CONTENTS Volume 75 | NOVEMBER 2022 | Number 11 16 30 22 16 Twist of fate ThinkFirst program aims to prevent traffic injuries 18 Challenges & champions AMEC annual meeting brings co-ops to Branson 22 Rare air Family-owned radio celebrates 75 years in the Ozarks 30 Safety first Lineworkers showcase safety at annual rodeo ON THE COVER 40 Best of Rural Missouri Vote for your Show-Me favorites 48 The family that hunts together Deer season is family time for many Missourians Dawson Deihl bagged this buck near Slater during the 2021 youth deer season. Read about how hunting brings families closer together on page 48 of this issue. MISSOURI RURAL November 2022 | ruralmissouri.coop IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 8 Community 12 Neighbors 36 Eats 43 Recipes 48 Outdoors 52 Events 54 Just4Kids Lineman's Rodeo | ThinkFirst | Home Town Diner Nov22_Deer cover.indd 1 10/11/22 1:20 PM NOVEMBER 2022 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP