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11th Conference on Private Property Rights
The 11th Conference on Private Property Rights is scheduled for Saturday, August 6th at the YMCA in Mountain Grove, Missouri from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Ozarks Property Rights Congress, this year’s conference will be a bittersweet event. In May, OPRC President c. Russell Wood passed away and his loss is deeply felt by all who knew him. A video tribute to Russell will be presented at about 9:15 a.m. after the opening ceremonies.
The c Russell Wood Memorial REAL Conservationist Award will be presented just before noon. As in years past, the name of the recipient is not revealed until that time. The Award recipients have included, Sarah Steelman, the Texas County Commissioners, Senator Chuck Purgason, Derry Brownfield, Wanda Benton, Ray Cunio, Bob Parker, Bill and Carolin Burch, Mary Rivera, Doreen Hannes, and c. Russell Wood.
The theme of this year’s conference is Agenda 21 in the Heartland – How International Becomes Local. The lineup of expert speakers will present well researched, documented information on issues of pressing importance to citizens who are concerned with the way the country is headed.
Sheriff Richard Mack is coming in from Texas to speak on “The County Sheriff, America’s Last Hope.” He is a well known crusader for individual freedoms.
Ray Cunio, founder of Citizens for Private Property Rights will speak on “Sustainable Development – Where the Rubber Meets The Road in Your Backyard.”
Doreen Hannes has been deeply involved in research, speaking, and writing on food issues as they pertain to the Federal and International interference with our food. She was in the courtroom in West Plains when the Morningland Dairy trial was going on and wrote extensively on the outcome and history of that family tragedy. In “Food is Now a Controlled Substance,” she will also talk about the USDA fining the Dollarhite family more than $90,000 for selling over $500 worth of live rabbits in a year. Hannes said, “The recently passed and signed into law “Food Safety Modernization Act” has nothing to do with food safety and everything to do with government control.”
The flooding of over 200 square miles of some of the world’s richest farmland when the Army Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point Levee in eastern Missouri, has been the subject of Bob Parker’s writings and radio talks for several months. He has toured the site taken photos and talked with the victims of this fiasco, the area farmers. Parker will discuss the reason for the destruction of this farmland in his talk at the Conference.
Admission to the Conference is free, but donations are welcome. A special donation will be taken to cover Sheriff Mack’s expenses in coming to the Conference.Lunch will be the individual’s choice from the area restaurants. A list of restaurants will be provided in the Conference packet.
To find the YMCA, from Highway 95 in Mountain Grove, go to E. 9th, go east on E. 9th to YMCA Dr. The YMCA is about 4 blocks on the right. East 9th is about 7 tenths of a mile South of the Highway 95 at Highway 60 overpass.
For more information email info@ozarksprc.com or go to the website www.ozarksprc.com. Or call 417-668-5977 or 417-457-6111.
