must be considered the world’s first punk rock album, a full 10 years before The Sex Pistols. Performing in cassocks, with nooses worn as neckties and heads shaved into tonsures, they called their music “Beat From Hell.” There is nothing else in your collection that sounds remotely like this.

Staff Pick: “A New World Record” Electric Light Orchestra Staff Member: Joe Waner I remember looking at this album in my parent’s collection long before I ever heard a song by Electric Light Orchestra and being mesmerized by the red, blue and yellow spaceship hovering above a city skyline like it was from “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.” When I actually listened to ELO for the first time, it was a life-changing event and my music taste hasn’t been the same since.

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rowing up as an only child to parents who were both only children, one might imagine that young Penny Campbell’s world was a small, lonely place. But she admits, “I was a very happy child and was always busy going places and doing things. My mom was a single mom, but there were relatives and a support system.” One of her favorite childhood memories is of the years she spent with her mom in Hawaii. “We went to visit my aunt after the war (WWII) and liked it and decided to go back to stay,” she explains. In fact, Penny attended second, third and fourth grade at the University of Hawaii Lab School where there were still a few leftover signs of war, like black curtains covering 34

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windows, drills, and lights being turned off when the sirens sounded. Still, she loved the adventure of living on an island where there was outdoor living and every class at school had its own lanai (porch) and an outdoor garden. “What you grew you got to take home: green beans, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and onions,” Campbell remembers. “One time I took some green beans home and my mother over-salted them. “I’m so sorry,” her mom apologized. “I ruined your green beans!” It was, perhaps, during those early years in Hawaii that her passion for people was cultivated. “Although I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up, I knew that I wanted to work with people, and that goes back to that only child thing,”

she explains. She has four adult children but remembers how, as a child, she envied people who had large families with siblings, aunts and uncles. At school, she played and studied alongside a potpourri of children from all over the world including “Asians, Japanese and military kids,” but what she most remembers about that experience is everyone being readily accepted by the Hawaiian kids. As a little girl, she often overheard people talking about how outgoing she was and how comfortable she was around people. “As a child, I was never shy and it never bothered me to meet new people,” she says. Some even described her as gregarious, precocious. Her tenure in Hawaii was a training ground for her decades-long career helping people at Boone Hospital.

On Her Career “Penny is outgoing and knows everybody,” says Liz Eikel, admissions manager and Campbell’s boss at Boone Hospital. Campbell’s was the first face most people saw as they walked through the front door. “Even though she’s gone, we still have people coming in asking, ‘Where’s Penny?’” Eikel said. In fact, people still

Opposite Page: (left) Penny Campbell retired from Boone Hospital after 40 years. (right) Penny Campbell at age four in Kansas City. Top Left: Joining friends at the X’s & O’s basketball event with Coach Robin Pingeton (holding mask). Bottom Left: It’s basketball game day with Bobby Knight and friends. Above: Penny Campbell with grandchildren Grant McAtee and Makenzie McAtee. call the desk where she sat for all those years “Penny’s Desk.” Eikel remembers that Penny Campbell was always focused and took great pride in readily providing whatever assistance was needed. She could not only tell patients and family members where to go and who to meet, she would also pull out just about anything someone might need in an emergency. “She’d always have a couple of umbrellas stashed away to share on rainy days, an environmental hazard sign in case there was a spill and notepads…lots of notepads. She could have kept just one, but kept 10 or 12 in her desk drawer because she wanted to make sure she was fully supplied!” says Eikel. “What others would call ‘going above and beyond’ was always Penny Campbell’s normal.’” “When people have been in a few times, they get to know you and begin to look for someone they recognize…a trust relationship is built,” Campbell explains. In retirement, she still finds herself asking, “How is so and so doing? I miss that.” People often arrived at her desk nervous and stressed, wanting someone familiar with whom to talk instead of seeking out staff from social services or the chaplain’s office. It was not unusual for a total stranger to walk up to her desk and say, “I was told that you’ll know who I need to talk to and who I need to see,” she said.

On Sports Campbell was everyone’s point person and every now and then her people-passion would merge with the other ruling passion of her life -- sports. “They’d give me a hard time about that up at the front desk,” she giggles. “I’d always make everybody wear black and gold before a football game.” And several times, she even played the role of “secret recruiter” for the Mizzou Tigers. Whenever a young man who was the right age with the right physique walked past her desk, she’d size up his potential for the team. “One time when a really tall guy came by, I stopped and asked him, ‘Hey, do you have any eligibility left?’” The sevenfoot-tall, athletic-looking guy responded, “No… besides my knees are shot.” Another time, a young man responded, “No, my eligibility is all up. I played for Georgia.” And her passion for sports goes way beyond simply wearing the team colors and showing up for all the home games. Campbell knows the game! “As a seven year old, I remember watching the World Champion Kansas City Chiefs and my mother knowing every single penalty foul the referee called,” her son Chris Campbell, boasts. “She can break down a 1-3-1 defense on the basketball court and can explain the reason for a referee’s flag on the football

field.” He attributes his lifelong passion for sports to his mother’s knowledge of the “inner workings” of the game.

