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Inside This Issue: CASINO NIGHT PLANS

RANCH RIDER NEWS

ROYAL CARRIBEAN

FALL EVENT PREVIEW

September 6th, 2012 Weekly Publication OF Ranch News & Events

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WHO IS????

FACILITY HOURS

CAVING AT

CLOUD 9

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EMPLOYEE

APPRECIATION

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RRC NEWS

CASINO NIGHT

THE REST OF THE

STORY

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CAMPGROUD

INFORMATION

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This weekend marks the 4th Cloud 9 Ranch sponsored bow shoot

weekend. This is a great time for the entire family to come out

and enjoy the weekend at the Ranch. Regardless of your skill

level, archery is a fantastic sport for the participants and the spec-

tators alike. The family style atmosphere of the sport has now

brought youth and women into the leading of the fastest growing

outdoor sport in America. This weekend at Cloud 9 you can ex-

pect to see archers of all skill levels compete. The purpose of

these type of shoots is to allow both the hunter and the competi-

tive archer a chance to hone there shooting skills and yet not

leave out the beginning archer in the process. There will be

prizes awarded in various classes. The top 9 finishers in the

youth class will be awarded trophy's. Bring your lawn chairs and

plan to have a good time as the archery shoot kicks off at 9AM

September, 8th, on the Cloud 9 Ranch front drive. If you are in-

terested in finding out more information about the “Hunting Sea-

son Kick-off”, call Rex Harrison at 417-274-6904 for more de-

tails or better yet, stop by and visit during the bow shoot.

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Conservation Committee News

The Labor Day Weekend Duck Race was another huge success

this year. Everyone may not of been happy about the rains, but

our “Ducks” certainly were. The Conservation Committee gave

$1000 away in payouts for 1st-5th place this year. The payouts

were given away in Ranch gift cards so every fundraising dollar

benefits some area of Cloud 9 Ranch.

Thank you to everyone who participated, bought ducks and

joined in on the fun down in Foggy over Labor Day Weekend.

Your support is over-whelming and shows the need to continually

improve Ranch conservation for years to come.

Craft House Sponsors bag Sale!

CRAFT HOUSE IS SPONSORING A BAG SALE SEPT. 8

Volunteers at the Craft House will provide “bag shopping” for

employees and members Sept. 8th only (does not include consign-

ment items). Employees and members will pay a small fee and

fill a bag with as many items as they can stuff in it.

The Craft House is operated by

volunteers of the Craft House

Committee & located at Gene

Bean Crossing in Wilder Springs.

Be sure to stop by and visit this

Weekend!

Shuffle Board

Mini-Golf

ATV Helmets Equipment available at

the Ranger Station!

OFFER VALID THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012


Set Sail On a New Kind of C9r Cruise!

September 8th ~

Fall Bow Shoot!

October 5th-8th ~

Columbus Weekend

October 26th-29th~

Member Appreciation

Weekend!

October 27th~

Free Hog Roast

October 27th~

First time ever….

Witches Brew Party!

(Family ATV Event)

October 28th~

Fall Foliage Trail Ride

Details for these and

other great Ranch events

will be posted soon in the

9 Lines.

Make sure you follow us

on Facebook or sign up

for Free 9-Lines emails!

Want to have fun with your Ranch Family out at sea? Get ready for the Royal Caribbean Cloud 9 Cruise. How about a different kind of cruis-ing…say on January 11th 2014. We are planning the first ever, Cloud 9 Cruising Expedition on the Serenade Of the Seas. We will leave from New Orleans, LA sailing for a day at sea, arriving at Key West, FL on Monday January 13th. Next we will then travel to Nassau, Bahamas on Tuesday, January 14th followed by a full day of relaxation on Wednesday January 15th at Royal Caribbean’s private island, Cococay! Then after 2 days at sea we will return to New Orleans on Saturday, January 18th In-formation about special Cloud 9 Ranch pricing is available.

*****Find Out How to get $50 in on ship credits***** For more information email: [email protected]

Campground closings & other

Campground Information

The closing of campgrounds will begin on November 1st, 2012.

Foggy and Wilder Springs will close November 1st.

Hill Country and Powder Mill will close on November 30th

Lonesome Pines will remain open all year.

Melody Lane (tentatively) will remain open all year.

Cabins will remain open all year.

Select Rental Campers will remain open all year. As a note,

reservations for needed rentals from September-New Years

should be booked as soon as possible. This is done to defray

costs of the winterization process for campers. The full rental

fleet is not open during the winter months.

Winter No-Move Rule-October 1st-April 15th, 2013 please

refer to the rule book for further description. Rule books are

available in the Ranch Office.

For 30 Day Pads Only-Beginning on the Tuesday after Labor

Day, Twenty consecutive day leave becomes effective.

Please refer to the rule book for further description. Rule

books are available in the Ranch Office.

OFFER VALID THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

RANCH 28FT, RANCH 31FT, AND RANCH 35FT

RENTAL CAMPERS

Book

Rental

Reservations

Now!

September is a

Great Time To

Visit

Cloud 9 Ranch

Take Advantage

Of the

September

Rental Rate

Specials!

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. “Adapt, Modify, Overcome,” is what David Parvin says

has been a motto he lives by. “People can change the

way they think. You can overcome anything just by

changing the way you think. Take a negative and get

something positive out of it.” There’s no place on earth

that motto better fits than at his job. “It’s not a struggle,

just a fact and away we go.” Dave is lead mechanic and

in charge of the garage “shop,” and takes a lot of pride in

the work he has accomplished.

Dave’s journey with Cloud 9 began a little over two

years ago. He had a mobile mechanic business that kept

him away from home and family. Coming home from a

job in Willow Springs one evening, Dave prayed asking God to set him down some place where

he could use his talents and just enjoy living again. A Cloud 9 help wanted ad was in the paper

that day. That night when Dave sat down and read it, he said, “I knew that job was mine,” but it

didn’t come easy. Dave admits his “weathered look” was not a plus, but he knew the job was

his and he had to convince Coy of that. It took him four trips talking with Coy Jackson before

he hired Dave. His knowledge of ranch equipment and many talents won him over. When

asked about his childhood, Dave shared a little Born in Denver, CO in Feburary of 1954, he

was raised in a foster home with eleven others in the house. He credits his home life for his ea-

gerness to learn and become educated. Dave in a serious tone remarked, “I would get de-

pressed when I had to leave school in the afternoons.” His ability to “modify, adapt and over-

come” started at a young age and his escape was school where he loved science and metal craft-

ing, but most of all he learned the value of an education.

Dave’s first job at age 13 was at a Schwinn Bicycle factory in Denver, and he’s never stopped

working since. At age 17, he entered the Army as one of the last military draftees, “But I tested

out high and didn’t have to go in as a grunt like most.” Assigned as an aviation mechanic, he

spent 8 years in the Army building his love for airplanes, that still has a passion for today. Af-

ter military, Dave landed in Florida where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in automo-

tive engineering from Spartan School of Aeronautics. He lived in Phoenix, Houston, and sev-

eral other places in those years. He came to Thayer, MO to visit brothers and grandparents he

had not seen for many years; met the love of his life, Janice. Janice lived in West Plains and

they have been married now for 28 years. Dave and Janice have four children, three grandchil-

dren, and a Siberian Husky. Dave says of his family, “We are a multi-talented bunch – son is a

computer geek, oldest daughter is an RN, Janice was an aerospace machinist, made nozzles for

patriot missiles during Gulf War at Southwest Mobile Systems in West Plains.”

Beyond family, Dave’s pride and joy is his Stitts Skycoupe, a vintage aircraft. Having a pilot’s

license since 1971, when asked where his favorite place to fly is, he remarked, “Anywhere I can

fly low and slow.”

Dave is not a member of Cloud 9 Ranch. When asked what he likes most about the Ranch, he

revealed, “It’s the terrain, love the varied nooks, crannies, hollows, love seeing the horses right

out back.” Dave has read everything he can find on the history of Cloud 9 and has talked to

many people. Cloud 9 now plays a very important part in Dave’s life. He knows he is where

he is supposed to be. “It’s not about the money,” Dave says, “because I made three times as

much working for myself. I love it here.” This interviewer left this subject wanting to hear

more of Dave’s love for Cloud 9, but it’s a work day for Dave and he must be about his busi-

ness of adapting, modifying and overcoming.

Dave was very honest when asked what he wanted to tell the Cloud 9 membership. “We may

be hillbillies, but we are not hicks.” And he didn’t laugh when he said it. “The Ranch opened

up my life to a lot of ways to apply my trade and I hope that I’m helping the Ranch as much as

it has helped me.” Dave’s goal, in his own words, “Make this Ranch work and stop all the

leaks….and I mean all of them Ma’am.” Dave takes pride in his workplace even though it’s an

old garage. It was clean and he bragged on the men that he works with. You could see from

the other guy’s working that they enjoy being around Dave He said his workers at the shop are

the best and there are no more days when he comes to work and tools are “missing.” At the end

of the interview, Dave pulled from his desk a picture of Janice and him standing in front of a

garage he owned back in the 80’s. The name of that garage struck me as so genuine for this

man with a weathered look and a patriotic do-rag on his head. It read, “Good Karma Garage.”

Yes, with David Parvin as our lead mechanic, our garage at Cloud 9 now has “Good Karma.”

Who is Dave Parvin?


Check out

Bingo!

Always a Good

Time in the

Patio Room

Check the

Calendar for

Game times

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.

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

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION SHOPPING SPREE or

make checks payable to Cloud 9 Ranch with memo: Shop-

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

groceries to spread around to as many employees as it

lasts. Your donation can help make it happen!!!

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

Cruisers Casino night ` Coming Soon!

Ahoy Mateys!

Gather ye doubloons

and get ye down to

the Cruiser’s Club

Casino Night. Pre-

pare to play yer best

at yer fav’rite casino

games, then bid auction-style on treasures,

or prepare to walk the

plank.

Ruckus starts at 7pm

on October 6.


The Rest of the Story

Thursday, Sept. 13th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

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NSTANT $100 CLOUD 9 CASH CARD* ABSOLUTELY FREE!!

$$$$$$$$$$$ ATTENTION MEMBERS:

If we sell a new Cloud 9 Membership to a referred friend, you

receive a $100 Cloud 9 Cash Card when they sign up!

Tour Guides are available – call a friend and tell them to come on

down and enjoy a Ranch Guest Stay this Fall at Cloud 9,

and we’ll do the rest!

Make sure to tell your friends to say YOU re-

ferred them!

*For purchases at restaurant, gas station and Trading Post.

LIFE OF A TOWER

You get up at 5 A.M. and go to the compound to get your first

trailer for the day. There is a busy day ahead and you want to

drop your first trailer on a pad by 6 A.M. so you can get your cus-

tomer the pad that they want or a good pad. Everyone wants a

shade tree. There are only so many trees in the camp grounds.

The morning is spent putting trailers on pads and you go home

for lunch, you have only eaten a few bites and someone knocks

on the door, you are wanted at the door. You get back to your

lunch and about half way through eating someone else is at the

door. Sometimes the phone rings at night at 10 P.M. and some-

one has come in late, they need their trailer put on a pad. Some-

times the gate calls at 2 P.M. wanting a trailer location. No mat-

ter what a tower is doing whether fishing or going out to eat, the

phone is always on their side to answer. If anyone needs a tow it

comes first.

The wife is at home answering the door all day, where is Herb? I

don’t know, putting trailers out somewhere. This is repeated all

through the day. How is a wife to know where her husband is,

when there are 6 campgrounds on the ranch? She gets on the

phone and calls to find out where he is. Sometimes he answers

and sometimes he doesn’t.

There is a really good relationship between the towers on the

ranch. If a tower is too far away or not able to get a trailer on a

pad for a customer they will call another tower to do it for them

and it will get done. This has really worked well for the towers

on the ranch; they know that there is always someone to cover for

them if needed.

I know the first part of my story sounds like I am just joking, but

it is really what happens. I don’t know how the other towers feel,

but I know that even days that Herb comes in so tired that he

could drop he has loved every minute of it.

Marie Pilkinton

Wednesday, Sept. 12th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Valley Star

School House

Open

Saturday-2PM-4PM

Last Day of the

Season……..

September 8th

Book

Rental

Reservations

Now!

September is a

Great Time To

Visit

Cloud 9 Ranch

Take Advantage

Of the

September

Rental Rate

Specials!


