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Barrel Aged
Timeless craftsmanship lives on in Liberty Article by Tiffany Killoren | Photography by Hannah Schreiner To those unfamiliar with the term, coopering sounds like a made-up word or something only chicken owners understand (coopering the coop, perhaps?) Both are wildly inaccurate. The term coopering and, in turn, coopers , refers to the centuries-old craft of making wooden barrels and the artisans skilled in doing so. Coopers played a pivotal role in history. The transportation of cargo...
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Movie Car Magic
It’s about more than the movie cars. It’s about the smiles. Article and Photography by Jennifer Kirby As I follow behind the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 with the movie theme music blaring, it’s easy to see how much joy it brings to the community. Every car we drive past is filled with faces pressed against the windows - their smiles wide across their faces. Even I have a grin from ear to ear and occasionally laugh at the pure fun of the whole situation. Ecto-1 pulls into the parking lot next to the...
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Thread and Tread
Cody Turnbull restores vehicles inside and out Article and Photography by Katie Currid Cody Turnbull restores cars for a living, but one of his most-used tools in his shop might surprise you: a sewing machine. “I think people are kind of hesitant to get behind the sewing machine and try it just because, [they say, ‘I don’t want to] run a sewing machine all day, I'd rather go get my hands dirty,’” says Cody. “But it's pretty quiet in here, it's clean, I have my own business, I make my own...
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Hostesses with the Mostest
The women behind Blush Farms have turned hospitality into community — with wine, snacks, and mahjong nights. Article and Photography by Katie Currid The owners of Blush Farms, cousins Marty Wynn and Angie Siddens, were born to host. They grew up watching the matriarchs of their family entertain guests, cooking for them and pulling out all the stops to host a great party at their family farm in rural northern Missouri. “Our moms and our grandma, just hospitality and entertaining and cooking...
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