Volume 76 19 CONTENTS | APRIL 2023 | Number 4 10 54 10 A lady on the line IN EVERY ISSUE Kimberly Bradshaw makes history as woman lineworker 14 Riding for others Northwest Missouri UTV ride benefi ts veterans 19 Best of Rural Missouri 2023 Contest reveals Rural Missouri readers' favorites 36 The Ozarks storyteller Mark Meadows shares memories from the Missouri Hills ON THE COVER 50 On display and off the menu Plant a deer-resistant mailbox garden 54 More than a game Warrensburg business crafts high-quality board games For the 20th year, Rural Missouri readers cast their votes for their favorite places including Top of the Rock. Read more about the best of Rural Missouri on page 19. Missouri RURAL APRIL 2023 | ruralmissouri.coop photo courtesy Big Cedar Lodge 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 10 Neighbors 32 Outdoors 41 Recipes 46 Events 58 Just4Kids Best of Rural Missouri | Patriot Ride | Echoes from the Ozarks APRIL 2023 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP