CONTENTS Volume 73 | SEPTEMBER 2020 | Number 9 38 20 34 8 Progress by the numbers IN EVERY ISSUE Howell-Oregon partners with community to boost economy 4 5 8 20 29 38 44 46 12 Faith of our fathers Book celebrates history, people and traditions of churches 18 Men on a mission Unique museum shares space items and history 34 Peril of a species One man's efforts to save the rare butternut 40 For the love of horses The extraordinary life of rider and trainer Tom Bass Cooperation Perspectives Community Eats Recipes Outdoors Neighbors Just4Kids ON THE COVER Missouri's churches have always been places of sanctuary and are especially important today. A book from Rural Missouri looks at what makes these churches unique. See story on page 12. SEPTEMBER 2020 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP