Class of 68 - the Tigers
of Alamogordo High School
The Website of the
Reunion Held in
July 2022 in
Beautiful Cloudcroft NM
and…..
The 2024 Class
Cruise in May 2024
To sign up, please contact Natasha (our liaison at Carnival) to
book. If she is not available when you call,
leave a message and she will return your call. Do not book with
anyone else, as they may book you outside of our group.
Our agent at Carnival is:
Natasha Lake
email: nlake@carnival.com
phone: 800-819-3902 ext 85462
Call or email if you have questions: Barbara Roessler Greer at
denbargreer@sbcglobal.net or call 817-797-2819.
7-Day Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston - Carnival
Already Signed Up for
May 2024 Cruise
|
|
|
Susie Roessler Perry |
|
Barbara Scroggins Chitty |
|
David and Myrna Melton |
|
Mike and Nancy Zufelt |
|
Rolf Melkus and Cindy Muncy |
|
Bill and Susan Sale Duran |
|
Chandell Gardner Gill |
|
Bethany and Dex Dexter |
|
Billy and Susan Rudd Tucker |
|
Gerald and Donna Bonnell |
|
Mel and Bonnie Lester |
|
Stephen and Philip Breden |
|
Linda Landers |
|
Gail Chitty Misquez |
The Reunion Was
Finally Held in
July 2022 in
Beautiful Cloudcroft NM
v Friday Night, July 22nd - Dessert Reception in the
Sacramento Terrace
v Saturday Night, July 23rd - Dinner and Dancing in the
Pavilion A
v
Sunday Morning,
July 24th - Breakfast in the Fireside Dining Room
And……
v
Many informal
sessions held around The Lodge the entire weekend, especially in the front parlor
Time permitting, the website will be
greatly enhanced with pictures of the event and other downloads of
interest. For now, here are the links
for two key downloads. Enter Ctrl-Click
on each link and the video will appear in a separate tab in your browser.
The
Trip Down Memory Lane (Video with Music)
In a few months,
we will post a finished video production approximately one hour long of the
entire Saturday night event…….
Your Planning
Committee
Chandell Gardner Gill,
Barbara Roessler Greer, Michele Hawk Brancaccio, Stephen Breden, Barbara
Scroggins Chitty, Sherry Hunt Busby, Susan Sale Duran
Reunion attendees are listed below along with their
guest:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The Century Plus Old
Mexican Canyon Trestle, On The Way to Cloudcroft
from Alamogordo |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About The Lodge in Cloudcroft
Seasoned by a rich and cultured
past, The Lodge Resort beckons you with alluring promises of intrigue. But more
than that, this magnificent Cloudcroft New Mexico hotel and resort possesses a
quality unlike any other retreat. From the turn-of-the-century fire that
destroyed the original structure to its ghostly inhabitants to its storied
past, our resort offers a haunting presence that can be felt to
your very core. Inside its halls, magic moments live again and again – making
this a place that never completely leaves your heart. Towering 9.000 feet above
sea level, this prestigious New Mexico resort offers leisure and business
travelers an entrancing location.
A Brief History
of The Lodge
Originally constructed in
1899 by the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway as a by-product of the
railroad’s search for timber and railway ties, the resort of Cloudcroft became
immediately successful mountain retreat…a cool reprieve to thousands of
overheated Texans. (Remember that New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Arizona were not states at the time.) Owned and operated by the railroad,
the resort’s initial building was a pavilion, now The Pavilion Bed and
Breakfast at The Lodge with reception and ballrooms.
As the actual
log-constructed Lodge neared completion in 1899, an article in the Albuquerque
Journal-Democrat reported, “This beautiful building will be known as The
Cloudcroft Lodge and its interior will be furnished with a lavish hand, yet in
keeping with the character of the place. Fireplaces, with wide, hungry mouths,
will sparkle, crackle and dart forth welcome tongues of flame to hundreds of
merry guests, who will find a new pleasure in life during the long, sultry
summer.”
In 1908, the El Paso and
Southwestern Railroad System, the resort’s new owner, advertised that the
hotel, restaurant, dancing pavilion, tennis court, golf links, bowling alley,
billiard parlor, burro trips and children’s playground were accessible for weekend
rates of $3.00 round trip. Lodge rates were $12.50 and up per week.
On June 13, 1909, a
disastrous fire destroyed The Lodge. But by 1911, The Lodge had been rebuilt
and reopened on its current, more scenic site. Since then
it has undergone numerous renovations, but the initial appearance remains
almost unchanged.
Over the history of The
Lodge, thousands of Southwestern families have called The Lodge and Cloudcroft
their second home. The Lodge has entertained and hosted hundreds of
politicians, artists, entertainers and business
leaders, including such notables as Pancho Villa, Judy Garland and Clark Gable.
Gilbert Roland was known to frequent The Lodge. Both U. S. and Mexican
government officials have long visited the historic hotel. Military leaders, scientists and astronauts from all over the world have made
The Lodge a retreat during their visits to White Sands Missile Range, Holloman
AFB and Fort Bliss. And, in fact, the most famous hotelier in the world was
once associated with The Lodge, with Conrad Hilton as its manager in the
1930’s.
In January of 1986 the
historic Lodge was purchased by Great Inns of the Rockies, Inc., a small
privately held corporation. They operated the property successfully for 29
years.
As of March
2015 The Lodge entered a new era of ownership by New Mexico Adventures,
LLC a company owned by Lanna & Joe Duncan of Fort Davis, Texas, who have a
25 year history in historic hotels ownership & preservation in West Texas.
They are committed to The Lodge tradition of friendliness, hospitality,
outstanding food & unique lodging.
Click here to download the history of The Lodge in .pdf format.
If you
have any questions or are having any difficulty booking, please feel free to
email Barbara at denbargreer@sbcglobal.net or call her on her cell 817-797-2819.
For
entering items in the website, email Steve at stephen.breden@gmail.com
See Pictures Below
of the September 2013 Reunion Cruise
Members of the class just
touring and chatting at sea, Cozumel, and Progresso
Most of
the group together at breakfast
Rhonda
Ray, who passed away a few months later.
Some of us had barely gotten to really know her before the Cruise. We all miss her, along with our other fellow
68 Tigers who are now gone ……..
Spb/Aug 20, 2017 – June 3,
2022