On Retirement As she settles into retirement, Campbell will do anything but fade into the background. “I’m 76 now so I call this my ‘gravy train.’ Both my mother and grandmother died at 72, so I love getting older. Whenever I have another birthday, I say, “Yes!” In retirement, she plans to fill her time with travel to visit her out-of-town children and the seven kids who call her by her very favorite name, “Grammie.” She proudly admits, “I’m totally in love with my grandchildren!” There will be lots of Mizzou games, out-of-town shopping trips with friends, movie nights and, of course, attending Tiger Talk every week. She admits, “I don’t like just sitting at home.” She also wants to have a few computer lessons and admits to never having ordered anything online. “And, I don’t have a Facebook page. That’s on my ‘to do’ list,” she confides. Her former boss, Eikel is convinced that Campbell will never stop being the Penny that so many sought out when they came through the doors of Boone Hospital Center. “She’s a dedicated community member to all of Columbia and anybody who encounters her for 30 seconds will realize that!” v Prime Magazine January 2016

Reader Submission

A Small-Town Hero Makes A Big Impact

W BY GENE BAUMANN

We recently asked readers to submit articles on their childhood heroes. Below is the second place submission, written by Rocheport resident Gene Baumann. The biggest challenge in picking one hero from my childhood is leaving out so many of my small-town heroes. As one of four children of a too-soon single mom, we had heroes on every corner who were willing to help us in many ways. Much of that help was invisible to me as the youngest of the children. I just knew we had what we needed, if not what we wanted, on Mom’s salary at the glove factory. In retrospect, I realize the many ways we were helped. To select one hero brings a guilty feeling for omitting any of the others, but such is my assignment. I’ll honor the others in their own essays someday. Their stories are firmly planted in my memory. I do feel good in selecting Carl Huber, owner of one of two drug stores in our small town of Clarksville, MO. Both were popular gathering places on Saturday nights after the movie. Carl and his wife ran the store with the help of a couple of part-time employees. He also served on our school board and was an avid fan of all school activities, especially athletics, which is important to my story. One of my early jobs was popping the corn at the local theater several nights a week. As I entered high school, I didn’t consider going out for the basketball team because of my work schedule conflicting with practice or games. We did have a tradition of before-school scrimmages in the gym, where the coach watched for potential players. He asked me to try out for the team, and I explained my job situation. Next thing I knew, Coach told me to talk to Carl Huber. He said he had an opening for a soda jerk at the store, and it would be no problem to take off for practice and games. I jumped at the opportunity and had a rather illustrious

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Jobs at the drug store enabled high school students to fit in work, practice and school activities. career as a soda jerk and had a wonderful relationship with the Hubers. Fast forward to wonderful times and experiences during my freshman year on the team, mostly as a benchwarmer; but I got enough playing time to earn my letter. It came time to order the team letter jacket, an expense neither my mom nor I could afford. Carl asked me to stop by the store one afternoon; Coach was there with my letter jacket, compliments of an “anonymous donor.” While I can’t prove it, I’m sure it was Carl Huber... maybe with help from Coach. No one wore their jacket with more pride, not just for what it represented to those who saw me in it, but for the generous gift it was to me. Throughout my high school years, I dreamed of attending the University of Missouri School of Journalism, a dream which came true. It was then that I learned of another reason to admire Carl Huber; he had spent his early career, not in the drug store business, but as a reporter for United Press International, the famed UPI. No wonder we were drawn together. v

Hero Carl Huber was the owner of a Clarksville drug store and an avid sports fan.

Enter Our Next Essay Contest! Share Your Love Story With Readers Submit your story using the prompt below for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of Inside Columbia’s Prime.

ebruary is known as the month of love and we want to hear your love stories! How did you meet that special person and what was it about him or her that attracted you? Was it love at first sight or a feeling that grew over time? While some of you might write about your lifelong partner, there are many people who win our heart. You could write about a good friend, relative, child or neighbor, for example. How has your love remained unshaken? Please share your love story in an original nonfiction essay that is no more than 1,000 words. Essays will be judged on their creativity, clarity and emotional power. Make us laugh or make us cry; we’re up for either. And while it’s OK if your essay does not cover every question in the prompt, it must connect to the given theme of love. If your essay wins, you will receive $100 in gift certificates to Columbia restaurants, along with a chance to have your essay published in Inside Columbia’s Prime. One runner-up will receive $50 in gift certificates. Email your submissions to prime@insidecolumbia.net

