9 - Lines -- September 10, 2009

9 LINES the Weekly Newsletter of cloud 9 ranch club, inc.

ATTEN TION EMPL OYEES EMPL OYEE CELEBRA TIO N DA Y FOR Y OU AND YOU R FAMIL Y IS F ROM 10:00 A .M. TO 9:00 P.M. ON SATURDA Y, SEPTEMBE R 12 TH . CHECK YOU R PAYROLL ENVEL OPE FOR MORE DET AILS

SOME OF THE LABOR DAY RAFFLE WINNERS Trading Post (River Raft) - Curtis Cambell Maids Quilt – Kerry Haines Pre-Teen Quilt – Jacob Hurt EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK

Sept. 10-16, 2009 Ch ap el Sunday Services Friday - Moving Forward with Prayer

10 AM 10 AM

Gas St at io n Tuesday – Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM Friday – Saturday 8 AM - 6 PM Ranch Employees – Gas vehicles before 1 PM Ac co unt ing Office Monday - Friday

8 AM - 4 PM

Tradi ng P ost Open Daily

9 AM - 2 PM

Res ta ur an t Sunday – Saturday

8 AM - 2 PM

Pre teen & Tee n Cente r (No t su pervise d) Ask Ranger to open – Children must be accompanied by a parent/grandparent at all times Sn ack Sha ck (Cl ose d for seaso n)

Please tie your garb age bags bef or e put ti ng them in the du mp station . Tha nk You.

HELP US RECYCLE Place your aluminum cans in the designated wire containers that are next to each trash dumpster in all campgrounds!! Thanks!!

Attention Campers If you have an emergency and need first responders please call 417-284- 7321 . In case of a storm, shelters are located at Pre-Teen (pets allowed) and Chapel basement.

Pavilio n (Cl ose d for seaso n) Adul t Pool Craft House (Se pte mbe r 12 th ) Open for Employees/Owners on Saturday –2 to 4 p.m. Scho ol House ( for to urs ) Saturday

Bingo Raffle Winners Pauletta Burns Dennis Boren Aliey Slowtalker Liz Wilmsmeyer

2 PM - 4 PM

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. 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.

Weekly Ev ents in the Clubhouse Tues day - Bunko (CANCELLED UNTIL NEXT YEAR) Pit ch Ga mes 6:30 pm in the Patio Room. 25¢ per person. Come have some fun! If you don’t know how to play we’ll teach you. Wednes day – Pok en o – Patio Room 6:30 - 9 pm. Thurs day - Card Bin go – 6:30 pm 15 games 25¢ each CL OU D 9 JAMM ERS ( Pl aying S at urd ay Ni ght at T-Top ins tea d of Fri day nigh t t his week – EV ER YON E IS INV IT ED T O COME & EA T P IZZA AND HA VE SO ME FUN ) ADUL T B INGO (C ANC ELLED UNTI L NEX T YEAR )

Fir ew ood f or Sa le 5 sticks for $1 .0 0 Avai lable only at the Gatehouse BOARD OF DIREC TORS MEETIN GS ARE HELD ON THE 3 RD S ATU RDA Y EACH MON TH . NEXT B OARD MEETI NG IS SATURDA Y, SEPTEMBE R 19th A T 10:0 0 A.M.

SAL LY’S SI LEN T AUC TION Sally’s Silent Auction at the Pre-Teen Center had over 40 items purchased and the auction brought in $622.00. These funds will be used at the Pre-Teen Center to get started for next season. Thanks to all who participated with donations and our many bidders.

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

Co nserv ation Com mi ttee The next Conservation Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th at 1:00 P.M. in the Patio Room of the Clubhouse.

CR AF T H OU SE C OOK BO OK #4

Kid ’s Fi shi ng Der by Wi nners

A Fishing Tournament for kids 12 and under was sponsored by the Conservation Committee on September 5th. There were 43 participants. Winners st 1 Place – Garrett Eckhert (18 ½” Catfish) 2nd Place – Gavin Schneider (5 fish caught) 3rd Place – Emily Gibson (Smallest fish caught) Fishing Hours:

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

Fish Sto ck ing Sc hed ule 2009 Friday – September 18 750 lbs (This will be the last stocking for 2009)

BIRDHOUSE PROJECT 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 will be appreciated. Contact any committee member.

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

********************************* Cr aft Hous e C om mi ttee Craft House Board meeting is Monday, September 14th at 9:30 a.m. – Craft House Volunteers will meet on the same day at 10:00 a.m.

BY POPULAR DEMAND Many people have asked when we are going to

publish another cookbook. GOOD NEWS!! The Craft House is 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 members, in our new cookbook. We hope to have it for sale by 2011,

Sch ool Ho us e C om mi ttee 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 for next year. Come and share your ideas.

School House R af fle Winners 1st Place – Sandy Tipsword (Radio) 2nd Place – Joe Emily (Electric Guitar) rd 3 Place – Sandy Tipsword (Music Media) th 4 Place – Jennifer Hays (Garden Hose & Reel) 5th Place – Jennifer Hays (Electric Pump) 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.

Pancake & Sausage Breakfast-Columbus Day, October 10, 2009, 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM - All you can eat for $4.00 (includes 2 sausage-extra sausage is $.50). Children 10 & under $2.00.

Please save BEST CHOICE labels for Craft House. Craft House will be open ONE MORE DAY ONLY, on Saturday, September 12th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., so our employees will have the opportunity to come and browse at their leisure during Employee Celebration Day. Owners are welcome to come in during these hours, too. This will be our last day of the season. Thanks to everyone and we hope to see all of you next year. LAB OR DAY CRAF T HO USE RA FFLE WIN NER S 1ST Place – Ronna Kehr (C9R Quilt) 2nd Place – Mary Jones (2 Afghans) rd 3 Place – Patti Mosier (C9R Cookbook) th 4 Place – Marie Pilkinton (Basket of Avon)

Ac ti vi ti es C om mi ttee The Activities Committee would like to invite folks young & old to come & enjoy our meeting for fresh new ideas. We meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 10 AM in the Patio Room. Put it on your calendar so you don’t forget. If you need more information you can contact anyone on the committee. Ask the Office or Gatehouse where we are located & stop in for a visit. Committee Members are: Lynn Thomas, Chair Person; Doris Thomas, Joe & Pat Miller. We would enjoy hearing your ideas & comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------A big th an k you to al l who leav e you r pop top s at the ga s sta tion , we are givin g th ose to the Ron al d McD on al d House.

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Fu n Add ic ts C om mi ttee A big thank you to Billy Bean and all of the Wranglers for their help with the Cowboy Theme Party over Labor Day Weekend – over 80 buckaroos, big and small, attended. We exceeded our expectations in attendance and there were a few delays, but everyone had a good time and learned a lot about riding horses and the work done at our Ranch stables.

Week end Activit ies f or Adults & Chil dren Saturda y at 1:0 0 p .m. & 5:0 0 p .m. dur ing Emp lo yee App reciat ion Celebr ation we ar e sponsorin g TWO Ca ke & Bev er age W alks – $1. 00 (al l pr oceeds go to F unAdd icts)

that God is at work and answering prayers to heal OUR Ranch. Come and give an hour of your day to pray and join us in praising God for the privilege of owning a share of this beautiful place together. Worship music volunteers are welcome!

ATTENTION ALL CHILI COOKS You still have time to enter and we NEED YOUR CHILI

BRING YOUR BAKED GOODS OR BEVERAG E DONA TIONS TO THE RANCH OF FICE ON FR IDA Y, SEPTE MBER 11 TH TWO MORE DAYS TO DRAW A NAME ONLY 7 NAMES LEFT FOR CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER FOR C9R EMPLOYEES

Stop by the Ranch Office window and draw an employee name (you may draw as many as you choose). Purchase a gift ($20 range) for the employee(s) drawn. Wrap gift and have employee name clearly visible on the package. Deliver gift to the Ranch Office no later than Friday, September 11th or let office know you will be bringing the gift to the T-Top on Saturday morning. Gifts will be given to the employees at the Employee Appreciation Family Day Celebration at T-Top on September 12th. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES AND SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE RANCH! PLEASE DRAW ONE OF THOSE LAST 7 NAMES IN THE OFFICE!!

ALL CHILI WILL BE THE MAIN COURSE SERVED AT THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 AT THE T-TOP BE SET UP AND READY TO SERVE BY NOON JUDGING BEGINS AT 12:30 P.M. $10.00 ENTRY FEE (100% of Entry Fee will be awarded to Winners/Employees)

Turn Entry Form into Office by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11th CASH AWARD TO WINNER

Employees are admitted Free Owner’s not participating in the cook-off may attend free by providing a Christmas in September gift for an employee or volunteer your time at one of the many events of the day. (See Greg Watts, Judy Sweetin or Kadye Ward to volunteer your help) Donations to the FunAddicts will be accepted by those owners who want to attend.

Moving Forw ard Wi th Pr ayer Fridays – 10:00 AM at the Chapel.

Bob Kohlmiller brought a message last week that touched all of our hearts. “Be Still and Know that I am God” was Bob’s focus. We all need to do just that, even in the midst of turmoil. John West and Dennis Boren led our worship music. Patricia Miles from Little Rock, AR has volunteered to lead our prayer time this Friday on “gratitude”. Friendships are being renewed and new ones are forming as we continue to pray together for unity on the Ranch and in our country. Prayers are lifted up for our Ranch Manager, Board of Directors and employees, as well as personal prayer requests. It is evident

OUR EMPLOYEE CHILI COOK-OFF JUDGES Vernon (Bubba) Tackitt Sarah Amburgy Kellie Harper

Fern Leonard Jim Miller Cheryll Duvall (Alternate)

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 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUCKAROOS!

RANCH RIDERs Current events

LAB OR DA Y W EEK END POK ER RUN WINNE RS

OVERNIGHT HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE OCTOBER 10 & 11, 2009 SIGN UP NOW (Ages 10 and up)!!!! Call or come by Ranch Office to Sign-up COST: $100.00 PER PERSON $50 DEPOSIT REQUIRED AT SIGN-UP Deposits due by Sept. 15 – No Refunds after Oct. 1st (Cost is $50.00 if you have your own horse) Ranch has 10 horses for this trail ride: 2 that can carry 250+ lb rider, 4 up to 225-250 lb., and 4 up to 200 lbs. for this ride. Ranch furnishes horses, saddle, good trails, evening meal and breakfast, both cooked over an open fire. Trail ride will be approximately 4 hours long to campsite. You should be physically able to ride the casual trails and some trails requiring more strenuous riding. 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.

1 ST P la ce – Jenni fer Hays ($594 .00 ) 2 nd Pl ace – Lau ra Aiel lo ($445 .00) 3 rd Pl ace – Sa m Box ($222.00) th 4 Pl ace – Dennis Ga udre aul ($148.00 ) 5 th Pl ace – Mik e S tephens on Fern it a H arm on won the C olem an C oo ler Raffle . Th ank you to all wh o par ti cip ate d to help mak e i t a gre at success , espec ia lly t hose w ho volunteere d thei r ti me to put on the P ok er Run.

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 Remember the next time you buy paper products for your home to buy a little extra for your Ranch. Every time you come to the Ranch bring rolls of paper towels, toilet paper or office paper products and drop it off at the gatehouse on arrival.

RANCH RIDERS HATS,T-SHIRTS, STICKERS,SWEATSHIRTS AND HOODIES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. SEE US AT THE FLEA MARKET & POKER RUN!

“NEW RANCH RIDERS TRAIL MAP”IS AVAILABLE FROM RANCH RIDER CHAIRMAN. THE NEW TRAIL MAPS WERE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND RECEIVED BY ALL WHO SAW THEM AND PURCHASED THEM OVER LABOR DAY. HELICOPTER LANDING PAD

The helicopter landing pad 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. Happy Trails And We’ll See You At The Ranch

NOTICE

USPS cha rg es to f orw ar d mai l. Bec aus e of the cos t i nv olv ed , C9 R wi ll no lon ger fo rw ar d mail ad dre sse d to ow ne rs wh en the y lea ve th e R an ch. Ple as e be su re be fo re you le av e to make ar ran gem ent s with th e Pos t Offic e t o av oi d de la ys in rece ivin g you r mai l.

2009 Labor Day Pool Tournament Winners

Youth Tournamen t 1 Place – Tren ton Bush 2 nd Place – Zach Har per 3 rd Pla ce – C hris Rech tfertig

C9R EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 10:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M.

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Adult T ournamen t 1 Pla ce – W ade Boss nd 2 Place – Cr aig Ma rtin 3 rd Pla ce – Bill Dickens st

GOING P AP ERLESS

In an effort to save time and money, C9R Office

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:00 a.m.

Scheduled Events for the Day 11:30 a.m.—12:30 a.m. Horseback Trail Ride Limited # Riders EMPLOYEES ONLY Pre-registration required be at the stables by 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Chili Cook-off Judging

12:30 p.m.

Chili & Hot Dogs Served

1:00 p.m.

($1.00) Cake&Beverage Walk (Funds go to FunAddicts) SnoCone Eating Contest

1:30 p.m. 2:00—4:00 p.m.

plans to go paperless as much as possible in the near

Craft House is Open School House Open for Tours Spa Treatment - Fitness Room Pool Tournament - Clubhouse Pony Rides Field Games Face Painting

future, saving postage as well as some trees and cost

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.

The Ra nc h Of fice has a ne w for m ava ila ble f or yo ur 9-Li ne s art icle s. Pick up o ne ne xt t im e yo u’re in t he Clu bh ou se .

Sign in at the T-Top

3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Make Your Own Sundae Family Bingo Cake & Beverage Walk Again Karaoke Contest Employee Awards Pizza & Entertainment by Cloud 9 Jammers

OTHER ACTIVITIES ALL DAY FOR EMPLOYEES

MINI-GOLF HORSESHOES ADULT POOL (FOR ALL AGES) BASKETBALL, TENNIS TETHERBALL & VOLLEYBALL KARAOKE PRACTICE

Board Games & puzzles in clubhouse CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER GIFTS PRE-TEEN CENTER (CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT) FISHING (DAY PERMIT REQUIRED) ATV TRAIL RIDING (ATV’S MUST BE REGISTERED)

Some activities may not be available due to weather The following West Plains businesses have donated gifts and coupons for awards & drawings:

Hirsch Feed & Supply Colton’s Steak House KFC Ruby Tuesday’s Ryan’s Pizza Hut Captain D’s