Located in Caulfield, Missouri Established 1972

Inside This Issue: Event Calendar King and Queen Voting June Board Election Mud Dog Day School House Hay Ride Night Time Poker Run

Above Photo Courtesy Of: Cloud 9 Ranch Member

“Young at Heart”

CLOUD 9 RANCH

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CLOUD9RANCH.COM The 9 Lines

Inside this issue:

Hay Ride

Mud Dog Day~

ATV Mud Bog

3

Race Night

Summer Fun

Annual Election

4

Word From Coy

July Parade

RRC News

5

Calendar of Events

Youth Center News

6

Craft House News

Valley Star News

7

Lost and Found 8

Facility Hours

8

In Oct when Don Scott resigned and sold his membership be-

cause of health and medical reasons. Cloud 9 lost a good presi-

dent and member, So I feel I had some big shoes to fill...

I have been President for 6 months & in that time I feel as

though I have done what was best for Cloud 9.

I have made mistakes and will probably make more-But I feel in

my heart that I have always tried to do what was best for Cloud

9 Ranch.

I would like to thank the Ranch Manager, employees, Clubs,

Committees, all volunteers. Anyone and everyone that has

worked for Cloud 9 & most of all I want to thank this seated

BOD for working with me and helping me get through the last

6 months because I relied on them heavily .

I want to thank the Ballot Making Committee

Linda Amburgy Frank & Connie Gauthier

Barb Gardner

Marylou Ruckdeschell

Sheila Williams

Ed Horton

Debbie Davis

This year a big thank you goes out to our Office Staff too- An-

gie McMinn, Connie Dines, Holly Spencer,Amy Howell, Tressa

Texter. These girls had everything printed and ready to go.

Stephanie Harrison had the newsletter pre printed and it

looked great, then with all the volunteers we were done in a

few hours... Thank you

Ed Horton,Sheila Williams,Larry Armstrong,Roger & Linda Am-

burgy, Marylou Ruckdeschell,Lola Johnson,Chris & Deb Dantin

Doris Hutto,Frank & Connie Gauthier,Kathy McIntosh & Zelda

Hulster.

I would also like to thank our counting committee

Linda Amburgy, Angie McMinn,Lee Krout,Tim & Nancy Edgel-

ler,Raymond & Becky Blake,Doris Hutto,Deb Dantin,

Barb Gardner,Barb Lawson,Ray Dean Long,Ann Koch,

Fay Tuley & Davina Raines, & Sherry Cox

I hope I haven't forgotten anyone and I really have Appreciated

each & everyone of you.

Since this is Cloud 9's 40th birthday

the Ranch and the BOD members will be serving free lunch

& cake at the Annual Meeting..

I think if all of us keep working together and taking small steps

Cloud 9 will continue to move forward and be here

for our grandchildren and their grandchildren....

Thank you for allowing me to be your BOD President...

Kevin Willis

2nd Annual “Mud Dog Day”

ATV Mud Bog June 16th Get ready for some friendly fun down in

Sheriff’s Hollow. Saturday June 16th, Cloud

9 Ranch will be hosting the 2nd annual Fa-

thers Day weekend…”Mud Dog Day”.

Spectators should plan to bring their lawn

chairs to the event. Registration begins at

3pm and “Mud Dogin” will begin at 4pm.

This event will be the 3rd mud bog at the

ranch. Improvements on the pit will make

this one the best one yet. Bring the kids,

bring the lawn chairs, bring the cooler and

come have a fun time playing in the mud!

Saturday, June 16th

Frequently Asked “Mud Dog Day” Questions

Do my guests have to pay to get in? The standard gate-

house guest fee of $10 is required to bring guest to the ranch.

This does include special event days.

Who can enter the “Mud Dog Day” 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 regard-

less of membership status or age is required to wear a helmet. Helmets are available for sale in the Trading Post. There will

Will there be a concession stand on site? The Ranch

Conservation Committee will be on site with “Brats and Sodas” & they Youth Center will serve pulled pork and lemon shake-

ups. Money Raised will be for Ranch Land Improvement Pro-

jects and Flat Screen TV’s for the Youth Center.

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.

Limited Supply of “Mud

Dog” T-Shirts are avail-

able in the Cloud 9 Ranch

Trading Post. The T-

Shirts are available in both

Adult and Youth Sizes.

Get Yours now...When

they are gone…..They are

gone!

Mud Dog Day 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

MANUFACTORS RECOMMENED AGE LIMITS REGARDLESS OF THE DIVISON A DRIVER IS

COMPETING IN.

Trophy’s will be awarded in each division.

Old Time Fun for the Family!

On Friday June 15th, The School House Committee will be host-

ing an old fashion “Hayrake Ride”. This is a fun way for kids of

all ages to gather together and take a tour of the Ranch. You

never know which of your friends you will run into….and you

never know...You might make some new friends as well.

Hayrake Ride Begins at 7PM

Departing from the School House. Hayrake Ride ends at about 8PM making a stop at the Big Top

Pool for riders who wish to catch the Family Movie. Hayrake Ride returns to School House for riders who wish to

be dropped off at the School House. Friday Night 7PM

This season, there is going to be some of the campground hosts that are going to schedule

events and activities in the campgrounds for families and children. Melody Lane kicked off

this effort on Memorial Day with a Homemade Ice Cream and Cookie event on Thursday,

May 24th. It was held by the new pond at Melody and those who attended were very ex-

cited to see these events happening. The Outfitters supplied a water slide that was found in storage and with the help of some

of Melody Lane campers and the Melody Camphosts, it stayed up all weekend and was en-

joyed by many. You could drive down through Melody and see the parents sitting by the

pond and the children sliding on any given day during the weekend. Pictures are on the

Outfitter Facebook page, so if you haven’t been to the Facebook page, now is a good time

to do it. The Melody Lane Camp-hosts, Wendell and Kadye Ward, announced that there would be

many more activities throughout the season in the Common Area by the pond and hoped

anyone that wanted to participate would come and enjoy what was being offered. Some of

the activities planned are pony rides, petting zoo, Frisbee tournaments, pond activities in-

cluding learning to bait a hook, cast and take a fish off the hook, craft times outdoors, New

Member Orientation on Friday mornings, and Walking a Mile in Melody (two laps around

the campground). There have been large rocks placed by the pond for anyone to come by

and sit and enjoy the quiet, or bring your permit and your fishing pole and catch a few of

the catfish. We are asking that the fishing in the pond this season be mostly catch and re-

lease so that we can build up the fish population. After the catfish were stocked (100 were put in a few weeks ago and all are thriving) Kadye

is wanting to put a few more species of fish in the pond and is paying 25 cents to any child

who catches up to eight small perch/bream from the Spring Hill pond that will bring them

to her campsite. If they are swimming and healthy, she will pay you for them and then let

you help put them in the Melody pond. Also, any children wanting to help Kadye and Wendell feed the fish in Melody Lane pond,

just come by get a baggie of fish food. The fish food is located at their campsite Melody

#38 by the pond. They usually feed them every morning around 9:00 a.m., so come by

then if you want to see the fish feeding.

Summer Time News the Whole Family Can Look Forward To!

RRC News~

Activities Committee Information

40 Years of Family Fun-July 7th at 6PM

Independence Weekend at Cloud 9 Ranch Membership #_________Remember ONE ballot is allowed per membership number.

See Ya At the Parade!

King Candidates:

Pick only 1 King

______Earl Rahlfs

______Chris Dantin

______Larry Armstrong

______Jim Crosby

Queen Candidates:

Pick only 1 Queen

_____Sally Dunlap

_____Deb Dantin

______Deanna Armstrong

______Danita Crosby

Grand Marshal

Pick only 1 Grand Marshal

_____Dale Hutto

_____Earl Rahlfs

_____Ed Horton

____Betty “Boop” Hartfield

The Activities Committee would like to get everyone involved

this year with the July 4th King and Queen selection and the

Grand Marshall selection. This year, the Activities Committee

asked each of the six different Ranch committees to nominate

people in which they felt had done outstanding work as volun-

teers for C9R. The next phase of the selection process is up to

you as members. From the list of Candidates that have been

selected, each membership can vote one time in each of the 3

categories. There are voting forms available in the accounting

office or you can clip the ballot from below to cast your vote.

Voting buckets are in the Trading Post and in the Club House.

We hope that everyone gets involved with the selection process

this year. Voting begins today and ends at 4PM June 25th.

Winners will be notified and posted in the 9 Lines.

The Ranch Riders Club would like to remind all off-road riders

to ride safely and be courteous to all other campers. Please re-

member most of us are on vacation also and enjoying our time

at Cloud 9.

The Ranch Riders Club will have a booth at the Mud Bog. Please

stop by and get in on the raffles.

The RRC have map shirts in new colors, hats, trail maps, and

many other items for sale.

The Ranch Riders will host the “twilight” poker / marble run on

Saturday evening June 30th, with sign up at 3 PM and start at 6:00

PM. The whole family is welcome to ride along but must be 18

to play a hand.

If you chose not to ride the poker / marble run route, but want

to buy a hand and play for the cash pot, please stop by the T-

Top before 6:00 PM. For those that do ride the route and receive their ticket at one

of the check points, will be in the drawing for some great atten-

dance prizes.

The RRC does take donations of hardware, tools and material

for RRC ranch projects. If you have something to donate contact

Lonesome campground host, Dale Cox or Tony Raines, camp-

ground host for Fogey.

Enjoy your stay at Cloud 9!

Letter to the Members I am writing this letter ask-

ing for your help. We have a

great Ranch that is in one of

the most beautiful parts of

the country and it has a

membership that is made up

of some of the best people

that I have ever had the

pleasure to meet. We get to

enjoy the clean fresh air, ob-

serve nature at its best, and

for the most part enjoy a

worry free and relaxing at-

mosphere. However there is

a small group that just can't

seem to respect the rights of

others to enjoy their mem-

bership. They seem to think

it is ok to trash the place,

vandalize the property and

steal from the Ranch and

other members. This small

group makes it harder for the

employees to do their job of

maintaining the Ranch for

you, they cost the member-

ship additional dollars every

day in labor and materials to

replace equipment and fix

damage, and the fact that

they steal from other mem-

bers that are their family and

friends makes absolutely no

sense to me at all. I am asking

for your help to put a stop to

this, we as employees, the

Rangers, and staff cannot be

in all places at once, all the

time. We are asking that you

be our eyes and ears and let

us know who is behind these

crimes so we can try to put a

stop to it. If you see some-

one or hear about these

kinds of activities please re-

port that information to the

Rangers or a staff member.

With your help we will be

better able to reduce the

cost to the membership and

make Cloud 9 Ranch a more

safe and secure place for all

to enjoy.

Thank you, Coy Jackson,

General Manager.

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Ranch Clubs & Committees are responsible for getting their

news and events turned in to the Ranch Office by 4PM the

Tuesday before the Thursday 9 Lines is printed. We need your

help in submitting information in a timely manner. It is our goal

to make sure the membership is well informed of Ranch Hap-

penings. With your help we can do it!

Big Top Family

Movies

Friday- Saturday

Check Out

Family

Movie Night

Have Fun at the

Big Top Pool

Thursday June 14th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

Bring Quarters

Patio Room

15 games @ .25 Cents

Per Game

Thursday June 14th

Activities Committee

Dinner

Club House 6:30PM

Friday June 15th

School House

Hay Rack Ride

7PM

Great Time For the

Whole Family! See Page 4 for more

Information

Father’s Day Weekend-2nd Annual

Mud Dog Day

Saturday June 16th

Registration Begins at 3PM

Mud Dogin’ Begins at 4PM

Friday June 15th

Adult Bingo

5:45PM

Share the Wealth

6 games $1 per sheet

6:30PM

Regular Games

Play All Night $13

Progressive X

$36 in 30#’s

Progressive Coverall

$65 in 62#’s

Cloud 9 Chapel Presents:

The Sherman Mtn. Boy’s

Gospel Bluegrass Band.

July 1st, 2012

10 AM ~Ranch Chapel

Come and enjoy the musical sounds of

a group of young fellows who are all

about 17-18 years old. You will be amazed at the musical talent they have

to share with the membership at C9R.

The group has been performing to-

gether for several years. You can

check out their website if you like and

they also have videos available on U-

tube.

Hope to see you there!

Tuesday June 19th

Birthday & Anniversary

Cake and Ice cream

Club House

2PM

Tuesday June 26th

6:30 PM

Special Meeting

Valley Star

School House

Committee

Saturday June 23

C9R Race Night

West Plains

Motor Speedway

Free Tickets Available

Saturday June 30th

Kids Fishing

Spring Hill Pond

9AM

Free for Kids

Saturday June 30th

Night Time

Poker Run

TBA

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The conservation committee has had a beautiful embroidered quilt

made for them by a member/employee of the Ranch. The detailing

on the Queen Size Quilt shows both wildlife and Ranch landscapes.

Countless hours and stitches have gone into making this Ranch

treasure. Be sure to stop by the Trading Post to view the quilt.

Connie Dines decided to make the quilt as part of a fund raising

effort of the Cloud 9 Ranch Conservation Committee. Tickets for a

chance at winning the quilt can be purchased in the office or from a

member of the Conservation Committee. Tickets are $5 each OR 5

for $20. Thank you Connie for your hard work and for supporting

Ranch Conservation.

Conservation Committee News

Bingo Callers/Workers Needed

Judy Sweeten has asked for Ranch Members who are willing to do-

nate some of their time to participate with Bingo. Workers and

Bingo Callers are needed. If you would like to help out please con-

tact Judy Sweeten.

Cloud 9 Ranch~Cruisers Club The Cloud Nine Cruiser's Club met recently to elect new offi-

cers. Chairman Pappy (Billy) Eaton, Co-Chairman Karen Breugge-

man, Treasurer Deanna Armstrong, and Secretary Sheila Williams.

June membership drive is underway. New memberships and renew-

als are $25. New members receive a t-shirt and C9CC decal. Re-

newing members receive a gift too each year. This year it will be a

C9CC flag. Place it on your atv!

Cruisers are discussing ways to give back to the Ranch and may in-

clude upgrading playground equipment, donation to fire department,

or providing pool furniture/umbrellas for swimming pools. Many

needs were presented at the recent meeting.

Casino Night on Memorial Day weekend was well-attended and many report having had a blast!

Of course, no time like the present to begin plans for Labor Day's

Casino Night. Come join in the fun.

The Craft House wants to remind everyone of the Flea Market on

June 30th from 8AM-12 Noon. Sign up at the Craft House for your

table. The Craft House is also having their Bake Sale on June 30th

from 12 Noon-4PM. If you want to donate goodies you can, simply

take them to the Craft House starting at 10AM on the 30th. The

goodies went fast last year so come early so you don’t miss out!

Family Pool Hours 10AM-10PM

Big Top Fun

Batting Cages

Snack Shack

Check Them Out! Basketball Courts

Tennis Courts

Mini-Golf

Walk A Mile In Melody

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!

Craft House News~

Valley Star School House News~

Do you want to help out on the Ranch? You can join a committee

or a club. There are several of them on the Ranch that enrich the

member’s experience. You could contribute to that by participating

with one of them. How might your participate? Find their meeting time in the 9 Lines or ask at the office and attend a meeting Or Show up at an event and offer to help. You will be

glad you did! There is something for everyone at Cloud 9 Ranch.

Family Camping and ATV Resort for All Season's

WWW.CLOUD9RANCH.COM

Welcome to

Cloud 9 Ranch

Facility Hours

CHAPEL Sunday Services 10AM

ACCOUNTING OFFICE Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

TRADING POST Sunday-Thursday 8AM-9PM

Friday –Saturday 8AM-10PM

VALLEY STAR SCHOOL Saturday-Sunday 2PM-4PM

WILDER CRAFT HOUSE Tuesday-Saturday1PM-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

Regular Hours Sunday-Wednesday 9AM-5PM

Thursday-Saturday 9AM –9PM NOTICE: The Youth Center will be

Closed at 3PM this Saturday

Big Top

Swimming Pool, Batting Cages,

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

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

Water Aerobics Monday -Saturday 9:30AM NOTICE: Pool Closed For BOD Meeting

on Saturday Morning until end of meeting

Big Top Family Movie Friday-Saturday Night at Dusk

Adult Pool Sunday-Thursday10:30AM-10PM

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

Date Pounds

June 14th 600

June 28th 600

July 12th 250

July 26th 300

Aug 16th 600

Aug 30th 600

New stocking date will

be on Thursday to al-

low 3 day permits to

be more effective.

Fish Stocking 2012

Friendly Reminder!

Ranch Members: 2012 Season Kicks Off

-Please Remember

That The Gate House

is Required to

check both your

membership and ID

as you arrive. For

speedy check-in

service, have your

membership card

and Photo ID ready

as you arrive. YOU

ARE required to pre-

sent these items

each time you enter

onto Cloud 9 Ranch. Please do your part

in making the check

-in process hassle

free.

Stop By and Visit

Ranch House

Restaurant Now

Has Wi-Fi

Found on

Highway 160

Local resident

found a 4-Wheeler

Panel

on Highway 160 About 10 miles

from

West Plains. If this is yours

you can call to

claim it by

calling

417-293-1058

Caulfield Community Is inviting anyone

who would like to

attend to come to

the Caulfield Com-munity Building at 12

Noon on Saturday

June 16th. They will

be hosting a memo-

rial service that day

for Mike Ragar.

Their will be a lunch

served & you are

welcome to bring a

side dish if you would

like.