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Retail
Business Plan 2nd Annual Black Jack Days Festival Black Jack Ketchum Days, is scheduled for Thursday, May 30, through Saturday, June 1, 2002. Tentative plans include: Carnival Across from the Post Office on Walnut St.
with rides for children and adults Starting May,30 running through June,
1 On Friday the Union County Historical Society hopes to conduct a bus tour of Black Jack Ketchum Sites, including the location near Folsum where the gang held up the Colorado and Southern Train on 3 different occasions, and Turkey Creek near Cimarron, where the famous shoot out occurred. Friday Evening will see the Old Settlers Potluck Picnic for all community residents and guests at the Clayton Fair Grounds. Meat will be Beef Brisket with drinks and paper goods furnished by the the Clayton Business Association. Those who attend are asked to bring vegetables, salads, etc to share. Music will be provided by the Western Swing Hall of Fame Inductee, our own Eloy Gonzalez and Band. There probably will be a pie and cake auction. Saturday will see the closing of Main Street from Front to First Street, and from First to Second Street, for the Main Street Market. Come join the fun. Arts and Crafts, Games and Food Booths from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Also Saturday the Newly formed motorcycle club, The Black Jack Drifters will hold a Poker Run, along with other events centered around in the downtown are to add to the fun and festivities. The Herzstein Memorial Museum will be open all day showcasing Black Jack History and Memorabilia and a ride on the Black Jack Train Also there will be a dance Saturday evening
featuring the Doo-Waa Riders, a well know country group who have
performed in concert with many entertainers, from Garth Brooks to the
Oak Ridge Boys. |
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Please contact the Clayton-Union
County Chamber of Commerce for details on Booth Space and |
Check back soon as we will be adding Black Jack Festival Pictures from 2001
Event:
Clayton Players Present, Dogsbreath Devereax, the Dastardly Doctor by
Billy St. John. (Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. Denver)
Time:
7 p.m.
Location: Don Wood Auditorium
Event:
New York Chamber Soloists
Time:
3 p.m.
Location: The Eklund Dining Room and
Saloon
Event:
Baddest Jack Junior Competition
Time:
4 p.m.
Location: Clayton
Centennial Park
Event:
Old Settler's Picnic (free/bring food to share!), with cake walk, pie sale,
tug-of-war, and musical entertainment.
Time:
5:30 p.m.
Location: Clayton
Centennial Park
Event:
Clayton Players' Melodrama
Time:
8 p.m.
Location: Don Wood
Auditorium
Event:
Masonic Breakfast (Fundraiser)
Time:
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Location: Clayton
Ranch Market Parking Lot
Event:
Booths/Food & Drink, Games, Demonstrations, Baddest Jack Team
Competition. ( 9 a.m.)
Time:
All Day
Location: Walnut
Street, between South First and South Second
Event:
Black Jack Reenactment
Time:
11 a.m.
Location: Downtown
Main Street
Event:
Dedication of Historical Plaque on Sheriff's Office
Time:
1:30 p.m.
Location:
Sheriff's Office
Event:
"The Life and Times of Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum
Time:
2 p.m.
Location:
Herzstein Museum
Event:
Car Show
Time:
2:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m.
Location:
New Mexico National Guard Armory
Event: 
Kwadahi Indian Dancers
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
Huff Gymnasium, Clayton High School Campus
Cost:
$5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students
Event: Western Dance
Sponsored in part by: New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities, Clayton Retail Merchant Committee and Clayton-Union County Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society, and Union County Commission.Union County
Contact the Clayton-Union County Chamber of Commerce for more information on any of these events. (505)374-7112