Cloud 9 Ranch

RRC

ATV Trail Maps

On Sale Now

In the

Trading Post

Ranch Rider News

The Ranch Riders have been very busy over the past week with

having to lay out an alternate route for the poker / marble run as

the weather was forecast to have heavy rains with flash flooding.

The route first planned was along the stream. The alternate route

was in the pet cemetery area of the ranch and “out front” using

the “snow gate”. Many “slappers” were cut back and down trees

and large rocks removed from the trails.

The route was “flagged” and paper plates with various sayings

were place along the trails Sunday morning by the “trail marking

crew” while the “sign up” crew was busy getting everyone sign

in. The Marble Run riders were “launched” at 1:00 P M with 210

machines leaving the T-Top with 344 people on board by way of

Stoney Pass.

There were no reported injury accidents on the run. There was

some “jerks” that thought it was funny to remove some of the

flagging and the paper plates during the run, their membership

numbers were reported.

The “highest” point winner receiving a cash prize of $533 and the

lowest point hand received $25. Second through fifth place also

received cash prizes. The “grand” trail rider prize was a $100 gift

card from Honda of the Ozarks, many other “trail rider” prizes

were drawn also.

Thank you all who volunteered to help, sponsored with prizes or

rode the Marble Run. We hope you enjoyed it.

The next Marble Run will on Saturday, Columbus Day weekend

in October.

The RRC built a float for the Labor Day weekend parade that was

held Saturday evening. Even if the parade was small and in the

rain everyone was having fun.

After the parade a RRC monthly On-Line meeting was held in the

Ranch Riders building, with many attending in person and on

line. After the meeting pizza was served. Thanks to all who at-

tended and thank you to the one who bought the pizza.

Please help keep the trails clean! “Carry out what you carry in”!

~Chuck Ruckdeschell

Valley Star School House

is wrapping up an exciting

season.

Saturday, September 8th

will be the last day the

school house is open this

season.

Everyone is invited to stop

by & visit from 2pm-4pm.

Employees are welcome

to visit during the em-

ployee appreciation that

will be going as well.

VSSH would like to thank

everyone who helped &

ate at the Labor Day Pan-

cake Breakfast. This was

a great success for the

school house & the

Ranch. The next meeting

will be held on Sept. 11th

at 6:30PM in the Ranch

Clubhouse. Anyone inter-

ested in the schoolhouse is

invited to attend. We

hope to see you there!


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 en-couraged 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 & ef-fort in producing C9R Trail 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 Members who trespass onto pri-vately owned land can be prosecuted. Surrounding prop-erty 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 TRESS-PASSING” signs. The Ranch has been blessed with neighbors that respect our private area, let’s return the fa-vor by respecting the rights of the surrounding property owners as well.

Cloud 9 Ranch

RRC

ATV Trail Maps

On Sale Now

In the

Trading Post

Family Fun~ Weekend Caving Trip

Regardless of what you enjoy doing while you are at the Ranch,

there is always something for everyone. This past Labor Day

Weekend was certainly no exception. Practically every minute of

the weekend was filled with some kind of activity that any family

could enjoy.

The highlight for some Ranch families was the guided caving

tour hosted by Jerry Pusch. Jerry, Ed Horton and several others

donated a great part of there Sunday morning to showing off

some of the hidden areas of Cloud 9.

The cave tours began bright and early and with 45 participants,

lasted well past 1PM.

Jerry was kind enough to share cave safety and Ranch Cave

knowledge with other Ranch Members. If you were lucky

enough to be in the last caving group, you were able to see the

bear that lives in Frank Cave/Pusch Caverns!

The day was light hearted and filled with good clean family fun

despite the rain and mud! It was certainly a pleasure for all who

helped to host the day to see the smiling faces, hear the positive

feed back and touch the hearts of the Ranch Members who were

involved.

As more plans are made for Ranch Group Caving Adventures,

they will be posted in the 9 Lines. Hopefully next time, your

family will get to join in on all the fun that is happening at Cloud

9 Ranch!

As the 2012 camping

season comes to an end,

we encourage members

to Thank the employees

who have served at C9R

this summer.

Special Honors and

Awards for service will

take place on Saturday,

September 8th.

We encourage all em-

ployees & their families

to join in on a day of

fun.

Employee Appreciation

Events will be held at

the Big Top Swimming

Pool area. Hope to see

you there!


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