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By Emily Brett  ¦   A greenhouse sits off the main sitting room of the house. Hank and Katy Ottinger were married in the greenhouse in 1983.

By Photo courtesy of Hank and Katy Ottinger  ¦   An old photo shows a mural painted by Gladys Wheat, who inherited the house in 1937 and lived there until the mid-1970s. Hank and Katy Ottinger discovered the mural when they removed a thin bamboo wall covering. Much of the wall was later removed during a kitchen renovation and the remaining sections of the mural have been covered with sheet rock and insulation.

By Photo courtesy of Hank and Katy Ottinger  ¦   This is a view from the street of the home. Its outside requires no painting because it is covered with gunite, a mixture of concrete that was used on older homes.

By Emily Brett  ¦   A central staircase with intricate iron railings makes two 90-degree turns on the way to the second floor.

By TARA BALLENGER  ¦   The residence at 1601 Stoney Brook Ave., owned by Greg and Linda Bartels, served as a farm during the 1800s. It is being honored by the Historic Preservation Commission at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Ihsan and Gulden Yasar have been working together at Shearlocks for 26 years. "I apprenticed for five years in Istanbul when I was a teenager. That's how I learned the tips and tricks from professionals. Here, in the United States, it's different," Ihsan Yasar said. "You learn in a classroom setting with lots of students and there's less emphasis on individualized education."

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Ihsan Yasar, 61, looks out from the window of Shearlocks hair salon, the business he established in 1976 in Columbia.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Ihsan and Gulden Yasar watch the Turkish television drama "Elveda Derken" ("Saying Goodbye"). After their "third daughter" Lily, a 5-year-old Yorkshire terrier, welcomes them home, they relax by drinking Turkish coffee and watching Turkish TV stations over sattelite.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Gulden Yasar, bottom left, laughs as she chats with Shearlocks employees Lesa Gibbons and Marcie Perry. Gulden didn't speak a word of English when she first came to the United States in 1980.

By CATALIN ABAGIU  ¦   Janet Brandt brings a paper bag of groceries to First Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The church is participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring. It is a food drive to benefit the Central Missouri Food Bank Pantry. Members of the church were asked to bring in groceries to donate to the service this Sunday. The church has been handing out grocery bags to their members for the past two weeks.

By John Hook  ¦   J.T. Tiller scored a team and career-high 20 points against Kansas State on Saturday and, with six seconds left, made two free throws to seal Missouri’s win. Mizzou takes on Kansas tonight.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Ihsan Yasar, 61, looks out from the window of Shear Locks hair salon, the business he established in 1976 in Columbia.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Ihsan Yasar and Gulden Yasar watch Turkish television drama "Elveda Derken" (Saying Goodbye). After Lily, their "third daughter," a five-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, welcomes them home, they relax by drinking Turkish coffee and watching Turkish TV stations over sattelite.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Gulden Yasar (foreground left) laughs as she chats with Lesa Gibbons and Marcie Perry, both of whom work part time at Shear Locks. Yasar didn't speak a word of English when she first came to the United States in 1980.

By JOSH BICKEL  ¦   Matthew R. Smith, from Columbia, puts together Ron Paul yard signs on Friday at the Parkade Center. The yard signs will be handed out to supporters prior to the primaries.

By JOSH BICKEL  ¦   Amy Bremer, presinct leader for the Ron Paul campain in Columbia, discusses pre-primary planning at their meeting Friday at the Parkade Center. Bremer and fellow supporters have been actively campaigning for Paul all over Columbia. "We are trying to get every venue out there," she said. "When you've got people like this, good things will happen."

By JOSH BICKEL  ¦   Ron Paul supporters stamp info cards with their address at their local headquarters at the Parkade Centeron Friday. The info cards will be distributed door to door across Columbia before the primaries.

By JOHN HOOK/Missourian  ¦   Leo Lyons, right, returned to action in Saturday's game against Kansas State while senior Darryl Butterfield, center, remained suspended.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Members of the "Pirate Plungers" team, Christa Snoddy, left, Paige Davis, Phoebe Widel, Kendra Tweater and Brittany Marshal, get out of Stephens Lake. They are students at Booneville High School, participating in central Missouri's first Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 2.

By SAIT SERKAN GURBUZ  ¦   Sergeant Tim Moriarity performs CPR on a stuffed polar bear he had taken into to the lake hidden under his jacket. Sergeant Moriarity wore his official uniform unlike the rest of the participants, who wore costumes. The Special Olympics fundraiser was hosted by Columbia Police Department.