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CLOUDCROFT ONLINE NEWSLETTER # 91
January 4, 2002
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Dear Subscriber:

Cold symptoms have fragmented my thoughts. The view of long
fingers of ice hanging from the roof's edge outside my office
window sends feverish chills down my back. Nothing like a good
ol' chest cold to put things in perspective. I felt better last
week, but I will feel better again next week.

Where's that box of tissues?

A friend of mine recently emailed me wishing me a happy new
year. He told me he had strong hopes that 2002 would bring with
it the answers to questions Man has been asking for decades.
For instance:

What would a chair look like if our knees bent the other way?

If a fly had no wings, would it be called a "walk?"

What if the Hokey Pokey really was what it was all about?

What is another word for "synonym"?

(sneeze)

I just took a shot of that green syrup. I wonder how that stuff
would taste on the rocks? I'd best close this newsletter before
my thoughts are no longer just fragmented, but incoherent as
well.

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 -- MOUNTAIN FOTO
4. CLOUDCROFT ONLINE SPOTLIGHT -- CLOUDCROFT LIGHT OPERA CO.
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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About 3 inches of new snow on New Year's Eve added to that
already on the ground. Good tubing and sledding in these parts,
but the skiing remains iffy.

Highs in the mid-30s. Lows in the low-20s.
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VILLAGE NEWS
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The Department of Game and Fish says night spotlight hunting is
both illegal and dangerous.

Those caught poaching can forfeit their vehicle.

The Department of Game and Fish are also using deer and other
wildlife decoys in an effort to catch perpetrators.
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INSIDE THE SHOP -- MOUNTAIN FOTO
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For over 10 years, one of Cloudcroft's most popular visitor
stops. Get your picture made in authentic period costumes. One
person or a whole family. It is a memento from your trip to
Cloudcroft that will give you lasting memories for years to
come. No appointment needed. Just drop into Mountain Foto on
historic Burro Street. They are open 7 days a week.
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CLOUDCROFT ONLINE SPOTLIGHT -- CLOUDCROFT LIGHT OPERA COMPANY
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A community theater group that performs melodrama and
Vaudeville. Several productions each year. For information on
CLOC's next performance, contact the Cloudcroft Chamber of
Commerce at (505) 682-2733.
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Q AND A -- BECAUSE CLOUDCROFT ONLINE READERS WANT TO KNOW
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Q - Did the pizza shop in Cloudcroft close?

A - Yes, but to fill the gap for pizza lovers, the Mountaintop
Mercantile has opened up a section of their store selling fresh
baked pizzas.
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COMING EVENTS
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January 3 -- Cloudcroft vs Tularosa (BB) Away.

January 11 -- Yesterday: Beatles tribute. Flickinger
Center. Alamogordo. 7:30pm

Cloudcroft Art Society meets the first Sunday of each month,
2-4pm, in the Old Red Brick School House. There will NOT be a
meeting in January. The February 3 meeting subject is 
"Perspective." Call (505) 682-2494 for more information.

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

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:

I was born in January and other than that I cannot think of a
really good thing about it, unless you like cold weather, like
me. 

Consider January that month to get caught up on all the things
that need doing; time to buy the seeds to start indoors for
planting outside, time to read that book you have been promising
yourself you would for the last two years. Time to think without
getting interrupted. Smile! Great letter as usual.

Dedrianne

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Dear Newsletter:

We just returned from a wonderful visit to Cloudcroft. We had
a great time and hope to go back this summer. Thanks for the
great newsletter.

The Drake's
Dallas, Tx

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Dear Newsletter:

My husband, myself and our two-year-old son just visited your
village on New Year's Day. We absolutely loved it and all the
snow.

Like another letter writer expressed, we too had a great time
save for the Western Cafe. The hostess was absolutely rude and
totally unwelcoming. The fries were cold, though the rest of
the meal was tasty. I think the waitress cracked a smile once,
and that was because she thought she made a mistake in the
order. Yikes.

I guess it didn't bother her that we had nothing left to drink
by the time we were served, though, because she never asked or
offered.

O' well, ya live and ya learn. Your town is beautiful, most of
the people were very warm and friendly, the shops were great.

Thank you so much for a wonderful time--next time we're bringing
the tubes.

TJ, BigW, and Li'l J

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