CONTENTS Volume 72 | DECEMBER 2019 | Number 12 22 10 32 8 Naturally beautiful IN EVERY ISSUE Stockton Lake turns 50 14 Pearl Harbor Child An eyewitness account of the attack on Pearl Harbor 18 It Ott to be good Carthage business produces dressings and sauces since 1948 22 Seasons greetings from Christmas City Holiday cards make the rounds early for Noel postmark 28 Best of Missouri 2020 Our reader-favorite contest returns 32 The giving Claus How bringing joy saved this Santa's life ABOUT OUR COVER C hristmas at The Historic Daniel Boone Home QHDU 'HÀDQFH IHHOV DERXW DV &RORQLDO DV WKH KROLGD\ FDQ JHW LQ UXUDO 0LVVRXUL 6HW DPRQJ WKH UROOLQJ KLOOV RI ZLQH FRXQWU\ WKH KLVWRULF limestone home sits on nearly 300 acres and overlooks WKH)HPPH2VDJH9DOOH\ $VSDUWRIWKH6W&KDUOHV&RXQW\3DUNVV\VWHPRQH RIWKHJRDOVLVWREULQJKLVWRU\WROLIHRIIHULQJDJOLPSVH LQWRZKDWWKHOLIHRI'DQLHO%RRQHZDVOLNHDVDQHDUO\ $PHULFDQIURQWLHUVPDQ 9LVLWRUVDQGVFKRROJURXSVHQMR\WRXUV\HDUURXQG DW WKH %RRQH +RPH DQG WKH YLOODJH ZKLFK KDV EHHQ VHWXSEHKLQGWKHVWDWHO\KRPH$GR]HQEXLOGLQJVDOO RI ZKLFK RULJLQDWHG ZLWKLQ PLOHV RI WKH SURSHUW\ LQFOXGH D JHQHUDO VWRUH VFKRROKRXVH FKDSHO RIWHQ UHQWHGIRUZHGGLQJVDQGJULVWPLOO 2QHRIWKHPRVWSRSXODUHYHQWVDWWKHKLVWRULFVLWH DUULYHV HYHU\ ÀUVW DQG VHFRQG ZHHNHQG RI 'HFHPEHU 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 12 Eats 10 Community 16 Outdoors 26 Recipes 30 Events 37 Neighbors 38 Just4Kids photos by Heather Berry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istoric Daniel Boone Home is located at 1868 High ZD\)QHDU'HÀDQFH DECEMBER 2019 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP