No Membership Dues For 2008

For the calender year of 2008, there will be no membership dues required. This is for new members as well as current ones. To be a card carrying member, a contact form still needs to be filled and be on record with the club. Click here for access to the form. Fill it out and mail it in or bring it to a club meeting.

For more info on the grant click here.
If there are any questions, contact one of the club officers .

Participation in Deepwater Mo. Labor Day Parade Canceled.
See events page.

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Club workday and ride
September 13 -- 10:00 a.m.,
Cooper Creek {Deepwater}
Off Road Area

We will have a short meeting at 10:00 am.
Nominations for 2009 officer positions will be taken.

Club Meeting September 20, 10:00 a.m.
Reno's Yamaha

13611 Holmes Road, Kansas City Mo.
Nominations for 2009 officer positions will be taken.

Mid Missouri Mudslingers club members, if you have a club email account, click on the email button to check it.

If you have any questions, email me at webmaster@midmissourimudslingers.org

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MID MISSOURI MUDSLINGERS

In the spring of 2005 there was a real possibility that the Cooper Creek ATV park could be closed. There were issues with safety, out of bounds riding, hot dogging in the parking area and many others. The U.S. Corps of Engineers decided that it was time for a group to step up and help out. The Corps held a public meeting, and a group of people in attendance decided to get together and form a club for this purpose. There were more meetings with the Corps, representatives from the Division of Natural Resources and others. A plan was put forth, and that group of people formed the Mid Missouri Mudslingers.

By the end of the year much of the ground work to put the plan into action had been laid. The Mudslingers had incorporated into a non for profit group listed with the state of Missouri. This was necessary to qualify to apply for a grant from the Division of Natural Resources to finance the first stages of this plan.

In early 2006 the Mudslingers applied for the grant. It was announced in January of 2007 that they had received a grant in the amount of $69,000. There are many requirement that have to be met to fulfill the terms set forth in receiving the grant. One of them is a 20% match in labor. The DNR has set hourly rates for different types of labor. It is estimated that approximately 1,100 to 1,200 hours are needed to fulfill the this requirement. Once the grant is completed, by law Cooper Creek must remain open for 25 years.

At present, the main purpose of the Mid Missouri Mudslingers is to complete this grant, implement further phases of the plan, and help with general improvements at Cooper Creek. As time goes though, and the improvements get rolling, the club plans on also focusing on more “fun” stuff also, such as group rides to other ATV ridding destinations. There have been many ideas tossed around at club meetings about events that we can do. With the help of the off road community it is hoped that the Mid Missouri Mudslingers will be around for a long time helping make the off road experience better on for all.