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“Shut up and FiSh”

Inside This Issue: Who is That? The Rest of the Story Duck Races Labor Day Changes Board Meeting Info Criminal Trespassing

August 16th, 2012 Weekly Publication OF Ranch News & Events

See What’s Inside

EVENTS

CALENDAR

INQUIRING MINDS

YOUR HELP

FACILITY HOURS

CRIMINAL

TRESPASS

LUCKY DUCK

WHO IS THAT

9

5

11

8

10

7

13

RANCH RIDERS

TRESPASSING

7

Be Sure to

Catch

Movie Nights

Friday

And

Saturday

Big Top

Family Pool

At Dusk

4

CHANGING PLANS

THE REST OF THE

STORY~MAG

6

BOD MEETING

AGENDA

3

From the Board of Directors

Since 2009, Cloud 9 Ranch Directors have been working with a

group called SCORE, a free business consulting group of retired

professionals who help businesses with whatever a corporation

needs to help it grow and succeed. After an assessment in early

2010, SCORE recommended the hiring of a qualified General

Manager and a Ranch Manager. As a result of that recommenda-

tion, in April 2010, Coy Jackson was hired as General Manager.

Coy has worked with SCORE over the last few years and several

of their suggestions have been his main priorities that have helped

the corporation in many ways. One of the first suggestions

SCORE made was to hire two managers, one with a business

background and the other with an operational background. When

Coy was hired, he was given both tasks and for over two years

has filled the shoes of both a General Manager and a Ranch Man-

ager. It was recently decided that Cloud 9 Ranch Club, Inc.,

should put some changes into motion. Managing one of the larg-

est corporations in Ozark County is better served by hiring an-

other individual to form a two-manager team to run all aspects of

Ranch business with both managers answering to the Board of

Directors. It just came down to the hard realization that SCORE

is right, and asking one individual to wear so many hats and ex-

pect perfection in job performance is an unrealistic expectation to

put on a person as dedicated and committed as Coy Jackson has

been since the day he accepted the position as General Manager.

Because this is an employment matter, it has been discussed in

executive session meetings. To put those wheels in motion, on

July 21, 2012, in executive session, a motion was made and

adopted “to move the process forward to divide the business and

operational responsibilities between two executive positions as

SCORE recommended.” Over the next few months, the BOD will

be working with Coy and SCORE to designate the duties for a

two-manager system. The job descriptions for both positions are

being designed to get the maximum benefit for management, su-

pervisors and employees to work more efficiently with better un-

derstanding of respective chains of command and what their du-

ties will be. Our goal is to have this management structure in

place by 2013, and we can expect even greater advances in our

corporation. The Cloud 9 Ranch Directors want to emphasize

that this change is a positive one for all involved. The Cloud 9

Ranch Board of Directors is dedicated to giving the corporation

and its owners/members every opportunity to succeed and move

forward. This will take commitment and patience from everyone

as we work toward this goal.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CLOUD 9 RANCH CLUB, INC.

Kevin Willis, President

Mel Hollandsworth, Vice-President

Kadye Ward, Secretary

Mag Greig, Treasurer

Marie Pilkinton, Director

Cindi Morrison, Director

Kurt Wilbanks, Director

CLOUD 9 RANCH CLUB, INC.

GENERAL SESSION AGENDA FOR AUGUST 18, 2012

CALL TO ORDER & INVOCATION

MINUTE(S) APPROVAL

FINANCIAL REPORT

MANAGER’S REPORT

COMMITTEE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND/OR EVENT OR PROJECT UPDATES from

Activities, Bingo, Chapel, Conservation, Craft House, Ranch Riders, School House. (By-laws,

Planning, Rules, IT Committees covered in old/new business section upon request of commit-

tee/board).

OLD BUSINESS: Code of Conduct -Presentation of combined recommendations for approval and signatures

Rules Committee --Report on referrals of cargo issue (rules and security) and fish stocking areas (management

and conservation)

SCORE Motion from May update --Report from Coy on scheduled meeting.

Election Committee appointments for 2013 - Confirmation of committees, procedures, etc.

Budget Committee update - Meetings, progress, etc.

Cabin Construction Bids – Discussion/ motion on decision of need to hire contractor.

NEW BUSINESS:

NEW MATTERS concerning Manager’s Report - Any discussion, clarification/motions, etc.

Security Training - Discussion of implementing mini-seminars mandatory for all security personnel, includ-

ing rangers, gatehouse, ranger station employees prior to the 2013 season.

New Employee Orientation - Discussion on implementation of a mandatory orientation program for new hires

and occasional refresher courses for departments when necessary (requested by Member: Robert

Butterfield )

Committee Guidelines, code of conduct, reporting, etc. - Appoint task force (3 directors) to verify and confirm

all committee checking/savings are set up properly. (Cloud 9 Ranch Club, Inc. (d/b/a committee name)

and in Ranch’s TIN and not a social security number

Planning Committee Proposals on Compounds and other storage – Discussions/motions regarding proposals

and/or if more information is needed.

President’s Report

Board Of Directors Meeting

The regularly scheduled monthly board of di-rectors meeting will be held on August 18th, 2012. All members are invited to attend.

9:30AM there will be an open Mic session where members have a chance to speak to the board and to the audience. 10AM the regular session of the BOD meet-ing will begin.

Your great memories of Cloud 9 Ranch are what makes the Ranch a great place for all of our Ranch families. As summer comes to a end, we encourage everyone to email your great summer memories to us at:

[email protected] Photos may be used for promotional ads, facebook, and 9 Lines publications. If you wish, please submit a photo title and story about your photo.

August 16th, 2012 The 9 Lines

Foggy Cave Trip a huge success !

August 4th weekend, long time member, Jerry Pusch, do-nated his time to take a group of 27 C9R members into Foggy Cave. The youngest participant was only 10 years old & the oldest was 76. This was the first time an organ-ized cave trip has been conducted at Cloud 9. The turn out was overwhelming & the day was better than could have ever been expected. During the day of caving, C9R members, from all walks of life, united to cave crawl through Foggy Cave. The day consisted of learning about safe caving practices, education on preserving the caves at C9R & lots of fun in the fellow-ship of other C9R members. The caving group went as far back as the 5th room and spent almost 3 hours exploring in Foggy Cave. The group was able to view first hand the bats, and albino salamanders that call the cave home. During the time spent in the cave, the cave explorers were able to see the markers left by the cave survey team. The KC Caving team has been working with Ranch officials in getting the caves on the property surveyed & mapped. The process of mapping the caves is very extensive and will take many months to complete. However, once com-pleted, Ranch Members will have a better understanding of the caves located on the property. One of the best fea-tures of Foggy Cave is the beautiful formations. The cavers also seen many stalagmites & stalagtites while in the cave. Jerry has promised to do another caving day over Labor Day Weekend. When the details have been worked out, more information will be put on facebook & in the 9 Lines. Special thanks to Ed Horton, Gaye Ann Pusch and Harry Hughes. Thanks to everyone that participated and made this day a huge success!

A couple of weeks ago we did a test run on a new sec-tion for the 9Lines called “Who Is That Employee?” At the July BOD meeting, one of our Directors came up with the idea (okay, it was Mag Greig) and she asked Kadye Ward to help with the interviews and writing of the articles. The rest of the BOD approved and the audience applauded. So, these two ladies went to work and the employee who agreed to be the first guinea pig was Carmen Mitchell. That’s how it all got started. Since the article ran a couple of weeks ago, the response has been overwhelming on how much members enjoyed reading it. So, we are going to take that as a YES, you want to hear more. Supervisors, Members, Directors and other employees have al-ready suggested what employees they would like to read about, so the process will go like this. Mag Greig will choose the employee to interview, Kadye will do the inter-view, write the article and send it to Mag for her approval. The article will then be given to the employee for their approval, then it will be turned into the 9Lines for pub-lication. The employee being interviewed will have the choice of whether the article is factual, humorous, serious, or a combination of all. Each employee article will run two weeks to give the ladies in charge a chance for more interviews and articles to be writ-ten. A big thanks to our Board of Directors who are making this happen, and to the employees who are allowing the membership to get to know them better.

Inquiring minds want to know!

Ranch Rider News~


Cloud 9 Ranch

RRC

ATV Trail Maps

On Sale Now

In the

Trading Post

Valley Star

School House

Open

Saturday-Sunday

2PM-4PM

Come By and

Learn about the

School House &

Relax during

Story Time!

The Ranch Riders Club have lopper shears and other hand tools for loan for those Cloud 9 Members that would like to cut back some of the “slappers” or remove large rocks from the many miles of the trail system. Please see Dale Cox, Tony Raines or Eddy Brown to borrow Ranch Rider Tools. These men live on the Ranch. The Labor Day weekend Poker / Marble Run will be held on Sunday the 2nd of September. Sign up at 10 AM and start at 1 PM. Please visit the sponsoring merchants of these events as they have very generously donated many great prizes for the poker runs over the past years. You can find the names of the sponsors on the Ranch Riders Club web site at www.ranchriders.org Tickets are still for sale on the BIG 50 / 50, until $1200 are sold. It will been drawn for, Columbus Day weekend in October. Two out-door table and chair sets will be raffled Labor Day week-end. Get ready for fall and cooler weather with a Ranch Riders Hoody, Sweat Shirt or T- Shirt.

Help Keep the Trails Clean! Carry Out What You Carry In!

Please Ride Responsibly!

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.

Cave Trips

Are Being Planned

There will be an

Organized Caving

Day Planned

Labor Day

Weekend

Mark Your

Calendar for

Sunday, Sept 2nd

More Details Soon!

http://www.ranchriders.org/

The Rest of the Story


Budget, Budget, Budget… That is the word that is embedded in my brain right now. What are we doing with the budget? How can we make the budget more realistic? What can we do to make sure the budget is on target with the Ranch, its employees and the member/owners? The Budget Committee, the Board of Directors, and Management are all wrestling with this beast in hopes that we are moving in the right direction. I just came back from spending a week on the ranch. During that week, I talked to all the supervisors and key employees on the ranch to get an idea of what they need for 2013 and to understand their challenges. Below are a few things I learned:

If you were to start at the gatehouse and drive the parameters of all camp-grounds, you would of drove 9.5 miles. One 24 hour shift, a ranger will have drove 150 miles in season, a little less in off season. We do not have enough vehicles for all of the needs on the ranch. Did you know the phone system that the ranch currently has does not have voice mail? The newest vehicle that the ranch owns is a 2008 Chevy pickup with 90K miles on it The long cushion in a 17 foot trailer, takes three days to dry in the dryer we currently have in the maids laundry Currently the ranch mechanic maintains 71 pieces of equipment. This does not include lawnmowers, chain saws, or weed eaters. Maintenance has to monitor and maintain eight of the fifteen wells on the ranch daily (7 days a week)

Our ranch is a village and as it has been said before “It takes the entire village to maintain our Ranch” Well I must go now, the numbers are baffling and yet amazing. Amazing that the ranch is maintaining as well as it has for the past 40 years and if you just look around, things are improving every day!!! Mag Greig Treasurer, Board of Directors Member since 2007

The closing of select 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 possi-ble. 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 con-secutive day leave becomes effective. please refer to the rule book for further description. Rule books are available in the Ranch Office.

Campground closings and Campground Information


Changes, Changes, Changes…….

Labor Day Events are Changing…..

The Labor Day Weekend events list is growing and with growth comes change. For your convince, listed below are the changes & additions to the Labor Day Event Schedule.

Friday, Aug.31st-Fireworks have been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1st Saturday, September 1st. @1PM -2nd annual Labor Day Duck Race will be held. The Duck Race is being sponsored by the C9R Conservation Commit-tee. The Duck Race will take place at the Foggy Tubes. If you have not

done so, be sure and purchase a Duck from the Conservation Committee. The cost is $5 per Duck or 5 Ducks for $20! Big Money will be given away! Last year $800 was given away to the winning participants!

Saturday, September 1st @1PM-Free Family Bingo will be held in the Patio Room of the Club House. Saturday, September 1st@2PM-Cake Walk takes place in the Patio Room of the Club House. Proceeds from the Cake Walk help with expenses for the employee appreciation day on September 8th. Adult Bingo fun begins at 5:30PM with Share the Wealth. For more informa-tion on all Bingo game activities check out page 9. The July 4th Parade has been rescheduled for September 1st at 6PM. Line up is at 5PM in Melody Lane. The parade route will remain the same as scheduled for July 4th. Saturday, September 1st @ Dusk-The Fireworks display will be held a dusk on the lawn between the mini golf course & the Big Top pool. The regularly scheduled “Casino Night” has been moved to Columbus Day Weekend. Sunday, September 2nd-RRC will be hosting the Labor Day Poker Run. On Sunday, September 2nd, at the T-Top ATV riders can begin sign-up at 10AM for the Labor Day poker run. The Poker Run will kick off at 1PM. Sunday, September 2nd @ 1PM-Free Family Bingo will be held in the Patio Room of the Club House. At 2PM-Cake Walk takes place in the Patio Room of the Club House. Proceeds from the Cake Walk help with expenses for the

employee appreciation day on September 8th. Monday, September 3rd-Valley Star School House hosts the “Pancake Breakfast”. The breakfast will be held in the Club House Patio Room from 7AM-10:30Am. Proceeds from the breakfast will help support the VSSH for

projects on the Ranch. Price is $3.50 for adults to include two sausages, orange juice/milk and all the pancakes and coffee desired. Price is $2.00 for children 12 and under. There is a small charge for additional sausages. There could be more additions to the Labor Day Weekend Events. To stay up-to-date on Ranch Events while you are away from the Ranch, be sure to sign up for the 9 Lines via email. 9-Lines email is a free service for Ranch Members. If you would like do sign-up, please email Robert Butterfield, Ranch IT coordinator at: [email protected]


Check out

Bingo!

Always a Good

Time in the

Patio Room

Check the

Calendar for

Game times

Saturday

September 1st

T-top

Flea Market

8AM

Sponsored by:

Craft house

Committee

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.

This will happen in several ways.

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 EM-

PLOYEE APPRECIATION SHOPPING SPREE or make

checks payable to Cloud 9 Ranch with memo: Shopping

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

ies to spread around to as many employees as it lasts.

Your donation can help make it happen!!!

CRAFT HOUSE IS ALSO SPONSORING A BAG

SALE FOR EMPLOYEE’S ONLY. Volunteers at the

Craft House will provide “bag shopping” from the flea

market room for employees (the Craft House does not

include consignment items in bag sales). Employee will

pay a small fee and fill a bag with as many items as they

can stuff in it. Member generosity of slightly used and/or

new items can be a great buy for an employee. Take

these items to the Craft House in Wilder Springs before

the Labor Day weekend so they can be processed and

ready for the employees to browse.

Stayed tuned for more opportunities to honor our C9R

Employees at the end of the season on September 8th and

put the Chili Cook-off on your calendar.

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

The Cloud 9 Ranch Craft House, which is located in the Wilder Springs Campground, is announcing that their end of season half price sale is going on now! Currently, the Craft House has two big tables of items that have been marked down half price. Everyone is welcome to stop by & check out the items that are available in the Craft House.

Craft House News!

August 16th 2012 The 9 Lines

Thursday, Aug 9th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games @ 25 Cents a

game

After Card Bingo Play

Left~Right~Center

Wednesday, Aug. 22nd

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, Aug. 23rd

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Saturday, August 11th

Adult Bingo

Club House

1PM

Progressive X

$36 in 30#’s

Progressive Coverall

$50 in 59#’s

20 Players needed to

play Prog. Coverall

Play all night for $13

Wed., August 15th

Cloud 9 Clubhouse

Activities Committee

Birthday/Anniversary

Party 2PM

Wed., August 15th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, August 16th

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Clubs & Committees

Please submit your 9

Lines

articles for July as soon

as possible. We don’t

want to leave out any-

one's activities.

Please submit your

Labor Day Plans This

week!

Friday, August 10th

Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool

Movie Starts at Dusk


Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool


Friday, August 17th

Activities Committee

Hosts Dinner

6PM

Ranch Club House

More Information to

Be Announced at later date.


Monthly BOD Meeting

Happy Hour

TBA

Open Mic

9:30AM

Regular Session

10AM

Patio Room Ranch Club House

Wednesday, Aug. 29th

Cloud 9 Patio Room

Pokeno

6:30PM-9PM

Bring Pennies

Thursday, Aug. 23rd

Card Bingo

6:30PM

15 Games

@ 25 Cents a game

After Card Bingo

Play

Left~Right~Center

Tuesday, August 14th

Valley Star

School House Meeting

Club House

6:30PM

Don’t

Miss The

Fun!

Friday, August 17th

Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool



Family Movie Night

Big Top Pool


Ranch Members! Please submit your Ranch

Photos and stories of interest

to:

[email protected]


Foggy tube

Duck race

Labor Day

Weekend

September 1st

1pm

Get your

Ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Big Money

Winners!

$5 Each or

5 Ducks for $20

Labor Day

Duck Race

Walk A Mile In Melody LANE

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!

Free Wifi

Available

At the

Clubhouse

Patio Room

And

Ranch House

Restaurant

Duck Up or Shut Up!

Birthday at the Big Top

In-

vites you all to his 5oth Birthday Party! August 18th @ 6PM Big Top Swimming Pool We’re gonna have some BBQ and Cake ~See You There!

Cloud 9 Ranch

Trading Post

Duck Race T-Shirts

Now Available!

Join the Cloud 9 Ranch Fun at Cloud 9 Ranch Outfitter Friends Facebook page. The Duck up or Shut-up contest is going on now! For you to join in the fun simply log in to your facebook account and follow the contest directions posted on the Cloud 9 Ranch Outfitter facebook page! Outfitters is giving away 5 Lucky Ducks on August 31st! You can’t win if you don’t enter! See you on Facebook! Facebook Friends Search CloudNine RanchOutfitters!

Date Pounds

Aug 16th 600

Aug 30th 600

*New stocking date will

be on Thursdays to allow

3 day permits to be more

effective.

Hope we see you fishing!

What an interesting interview this was!!! Cole-man Smith is a quiet young man, who at first seems al-most shy. For the last two years Coleman has been a seasonal employee in the Resource Development De-partment. His first year he ran the weed-eating, but this year got “promoted” to the mowers. This Friday is Coleman’s last day as an employee this season as he returns to college on Mon-day.

The first question asked in these employee interviews is to tell a little bit about their life away from Cloud 9 Ranch. Cole-man settled in and began to tell his story. It only took a moment to realize this young man’s ambitions are much higher than his sum-mer job at Cloud 9. Cole-man is a mere 19 years old, but displays maturity way beyond his age. He’s grown up as a preacher’s boy. His father, Kevin Smith, is the Minister of Elijah Church of Christ, not far from the Ranch on V Highway. His family moved to Dora, MO when he was three. He at-tended Dora public schools. Coleman says watching his Dad all these years made him want to do a little preaching of his own. He is already filling in for area ministers from time to time; said he might further his ministry in a couple of years.

High School was a good time in Coleman’s life. He was a straight A student, played baseball, member of FFA, Beta Club and other clubs. Watching Coleman talk, you could see it was an enjoyable time in his life. This interviewer couldn’t re-

sist asking, “Please tell me you got Most Handsome.” With a contagious grin, Coleman said, “Yes, Ma’am.” “Your Senior year?” I asked. “Well, I got it three years, but you don’t have to say that.” Oh, yes, I did. A smile like that after a full day of heat, grass and smudges of dirt on his face, you bet I did. Surprisingly, living in Dora all his life, Coleman had never been to Cloud 9 Ranch; heard very little about it until after graduat-ing high school in 2011. His senior year, he was ac-cepted at Freed Hardeman College in Henderson, TN. To help out with his college costs, Coleman went look-ing for a summer job. He met a man who mentioned Cloud 9 Ranch was hiring and gave him contact infor-mation. Coleman was soon hired by Harry Bonham to work in the Resource De-velopment Department the 2011 season, then off to college he went. Harry told Coleman if he wanted to come back this season, just to let him know and he had a job. Coleman maintained a 3.5 GPA his first year at Freed Harde-man, in communication/broadcasting studies. Cole-man remarked, “Not sure exactly where I’m headed yet, but my passion is tele-vision broadcasting.” He’s made several films and vid-eos on his own. Coleman’s family are not Ranch members so you

don’t see very much of him around here after work, but says he’s been a guest on the Ranch a few times since he started working. He enjoys riding on the backwoods trails, deep into the wooded ar-eas where there’s not as much traffic and noise. He called it “exploring.” He plans to return to work next season if things work out, but he’s looking for-ward to one day being a Cloud 9 owner more than working as an employee. You can tell this young man is going places, that is certain. When Coleman was asked if he could tell Cloud 9 members one thing, what would it be. Cole-man hesitated, but it was obvious he had something to say. After explaining one goal of these inter-views is to let the mem-bership know what it is like to be an employee, Coleman opened up, “I would like to tell members we are good workers on the grass crew. We work hard and don’t try to make people upset, or try to cause problems. Mistakes happen, but we really try to do our job the best we can. It’s a funny feeling not knowing when some-one is coming toward me whether they are upset, mad, going to ask a ques-tion or say something nice. We get all of them during the day when we are just trying to do our job.” Our conversation turned to his private life -- he’s got a girlfriend in Kansas City, MO, just dat-ing for now. He really en-joys singing and playing his guitar; playing with a band from Arkansas for a few years, Coleman

Who is that employee? Colman Smith

Every One

Say ThankS….

