THE 9 LINES

Located in Caulfield, Missouri Established in 1972

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“I’m a Keeper”

Inside This Issue: Back To School Mud Bog Ozark County Fire Who is That? Lonnie’s Lookout Duck Races Special Saturday Bingo

August 2nd, 2012 Weekly Publication

See What’s Inside

VALLEY STAR

OZARK COUNTY

FIRE

FOGGY CAVE

EXPLORATION

FACILITY HOURS

CRIMINAL

TRESPASS

EMPLOYEE

APPRECIATION

LONNIE’S

LOOKOUT

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THE REST OF

THE STORY~

KURT WILBANKS

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Be Sure to

Catch

Movie Nights

Friday

And

Saturday

Big Top

Family Pool

At Dusk

Back To School Mud Bog

Who can enter the “Mud Bog” competition? Both members

and their guests can enter in the ATV mud bog.

Does my ATV have to be registered? Both members and their

guests must have the required gatehouse registration stickers and

plates on all ATV’s in the competition.

Do Participants have to wear helmets? Everyone regardless

of membership status or age is required to wear a helmet.

Helmets are available for sale in the Trading Post. There will

also be a limited amount of “loaner” helmets provided at the

event.

What type of seating is available? Spectators should plan to

bring lawn chairs to the event. Limited shade is available and ez

-ups will be permitted in designated areas.

Frequently Asked “Mud Bog” Questions

Will there be new Mud Bog shirts? Yes, At the Trading Post!

Mud Bog Age Divisions and Classes

Division 1: Drivers Age 13-16

ATV Must not exceed 200cc

Division 2: Divers Age 16 and over

ATV Must not exceed 500cc

Division 3: Diver must Be at Least 18

Restricted to ATV’s 500cc and over.

** DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW MANUFAC-

TORS RECOMMENED AGE LIMITS REGARDLESS OF THE

DIVISON A DRIVER IS COMPETING IN.

Get ready for some friendly fun down in Sheriff’s Hollow. Sat-

urday Night, August 4th, Cloud 9 Ranch will be hosting the Back

to School Mud Bog. Spectators should plan to bring their lawn

chairs to the event. Registration begins at 5pm and “Mud

Slingin” will begin at 6pm.

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RRC NEWS

EVENTS 6

WHO IS THAT

EMPLOYEE?

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August 2nd, 2012 The 9 Lines

Who Is That Employee?

Date Pounds

Aug 16th 600

Aug 30th 600

*New stocking date will

be on Thursdays to allow

3 day permits to be more

effective.

Hope we see you fishing!

A question asked a lot around the Ranch is “Who is that employee?”

As owners of a corporation, it is a good thing to get to know who super-

vises and works for your corporation from day-to-day. A new section

in the 9Lines this week will help the owners do that; learn a little about

our employees, what the Ranch means to them and how it has changed

their lives. We are doing this by interviewing an employee each week.

This article is about a lady who has seen many changes in both her life

and the Ranch since she was hired. From March 2005 through today,

Carmen Mitchell has worked under 5 Ranch (and interim) Managers

and has had far more jobs and duties than that.

WHO IS CARMEN MITCHELL? Carmen Mitchell is currently Housekeeping Supervisor in charge of 5

employees who clean all buildings, stage stops and our rental fleet,

among several other duties. But, this article is not about what Carmen

does, it’s about who she is. Carmen said several times in her interview

she owes her life to Mel Hands, a former Ranch Manager, who in

March of 2005 gave her the chance to better herself when no one else

would. She was a high school drop-out; her life was in a downward

spiral. When Carmen was asked why she didn’t finish high school, her

response was immediate, “Because I was a hell-raiser and just didn’t

give a damn about anything.” Circumstances that her choices in life

created made her realize the path she was on could only lead to heart-

ache for the grandparents who raised her. At 21, she had no direction,

never worked a steady job; a single mother that knew she had to change

her ways. Unemployed with no skills or references, she applied for

jobs from Ava to West Plains in all directions. She got one callback:

Cloud 9 Ranch Manager, Mel Hands offered her a job at the gatehouse.

After being hired, she broke her leg (getting Grandma’s cat out of a

tree), became Office Receptionist until the leg healed, then back to the

gatehouse she went. Having a real job changed her in many ways. Car-

men’s attitude became, “Cloud 9 gave me a new life and I wanted to

give back. I did anything Mel Hands asked me to do for the Ranch that

needed doing.” She worked at the Pavilion, cleaned pools, compound

inventory, grass crew to name a few. Carmen remembers one date

well. On July 5, 2007, she got a real promotion: Maid 1

(Housekeeping Supervisor radio call name).

Carmen’s personal life changed, as well. She fell in love with a young

man who she admits was not living right either. She soon let Ben

Mitchell know if he was going to be in her life, he had to follow the

right path right along beside her. Ben and Carmen married in Novem-

ber of 2007. Around July 2008, Ben got a job offer in another state.

Carmen gave up her C9R supervisor job and followed Ben to Nebraska.

The job lasted less than a year and the Mitchell family landed back

home in Southern Missouri. By April 2009, Carmen was back at C9R

on the grass crew, and was glad to have that. Soon, the Maid 1 position

opened up; Carmen asked for it again and got it.

While employed at C9R, Carmen obtained her GED and Ben became

an employee in maintenance. The couple will celebrate their 4th wed-

ding anniversary on November 17, 2012. They have three daughters,

ages 9, 4 and 6 mos. The Mitchells are owner/employees and enjoy the

amenities when time allows. However, Carmen revealed it is some-

times hard for employees to “enjoy” the Ranch because it always seems

to be some chaos that needs attention. Both she and Ben are dedicated

to Cloud 9 and put their jobs before their membership.

Surprisingly, one of Carmen’s favorite things to do off the clock is vol-

unteering at the Ranch for “anything she is asked to do.” That list is

long, but the one she remembers the most was helping her Grandma

baking 25 cakes on holiday weekends twice for cake walks sponsored

by the FunAddicts (former committee). When asked about her ex-

tended family, Carmen paused, then wiping away a tear shared several

things that has happened this past year with tragedies and terminal ill-

ness. Story Continued Page 5

Stop By

and Visit

Special Pricing for C9R

Members and Families

Cloud 9 Ranch

Trading Post

New T-Shirt

Designs

Available Now!


Foggy tube

Duck race

Labor Day

Weekend

September 1st

1pm

Get your

Ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At last report, a wild fire, which began as a lightening strike, has

burned nearly 500 acres of the Mark Twain National Forest in

Ozark County. National Forrest Fire Manager, Jody Eberly, says

the fire is being called the “Potato Cave Fire”. The fire is located

about 9 miles from the town of Dora Missouri. The National

Forrest Service is working on the containment of the fire and ex-

pect that the fire will be contained by the end of the week.

Area Residents, including Cloud 9 Ranch Club, should expect to

seeing and smell the smoke in the air for several more days.

In the spring of 2012, the Ranch Resource Department took pre-

cautionary measures for such an instance happening on the Ranch

property. The unseasonably dry spring lead Ranch Management

and the Resource Development Department to believe that 2012

would be a year that would produce a high risk of late summer

wildfires. With this in mind, the wooded areas around the camp-

grounds and compounds of Cloud 9 Ranch were cleaned of dead

debris that would fuel a wildfire. This clean-up project has

helped to make our campgrounds much safer. With no real break

in the hot temperatures, and no significant rain fall in sight, please

use extreme caution as you camp at Cloud 9 Ranch. Building

campfires in unapproved areas is strictly prohibited and never

leave your campfire unattended. Please properly extinguish and

discard smoking materials. Your cooperation and support as

members makes Cloud 9 Ranch a safer place for everyone.

5 Big Money

Winners!

$5 Each or

5 Ducks for $20

Labor Day

Duck Race

Ozark County Fire

Walk A Mile In Melody LANE

Looking for a low traffic place to get in your daily exercise?

Melody Lane campground is the perfect place. 2 Laps around the

campground makes 1 mile. So come on over and walk a mile in

Melody. Hey and even better? It might be the only place in the

park where you can continuously walk a mile and not have to go

up hill the entire time!

Free Wifi

Available

At the

Clubhouse

Patio Room

And

Ranch House

Restaurant

The Rest of the Story


Well Cloud 9 Members!

I survived my first actual discussion Board meeting along with

an Executive meeting in closed session on July 21st. I can tell you

it sure is different setting on that side of the table then out in the

audience. I survived, so no harm no foul. I was glad to see that

even if we have different opinions on certain things we still can

work as a unit for the betterment of yours, mine and all Ranch

members alike. I have given some ideas to the other board mem-

bers that will need more thinking, (tweaking or as I made the

mistake by calling it tweeting). Even got to eat some good fish at

the fish fry in Foggy. I hope to see y'all out and about at the

Ranch sometime, when dusty I try to stay close to the river in a

chair, other than that I am everywhere as a passenger, I'm lucky

enough to have my wife drive me around so I get to sight see. I

also want to thank all members that voted and encourage more

members to vote next year.

Kurt Wilbanks

Member #4296

2012-2015 Board of Director

For Racing Information: Www.westplainsdirt.com

See You at the Races!

Summer Series

Rodeo/ACA

Caulfield, MO Arena

August 9th

Bailey Collins

Participates

“LittLe Miss Perfect”

Beauty Pageant

August 11th, 2012

Stone Castle

Convention Center

Bailey needs to Raise

$175 to Compete in

This Pageant

Show your support

for this little girl

Your donations can

be dropped off at the

Ranch Trading Post.

Everyone is invited

to Attend the Show.

On a lighter note that brought back her smile was talking about Great

Aunt Lee, an accomplished artist who owned an art store and donated

the Art Gallery Building to the Town of Ava. One of Aunt Lee’s works

received national recognition at the White House, a painting of Osama

Bin-Laden withTwin Towers in the background. Carmen has been told

an original print hangs in the State Capitol at Jefferson City, MO, and

wants to take her children to see it soon.

Carmen Mitchell’s goals for her family are that of a changed young

lady from the “hell-raiser” she claimed to be before Cloud 9 Ranch

found her. Her dream is to pay off the mortgage on their home in Dora

as soon as possible. For her girls, she wants a better childhood than

she or Ben had. Her faith is strong and renewed through volunteer

work as Youth Director at Dora’s Need More Church of God.

Carmen was asked if she had anything to say to C9R owners. Her re-

sponse is worth repeating: “I would like to ask every member to think

about what they say to employees before they say it. Everyone has

good and bad days, and the employees are no different. Respect em-

ployees as real people, human beings with feelings.” The worst thing

that Carmen hears a member say is, “I pay your salary.” Carmen was

candid when she said, “It really sucks to hear those words.”

Carmen’s work history at C9R gives her insight far beyond many of us.

The last question asked of Carmen was what Cloud 9 Ranch means to

her today. Her answer was not a quick one. She looked away and

thought for a moment, then said, “I love seeing the people, love this

Ranch; even as nasty as my job is sometimes, I still love it. Some ap-

preciate us – some don’t -- the few members that are nice and appreci-

ate what we do make it all worthwhile.”

Who…..continued froM Page 3

Activities Committee News

The Activities Committee has Announced that they will be re-

scheduling the July 4th Parade If you are interested in participat-

ing in the parade, please contact Deb Dantin, Hill Country

Camp host, for more information.

The Activities Committee would also

http://www.westplainsdirt.com/


Thursday, Aug 9th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games @ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo Play

Left~Right~Center

Thursday, August 2nd

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo Play

Left~Right~Center

Wednesday, Aug. 22nd

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Wednesday, Aug. 8th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, Aug. 23rd

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Saturday, August 4th

Adult Bingo

Club House

1PM

Progressive X

$35 in 28#’s

Progressive Coverall

$65 in 62#’s

20 Players needed to play

Prog. Coverall

Play all night for $13


Back to School

Mud Bog

5PM Sign UP

6PM Mud Slingin’

Come Have Fun at

Cloud 9 Ranch!

Book Your Rental

Wednesday, August 15th

Cloud 9 Clubhouse

Activities Committee

Birthday/Anniversary

Party

Wednesday, August 15th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, August 16th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Clubs & Committees

Please submit your 9

Lines

articles for July as soon

as possible. We don’t

want to leave out any-

one's activities.

Friday, August 3rd

Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool

Movie Starts at Dusk


Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool

Movie Starts at Dusk

Friday, August 17th

Activities Committee

Hosts Dinner

6PM

Ranch Club House

More Information to

Be Announced at later date.


Monthly BOD Meeting

Happy Hour

TBA

Open Mic

9:30AM

Regular Session

10AM

Patio Room of the

Ranch Club House

Wednesday, Aug. 29th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, Aug. 23rd

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Ranch Rider News~


Cloud 9 Ranch

RRC

ATV Trail Maps

On Sale Now

In the

Trading Post

Valley Star

School House

Open

Saturday-Sunday

2PM-4PM

Come By and

Learn about the

School House &

Relax During

Story Time!

Casino Night

Don’t Miss

The Fun During

Labor Day

Weekend!

The Ranch Riders Club have lopper shears and other hand toolf

for loan for those Cloud 9 Members that would like to cut back

some of the “slappers” or remove large rocks from the many

miles of the trail system.

Please see Dale Cox, Tony Raines or Eddy Brown to borrow

Ranch Rider Tools. These men live on the Ranch.

The Labor Day weekend Poker / Marble Run will be held on

Sunday the 2nd of September. Sign up at 10 AM and start at 1 PM.

Please visit the sponsoring merchants of these events as they

have very generously donated many great prizes for the poker

runs over the past years. You can find the names of the sponsors

on the Ranch Riders Club web site at www.ranchriders.org

Tickets are still for sale on the BIG 50 / 50, until $1200 are

sold. It will been drawn for, Columbus Day weekend in Octo-

ber. Two outdoor table and chair sets will be raffled Labor Day

weekend.

Get ready for fall and cooler weather with a Ranch Riders

Hoody, Sweat Shirt or T- Shirt.

Please Help Keep the Trails Clean!

Carry Out

What You Carry In!

Please Ride Responsibly!

It is Your responsibility to know!

Cloud 9 Ranch is a very beautiful place to ride ATV’s, camp, and

fish. With nearly 6500 acres, there is something for everyone to

do at Cloud 9 Ranch. Ranch members are encouraged to ride the

trails & explore the natural beauty that our Ranch encompasses.

With that task also comes the responsibility of the member to

know where you are on the property. The RRC has spent a great

amount if time & effort in producing C9RTrail maps. The maps

are a tool that every member should have readily available as they

explore the Ranch property. For your convenience the maps are

for sale in the Trading Post. As you enjoy your time at Cloud 9

Ranch, be aware that private landowners share fence lines with

the Ranch. Both Ranch Management and these Private Owners

want you, as members, to be aware that cutting fences and the

destruction of private property is against the law. Ranch Mem-

bers who trespass onto privately owned land can be prosecuted.

Surrounding property owners have reported to Ranch Officials

that fire rings have been built, trash (beer cans) have been left and

fences have been cut by Cloud 9 Members. One landowner has

also reported that since the spring of this year, nearly 2 miles of

ATV trails have been blazed on their privately held property. As

members, know where you are on the Ranch property, look for

purple marking paint to identify property lines and avoid all areas

that are marked with “NO TRESSPASSING” signs. The Ranch

has been blessed with neighbors that respect our private area, let’s

return the favor by respecting the rights of the surrounding prop-

erty owners as well.

http://www.ranchriders.org/


Foggy Cave Exploration Day

Members of Cloud 9 Ranch often ask about the caves at the Ranch. At

last count, there are 29 caves on the Cloud 9 Ranch property. Often

members are intrigued by the caves but few actually take the time to

seek the caves and explore them. For those of you who would like to

explore the Ranch caves but have reservations about caving crawling

for whatever reason, here is your opportunity to join the “Foggy Cave

Exploration Day”.

Foggy Cave, one of eight major caves located at Cloud 9 Ranch, is one

of the most beautiful caves on the property. Foggy is an extremely

large cave with multiple rooms. Being a “wet” cave, the stream that

flows through the cave has helped to create beautiful formations inside.

Visitors to the cave will see stalagmites and stalactites. As well as nu-

merous flowstone formations, columns, draperies, cave bacon and soda

straws that have formed in the Foggy Cave.

Long time Ranch member and caving enthusiast, Jerry Pusch, will be

heading up the “Foggy Cave Exploration Day”. After having members

question Jerry about cave locations and caving information, Jerry has

decided that he would like to volunteer his time share information about

Ranch Caves, Caving Safety and Cave Preservation. Jerry is volunteer-

ing his service to other members as a way to show other Ranch mem-

bers the natural cave beauty that is available on our Ranch.

What You Should Know Before Committing To Participating:

Foggy Cave is a “Wet” Cave! You will be in and out of water,

you will get wet and you will get muddy.

You will need to supply your own caving equipment.

You will have to climb and crawl in the cave so be aware of

your physical limitations.

Foggy cave trip will be suitable for all experience levels.

Participants must be at least 10 years of age. Participants who

are 15 and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

There is no alcohol allowed.

Where will the “Foggy Cave Exploration” begin?

Participants will meet at the T-Top at 9:30am on Saturday, Au-

gust 4th 2012. The group will be leaving at 10:00am for the

cave trip.

Prior to departure, participants will be instructed on cave safety

and cave preservation.

Participants will travel as a group to Foggy Cave.

Participants will be responsible for their own transportation to

the cave entrance. The road to Foggy Cave is accessible by

automobile but you will need to plan on walking about ¼ of a

mile on the trail. ATV riders will be able to park much closer

to the cave entrance.

How long will the cave exploration last?

Because you are providing your own transportation to the cave,

the amount of time you spend in the cave is up to you. There

will be several volunteers who are familiar with the cave who

will take you back out of the cave when you are ready to return.

The maximum amount of time the cave exploration will last is

3 hours.

Participants will be required to notify the volunteers of their

departure from the cave to assure that all are safely out of the

cave.

Story Continued Page 9

Above Photos Taken From

Inside Foggy Cave. If you

would like to share your

cave photos you may do so

by emailing them to:

[email protected]


caving……….continued froM Page 8

What recommended supplies/equipment will I need to bring?

Participants should wear the appropriate clothing. Long pants and long sleeve shirt will help

protect your skin from cuts and abrasions. Light weight coveralls are recommended. You will

get wet and you will get muddy.

Participants are encouraged to wear gloves. The type does not matter as much as the gloves will

provide both protection and to allow closer examination of formation. Gardening gloves,

“Jersey” gloves and rubber “finger tipped” gloves work best.

Participants should wear the appropriate shoes. Water shoes and tennis shoes that fit securely to

your feet will work best. Flip-Flops, sandals and other loose fitting shoes can be the cause for

an injury and will not be acceptable.

Knee pads are not a requirement but will make your crawling journey more comfortable.

Helmets are recommended. Bicycle helmets work well and there are some helmets available for

check out in the youth center. If you use a helmet from the youth center, you are required to

clean the helmet before you return it.

Flash lights will be needed in the cave. Head lamps are preferred so that your hands stay free.

Water resistant lights are recommended. Make sure you have fresh batter-

ies in your light before you begin. Extra batteries are always a good idea.

Water bottles are recommended. Water is the only drink you may bring

into the cave.

Bringing a camera! There are many beautiful formations in the Foggy

Cave. Water camera’s work best but if bringing a more traditional camera

be certain to store in a tightly sealed Ziploc type bag.

Small fanny packs or backpacks are suggested to allow your hands a more free range of move-

ment.

How to I participate in the “Foggy Cave Exploration Day”?

Space is limited. You will need to sign-up for the group at the Gate House or you may email

your participation to [email protected] Emails from the participants will then be for-

warded to Jerry Pusch to confirm your reservation. Please include your name, mailing address,

membership number and number of people in your group. In the email subject line, state

“Foggy Cave Exploration”.

There is not a fee for participating. Jerry Pusch is volunteering his

knowledge and time to Ranch members.

Participants must be at the T-Top at 10am on Saturday, August 4th to

participate with the group.

Participants must pledge that they will act responsibly at all times dur-

ing the caving trip.

Participants must pledge that they

will follow the guidance of Mr.

Pusch while participating.

Basic Caving Rules

Wear appropriate clothing

No Alcohol

Bring only water into the cave

Carry out what you carry in

Know your physical Limits

Always stay with the group

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but carefully placed footprints & kill nothing but time!

If you have an interest in caving, especially caving at Cloud 9 Ranch, you are encouraged to be involved

in the “Foggy Cave Exploration Day”. This could be your once in a life-

time chance to enjoy one of the most beautiful caves on the property. And

most importantly, you will have the chance to meet other C9R members

who share similar likes and interests. This is a great opportunity to meet

and enjoy a great family time at Cloud 9 Ranch.

mailto:[email protected]


What You Can Do for just $10

Be sure to mark Sept 1 on your calender for the Labor Day Ca-

sino Night! For $10 you can get $500 Casino Cash to bet on your

favorite casino games. Whether you like poker or the roulette

wheel, you are sure to find fun and fellowship in the Clubhouse at

7pm. At the end of gaming, you can bid "auction" style on many

wonderful items to enhance your camping and atv experience on

the Ranch.

Labor Day Weekend

Casino Opens 7:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse

$10.00 Donation gets $500 Cruiser Cash.

3 ½ Hours of playing the games to build your

$$$$Cruiser Cash$$$$

Use Cruiser Cash to bid on Auction Prizes

We Hope to See You at Casino Night!

Be Sure to

Catch

Movie Nights

Friday

And

Saturday

Big Top

Family Pool

Movie starts

At Dusk

Bingo News

Judy Sweetin, who is the Ranch Representative in charge of

Bingo, announced today the letter she received from Rachel Farr.

I am pleased to inform you that our audit of your organization’s

records on June, 19th, 2012 has shown that there were no viola-

tions of Bingo rules and regulations.

Let me commend your organization for your diligent and success-

ful efforts to comply with the Bingo Statutes and regulations.

Rachel Farr

Charitable Games Manager

Every One

say thanks….

Bingo has

purchased

a new

microwave

for the

Club House

Be Sure to

Thank a Bingo

Player or

Worker!

Cloud 9 Ranch

Trading Post

New T-Shirt

Designs

Available Now!

There is always something each of us can do while we are at

Cloud 9 Ranch. One of the pit stops along the ATV Trails is lo-

cated just across from the Lonesome Pines Campground. That’s

right, it is Valley Star School. On these hot summer days, why

not make a point to stop by and visit the Valley Star School.

Here is a great example of why you and your family should spend

some time visiting the Valley Star School…………….

A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own

childhood was like. "We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a

swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We

rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods." The

little girl was wide-eyed, taking this in. At last she said, "I sure

wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"

We hope to see you at the Valley Star School House.

Valley Star School House

The Activities Committee has Announced that they will be re-

scheduling the July 4th Parade If you are interested in participat-

ing in the parade, please contact Deb Dantin, Hill Country

Camp host, for more information.

Parade Rescheduled


Join the

Foggy Cave

Group by

Signing up at

the

gate house

it’s a fun Way

To spend the

day Saturday,

august 4th

9:30AM

Mud Bog

August 4th

Sign up

5PM

Mud Slingin

6PM

See you there!

On September 8th during Employee Appreciation Day, we will be

sponsoring an EMPLOYEE SHOPPING SPREE for Ranch em-

ployees and their families. Keeping in mind that many of our

employees will be laid off in September, we are going to try and

help bridge that financial gap for them with the help and generos-

ity of the membership.

This will happen in several ways.

GROCERY SHOPPING SPREE: (This event will take

the place of the Christmas in September done in previous

years.) On Employee Appreciation Day, there will be a

“grocery store” set up for the employees. Names of em-

ployees will be drawn for a chance to “shop.” They will

be able to win an amount of seconds to gather what they

want in a shopping bag. What we are asking is that

members donate non-perishable grocery items or house-

hold supplies to the EMPLOYEE STORE. DROP OFF

PLACE FOR THESE ITEMS IS THE NEW RANGER’S

STATION BUILDING by the gatehouse. When you are

arriving or leaving, drop your items off any time of the

day or night. SUGGESTION: Think of this event when

you are leaving the Ranch and have those items to carry

back home or you usually give to another camper. If

you want to donate money for us to do your shopping for

the items, drop off your cash donations at the Ranch Of-

fice Window or Gatehouse in an envelope marked EM-

PLOYEE APPRECIATION SHOPPING SPREE or make

checks payable to Cloud 9 Ranch with memo: Shopping

Spree. Our goal is to have at least $600 worth of grocer-

ies to spread around to as many employees as it lasts.

Your donation can help make it happen!!!

CRAFT HOUSE IS ALSO SPONSORING A BAG

SALE FOR EMPLOYEE’S ONLY. Volunteers at the

Craft House will provide “bag shopping” from the flea

market room for employees (the Craft House does not

include consignment items in bag sales). Employee will

pay a small fee and fill a bag with as many items as they

can stuff in it. Member generosity of slightly used and/or

new items can be a great buy for an employee. Take

these items to the Craft House in Wilder Springs before

the Labor Day weekend so they can be processed and

ready for the employees to browse.

Stayed tuned for more opportunities to honor our C9R

Employees at the end of the season on September 8th and

put the Chili Cook-off on your calendar.

C9R

Camper Towing

Call 417-284-7321

Schedule Your

Camper

To be placed on a

Pad

Or to be Returned

Back to

Compound.

Your Help Is Needed

Need a helmet for riding? The

Cruisers Club has donated hel-

mets in the Youth Center that are

available for loan.


Restoration

to Lonnie’s

Begins taking

Shape

Improvements being made at C9R

Volunteerism and Community

involvement get many Ranch projects completed. Members,

Todd and Traci Wiley, of West Plains, have donated fencing to protect the base of the new WiFi

tower located at Lonnie’s Look-out. You can thank the Wiley’s by stopping by Wiley Fence com-

pany in West Plains, Missouri.

Cloud 9 Ranch Staff

has been working on cleaning up the road

way to Lonnie’s Look-out. This project will be on going until fully

completed. At times, some of the area will be shut down due to

the construction work. Please be courteous

and obey posted signs in the area.

The C9R IT Department has been working for weeks

getting the WiFi service available in all campgrounds. This large donation of equipment was donated by a

fellow member, Ray Lejeunne. Along with this great service, Robert in the IT department is working hard to make sure that all members have the opportunity

to stay informed of Ranch news & events. Along with access on Facebook & the C9R.com website, you can also have the 9 Lines sent directly to your email box.

If you would like to have this free service, simply con-tact the office and ask to be included in the 9-Lines

email group. This is a great way to stay informed even when you can’t be at the Ranch.

The Ranch Riders

Club, though seen taking a break, has

completed the fire ring restoration pro-ject up at Lonnie’s.

Pictured to the left, members Raymond Blake, Chuck Ruck-

deschel, and Board Member, Kurt Wil-

banks check the quality of their work. Lookin’ good fellers’

the new benches are a nice addition to the

Lookout area!

Installation

of WiFi towers

Constructing

New Benches

For Lonnie's


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Facility Hours

Welcome To

Cloud 9 Ranch

CHAPEL

Sunday Services 10AM

ACCOUNTING OFFICE Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

Saturday 10AM-2PM

TRADING POST Sunday-Thursday 8AM-9PM

Friday –Saturday 8AM-10PM

VALLEY STAR SCHOOL Saturday-Sunday 2PM-4PM

WILDER CRAFT HOUSE Tuesday-Saturday 1PM-4PM

GAS STATION Open Daily 8AM-8PM

RANCH STABLES 3 Rides Daily

8AM 9:30AM and 11AM

RESTAURANT Monday-Thursday 7AM-9PM

Friday-Saturday 7AM-10PM

Sunday 7AM-8PM

YOUTH CENTER August 3rd 1PM-9PM

August 4th 9AM-9PM

August 5th 1PM-5PM

Monday-Thursday Noon-4PM

Big Top

Swimming Pool, Batting Cages,

& Snack Shack Sunday-Thursday10:30AM-10PM

Friday-Saturday 10:30AM-10:30PM

Water Aerobics Monday -Saturday 9:30AM

Big Top Family Movie Friday-Saturday Night at Dusk

Adult Pool Sunday-Thursday10:30AM-10PM

Friday-Saturday 10:30AM-10:30PM

Thank You for Visiting Cloud 9!

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