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CLOUDCROFT ONLINE NEWSLETTER #129
September 27, 2002
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Dear Subscriber:

I'm going to spill the beans.

The summer months in Cloudcroft are filled with visitors and
festivals and parades and art shows.

In the fall, however...after Labor Day...the mountain belongs
to the natives. School has started. Vacations are over.

It's a great time to be in Cloudcroft for locals and for
visitors that discover the charms of the village after the
summer.

I tarried at the golf course today on the way home from the
village. It was lush and green. In a few weeks it will likely
be under a blanket of snow. From my vantage point above the
ninth hole, I saw a couple playing golf.

There was no one behind them in a hurry to tee off. There
was no one in front of them worrying over a putt. Just he
and her...by themselves...loving the solitude. It was
probably a lot like being the only two kids in Disneyland.

I could tell you I saw a family of deer and a bear and her
cub watching from the woods, but I would be lying.

I think I recognized them. Two locals who spent the summer
taking care of business. Today they played. I wanted to
jump out of my truck and join them, but I wasn't invited
and I think I would have disturbed the picture. Besides, I
didn't have my clubs with me.

We find ourselves in the nether season. Not summer and not
winter. The trees are changing colors. It's a time to reflect.
A time to goof off. It's my favorite time of the year.

The hummers are leaving. Peggy is concerned about air leaks
under the doors. The firewood is in. There's an urgency to get
ready for the winter.

We have four definite seasons in the Sacramentos. It's not just
a Chamber of Commerce slogan. It's a fact.

I love this place.

Don Vanlandingham
Cloudcroft.com

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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. LOOKING AT THE WEATHER
2. VILLAGE NEWS
3. INSIDE THE SHOP -- THE TURQUOISE SHOP
4. CLOUDCROFT ONLINE SPOTLIGHT -- CLOUDCROFT HISTORICAL SOC.
5. Q AND A -- BECAUSE CLOUDCROFT ONLINE READERS WANT TO KNOW
6. COMING EVENTS
7. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
8. CONTACT INFORMATION
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LOOKING AT THE WEATHER
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Warmer days this week as summer makes one last campaign before
winter arrives. Highs in the mid-70s. Lows dipping into the
30s.
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VILLAGE NEWS
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The Forest Service is taking advantage of cooperative weather
and the slack in traffic to conduct several controlled burns.
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INSIDE THE SHOP -- THE TURQUOISE SHOP
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We feature reasonably priced quality handmade Indian Jewelry and
the rare white turquoise jewelry from Tonapok Nevada!!! We also
carry unique rugs, pottery and baskets.
Email elkins@pvtnetworks.net, call (505) 682-3327.
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CLOUDCROFT ONLINE SPOTLIGHT -- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS HIST. SOC.
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The 25th anniversary celebration of the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society will be Sunday, October 13. 2pm, at the
Eddy cottage on the museum grounds.
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Q AND A -- BECAUSE CLOUDCROFT ONLINE READERS WANT TO KNOW
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Q - Cloudcroft.com is an excellent website. Is it owned by the
village of Cloudcroft?

A - No. Cloudcroft.com is a privately owned website but it is
dedicated to supplying villagers and visitors with information
concerning things to do and the goings-on in the village and
surrounding area. The Cloudcroft Online Newsletter is a
subsidiary of Cloudcroft.com.

Cloudcroft.com is supported by advertisers. For information on
advertising on Cloudcroft.com, email us.
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COMING EVENTS
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September 27-28 -- Capitan Invitational (girls high school
volleyball).

September 28 -- Mountain Garden Club Fiesta of Fashion style
show. Middle School Cafeteria. Mexican buffet. Tickets
12.50. Proceeds go to local student scholarship.

September 28 -- Cloudcroft Bears at home against Ft. Sumner
(football).

September 28-29 -- Aspencade tours (fall foliage at its best).
For more information, call (505) 682-2733.

October 1 -- Cloudcroft at Anthony (girl's high school
volleyball).

October 3 -- Cloudcroft at Hatch (girl's high school
volleyball).

October 4 -- Cloudcroft Bears at Lordsburg (football).

October 5 -- Cloudcroft at home against Lordsburg
(girl's high school volleyball).

October 5, 6 -- Oktoberfest. Juried art show. Zenith Park

October 5, 6 -- Aspencade tours

October 8 -- Cloudcroft at Capitan (girl's high school
volleyball).

October 10 -- Cloudcroft at Tularosa (girl's high school
volleyball).

October 11 -- Cloudcroft Bears at Faith Christian (football).

October 13 -- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society 25th
anniversary celebration. Museum grounds. 2pm.

October 15 -- Cloudcroft at home against Hatch (girl's high
school volleyball).

October 19 -- Cloudcroft Bears at home against Capitan
(football)

October 19 -- Cloudcroft at Lordsburg (girl's high school
volleyball).

October 19, 20 -- High Rolls Apple Festival. High Rolls, NM.
For more information, call (505) 682-1151.

October 22 -- Cloudcroft at home against Tularosa (girl's
high school volleyball).

October 24 -- Cloudcroft at home against Capitan (girl's high
school volleyball).

October 26 -- Cloudcroft Bears at home against Mescalero
(football).

October 26 -- Harvestfest. Pumpkin carving, hay rides.

October 31 -- Trick or Treat. Costume contest. Burro Avenue.
5-7pm.

November 1 -- Cloudcroft Bears at Hagerman (football).

November 23 -- Santa Town at Zenith Park. 5pm-7pm.

December 7 -- Santa Town at Zenith Park.

December 14 -- Santa Town at Zenith Park.

December 21 -- Santa Town at Zenith Park.

December 31 -- New Year's Eve torch light parade at Ski
Cloudcroft.

Cloudcroft Art Society meets the second Sunday of each month,
2-4pm, in the Old Red Brick School House. Call (505) 682-2494
for more information.

Mountain Garden Club meets every third Monday of each month.
Call (505) 682-2910 for more information.

Senior Van from Timberon to Alamogordo leaves the Timberon
Lodge promptly at 8:30am every Tuesday morning.

Free Vitals Clinic. Third Tuesday of each month starting at 6pm
and last Thursday of each month starting at 12 noon. James
Canyon Fire Department, 2346 Highway 82.

If you have news of public events in the Cloudcroft area, email
us.

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For an online calendar of area events, click the Events Calendar
link in the left column of our home page:

http://www.cloudcroft.com/index.html

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Newsletter:

Don, I do miss you on the radio, I still listen to KLLL, but
it has changed greatly!

When I read the newsletter today, and you said that about
combat, I thought of my husband (when do I not think of him?).
He has been in Germany for the last month, on training, and
hasn't been able to e-mail or call, since the 8th, because of
the 24 op. orders they are on.

When I finally got an e-mail last night, I found that the
weather there is going about like Cloudcroft, lows in the
30-40's and 60's for the highs. They have no heat in their
rooms, "it's like camping out", he'd rather be in Cloudcroft!

Then he writes "These games are 'interesting', but I'm ready
for the real thing and get it over". Like you said "boredom",
I just hope he doesn't experience the "pure horror", with all
the bomb threats. He will be home (hopefully) on the 25th, at
least until January, when he will be deployed to Kosovo for 7
months.

If anyone is reading this that has a soldier in the military,
reach out to your Family Readiness Group in your soldiers unit,
it is amazing, talking with people who know what your going
through!

I am glad your mother is OK, and my heart is with the Caldwell
family, in their great loss. Thank you for the newsletter, you
are where you should be.

God Bless America!

Kim
Lubbock, TX

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Dear Newsletter:

I can relate to the "Mom" story - it reminded me of this,
author unknown:

IF I KNEW

IF I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME
THAT I'D SEE YOU FALL ASLEEP
I WOULD TUCK YOU IN MORE TIGHTLY
AND PRAY THE LORD, YOUR SOUL TO KEEP

IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME
THAT I SEE YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR,
I WOULD GIVE YOU A HUG AND A KISS
AND CALL YOU BACK FOR ONE MORE

IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME
I'D HEAR YOUR VOICE IN PRAISE,
I WOULD VIDEO TAPE EACH WORD
TO PLAY THEM BACK DAY AFTER DAY

IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME
I WOULD BE THERE TO SHARE YOUR DAY
SO SURE THAT YOU'D HAVE SO MANY MORE,
I WOULD NOT LET THIS ONE SLIP AWAY

FOR SURELY THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW
BUT JUST IN CASE - TODAY IS ALL WE GET
LET ME SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
SO THAT NEITHER OF US WILL EVER FORGET

Thanks Don, for all the special moments that you share with
your readers!

Patricia Baxter
Austin/Cloudcroft

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Dear Newsletter:

I need information about cemeteries in or around Cloudcroft
other than the James Canyon Cemetery. 

I stopped in Cloudcroft recently hoping to find the location
of graves I had heard were in Cloudcroft. I asked directions in
a couple of places, but I was never able to find the graves
that I was told were in town somewhere. 

I was also told there was a cemetery just out of Cloudcroft,
but could not get specific directions to the location. Could
anyone help me with this?

Thanks. 
Kathy Tidwell

[If anyone can provide more information, email us and we will
pass it on.]

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