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• We will accept submissions from Feb. 1 through March 31, 2016. • Essays should be no longer than 1,000 words. Essays exceeding this length may not be considered. • Eligible writers must be at least 50 years old by January 31, 2016. • Use “Prime Essay Contest” as the email subject line when making your submission. • We prefer essays attached as a Microsoft Word document; however, we will consider essays that are pasted into the body of the email. • Be sure to include your name, age, email address and phone number both in the body of the email and on all attached documents. • If selected, we will ask for photos to accompany your article. • This contest is for original nonfiction work that has not been previously published. By entering, entrants warrant that the piece (1) is original and does not infringe the intellectual-property rights of any third party and (2) has not been published in any medium. Prime Magazine January 2016

Recipe Box

Heart-Warming, Homemade Winter Chili

During this hectic season, between shuttling the kids from activity to activity, it can be difficult to get a wholesome, homemade meal on your family table, day in and day out. But the solution for simple, delicious dishes is a lot closer than you think: the canned foods in your pantry. With a well-stocked pantry full of ingredients like canned tomatoes and kidney beans, preparing a nutritious, creative meal that your family will love is easy. Because cans seal in foods’ nutrition, freshness and flavor, they are one of the best ways to get food from its source to your table. Canned foods not only mean less preparation, but they also ensure that you have quality ingredients on-hand year-round – especially during the winter months. As temperatures fall and your to-do list grows, don’t let your packed schedule compromise sharing a heart-warming, homemade meal with your family. Simply reach in your pantry and unlock the goodness of canned foods that can help you make this Vegetarian Three Bean Chili in no time. For more nutritious and flavorful recipes, visit CansGetYouCooking.com. v

VEGETARIAN THREE BEAN CHILI Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 6

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tablespoons vegetable oil large onion, diced large green pepper, seeded and diced large garlic cloves, minced tablespoon chili powder teaspoon ground cumin can (28 ounces) Red Gold Crushed Tomatoes can (16 ounces) Red Gold Diced Tomatoes can (15.5 ounces) Goya Pinto Beans, drained and rinsed can (15.5 ounces) Bush’s White Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed

can (15.5 ounces) Progresso Red Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed 1 can (4 ounces) Old El Paso Chopped Green Chilies, drained 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon chipotle Tabasco pepper sauce chopped parsley (optional) shredded cheddar cheese (optional) In large saucepan over medium heat, in hot oil, cook onion, pepper and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin, cook 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, pinto beans, white beans, red beans, green chilies, salt and Tabasco sauce. Over high heat, bring to boil; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. If desired, sprinkle with parsley and cheddar.

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Pantry Essentials For Nutritious Homemade Mac And Cheese

Every parent has been there. It’s Thursday afternoon and the kids are asking, “What’s for dinner?” Searching for inspiration, you head to the refrigerator, only to realize that the groceries you bought on Sunday have run out or spoiled. But before the panic sets in and you reach for the takeout menus, remember that the solution for a wholesome, homemade meal is right in your pantry - or “Cantry.”

PUMPKIN MAC AND CHEESE Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 8 5 1/4 1

ounces rotini or medium shell pasta tablespoons butter, divided cup all-purpose flour can (12 ounces) Nestle Carnation Evaporated Fat Free Milk 1 cup milk 1/2 cup Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 cups shredded Swiss or Gruyere cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Cook pasta as package directs. Drain. Set aside. Heat oven to 375 F. Grease 1-1/2 quart baking dish. In 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in evaporated milk and milk, cook until mixture is thickened and smooth. Stir in pumpkin, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Remove from heat; whisk in Swiss and cheddar cheese until smooth. Stir in cooked pasta; toss to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter; stir in bread crumbs to coat well. Sprinkle on top of casserole. Bake 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and mixture is golden.

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“With a well-stocked pantry full of canned ingredients, I know I always have the makings of a nutritious and flavorful meal,” says Kelsey Nixon, host of “Kelsey’s Essentials” on Cooking Channel and Food Network. “Fruits and vegetables are harvested at their peak of ripeness and canned in just hours, making the can one of the best ways to get food from its source to my family’s table. I just open up a can,

unlock that flavor and goodness and make it a ‘Cantry’ Thursday night!” With canned food staples like pumpkin on hand, you’ll be well on your way making this delicious macaroni and cheese dish. For more information about the canning process, delicious recipes and to learn how you can get cooking with canned foods, visit CansGetYouCooking.com. v

fun & games solved Challenge your brain with this month’s puzzles found on Page 26-28. Cryptogram Answer “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Faces And Places

CoMo Christian Pancake Breakfast Pancake lovers flocked to the offices of Inside Columbia for a Saturday morning breakfast recently. Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and who donated to the scholarship fund that will provide tickets to college students and those with a financial need who want to attend the 2016 CoMo Christian Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference March 12 at The Crossing. It was great spending time with each of you.

