CONTENTS Volume 74 | MAY 2021 | Number 5 44 artwork courtesy Tina Richards 17 8 Caring for community When the call for help comes, Black River answers 17 Sharing the ranch Guests escape to the past at Von Holten Ranch 21 The mill trail Kick off summer with an Ozarks mill tour 44 Feather light Hollister artist paints with a gentle touch 46 Missouri Snapshots Photo Contest 2021 Missouri State Parks & Rural Missouri contest rules 52 Lasting impressions Post office murals celebrate history of Missouri communities 52 IN EVERY ISSUE 4 5 8 12 29 34 38 50 54 Cooperation Perspectives Community Neighbors Recipes Outdoors Eats Events Just4Kids ON THE COVER Once water- and steampowered mills could be found by the hundreds in Missouri. Today only a few remain, including Wommack Mill pictured on our cover. More can be found on page 21. MISSOURI RURAL MAY 2021 | ruralmissouri.coop Hercules BBQ | Remington Nature Center | Von Holten Ranch May cover-Wommack mill.indd 1 4/1/21 10:31 AM MAY 2021 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP May21_Contents.indd 1 3 4/7/21 11:07 AMhttp://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP