Christmas Party this Saturday!

December 10, 2012

Come join us for our annual Christmas Party on Saturday December 15th, hosted by Mike and Susie Peace.  Arrive anytime after 4pm and eat at 6pm, the club will once again provide the main entree. Please bring a side dish to share and your favorite beverage.  A chair for around the Bon Fire may be helpful as well.  […]

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December Float on the Buffalo River!

November 26, 2012

We are planning our Annual Christmas Float on December 22-23 (Saturday & Sunday).  The location will be on the Buffalo River in Arkansas,  Hwy 14 to Rush. If you are interested, contact Ed McClung eddyguy912@hotmail.com or 417-766-7960. See you on the water!

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November Members Meeting

November 9, 2012

And the winners are…   Congratulations to Gary Tombridge for winning the 2nd annual November member’s meeting chili cook-off!  Along with being awarded the coveted engraved silver server, Gary’s winning recipe will be representing the Ozark Mountain Paddlers at the 2013 Sertoma Chili Cook-off. We would also like to welcome and congratulate our new board […]

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Pat Owens, Forever in our Hearts

October 11, 2012

Many in our paddling community are mourning the loss of our dear friend, mother, sister, and wife – Pat Owens.  It’s hard to summarize the radiance this woman brought to all of our lives, so it only seems appropriate to post her own words for you to read.  Thank you, Mike, for posting this on […]

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Presidents Corner – by Michael Baird

October 11, 2012

I will make this short since I am writing two articles for this months Newsletter (See Trip Report). The “Swimming In Moonshine” event scheduled for August has been cancelled due to extreme heat and low water levels. There are plenty of upcoming events if you are looking for ways to participate in OMP. We will […]

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Current River float canceled, NORTHFORK PLANNED INSTEAD!

July 19, 2012

Due to the excessive heat this weekend the float and BBQ on the Current river has been canceled. Instead we will be doing a day float, Saturday on the Northfork from Blair Bridge Access to HWY PP Bridge. This is a 6 mile float. We will meet at 9:30am at Blair and plan to be […]

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Presidents Corner

June 26, 2012

Well it has been a busy June, and July looks to be action-packed as well. June started off with one of our largest events of the year, River Rescue, followed by that evening’s Dam Jam. We had 186 volunteers help us clean the James River from Shelvin Rock to the confluence. We removed a few […]

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19th Annual Float for Independence – Volunteers Needed

June 18, 2012

It’s that time again, for the awesome Float for Independence.  This is our 19th year and still going strong.  If you are interested in paddling down the river with some challenged yet exceptional young adults, please email me back or call me as soon as possible.  We have 13 or 14 kids this year and […]

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DNA Annual Kid’s Float – Volunteers Needed

June 15, 2012

Fellow paddlers, we are once again planning our float for disadvantaged kids living in Midtown.  As always we can provide you with three square meals, transportation and in some cases, I will also have boats for you to paddle. What I need are qualified paddlers to help me get kids down the river.  Due to […]

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Monthly Member Float CANCELLED

April 14, 2012

To those of you who were considering participating in this weekend’s monthly float: The river rose 8 feet in the night and is at FLOOD STAGE. For that reason, I am cancelling today’s trip. I am sorry for the late notice, but it really was one of those situations where you just had to wait-and-see. […]

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