Bingo has

purchased

a new

microwave

for the

Club House

Be Sure to Thank a

Bingo Player or

Worker!

added, “I try to be a musician and play every chance I get; I’m booked around Christmas in Lakeview, AR to do some Country and Bluegrass.”

The interview ended

talking about Coleman’s faith

and his ideas for the future are

bright. He is a counselor at

Bible Camps in the summer

and enjoys working with chil-

dren. I asked Coleman his fa-

vorite Scripture. There was no

hesitation in his answer

“Revelation 2:10.” Wow!

Open your Bible and read it.

Coleman Smith is a lot more

than a good-looking preacher’s

boy on a mower. This is a

dedicated, intelligent, quiet

but strong young man with a

bright future.

Who? From page 11

Poem written in memory of long time Ranch member/resident

VERKITA FLESHNER-

August 27, 1945 – July 21, 2012

KITA

Death is so happy when you know where you’ll go.

And Kita, dear Kita, for you this is so.

Your Ted has been waiting since he went away.

But now you are with him, you’re together to stay.

I’m sure God smiled as He led you in.

With your newly healed body; you are sitting with him.

We are all so happy but, still we are blue!

And much liquid love is being shed for you.

You are the definition of friend.

AND I’M NOT READY FOR YOUR LIFE TO END.

Who can I talk to? For you listened to me.

And who’s going to make me laugh and dance, as you did all three.

And how many can say, “many dogs know their name?”

Animals sense goodness and their lives won’t be the same.

How many boys had a mother like you?

And all of the grandkids will miss you, too.

We all want to be like Jesus, I know this is true.

But if anyone came close, I KNOW IT WAS YOU!!

BY: Sally Dunlap-Schroder

Kita

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY

&

3RD ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF

SEPTEMBER 8th, 2012

Bring your chili, hot and ready to be

judged. After judging at 11:30 A.M. at the Big-

Top, the Chili Cook-Off entries become lunch for

our employees on their special day of fun on the

Ranch. Get out that favorite chili recipe and you

just might win some $$$$!!! $10 entry fee—pay

at the Big Top when you arrive on Sept. 8th

Bingo News

Each year Judy Sweetin and the group of friends and helpers she has, work very hard to bring fun to the Employee Appreciation Dinner that is held at the end of the season. This year is no different, with all of Judy’s hard work, a little more help is needed. Judy is asking that willing members pitch in to help pro-vide the needed cakes for the two cake walks that will be held during the Labor Day weekend. This year in addition to the 2 cake walks, members will also be able to purchase cakes for $10 each if they do not want to participate in the cake walk. Again, the proceeds from the cake walk are for expenses incurred for employee appreciation.

Cave Trips

Are Being Planned

There will be an Organ-

ized Caving

Day Planned

Labor Day

Weekend

Mark Your

Calendar for

Sunday, Sept 2nd

More Details Soon!

Carmen Mitchell is currently Housekeeping Supervisor in charge of 5 employees who clean all

buildings, stage stops and our rental fleet, among several other duties. But, this article is not

about what Carmen does, it’s about who she is. Carmen said several times in her interview she


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Sunday Services 10AM

ACCOUNTING OFFICE Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

Saturday 10AM-2PM

TRADING POST Sunday-Thursday 8AM-9PM

Friday –Saturday 8AM-10PM

VALLEY STAR SCHOOL Saturday-Sunday 2PM-4PM

WILDER CRAFT HOUSE Tuesday-Saturday 1PM-4PM

GAS STATION Open Daily 8AM-8PM

RANCH STABLES 3 Rides Daily

8AM 9:30AM and 11AM

RESTAURANT

Sunday-Thursday 8AM-2PM

Friday-Saturday 8AM-8PM

YOUTH CENTER

August 9th-11th Monday-Thursday Noon-4PM

Friday 1PM-9PM

Saturday 10AM-9PM

Sunday Closed

August 12th-August 30th Sunday-Thursday Closed

Friday 1PM-9PM

Saturday 10AM-9PM

Labor Day Weekend Friday August 31st 1PM-7PM

Saturday, Sept. 1 10AM-5PM

Saturday Night Lock-in 7PM-10PM

Sunday, Sept. 2nd 10AM-9PM

Monday, Sept. 3rd 10AM-12 Noon

Big Top

Swimming Pool, Batting Cages,

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

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

Water Aerobics Monday -Saturday 9:30AM

Big Top Family Movie Friday-Saturday Night at Dusk

Adult Pool Sunday-Thursday10:30AM-10PM

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

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