CONTENTS Volume 76 8 | FEBRUARY 2023 | Number 2 28 34 8 Maria strikes again IN EVERY ISSUE Silent courthouse clock will chime once more in Bloomfield 14 Community, creativity and culture NicDanger plans a better future, one track at a time 18 Missouri Snapshots Photo Contest Check out this year's top shots 28 Whittles and fiddles Fiddle-maker shares his passion for music ON THE COVER 44 Golf, games and good times State Tech brings high-tech driving range to Linn 48 The cookie artist Platte City entrepreneur teaches the art of cookie decorating For a dozen years, Rural Missouri and Missouri State Parks have teamed up to celebrate some of Missouri's best amateur photographers. Find this year's winners on page 18. MISSOURI RURAL 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 14 Neighbors 34 Eats 39 Recipes 44 Outdoors 46 Events 50 Just4Kids Rustic Duck | State Parks Photo Contest | NicDanger FEBRUARY 2023 | ruralmissouri.coop Feb23_Cover_1.indd 1 1/3/23 11:49 AM FEBRUARY 2023 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP