Woman Midwest-style

GARDEN SALAD 4-6 oz thin-sliced turkey breast, seasoned, flour optional 1 tsp. olive oil or bacon grease (lightly coat a pan) bowl fresh lettuce, sweet variety Cherry tomatoes or pieces handful of shredded cheddar cheese, carrots  red sweet peppers, julienned dried cranberries walnut pieces Brown turkey slices till golden, dab off grease.  Layer all stuff.  Add salad dressing. Perfect with a hard wheat roll and glass of milk.  Or ice cold brew. Wild Turkey Stir Fry

The eyes of the Peregrine will plainly see; she 'tis truly a paragon of the falcon tiercel;  for all knows it's a victory dive in tumultuous pursuit; therefore, neither is prey,  synchronization innate. Glorious speed conquers the wind; life's course only its eyes can see. Masters of freedom's wing with sinewed talons of steel - - survival a constant test of nature's will to be free. Purest strength, the highest ideal, its instinct for freedom, with mate and free, the falcons will always truly be.  by Trish Frommer-Joy

ENJOY THE FUN    President Truman is honorable namesake of the largest man-made reservoir in central Missouri.  In conjunction with  Harry S. Truman State Park  of which has prime fishing and its surrounding 'public use' hunting areas, our home-base hunting grounds are mainly in Henry and Benton counties for my husband and me due to familiarity of the region.   Fishing at its core,  Missouri's Department of Conservation  regulates all land and wildlife management that results in Missouri's claim to an abundance of game.  With over 55,600 acres of water surface, 958 miles of shoreline  Truman Lake Reservoir  has a plethora of coves, sandy banks and fishing holes out-of-the-public-eye.  Those little-known places are our favorites as  any  fisherman always tries to obtain.  Very rough back country, even small ridges in the Ozarks, cliffs can be deadly at night.  Boating deep into land-locked off-shore timber there, my husband and I  hunt  more deer and flocks of turk