MAY Monthly Float on Flat Creek!

by OMP Admin on May 20, 2013

DSCF5693THE FLOAT YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS!

It’s the Maez Hesington Madhouse Float!  The campsite will be on private land for OMP and all attendees.  We will be going down Friday to Flat Creek near Stubblefield Access to set up and possibly do a pre-float.  SATURDAY’S meet up will be at the Braums in Aurora (next to Wal-Mart Supercenter on State Hwy 39 just off of US Hwy 60) at 8:30 A.M. and the same for SUNDAY.  If interested, contact:

Phil Maez at 417-732-8859 or upurs7@gmail.com  -OR-
Craig Hesington at 417-693-1618.

Saturday’s dinner meat will be provided by the club, please bring a side dish to share.  The section that we will float will be determined by the water level and after we do some scouting.  All are welcome!  Phil’s wife might even show up for this one.  YOU WON’T REGRET IT!

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River Rescue 2013 (Volunteers Needed!)

by OMP Admin on April 29, 2013

RiverCleanup1The River Rescue cleanup will be on
June 1st from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  The location still to be determined (we will announce here soon).  All participants need to register with James River Basin Partnership at www.jamesriverbasin.com

This year we are going back to our roots!  We will provide shuttle, trash bags and gloves.  Volunteers will need to bring their own lunch and gear.  There are a limited number of boats to borrow and those can be reserved through JRBP.

The Dam Jam Concert will be held on the square in downtown Springfield on June 8th (one week after the River Rescue, details coming soon!).  OMP will have a booth at the concert and will need volunteers to help sell raffle tickets, answer questions and look pretty.

Contact info for River Rescue is Jason Frantz or James River Basin Partnership.

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Our 2nd Quarterly 2013 Calender!

January 11, 2013

Mark these important dates on your schedules and be sure to visit the underlined links! BE SURE AND BUY SOME RAFFLE TICKETS, YOU COULD WIN A BRAND NEW DAGGER MAMBA, COURTESY OF Ozark Mountain Trading Company OMP 2013 Second Quarter Calender of Events MAY FLOAT – Flat Creek May 25th-27th (SATURDAY-MONDAY) Phil & Craig’s Madhouse more »

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Monthly Meeting, ACA Certification!

May 4, 2013

Come join us at the Springfield Nature Center for our May members meeting, THURSDAY, May 9th @ 7 p.m.!  We will be having refreshments, guest speaker Jesse Kelly from the Springfield-Greene County Park Board will share options for OMP members to achieve ACA certification, and Loring Bullard will be giving us information and finalize volunteer more »

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Recreational Canoe and Kayak Clinic

April 29, 2013

***NOTE CHANGES!!!*** Saturday, May 18th, the OMP Recreational Canoe & Kayak Clinic will be held on the James River, Delaware Town to Shelvin Rock starting at 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.  This is an all day clinic that covers safety, gear, paddle strokes and boat control.  This is an essential class if you paddle Missouri rivers.  more »

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April 20 — Twelve Rivers Float and Earth Day Cleanup Combo Event

April 17, 2013

UPDATE:  Due to high water, the cleanup effort has been revised.  All paddlers borrowing boats from James River Basin Partnership for this event will be cleaning up on Lake Springfield.  We will still be running a shuttle van for river cleanup participants who wish to run the river, but you will be paddling at your more »

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Calling all Volunteers! OMP needs you!

April 11, 2013

We need a couple of members to help with Rogersville kids in the outdoors event.  This event is on May 18th. from 10:00 to 2:00 at a small pond in Rogersville.  You will talk about safety and supervise as the kids paddle in the pond.  Let me know if you can help.  Thanks! Brian Grindstaff 417-300-5272 more »

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Win a Dagger Mamba!

April 9, 2013

With the generous donation from Ozark Mountain Trading Company, OMP is currently selling raffle tickets so that one lucky ticket holder can take home a brand new Dagger Mamba!  Members can purchase raffle tickets at any scheduled meeting or event for $1 each (no limit!).  Please come visit with fellow paddlers and give yourself the more »

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Twelve Rivers Float update

March 24, 2013

I’m a quarter of the way through a year-long exploration of the same stretch of river, and I’m surprised at the changes seen already.   In the past three months we’ve found a car that has been there for decades, most likely, and I’ve never noticed it.  Last month we watched the Blue Herons come more »

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Presidents’ Corner, March 2013

March 22, 2013

Okay, so we’re not doing the newsletter anymore in an effort to cut down on, well, effort.  But things sometimes run through my head that just need to be said.  And since I recently learned WordPress (which is how this site is built and runs), I am now quite dangerous (or at least mildly annoying). more »

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OMP on KY3!

March 13, 2013

“KY3′s Paul Adler got out on the water with Jason Frantz, the president of the Ozark Mountain Paddlers, to talk about the anniversary of the group and an event that even newbies can join.” -from www.ky3.com To see the full story and news video, please click here!  OR go to www.ky3.com Tweet

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