Located in Caulfield, Missouri Established 1972

Inside This Issue: Special Plans May 5th Meet a Contestant from American Idol on April 28th! Find Out about Cowboy Rick Board of Director Candidates for 2012 April Events Hosted by the Activities Committee

Above Photo Courtesy Of: Chuck Ruckdeschell

Hill Country Circle Project

CLOUD 9 RANCH

417-284-7321

CLOUD9RANCH.COM The 9 Lines Special points of interest:

Ozark County Mutual Aid

Fire Department “Spring

Fling” Will Be Held on

April 28th, 2012

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Inside this issue:

Cowboy Rick

3

C9R

Conservation

Land Improvement

4

Birthday &

Anniversary Party

5

Activities Committee

Dinner

5

2012 Election

BOD Candidates

5

Ranch Events

6

Facility Hours

Fish Stocking Schedule

6

What You have been waiting for!

Ranch Management and Staff are getting geared up for the 40

year celebration at Cloud 9 Ranch. This season is going to be

one of the best in the history of C9R. You are not going to

want to miss year! Kicking off this May…..Help Celebrate our 40th Birthday! On

Saturday, May 5th Cloud 9 Ranch will be hosting a NO GUEST

FEE WEEKEND! Ranch members are welcome to bring their

guests to the Ranch at no charge for the weekend. Reserva-

tions for the cabins and the camper rentals will start filling up

fast so get your reservation in soon! During the May 5th week-

end, there will a Poker Run. This poker run is being hosted to

help support the Cloud 9 Ranch Fire Department. Years ago

the Fire Department held poker runs as their primary fund rais-

ing event. To help celebrate our 40th Birthday….we are doing

it again. The poker run will be a blast from the past with some

unexpected twists and turns that promise to make this week-

end a ton of fun for the entire family. Hope to see you at the

Ranch!

What’s happening at the Ranch?

The Ozark County Mutual Aid Fire and Rescue Asso-ciation will be host-ing a fund raising event at Cloud 9 Ranch on April 28th. There will be lots of games for the kids, fire trucks, and great food. Everyone is invited out to this event. There will also be a guest appearance by Rachelle Lamb.

Rachelle is from Mountain View, Missouri. She ap-peared on Ameri-can Idol TV show. This is your chance to meet her and hear her sing for those in attendance at the fund raising event.

Make Your Rental

Reservations

Now!

Cabins Now have

Direct TV!

Wi-Fi

Coming Soon!

More Things for Kids of all Ages!

Cowboy Rick and Arkansas

Bev Visit Cloud 9 Ranch

Saturday, May 26th 2012

Page 3 April 5th, 2012

The Stagecoach Journey began in 1999 founded on a deep passion for the

Old West. The Hamby family purchased the authentic 1858 Butterfield Stage-

coach and began a year long restoration process on it. The Journey Stage-

coach has a unique and significant past with its roots going back to 1858

when it was owned by The Butterfield Overland Company and was on the line

in southern Arizona. Upon the Butterfield Overland Company going out of

business in 1861, the Journey Stagecoach stayed in operation in Tucson, Ari-

zona up until the turn of the century. In 1960, the stagecoach was brought out

of retirement when purchased by the Herschend Family of Silver Dollar City,

Branson and it became the coach for the Silver Dollar Stage Line. During its

tenure at Silver Dollar City, it worked with such great acts as the Sons of the

Pioneers, the Oak Ridge Boys, and others. Needing restoration it was again

retired until 1999 when the Hamby’s purchased it. Wanting to put the stage-

coach back into operation and with a noble cause, the Hamby family decided

to make the first Butterfield Overland stage run since 1861, departing from

Springfield, Missouri in March of 2001 and arriving in Tombstone, Arizona

63 days and 1400 miles later. As in the days of John Butterfield, one of our

purposes was to deliver the mail as well. Delivering penpal letters from kids

in the Midwest to kids around the country has become a passion and mission

of the Journey Stagecoach and its crew. The Journey Stagecoach, pulled by its

four magnificent bays, has now taken seven long distance trips and delivered

thousands of penpal letters.

Rick and Bev Hamby, known as Cowboy Rick and Arkansas Bev, host the

Missouri Broadcasters Association award winning program "Just For Kids

Radio Roundup". It is broadcast live from 9-10am Saturdays on 102.5 FM

or www.kkdy.com. The interactive one hour program takes its listeners on a

fun and exciting westward adventure through legend quest, map quest, trivia,

and story time.

Throughout the year, you can find Rick and Bev Hamby and the Journey

Stagecoach presenting their elementary school program, "Plymouth Rock to

the California Coast", or presenting a PowerPoint program on their many

stagecoach adventures.

You can contact Rick and Bev Hamby for your program or organization

through www.kkdy.com.

Information Courtesy of : www.stagecoachjourney.com/history.htm

Page 4 April 5th, 2012

May 19th Horseback Trail Ride Fund Raiser

The Conservation Committee will be

hosting a Horseback Trail Ride Fund

Raising Event. The Wranglers will be

guiding the event. Profits raised

would go to plant Alfalfa Hay that

would produce a food source for the

deer and a revenue production for the

Stables. Benefitting Cloud 9 Ranch and

it’s members in the areas of Revenue

through crop sales, food plots for the

deer and land improvement for the

entire ranch.