1. Rob Wolverton 2. Trent Poage 3. Crystal Umfress 4.Scott Kennison with Larry Glabe 5. Steve and Sharon Paulsell 6. Caleb Rowden with Whitney and Chris Ashton 7. Bob and Doris Scribner PHOTOS BY JOE SCHMITTER

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Boys And Girls Club Of Columbia Holiday Celebration Friends of the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia celebrated the holidays at Room 38 on Dec. 10 with good cheer and hope for the future of this worthwhile organization. 4 5

1. Bob Drainer, Michael Szewczyk, Susan Zurowski and Valorie Livingston 2. Mary Scott and Diane Rubenstein 3. Larry and Anna Gross 4. Dianne Drainer and NancyToalson 5. Amy Hay, Joe Miller, Howard Richards, Valorie Livingston, Mary Scott, Ed Scott and Cameron Dunafon 6. Ed Scott, Joe Miller and Cameron Dunafon PHOTOS BY NANCY TOALSON AND WALLY PFEFFER, MIZZOUWALLY@COMPUSERVE.COM

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Columbia Confidential: Publisher Fred Parry On The Issues Columbia Is Talking About

Collateral Damage

The student protests that took place on the University of Missouri campus in November put Columbia in the national spotlight for the better part of two weeks. While some might argue that Columbia will end up as a better place because of this experience, the collateral damage from the protests and subsequent events is likely to be felt for many years to come. Some speculate that this was the original intent of Concerned Student 1950. If that was indeed the case, mission accomplished. The turmoil on the MU campus was born in a “perfect storm” of unrelated events unfolding at essentially the same time. The unrest on campus began when the university abruptly cut health benefits and tuition waivers for graduate students, and then suddenly reinstated them. In the background, there was growing tension among at least nine of the 12 deans on campus. The sudden departure or dismissal of at least two deans added fuel to a fire that was already burning out of control. Amid all these troubles, campus administrators — bowing to pressure from Republican lawmakers — severed MU Health Care’s ties to Planned Parenthood. In the rubble of a story that led the nightly newscast on nearly every major television network lies our peaceful, little college town. Once known as a progressive haven for liberals of all stripes, Columbia, Mo., is now perceived by some as a backwoods, racist, inbred, scary little town in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, the state’s flagship university campus has fared no better. Mizzou is now the place where rednecks in pickup trucks taunt black college students and hillbillies draw swastikas on the walls with their own poop. It’s the place where disgruntled football players can leverage one of the SEC’s worst win/loss records into the resignation of a university president. For most national commentators, Columbia, Mo., became the laughingstock of the nation … an unfair characterization we won’t soon shake. Like many of you who attended the university 30 years ago or even earlier, I was caught off guard by the notion that racism is as rampant as it was reported to be on the MU campus. If you accept the protestors’ claims, the implication is that the vast amount of resources invested over the years in promoting diversity, sensitivity and cultural competence on the campus was a colossal waste of time and money. Was the work of Arvarh Strickland, Walter Daniel and Michael Middleton completely lost on the generations of students who attended MU? I think not. Inside Columbia conducted a poll of university students the week following Tim Wolfe’s resignation as university president. Of the more than 2,000 students who participated in the poll, more

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than 70 percent said they believed that racism exists on the University of Missouri campus. Interestingly, an equal number of students said they had never personally experienced racism nor did they know of anyone who had. I’m told that racism exists in some form or fashion in almost every environment. While we may find this assertion shocking, we also have no valid reason to “We can’t let doubt it. the actions of a Hindsight is always 20/20, so select few define it’s easy to look back and discuss how this situation might have who we are.” been avoided in the first place. To — Fred Parry avoid future disruptions, university officials must enact immediately a zero-tolerance policy for racism. Beyond that, there needs to be more transparency in the ivory towers with regard to how decisions are made. The process should be more inclusive and administrators must be more proactive in responding to grievances from both faculty and students. Disparate, minority populations must also understand that very little is gained by open hostility and aggression. We have to find a way to talk to each other in a civil manner. In spite of how the national media portrayed Columbia this fall, we must remain true to ourselves. This is a progressive, openminded community that genuinely accepts and embraces diversity. We can’t let the actions of a select few define who we are. In the final analysis, nothing will change until we learn to trust one another. Trust cannot be earned until all parties have demonstrated an unyielding level of integrity and competence in how we relate to one another. The absence of trust will always lead to conflict. Columbia has had more than its fair share of conflict in recent weeks. Let’s move forward as a united community and learn from the mistakes of our past.

Fred Parry, fred@insidecolumbia.net

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