Tuesday night, the Village Council elected, by a vote of 3-0, resident John Snook to serve the remainder of the Trustee position occupied by Gail McCoy until her resignation on August 20, 2026. Read the full story
Skate Expectations: Longer Rink Season Comes to Cloudcroft
Ice skating 6 months a year. Hockey tournaments in the winter. Figure skating. Free lessons for kids. They are all coming to Cloudcroft this winter
Cloudcroft’s Golden Hour: Fall 2026 Field Guide
The fall months in the Sacramentos mean golden aspens and maples, cooler nights, and a packed events calendar before the snow flies, hopefully. Fall is this reporter’s favorite season in the village, with low-key, family-friendly events, great weather, and a slowdown on the sho…
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2026
Debra Alldredge, Kathy Lee Alvoid, Gustavo Armas, Jeff Barr, Charlene Basham, Larry/Dee Beck, Dmitry Bizyaev, Elizabeth Blohm, Susan Booth, Mary Bott, Carole Bronston, Anne Calaway, Kathy & Gary Calmia, Evalyn Canham, Alexandra Carilli, James Carlton, Janyce Chesnut, Sam Coats, Jonathan Coker, David Colarusso, Deborah Cole, Stephanie and Brian Collins, Amy Coor, Suzannah Cox, Marietta Crane, Ann Davis, Lee Dean, Aileen Duc, Marina Ellison, Madi Evans, Amy Felix, Wes and Pat Gaskill, Heidi Gibbons, Bing Graffunder, Diana Green, Angela Hagen, Keith Hamilton, William Hanson, Barbara Hartley, Renee Hays, Chris Hearne, Steve Henry, Allen Henson, Karen Highfill, Sonnie Hill, Barbara Hoskins, Michael Johnson, Michael Joiner, Brent Jordan, Cheryl Kaufman, Kurt Kochendarfer, David and Anne Marie Larsen, Michele Law, Diana Lehr, Bill Ley, Robert Mace, Shelby Manford, George Marshall, Ralph McGarity, Carie Mckinney, Tom and Pearl McLaughlin, Terry Means, Carl Milburn, Mike and Marty Mills, Christine Milyard, Monica Morgan, Bill and Pat Neal, Beth Offolter, Joey Pacheco, Tres Paxton, Julie and Eric Pearson, Mira Pepper, April Perez, Sue Preslar, Cheryl Puterbaugh, Laura Robertson, Leah Ross, Nikki Rowling, John Sarrels, Terry Schul, Terry Sharpe, Betty Sheker, Anne Shuttee, John & Jean Simmons, Bruce and Mandi Smaga, Robert Smaltz, Steph Snedden, Anne Spier, Greg and Lisa Spier, Don/Gwen Stowe, Gina Sweeny, Tami Swingler, Debbie Tate, Mark Tatum, Darrel Teaver, Diane Thomas, Patricia Troell, Summit Supply - True Value, Sharon Voelz, Laurel & John Walters/Cronin, Don Watts, Jessie Willett, Jaye Williams
2025
Gerardo & Hilda Acuna, Advanced Septic Pros LLC, Kathy Lee Alvoid, David Amidei, Carolyn Anderson, Gustavo Armas, Jeffrey Barr, Sandra and Jeff Barr, Paul Barrows, Charlene Basham, Larry/Dee Beck, Winner of the Bet, Dmitry Bizyaev, Elizabeth Blohm, Susan Booth, Mary Bott, Jack Britton, Roger Brown, Chris Burton, Cynthia Buttram, Lyn Canham, Alexandra Carilli, Donna G Casey, Dru and Craig Chapman, Janyce Chesnut, Jan Clarence, Sam Coats, Jonathan Coker, David Colarusso, Deborah Cole, Stephanie and Brian Collins, Kirk Cooper, Amy Coor, Jennifer Coughenour, Suzannah Cox, Marietta Crane, Kathleen Crinklaw, Martha & Larry Dahl, Mike & Jill DeGraw, The Cloudcroft Directory, Roger Donnelson, Aileen and Chaz Duc, Kathy Duncan, Virginia Durant, Glenn Edwards, Marina Ellison, Madi Evans, Cynthia S Farmer, Amy Felix, Mark Ferring, Mike Foster, Wes and Pat Gaskill, Robert Giacopasi, Heidi Gibbons, Jim Goodwin, Judy Gordinier, Merrilee Gordon, Bing and Jan Graffunder, Diana Green, Angela Hagen, Keith Hamilton, William Hanson, Barbara Hartley, Bill & Cheri Hass, Renee Hays, Chris Hearne, Stan and Ginger Hearne, Judy Helms, Steven Henry, Sean & Monica Henschel, Allen Henson, Karen Highfill, Sonnie Hill, Barbara Hoskins, Jann Hunter, Nancy Elle Igo, Barbara johnson, Michael Johnson, Brent Jordan, Cheryl Kaufman, Carol & Gary Kelly, Amanda Kemp, Peter Kendall, Jane E Klayman, Jane Klayman, Kurt Kochendarfer, Lynn Kriegshauser, Timothy Kruse, Terry Kyle, Richard F Lamb, David and Anne Marie Larsen, Diana Lehr, Robert Levy, Bill Ley, Tracy Lockhart, Michael London, Robert Mace, Shelby Manford, Kate Mangelsdorf, George Marshall, Jackie Maxon, Sandra McBrayer, Mike & Flora McClung, Rena Mcfarlane, Carie Mckinney, Tom&Pearl McLaughlin, Terry Means, Linda Meyer, Carl Milburn, Christine Milyard, Mike and Marilyn Moffitt, Glena Muncrief, Justin & Marianne Muñoz, Bill and Pat Neal, Kate O’Brien, Gail Overstreet, Joey Pacheco, Dani Park, Amy Parker-Morris, Carol Peacock, Eric Pearson, Julie and Eric Pearson, Mira Pepper, Lesa Provenghi, Barbara Pugh, Cheryl Puterbaugh, Laura Rabon, Charles Ramay, Jean Ramsey, Brian Risinger, Alynn Rivera, Laura Robertson, Dixie Rogers, Leah Ross, Pam Runyan, Andra Sanders, John Sarrels, Terry Schul, Jeanie Schwappach, Dona Sennett, Brian Sharp, Betty Sheker, Anne Shuttee, Rod Slaton, Rodney Slaton, Bruce and Mandi Smaga, Robert Smaltz, Sean Smith, Skip Smith, Steph Snedden, Anne Spier, Greg and Lisa Spier, Valerie Stagaman, Hans Steinhoff, Gina Sweeny, Julie Swift, Tami Swingler, Jeff Taff, Debbie Tate, Mark Tatum, Tod Taylor, Darrel Teaver, Diane Thomas, Brian & Cristy Thomma, William Tippin, Patricia Troell, Summit Supply - True Value, Tammy Vasilatos, Dave Venable, Laurel & John Walters/Cronin, Bill Warren, Don Watts, Della Webb, Christian W Westphal, Jessie Willett, Matt Willett, Kerie van Zeyst, Charlotte Zimmerman
2024
Gerardo Acuna, Hilda Gerardo Acuna, Laryssa Alvarez, Kathy Lee Alvoid, David Amidei, Jim Anderson, Sandra Barr, Rebecca Barrows, Charlene Basham, John Bennett, Greg and Courtney Blackman, Sally and Prentice Blanscett, Susan Booth, Mary Bott, Jack Britton, John Bufton, Cynthia Buttram, Gary Calmia, Lyn Canham, Alexandra Carilli, Donna G Casey, Craig and Dru Chapman, Janyce Chesnut, Sam Coats, Jonathan Coker, Deborah Cole, Brian and Stephanie Collins, Kirk Cooper, Amy Coor, Suzannah Cox, Martha & Larry Dahl, Justin Damron, Ann Davis, Charles Day, Hannah Dean, Roger Donnelson, Aileen Duc, Amy Dunlap, Dana Dunlap, Glenn Edwards, Randy Melton Electric, Waitt Family, Amy Felix, John & Debbie Ferdetta, David Frye, Wes and Pat Gaskill, Heidi Gibbons, Jim Goodwin, Judy Gordinier, Herman Graffunder, Jan Graffunder, Rhonda Grant, Angela Hagen, Linda Hamilton, Cheri Hass, Renee Hays, Richard Hays, April Hearne, Stan and Ginger Hearne, Steven G Henry, Karen Highfill, Sonnie Hill, Barbara Hoskins, Patti Howell, Jann Hunter, Barbara and Bryan Johnson, Michael Johnson, Cheryl Kaufman, Peter Kendall, Kurt Kochendarfer, Tom Krajci, Judith Langlois, David and Anne Marie Larsen, Dennis Latimer, Joshua and Jackie Lee, Diana Lehr, Bill Ley, Tracy Lockhart, Michael London, Guy Lutman, Robert Mace, Dennis Magill, Susan Mahan, Shelby Manford, George Marshall, Carie Mckinney, Tom McLaughlin, Pat McLeod, Terry Means, Linda Meyer, Mike and Stacey Hyman Institute for Philosophical and Future Studies in Makerting, Carl Milburn, Mike and Marty MILLS, Chris Milya, Carla Moore, Glena Muncrief, Earle & Dixie Neill, Earle Neill, Andrea Ohare, Gail Overstreet, Lynn Owen, Amy Parker-Morris, Eric Pearson, Julie and Eric Pearson, Malina Pearson, Nancy Penner, Jackie and Larry Pryor, Barbara Pugh, Cheryl Puterbaugh, Charles Ramay, Dorian Ramirez, Jean Ramsey, Linda Rawson, Pat Ray, Brian Risinger, Laura Robertson, Dixie Rogers, Mario Romero, Tom & Pam Runyan, Andra Sanders, John Sarrels, Barbara Scheuter, Terry Schul, DONA Sennett, Betty Sheker, Bob & Donna Shepherd, Sara Sims, Rod & Barbara Slaton, Rodney Slaton, Bruce and Mandi Smaga, Skip Smith, John Snook, Anne Spier, Lisa & Greg Spier, Valerie Stagaman, Don Stowe, Gina Sweeny, Julie Swift, Debbie Tate, Mark Tatum, Tod Taylor, Diane Thomas, Charles Townley, Summit Supply - True Value, Craig Turner, Dave Venable, Laurel & John Walters/Cronin, Don Watts, Della Webb, Adrienne West, Jessie Willett, Matt Willett, Jim Worthan, Carl Wyatt
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