Fourth Quarter Calendar 2019!

***NOTE: These dates, times, and events are subject to change at any given time.  Please check this website for updates and further detailed posts.***

• The last day of 2019 memberships is on Sept. 30 (MONDAY) • Memberships for 2020 will be due on October 1st (TUESDAY).  CLICK HERE to download an OMP Members Application

• OCTOBER MEMBERS MEETING – Oct. 10th (THURSDAY) • 7:00pm • Springfield Nature Center • Come join us to catch up on all the up coming and recent events, all that is store for the new membership year, and to meet our new club president, Gary Tombridge! • We will also be featuring guest speaker Marisa Frazier of the Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club. The main topics will cover:  The horsepower limits approved by the National Park Service in 2015 for the upper stretches of the Jack’s Fork and Current Rivers that have not been implemented and the general plan for roads and trails in the Ozark National Scenic Rivers.

• OCTOBER FLOAT – Oct. 26th-27th (SATURDAY & SUNDAY) • Buffalo River (Dillard’s Ferry to Rush Landing = 8.9 miles) • OVERNIGHT FLOAT with gravel bar camping.  Meet at Lead Hill, AR at 9:30am for Saturday breakfast.  Your hosts will be serving chicken fajitas for dinner on Saturday night, please bring a side dish if attending and eating with the group. • Contact Terri Bradley at 417.860.1449 for info and to confirm your side dish of choice for the meal.

• NOVEMBER FLOAT – Nov. 2nd (SATURDAY) • James River (Shelvin Rock Access to Hooten Town Access = 4.4 Miles) • Meet at the Shelvin Rock Access at 10am • Contact Craig Hesington at 417.693.1618 for more info.

• NOVEMBER MEMBERS MEETING – Nov. 14th (THURSDAY) • 7:00pm • Springfield Nature Center • We will be presenting and sharing to our members by our members some information on Wilderness First Aid.

• OMP X-MAS PARTY! – Dec. 7th (SATURDAY) • 7pm – 10pm at B2 (B Squared) Cafe (CLICK HERE for location map). We will have catered appetizers, a beer and wine CASH BAR available (NO BYOB ALLOWED at this event, sorry!), a slideshow with many pictures and video clips of paddling experiences over the years, and a whole lot of mingling fun reflecting on 2019 and previous years!  This will substitute for our monthly meeting and you will be required to turn in your membership application and dues in order to attend. Please R.S.V.P. to give the caterers an accurate headcount for this event.  This will substitute for our MONTHLY MEETING and you will be required to turn in your membership application and dues in order to attend. • Contact Gary Tombridge at 417.861.6056 to R.S.V.P. (please leave a message if no answer) -or- for more information on this event.

• DECEMBER FLOAT – DATE & LOCATION TBA • Contact Marty Zerr at 417.818.8981 for further details.