Volume 75 CONTENTS | AUGUST 2022 | Number 8 22 16 28 8 Bring on the broadband Sac Osage Electric, Conexon bring fiber to members 12 Buckets of fun Missourians plan for annual ag showcase in Sedalia 16 Back to D.C. Missouri teenagers return to D.C. for the Trip of a Lifetime 22 The longest eight seconds No matter the outcome, Tucker Root rides again ON THE COVER 28 Broadway meets Main Street Maples Repertory Theatre brings the arts to small towns 46 Racing with my father Classic cars connect the Mitchell family After a two-year hiatus, Missouri's electric co-ops sent 93 of the state's best and brightest students to Washington. Read about their Trip of a Lifetime on page 16. MISSOURI RURAL AUGUST 2022 | ruralmissouri.coop IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 8 Community 30 Eats 34 Outdoors 39 Recipes 42 Neighbors 44 Events 50 Just4Kids Youth Tour | Maples Repertory Theatre | Captain's Corner Aug22_Cover 1.indd 1 6/30/22 10:56 AM JULY 2022 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP