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Dawson New Mexico Association
944 N. Third Street
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George Skandale (1918-2009) Harold D. N. Voss (1928-2010) |
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 Announcement of the 2010 Dawson Reunion
(It has now been 60 years since the Dawson Mines were closed) The dates for the 2010 Dawson Reunion will be September 4 and 5, 2010. Click here to see the 2010 Dawson Association Announcement and Miner's Pick newsletter The Saturday night social will be held on September 4, at the Raton, NM Elks Club at 300 South 2nd Street which is the main street in Raton, NM. The picnic will be held on Sunday, September 5, at the old Dawson townsite. Click here to see a Google map for directions to Dawson, NM. The gates will open at 8:00am, for those who want to come early and setup shade covers and tables and chairs for their families. The picnic and gathering will end at 6:00pm. We can use more help on Friday, September 3rd for cleaning up the cemetery and the picnic grounds. Anyone who is interested can come to Dawson on Friday, September 3rd at 8:00am and help those folks who will be there for the clean up. You can call John Bizyak at (575) 445-9712 if you have any questions. He is coordinating the clean up. You can also call Joe Bacca at (575) 445-1213 for any other information concerning the entire Reunion event. The Dawson Association needs your donations to help fund the clean up activities of the cemetery for this year and through 2012. These donations have continued to decline over the past years, so your continued help is needed. Donations can be sent to the Dawson New Mexico Association at 944 N. Third St. Raton, NM 87740. Vivien Andrews is donating another quilt like the one she did at the last picnic in 2008. You can see the 2008 Dawson quilt by clicking here. Tickets will be sold only at the social and the picnic. The drawing will be around 4:00 at the picnic. You do not need to be present to win. Don J. Neil of Albuquerque, NM who lived in Dawson from 1936 to 1946, has contributed a paperback book for a silent auction titled, Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson New Mexico by Toby Smith. There will also be two large color photos donated by Joe Bacca for the silent auction. One, is a 14" X 20" photo of the Dawson Cemetery and the other is a 10" X 14" photo of the old Dawson coke ovens. The winners of the auction will be announced at the picnic at 4pm. Members of the 2010 picnic committee are: |