Volume 77 CONTENTS | APRIL 2024 | Number 4 14 24 29 8 Tractor transformation Luray farmer breathes ne life into family relics 14 Hard hats and hotsticks day in the life of a lineman 20 Tailgate talk eet three teenagers sharing farm life on ouube 24 Charging ahead issouri school districts take advantage of electric buses ON THE COVER 29 Best of Rural Missouri 2024 nnual contest reveals favorites of Rural Missouri readers 50 Catch my drift ardiac ountain utfitters offers uniue ay to fish Gracelyn Martin enjoys a ride on the Appleton City Carousel, selected by our readers as the best Kid-Friendly Attraction. Read about more of Missouri's best on page 29. APRIL 2024 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3 IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 20 Neighbors 43 Recipes 48 Events 50 Outdoors 54 Just4Kidshttp://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP