9-lines Newsletter -- September 24, 2009

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C9R B OARD OF DIRECT ORS MEETI NG S ARE HELD ON THE 3 RD S ATU RDA Y EACH MON TH . NEX T BOARD MEETIN G IS S ATU RDA Y, OC TOBER 17t h AT 10:00 A.M. IN THE PATIO ROOM

the Weekly Newsletter of cloud 9 ranch club, inc.

Horseba ck Trai l Ri des Now offering 3 one-hour rides: Saturday & Sunday - 8 AM, 9:30 AM, 11 AM. Sign up at the Trading Post the day before. Limited to 10 persons per ride. Be at stables 30 min. before your scheduled ride.

Sept. 24-30, 2009 THIS WEEK ON THE RANCH

Thursday

6:30 P M - Card B ing o - P at io Room

($3 .75 i n

qu ar te rs )

Friday 9 AM - Co unty Road Cle an- up – Meet at Clu bh ouse 10 AM -Pr ayer T ime in Cha pe l 7 PM -Cl oud 9 Ja mmers (che ck sig n t o s ee Fogey C am pg roun d Cl oses Today

Atten tion ATV Ride rs Please watch for horseback riders. Horses are flight animals and we don’t want any injuries due to ATVs scaring horses. Bring your ATVs to a FULL STOP and let horses pass before continuing to ride.

Fir ewoo d f or Sale if pla ying )

Saturday Ho rseb ac k Trai l Rides (8 AM 9:30 AM & 11 AM ) 10 AM –C onserv at io n Bir dhouse Pro jec t- T-Top

Sunday

Ho rseb ac k Trai l Rides (8 AM 9:30 AM & 11 AM ) 10 AM - Cha pel Serv ice 6 PM - Gospe l Singin g at the Cha pel

5 sticks f or $ 1. 00 Availab le only at the Gatehouse

OLDE TIME GOSPEL SINGING AT THE CHAPEL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 6:00 P.M.

Monday 4 PM - Sp a Tre at men ts – Club House

Tuesday

6:30 P M - Pi tc h (c ar d ga me) Pati o Room

Wednesday 4:30 P M –Act ivi ties C omm ittee Meets - Pati o R oo m (NO TE NE W ME ET ING T IM E) 6:30 P M – P ok eno (b ring pennies ) Pati o Room Open Facilit ie s & H our s o f Oper ati on Ch ap el Sunday Services 10 AM Friday - Moving Forward with Prayer 10 AM Ga s S tat ion Open Daily 10 AM - 2 PM Ranch Employees – Gas vehicles before 1 PM Accou nt in g Of fice Monday - Friday

8 AM - 4 PM

Trad in g P os t Sunday – Thursday Friday & Saturday

8 AM - 2 PM 9 AM – 6 PM

Resta ur ant Open Daily

8 AM - 2 PM

Sc ho ol Hou se ( wh en t ou r g uid e a vai lab le) Saturday 2 PM - 4 PM Prete en & Teen C en ter ( Un sup erv ise d) Ask Ranger to open Mbr. Sign-in Required – Adult supervision for children at all times The F ol lowin g Facili tie s a re C LOS ED u nt il n ex t year Sn ac k Sh ac k, Pavil ion , P ools , Cr af t H ouse . T han ks for you r su ppo rt Ma y-Sep te mb er (p eak se aso n)

Attention Campers

FREE SPA TREATMENTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. IN THE CLUBHOUSE Hands, Feet, Eyes, Shoulders & Neck, Facials,

Advice and Recommendations for total Skin Care Products used in Spa Treatments Available No purchase required to attend

WINE & CHEESE TASTING OTHER BEVERAGES/ SPA WATER SERVED Begin next week in a better frame of mind. Treat yourself to an hour or two of pampering. Limit to 20 for this first session. Please call or sign up in the Ranch Office prior to Monday.

If you have an emergency and need first responders please call 417- 28 4-7321 .

In case of a storm, shelters are located at Pre-Teen (pets allowed) and Chapel basement.

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CAMPGROUND CLOSING DATES Fogey – September 25th Wilder – October 20th

Lonesome – November 27th

C9R COMMITTEES AT WORK FOR YOU

Attenti on Co mm it tee C hair me n With things slowing down on the Ranch and our new website up and running, the 9Lines is being read by many members via the internet who are back home or traveling elsewhere. To help keep all our members informed, we are going to begin posting each committee’s monthly report in addition to ongoing projects, accomplishments and long-term goals for next year, as well as highlighting your upcoming events on the Ranch. Beginning next month, please turn in the same information you report at the board meeting to the Ranch Office. The information will be published weekly and updated after the board meeting each month. The Ra nc h Of fice has a ne w for m ava ila ble f or your 9- Lin es artic les . Pic k up one nex t ti me yo u’re in t he Clu bh ou se .

TH ANKS TO B INGO COM MI TTEE & PL AYE RS !!! !C omin g S oon !! !! New Fl oo rin g in the Pati o R oo m & Clubh ouse Ki tc hen

Act iv it ies Co mm it te e UPCOMI NG EVEN TS September 23 rd – Committee meeting at 4:30 PM in the Clubhouse September 25 th - County Road Clean-up . Meet at Clubhouse at 9:00 a.m. –no lunch served – (rain date is Sept. 26th) October 3 rd - Highway Clean-up. Meet at the Clubhouse at 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at Noon in the Clubhouse October 10 th – POKER RUN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 4:30 PM in the Patio Room. Put it on your calendar and don’t forget our new meeting time. For more information contact any of our committee members. Committee members are: Lynn Thomas, Chairperson; Doris Thomas (PM#72), Doris Hutto (L#159) & Zelda Huster (HC#13). We would enjoy hearing your ideas & comments. All are welcome, young & old.

Craf t H ouse Co mm it te e Please save BEST CHOICE labels for Craft House.

CRA FT HO US E COO KB OO K #4

Cof fee C lub Remi nder Please pay 75¢ for your cup of coffee It’s fresh and hot in the Clubhouse!

BY POPULAR DEMAND Many people have asked when we are going to publish another cookbook. GOOD NEWS!! The Craft House is

Fun Addi cts Co mm it te e

starting Cookbook #4 and asking for you to send in recipes to Doris Hutto, P.O. Box 131, Caulfield, MO 65626 or

Barbara Lawson, P.O. Box 235, Arenzville, IL 62611. We know there are a lot of new members out there and we want to have your recipes and name, as well as older

HALL OWE EN FES TI VI TI ES PL ANS AR E BEI NG MADE FO R A CL OUD 9 KIDS HALL OWEE N PAR TY COM ING SOON! !

=== == == == == == == == == = Sc hoo l H ou se Co mm it te e Colum bus D ay W eek end Panc ak e & Saus ag e Brea kf ast In the Pati o R oo m Oct ob er 10, 2009 - 6:00 AM t o 9:00 AM All you can eat for $4.00 (includes 2 sausage-extra sausage is $.50). Children 10 & under $2.00.

members, in our new cookbook. We hope to have it for sale by 2011,

Cons erv ati on Co mm it te e The next Conservation Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th at 1:00 P.M. in the Patio Room of the Clubhouse. Fishing Hours:

Sept. 7:00 am – 7:15 pm **Fishing is not permitted the day of stocking. **

BIRDHOUSE PROJECT The next School House Committee meeting will be April 13, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Patio Room. We hope to have a lot of new ideas and people next year. Come and share your ideas. We still need volunteers to be at the School House on Saturdays to keep it open from 2 pm - 4 pm so people can come in and see. Contact Barb Lawson PM#69 or Doris Hutto LP #159 if you can help.

New birdhouses are going up all over the Ranch and there’s more to come. A workshop to teach children how to build birdhouses will be held on Saturday, September 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the T-Top. Any interested members and guests are invited to attend. Any birdhouse donations to the Conservation Committee are appreciated. Contact any committee member.

GOT IDEAS OR TALENTS? PLEASE JOIN A COMMITTEE AND BECOME INVOLVED IN RANCH IMPROVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES! It’s easy to sign up and you can be involved fulltime or part time. For further information on all committees, their purpose and goals, visit our all new official website at www.cloud9ranch.com, contact a committee member or send a request for information on any committee to [email protected].

1st Place - PATRICIA MILES Little Rock, AR 2nd Place - Joan Florer rd

3 Place - Jimmy Florer

Mo vin g F orw ar d With Pr ayer RANCH RIDERs 50/50 RAFFLE FOR $599 WILL BE HELD WHEN $1,198 IS SOLD QUILT RAFFLE WILL BE IN OCTOBER All Raffle tickets $1.00 or 6 for $5.00

PAPER PRODUCTS DRIVE Rem emb er the ne xt tim e y ou buy pa per pro duc ts for yo ur hom e t o b uy a l itt le ext ra for yo ur Ran ch. E ver y t ime yo u com e t o t he Ran ch bri ng rol ls of pap er tow els , t oil et pap er or off ice pa per pr odu cts an d drop it of f at the gat eho use on ar riv al. RANCH RIDERS HATS,T-SHIRTS, STICKERS,SWEATSHIRTS AND HOODIES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. SEE US AT THE FLEA MARKET & POKER RUN!

Barb Lawson and Kadye Ward teamed up for last week’s prayer time at the Chapel. Emphasis was on releasing our burdens (and the Ranch’s) to God so he can work on healing the adversities and all our needs. Each person present drew a name of a board of director to pray for specifically this week. Affirmations are obvious and God is working through us and in us as we work on ourselves to build unity and togetherness at a time when it is needed the most. Danita Crosby blessed us all with songs of praise. Danita also agreed to lead us with a message next week. If you haven’t attended our prayer time, we are in hopes you can work it into your schedule this week. Others wanting to provide music or song, please come and share with us. We hope all of you will give an hour of your day and join us in praying for unity and praising God for the privilege of owning a share of this beautiful place together.

Every Friday – 10:00 AM at our Chapel.

NEW RANCH RIDERS TRAIL MAP NOW AVAILABLE FOR $10.00 DONATION TO RANCH RIDER CLUB. CONTACT RANCH RIDER OFFICERS FOR YOUR MAP.

In an effort to save time and money, C9R Office

HELICOPTER LANDING PAD

future, saving postage as well as some trees and cost

The helicopter landing pad in Fogey is completed and ready to be used. There is still some landscaping work to be done but most of it is complete. The cost of the project was $1,200 over the donated funds designated for the pad. We are still taking donations to finish the work on this project.

RIDE RESPONSIBLY & HELP PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES ON THE RANCH. WATCH FOR OUR NEW SIGNS COMING SOON AT STREAM CROSSINGS. Happy Trails And We’ll See You At The Ranch

GO ING PA PERL ESS plans to go paperless as much as possible in the near

of paper. This will allow us to email statements, Rule

Books, 9-Lines, newsletters and board meeting minutes, rule and fee changes, etc. REGISTER TODAY BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO [email protected]

PROVIDING

YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND

MEMBERSHIP NUMBER, WITH A REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO THE C9R PAPERLESS LIST.

Your email

address is secure and will not be used for any purpose other than C9R information.

ANN OU NC ING C9R ’ S E MP LOYEE O F THE YEA R 20 09 WI LLIA M “ BIL L” H US TER

SEP TEMB ER A BO VE & B EYOND A WARD SARA H A MB UR GY ( Gate ho use) 1st ANNUAL C9R CHILI COOK-OFF WINNER

NOTICE USPS charges to forward mail. Because of the cost in volved, C9R will no longer forward mail addresse d to owners when they leave the Ranch. Please be sure before you leave to make ar range men ts with the

Post Off ice to a void delays receiv ing y our mail.

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HELP U S REC YCLE Place your aluminum cans in the designated wire containers that are next to each trash dumpster in all campgrounds!! Thanks!! Please tie y our garbage bags bef or e put ting the m in the dump statio n. Thank Y ou .

over loaded to the point of blowing up. Call Ranch Office to donate to the C9R Fire Department.

Clo ud 9 Kid’ s Cor ne r We will be taking photos, drawings, and letters from children and featuring them in the 9- lines. We will have a drawing twice a week. If you would like to participate please mail your photos, drawings, or letters to: Cloud 9 Ranch P.O. Box 50 Caulfield, MO 65626 Or you can em ail t hem to : reserv at io ns@c lou d9r an chc lub.c om

RULE BOOK CHANGES From time to time, the Board of Directors will approve certain changes/additions/deletions to our present Rule Book. The following changes were approved at or prior to the September 2009 board meeting:

OVERNIGHT HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE OCTOBER 10 & 11, 2009 ALL SPACES HAVE BEEN RESERVED (Waiting list available in case of cancellations for this event) Oct. 10th: Arrive at stables by Noon to load tents, bedding, etc. in trailer. Ride will begin at 12:30PM, reaching Wilderness Way campsite around 4:30PM with a couple of breaks along the way (restrooms and water available at campsite). You will set up camp while our wranglers tend horses and start your evening meal. Evening meal will be hamburgers, hot dogs, settler beans and potatoes (feel free to bring along more if you like). Oct. 11th: Up by 8:00AM. Breakfast served starting at 8:30AM. Tear down camp, load trailer, back on your horse and on the way back to the stables by 10:00AM. All you need to bring with you is your tent (if you want one), bedding, snacks and something to drink on the trail. (No alcoholic beverages or smoking while riding horseback to campsite). You must wear ankle length pants and closed toe shoes (no sandals or crocs).

OUR WRANGLERS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE STABLES AND HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDES THIS YEAR!

++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + CL OU D 9 F IRE D EP T. The Fire Dept. has been providing mutual aid for other fire departments and has had to upgrade some equipment. We had to purchase a new HPX Vanguard Portable Pump for $3380 due to our other pump and motor being

Camping & Registration: Page 4, Section1-E: Add this EXEMPTION (regarding guest fee): Upon Owner’s request, an exemption to the current guest fee will be implemented at the Gatehouse for guests who visit Ranch Owners for a short period of time (not to exceed 3 hours in a 7-day period). Guest is required to pay guest fee when sigining in. Upon guest exiting the Ranch within the 3-hour limitation from the time of arrival, guest fee will be refunded. No ATV registrations are allowed for guests using this exemption. Each visit under this exemption will count toward the limitations of guest visits for the calendar year (See Section1.C & D). Page 4, Section 1-F. (Addition to present rule) Owner is not allowed to reserve a pad for a guest prior to arrival (See Section 3.H.) Upon arrival of a guest, owner must be present and state what type of guest non-owners are and length of stay. (See definitions and limitations in above). Page 5, NON-OWNER CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT: Step 1: (Addition to present rule): Sponsoring Owner/Associate must be registered on the Ranch and present at the Gatehouse for registration of a Non-Owner. Owner must remain registered and on the Ranch at all times a Non-Owner guest is on the Ranch (No Exceptions). Owner must state what type of guest non-owner is and length of non-owner’s stay (See definitions and limitations in Section 1.) Fishing Rules: Page 11, Section 7-B – In the first sentence, the wording is changed as follows: remove “the east side” and replace with “25 yards east” of Fogey Hollow Crossing. Page 11 – Section 7- E - In the second sentence, add “25 yards below” handicapped dock upstream is prohibited. Page 12 –Section 7-L – Change August fishing start time to 6:30 a.m. Page 12, Section 7-M (Catch & Release Program): should be removed and replaced with the following: M. Catch & Release Program: STOCKED AREA: ONLY ARTIFICIAL LURES AND FLIES WITH BARBLESS HOOKS MAY BE USED (NO NATURAL or SCENTED BAIT ALLOWED). Catch and release is allowed EXCEPT 25 yards down and 25 yards upstream from Fogey Hollow Crossing (NO FISHING allowed in this area, at any time). Stringers are not allowed and all fish must be released (no exceptions). NON-STOCKED AREA: 25 yards down from Fogey Hollow to the property line, fisherman may keep one (1) fish below the tubes per day as long as it exceeds eighteen (18) inches in length. This allows for keeping a “Trophy Fish”. All other Catch and Release rules apply. Vehicular Safety: Page 13, Section 10. Add the following sentences: “Speed limits are posted throughout the Ranch Complex and are enforced. In cases where speed limits are not apparent, the following will apply.” Page 14, Section 10: Add the following sentence AFTER SPEED LIMIT CHART: “Passing of vehicles is prohibited unless the slower vehicle has pulled to the side of the road and has stopped.”

CLIP OUT AND ATTACH THESE CHANGES TO PAGE 20 (ADDENDUM) TO YOUR NEW FULL PAGE C9R RULE BOOK (Revised 7/01/2009). If you have not picked up your copy of the new full page Rule Book, you may print one at www.cloud9ranch.com or contact the Ranch Office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE By a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors at the BOD meeting on September 18th, the cost of a membership to Cloud 9 Ranch Club, Inc. will be increased to $2,000.00 effective January 1, 2010. Transfer fees for persons wanting to buy a membership from another member is increased from $35.00 to $100.00 effective of January 1, 2010.