The McCloud community is cordially invited to attend a social gathering at the McCloud Dance Hall on May 23, 2010 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Bring your dancing shoes, photographs and pictures, and cookies to share with others. We'll furnish music (in the spirit of the "Hottentots"), non-alcoholic beverages, tables for organizations to display their literature, and a beautiful dance floor.

We hope that this gathering will bring all McCloud organizations, businesses, groups, churches, and community members together in order to get to know each other better.

The McCloud Local First Network’s “Shop McCloud First” holiday campaign has come to a close, and two generous prize packages have been awarded as part of the first-ever Shop McCloud First Holiday Shopping Contest. The contest was part of a holiday campaign designed to promote McCloud, increase awareness of local McCloud businesses and to educate the public about the importance of buying from local, independent businesses in order to strengthen the local economy.

In This Issue:

• 2009 Year In Review
• Dog & Pony Show Parade Highlights
• Fundraising Activities & Progress
• How You Can Get Involved
• Working Group Updates: Renewable Energy, Tourism, Think Local First, Farmer’s Market, Branding McCloud, Business Attraction & Retention, Trail Development
• Happy Holidays, Next Board Meeting Invitation

The McCloud Trail Association meets the 1st Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at 416 California. Anyone interested in the development of trails in and around McCloud is welcome to join us. At the March 1st meeting we will report on progress on our efforts to develop a trail from downtown to the Lower Falls and our Rails to Trails project. We will look for help in moving these projects along and in recruiting new members to support our efforts.