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417 Magazine
April 2007

Cover Story
On the Road

On the Road

Springfieldians Jim and Esther Shultz took to the roads in the American west for a driving tour that took them from Vegas, up the California coast, out to Lake Tahoe and back again.

By Jim & Esther Shultz, as told to Katie Pollock

Grand Getaways

Have the urge to break out your passport and skedaddle away from home for a bit? Read about four vacations that your 417-land neighbors took. You just might be expired to start planning your own.

By Katie Pollock
Villa Over a Valley

Villa Over a Valley

Judy Self and her yoga-lovin’ friends took one of their annual yoga vacations—this time to Italy. Between days of exercise and relaxation above a scenic Tuscan valley, they trekked across Italy...

By Judy Self, as told to Katie Pollock
Island Hopping

Island Hopping

Cruises aren’t just for couples and spring breakers. Ozark resident Debbie Ophoven took her daughter, husband and parents on a family-friendly adventure at sea.

By Debbie Ophoven, as told to Katie Pollock

Features
Big Moves and Small Business

Big Moves and Small Business

Rita Baron is a go-getter who hails from Lebanon, spent her formative years in Las Vegas and started her own 417-land design firm.

By Tiesha Miller
The Water Project

The Water Project

Safe drinking water is something that about 1.1 billion humans can’t get. In 2006, Doug Pitt took a trip to Tanzania to photograph a rural community of the Maasai people, in hopes of building...

Photography By Doug Pitt
Impeccable Taste

Impeccable Taste

Chateau Grille Executive Chef Anthony Burke brings pleasures for the palate at April’s 417 Cooking Class.

By Chris DeRosier

Departments
Hear Our Great Novelist Archive »

Daniel Woodrell’s Quill Award shows that Los Angeles is following southwest Missouri’s literary taste.

By Gregory Holman
5 Best Barbecue Joints Archive »

By Chris DeRosier
Spice Things Up Archive »

Haven’t been to Passion Parties yet? Here’s a primer for as-yet-uninitiated local women on this new way to buy, um, toys.

By Katie Pollock
Highly Vocal Archive »

Read about Branson entertainers the Knudsen brothers and listen to mp3s of their performances!

By Tiesha Miller
Take a Hike Archive »

Join the conservation department’s high-demand Hiking Club, or blaze your own trail with our web-only suggestions.

By Tiesha Miller
Your Knight In Shining Garments Archive »

Knight’s Menswear & Ladies, Too in Lebanon comes to your clothing-needs rescue with Tommy Bahama for the guys, Brighton bags for the gals and so much more.

By Katie Pollock
Doggie Duds Archive »

10 ways to dress your pooch... better than you dress yourself.

Photos By Edward Biamonte
Celebration of Sharing Archive »

Highland Springs Country Club was the setting for this thank-you lunch for spouses of the 2006 Price Cutter Charity Championship. The tournament raised more than $600,000 last year, all of which...
High School Rivalries Archive »

Vote on some of the best high school rivalries around.

By Evan Fisk