Ozarks Property Rights
Congress Meeting
January 26 -7:00 p.m.
Hayloft Restaurant – Mountain Grove, Missouri

Come early if you care to eat, as no food is allowed in the meeting room.

We hope to have information on the Rural Ozark Area Development (ROAD) proposed Ozark Rural University. Former State Treasurer Wendell Bailey and Dr. Dhanjoo Ghista  are involved in the development of this project. We learned of it from an article in the January 17 issue of the West Plains Quill. We should have more information on it at the meeting.

Doreen Hannes attended the Consent of the Governed Rally in Jefferson City on January 4th and will report on what was accomplished by the citizen advocates.

Also, on the agenda is a discussion of some of the legislation issues being considered by the Missouri General Assembly.

Gainesville, Missouri
January 12, 2012 -7:00 p.m.
Vaught’s Family Restaurant
On meeting nights food is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Doreen Hannes will be speaking on issues of concern to citizens in 2012. She attended the Consent of the Governed Rally in Jeff City on Jan. 4th and will report on what was accomplished by citizens who showed up

As always, in the Winter, the meeting is “Weather Permitting!”
If in doubt, call Vaught’s at 417- 679-1080 or one of the two numbers below before 2:00 p.m. on meeting day.

Contacts: 417-284-3742 or 417-668-5977

OPRC Meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome!

Plan ahead for the Mountain Grove, Missouri OPRC meeting on January 26 at the Hayloft Restaurant at 7:00 p.m.
Come early, if you care to eat.

Ozarks Property Rights Congress  Meeting
Thursday, October 27 – 7:00 p.m.
Hayloft Restaurant, Mountain Grove, Missouri

Come early if you care to eat, as no food is allowed in the meeting room, due to limited restaurant staff.

Doreen Hannes will discuss the Sustainable Communities Initiative that has been promoted throughout state through Regional Planning groups, Council of County Governments, municipalities and community groups.
This is Agenda 21 at its finest, purest form. OPRC, along with other property rights advocacy groups, has been working to educate county commissioners and other officials to the undesirable effects of signing on to this initiative.

There will be no meeting in Mountain Grove or Gainesville in November or December.  With hunting season and the busy holiday season, it was decided to take a break. We will plan to hit the ground running in January (weather permitting).

Ozarks Property Rights Congress Meeting
September 22 -7:00 p.m.—Hayloft Restaurant – Mountain Grove, Missouri

Come early if you care to eat, as no food is allowed in the meeting room.

Topics of discussion will include a review of the August 6 Ozarks Conference on Private Property Rights held in Mountain Grove.

Doreen Hannes will give a legislation update on the proposed Aerotropolis, “China Hub” Free Trade Zone in St. Louis.

A representative from the U.S. Forest Service has been invited to speak on the reasoning behind the USFS most recent push to close roads and trails in the National Forest.

Bob Parker will talk about “Regulations.” About 3,500 new regulations were put into effect last year. Agencies are out of control enacting regulations which cause devastating costs to business. It is said, “These regulations are killing us.” Bob will present hard number statistics to bring home what that actually means.

Everyone is welcome. Come and bring a friend.

DVDs of the August 6th Conference will be available for purchase at $20 for the two disk set which includes Sheriff Richard Mack’s presentation.

Chapters are you passing out Sheriff Mack booklets to your local sheriff? Are you discussing what you learned at the conference with your local law enforcement people?

SEPTEMBER 2011
MEETINGS SCHEDULE

All meetings are in Missouri unless otherwise stated

Christian County Chapter
Ozarks Property Rights Congress

September 1 — 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church - 877 Hwy JJ.

From the West, take Hwy 14 East from 65 Hwy through Ozark towards Sparta and approximately 1 mile past W Hwy take a left off of 14 onto JJ Hwy, then 0.8 tenths of a mile to Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the left.

Meeting topics will include a Review of the August 6 Conference in Mountain Grove

And the Christian County Food Code

Come see what it is all about!
Contact Bob Estep 417-844-8406 or Mike Wasson 417-634-5679
www.ozarksprc.com - Email: info@ozarksprc.com

Lawrence County Chapter

Ozarks Property Rights Congress
Tuesday, September 6 - 7:00 p.m.

The location of the meeting is at the old red roofed church in Mount Vernon. The directions are: approximately 2 blocks N. on Market St. (in front of the Keen Bean) to Division, W. 1 1/2 blocks to the corner of Division and West St.

This month we have the opportunity to have our Lawrence County Sheriff Brad Delay as our guest speaker. He will speak on among other things, his view of “freedom issues” and we will have a chance to ask him questions as well.

Eric Vought will lead a discussion of a precious metals trading system. This is a very good time to invite your neighbors and friends.

Contact: Eric Vimont 417-366-0999

Gainesville Chapter
Ozarks Property Rights Congress

September 8 – 7:00 P.M.

Vaught’s Family Restaurant
Highway 160, West of Gainesville
On meeting nights, food is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Topics of discussion

Review of August 6 Conference

Doreen Hannes will discuss Missouri HB840

“Aerotropolis Trade Incentive and Tax Credit Act” which will create the

“China Hub” Global Free Trade Zone in St. Louis

Far Southwest Chapter
(McDonald County)

September 13 – 7:00 p.m.
New-Mac Community Room
Anderson, Missouri

Topic of Discussion

Sustainable Development presented by Will Roberts

Contact: Arthur & Virginia Waggoner

wagg@leru.net – 417-435-2661

MOUNTAIN GROVE MEETING

September 22 – 7:00 P.M.
Come early, if you care to eat, as food is not allowed in the meeting room due to limited restaurant staff.

Topic of discussion

Review of August Conference

U.S. Forest Service closing trails

FEMA National Flood Insurance

Aerotropolis Trade Incentive & Tax Credit Act

For more info call 417-668-5977 or 417-457-6111

Email: info@ozarksprc.com

Barry County Chapter
Ozarks Property Rights Congress

September 29 – 7:00 p.m.
Barry County Library – Cassville Branch
Cassville, MO

Topics of discussion

The two sales tax initiatives placed the ballot by E-911 Board and

the County Commissioners for General Revenue tax

Contact: Paul Bingham – 417-665-1041

paulbingham44@yahoo.com

Lawrence County Chapter
Ozarks Property Rights Congress
July, 5 - 7:00 p.m.

Hi friends,
It’s already July and we will be meeting Tuesday, July 5,at 7:00 p.m.
at the old church in Mt Vernon, Missouri. The directions are: go approximately 2 blocks N. on Market St. (in front of the Keen Bean) to Division W. 1 1/2 blocks to the corner of Division and West St. Look for a  red roof.

As the world economy continues to collapse it will be very important that we become a local structure for freedom and stability. We need to talk about how best to do that.

See you there, 
Eric V.V.

Christian County Chapter
Ozarks Property Rights Congress
July 7 — 7:00 p.m.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church - 877 Hwy JJ, Sparta, Missouri.
From the West, take Hwy 14 East from 65 Hwy through Ozark towards Sparta and approximately 1 mile past W Hwy take a left off of 14 onto JJ Hwy, then 0.8 tenths of a mile to Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the left.

Planned Meeting Discussion Topics
• Agenda 21 and NAFTA
• Corporate Farms do not represent Family Farmers. There is a big difference between small farmers/ranchers and  giant corporate farms. We need to get our legislators to understand that difference. Laws that help corporate farms, in most cases, hurt the small farmer.

Ozarks Property Rights Congress Meeting
June 23 -7:00 p.m.—Hayloft Restaurant – Mountain Grove

Come early if you care to eat, as no food is allowed in the meeting room.

Speakers for the Conference will be announced at the meeting. You may be surprised!

Agenda 21 is on the topic list. Bob Parker has come across info we need.

 We heard that last week the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed out of committee with section 109 in tact. This section is supposed protect us from greater control from the Corps of Engineers by limiting how they use funding. More on that and what has developed in the Senate.

 Doreen Hannes will have updates on Morningland Dairy’s troubles with the milk board and the courts. She will also bring information on the Dollarhites of Nixa and their problems with the USDA over their rabbit raising business.

 Food Modernization Act supporters are unhappy because things they were promised in exchange for their support aren’t forthcoming (What? You can’t take Congress’s word as truth? Who knew?).
Doreen will explain further.

 Attacks on our private property rights have increased since our first Conference in 2001. Watchful diligence is needed more than ever before.
Please try to attend the Conference and bring someone with you. 

11th Ozarks Conference on Private Property Rights
 “Agenda 21 in the Heartland — How International Issues Become Local.”
Saturday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
At the YMCA — Mountain Grove, Missouri Complete Conference information will be sent in July.

 There will be NO OPRC meetings in July in Mountain Grove or Gainesville!

OZARKS PROPERTY RIGHTS CONGRESS MEETING
June 9, 2011 -7:00 p.m.
Gainesville, MO 
Vaught’s Family Restaurant
West of Gainesville on Highway 160,
West of the Highway 5 South and 160 Junction
On meeting nights, food is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

 We are all mourning the loss of our president, Russell Wood, but we know Russell wanted us to carry on the fight to preserve our private property rights. That is just what we are doing!

Doreen Hannes will be the speaker on the 9th. Please come and support her. She has some really good information to share.

She will bring updates on the USDA persecution of the Dollarhite family of Nixa. Their crime? They sold more than $500 worth of rabbits in one year. Come here what Doreen suggests we can all do to help this family retain their right to use their property as they see fit. They broke no law by raising the bunnies.

Water issues are back! The Current and Jacks Fork Rivers have been added to American Rivers annual list of endangered rivers for 2011, just a short time after  the EPA has announced a Public Comment Period on their proposed decision to identify impaired waters and associated pollutants in Missouri. More info on that.

 Three professors in Illinois want to turn some of the most productive farmland in the world into wetlands and national parks along the Mississippi in the flood plain. What part of “No Farmers, No Food” don’t they understand?

 Under more of the “What were they thinking?” category, Doreen will review some of the bills that were passed by the legislature.

We have set the time, date, and location for our annual conference. Mark your calendars for August 6. We will be announcing speakers soon and hope to have a real surprise for everyone.

11th Ozarks Conference on Private Property Rights
Agenda 21 in the Heartland — How international issues become local
August 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.—at the YMCA in Mountain Grove, Missouri
Y’all Come! Make your plans now! Details Later!!

The next Mountain Grove meeting will be June 23 at the Hayloft in Mountain Grove, MO at 7:00 p.m.

There will be no OPRC meetings in July in Gainesville or Mountain Grove!

Ozarks Property Rights Congress Meeting
April 28 -7:00 p.m.—Hayloft Restaurant 
Mountain Grove, Missouri

Come early if you care to eat as no food is allowed in the meeting room,
due to limited restaurant staff.

Meeting Topics

Larry Dills from Rogersville, will talk about the Missouri Conservation Department releasing the names & addresses of folks who have bought hunting or fishing permits, to the Appalachian Wildlife Foundation. AWF, in turn, sends solicitation letters to those people on the MDC list. AWF gave $50,000 to MDC to assist in bringing elk to Missouri.
 

 There will be updates on several AG bills. Doreen will discuss HB209, which infringes on private property owners ability to protect their property from serious nuisances. It has passed both houses & is waiting for the Governor’s signature to become law. We are asking that  Gov. Nixon veto HB209, as it effectively implements statewide zoning &  has great potential to destroy one’s ability to protect their property.
 

Bob will talk about HB458, the Missouri Farmland Trust Act has passed through the House 157-0 & is now in the Senate Agriculture, Food Production & Outdoor Resource Committee. Do we really want the state of Missouri in the real estate leasing business? Let the private sector determine what happens to the land. Senator Chuck Purgason is a member of that committee - Call him.
  

By meeting time we will probably know if the Governor has signed SB113 which modifies Prop B. The Humane Society of the US is using national TV to encourage out-of-state folks to call Gov. Nixon urging him not to sign the bill. It was HSUS money that passed Prop B  in the first place.

OZARKS PROPERTY RIGHTS CONGRESS MEETING
April 14 -7:00 p.m.— Vaught’s Family Restaurant
Gainesville, Missouri 
On meeting nights, food is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a buffet on this meeting night. 

Vaught’s Restaurant is on Highway 160 West of  Highway 5  South

Discussion Topics

The Ozarks Highlands National Heritage Area has been stopped for now. Bob Parker will speak on following the money trail of how some $189,000 was spent on this effort to infringe on our property rights. We are not convinced that the OHNHA is really going away all together. We must be extra vigilant that is does not sneak back into our lives in some other form. Guess we are just suspicious that way, judging from past experience dealing with government agencies.
 
Combating the effects of the Food Safety Modernization Act by passing Local Food Freedom Ordinances. Patterned after the ordinance passed in Sedgewick, Maine, Doreen Hannes has drawn up a similar ordinance for counties in Missouri. We will discuss what the Act enables agencies to do to our right to grow food, and what the local food freedom ordinance can do to help protect us. Mary Rivera will be talking about that and County Land Use Plans.
 
Counties that have land use plans should use those plans to stop these efforts by the Federal Government to tell them how to run their county. We need to get back to local citizens being in charge of their rights.
 

OPRC Meeting in Mountain Grove, Missouri
April 28, 7 p.m.– Hayloft Restaurant.