12 Ranch Members are being solicited

for being actively involved with the fund raiser. Each member is given an envelope and

asked to collect a $10 donation for the trail-ride from 10 other Ranch Members.

This donation will be in the effort to “support conservation” while helping develop the

agricultural resources of Cloud 9 Ranch.

Estimated Proceeds:

12 Riders raising $100 each in donations equaling $1200

What Participants Can Expect: Thank you for helping to support this fund

raising event. You can expect that the money you raised for this event will be put to

good use to benefit the entire ranch. T-Shirts have been donated to those who partici-

pate as a show of support for your efforts to make improvements to Cloud 9 Ranch.

Also, lunch will be provided for those who participate.

Who will be guiding the trail ride? The experienced wranglers at Cloud 9

Ranch will be guiding the horseback trail ride.

Where will the trail ride go? The trail ride will cover selected trails on the

Ranch property. The group will depart from the Ranch Stables and break for lunch at

Lonnie’s Lookout.

How long will the trail ride take? From beginning to end the ride will take

about 3 1/2 hours. This includes getting ready to depart, the ride, taking time for lunch

and returning back to the stables.

What Time does the Ride Start? Riders must be ready to depart the stables

at 11am.

Where Do Riders Meet? Riders will meet at 10:30AM at the Ranch Stables.

Departure time is 11AM. Lunch will be served at Lonnie’s Look Out upon arrival of the

riding group.

How do I participate? If you would like to be a part of this fundraising effort,

please contact Stephanie Harrison at 417-284-7321. Ext 135 The horses we have available are limited to 12. Please call right away to confirm your

role in helping the Stables and Conservation Committee in this effort to increase Ranch

resource productivity.

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Lonesome Pines Campground

Powder Mill Campground

Hill Country Be advised some of the camp-

sites are closed for mainte-

nance upgrades * AVOID THE CLOSED PAD

SITES *CLOSED PAD SITES ARE

CLEARLY MARKED!

Camp Ground Openings

It’s A PARTY!

April 18th at 2PM

Ranch Club House

Monthly Celebration

Birthday & Anniversary

Party

Cake and Ice Cream will

be served by the

Activities Committee

Come and Join Us!

April 21st– Time: TBA Location: Cloud 9 Ranch

Patio Room

May 19th-Time: TBA Location: Cloud 9 Ranch

Patio Room

June 16th-Time: TBA

Annual Meeting

Location: Big Top

Deadline for eligibility to vote: April 27, 2012

(Account balances must not be over $50)

Ballots will be mailed out/available on May 2, 2012. There are 5 candidates running for 3 board of director

seats. The candidates are:

Marie Pilkinton

Rex Tackett

Patrick Riley

Kurt Wilbanks

Mary Ann “Mag” Greig

.Friday, April 20th the Activities Committee will be hosting a “Spaghetti Dinner”. The dinner will be held in the Patio Room of the Ranch Club House. See you at 6PM!

Activities Committee Dinner

Friday, April 20th

6PM

Club House Patio Room

Adults $7

Kids $3

10 years and under

PO Box 50 Caulfield, MO 65626

Phone: 417-284-7321

E-mail: ranchoutfitters@gmail.com

No matter if you are visiting us for the first time or if you have

been visiting us since 1972, we are glad that you are here. Our

staff is working hard to meet and exceed all of your camping

and ATV’ing expectations.

Amenities List: Gas Station Stables

Youth Center Family Pool Caves

Adult Club House Cabin/Camper Rentals Hiking

Adult Swimming Pool Trading Post Fishing

Miles and Miles of Trails Camping Hunting

CLOUD 9 RANCH

Family Camping and ATV Resort for All Season's

WWW.CLOUD9RANCH.COM

GAS STATION

Sunday– -Thursday 10AM-2PM

Friday and Saturday 8AM-4PM

RANCH STABLES

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

3 Rides Daily

8AM 9:30AM and 11AM Monday & Thursday By Appointment

Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesday

RESTAURANT

Monday-Thursday 7AM-2PM

Friday-Saturday 7AM-7PM

Sunday-7AM-2PM

CHAPEL

Sunday Services 10AM

ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Monday – Friday 8AM-4PM

TRADING POST

Sunday-Thursday 8AM-4PM

Friday –Saturday 8AM-7PM

April 28th-Mutual Aid

Fire Department

“Spring Fling” TBA

May 5th-No Guest

Fee Weekend!

May 19th-Fundraising

Horseback Trail Ride

10:30AM

May 26th-Cowboy

Rick Round-Up 9AM

May 26th 8PM Ranch Music Band

“Disarray” Plays at the

T-Top

Date Pounds

April 5th 600

April 26th 250

May 10th 600

May 24th 600

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 Re-

quired to check both

your membership and

ID as you arrive. For

speedy check-in ser-

vice, have your mem-

bership card and Photo

ID ready as you arrive.

YOU ARE required to

present these items

each time you enter

onto Cloud 9 Ranch. Please do your part in

making the check-in

process hassle free.

New Signs installed on Highway 160